Personality correct answers an individual's unique constellation of psychological traits that is relatively stable over time
Personality Assessment correct answers measurement and evaluation of psychological traits, states, values, interests, attitude, worldview, acculturation, sense of humour, ...
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Personality correct answers an individual's unique constellation of psychological traits that is
relatively stable over time
Personality Assessment correct answers measurement and evaluation of psychological traits,
states, values, interests, attitude, worldview, acculturation, sense of humour, cognitive and
behavioural style
Personality Trait correct answers distinguishable, relatively enduring way in which one
individual varies from another
Personality type correct answers constellation of traits that is similar in pattern to one identified
category or personality within a taxonomy of personalities
Type A Personalities correct answers characterised by competitiveness, haste, restlessness,
impatience, feelings of being time pressured, and strong needs for achievement and dominance
Type B Personalities correct answers Opposite of Type A traits; mellowed and laid-back
Profile correct answers Narrative description, graph, table or other representation of the extent to
which a person has demonstrated certain characteristics as a result of the targeted characteristics
as a result of the administration or application of tools and assessments
Personality profile correct answers where the targeted characteristics are typically traits, states
and types
Personality state correct answers Transitory exhibition of some personality trait
The self as the primary referent correct answers personality assessments that require self-report
or a process wherein the information about assessees is supplied by the assessee themselves
Self-concept correct answers One's attitudes, beliefs, opinions and related thoughts about
oneself; inferences about an assessee's self-concept may be derived from many tools of
assessment
Self-concept measure correct answers an instrument designed to yield information relevant to
how an individual sees him or herself with regard to selected psychological variables
Self-concept differentiation correct answers refers to the degree to which a person has different
self-concepts in different roles; people characterised as highly-differentiated are likely to
perceive themselves quite differently in various roles
Another person as a referent correct answers a third party reporting on the self-assessment
method, such as a parent, teacher, peer, supervisor, spouse or trained observer
, Leniency/Generosity/Severity error correct answers Generalised biases to rate in a particular
direction (such as favourable generous or harshly severe ratings)
error of central tendency correct answers a general tendency to rate everyone to the midpoint of a
rating scale
Achenbach's multiaxial empirical based assessment system correct answers An approach to the
assessment of children and adolescents that incorporates cognitive and physical assessment of
the subjects, self-report of the subject and ratings by parents and teachers
Cultural background of the assessee correct answers Personality tests and other assessment tools
should not be used with members of culturally and linguistically diverse populations unless it has
been shown to be valid
Response style correct answers tendency to respond to a test item or interview question in some
characteristics manner regardless of the content of the item or question
Acquiescent correct answers Pattern of response behaviour whereby an individual gives the same
response to every question
Impression management correct answers Describes the attempt to manipulate others' impressions
through the selective exposure of some information with the repression of other information
Validity scale correct answers subscale of a test designed to assist in judgements regarding how
honestly the test-taker responded and whether observed responses were products of response
style, carelessness, deliberate efforts to deceive or an unintentional misunderstanding
Where are personality tests conducted correct answers Schools, clinics, hospitals, academic
research labs, employment counselling, vocational selection centres and the offices of
psychologists and counsellors. As well as these traditional settings, personality assessment may
also occur in natural settings such as the assessee's own home to an incarcerated person's cell
Locus of control correct answers a person's perception about the source of things that happen to
him or her; people who see themselves as responsible for what happens to them have an internal
locus of control; people who see external factors (such as fate or the actions of others) as
responsible for what happens to them have an external locus of control
Structured interview correct answers interviewer follows an interview guide and has little leeway
in terms of posing questions not in that guide
Graphology correct answers learning about an individual's personality based on their
handwriting; considered to be a pseudoscience
Frame of reference correct answers Aspects of the focus of exploration, such as time frame, as
well as other contextual issues that involve people, places and events
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