The assumption underlying projective personality tests is that
a. observation of a subject's behavior will yield clues to his or her personality.
b. the subject will project his or her personality into the ambiguous situation, revealing clues
to his or her personality.
c. "normal" people will score lower on these tests than people who have mental disorders.
d. they provide a profile of the person's personality as it will develop in the future.
e. they provide a useful index of the stage of personality development.
b. the subject will project his or her personality into the ambiguous situation,
revealing clues to his or her personality.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following is not true about divergent thinking?
a. It is open-ended. b. It has a large number of potential solutions. c. It is the cornerstone of creativity d. It has a single correct answer.
Problem-solving strategies show much variety, but they share this feature in common:
a. the necessity of making errors. b. a goal that is sought. c. a team of two or more who cooperate to find a solution. d. enemies or distractors who seek to prevent a solution.
Barbara refuses to believe that drinking and driving is dangerous. Barbara seems to be using the Freudian defense mechanism called:
a. reaction formation c. displacement b. sublimation d. denial