Objective Personality: 16 PF || with 100% Accurate
Solutions.
What is the only test designed for normal, nonclinical clients? correct answers 16 PF
True or false: The 16PF can be used to determine if a person might be good for a job. correct
answers True
True or false: The reasoning scales (e.g. verbal, nonverbal, quantitate) are optional and found in
last 15 items on the test. correct answers True
True or false: The 16PF doesn't provide a lot of information helpful in giving a diagnostic label.
correct answers True
When was the first 16 PF created? correct answers 1949
How many items are on the 16PF? correct answers 185 items
What is the response format of the 16PF? correct answers Multiple choice: A,B,C
(B is a ?)
What is the age range for the 16PF? correct answers 16 years old and up
True or false: The 16 PF can be administered in an individual or group format. correct answers
True
How is the 16PF scored by? correct answers STEN (Standard ten)
The STEN is scored from __ to ___, and scores less than ___ are considered low, while scores
greater than ___ are considered high. correct answers 1 to 10; 4, 7
What are the six holland themes? correct answers Conventional
Realistic
Investigative
Artistic
Social
Enterprising
The 16PF Questionnaire, unlike many psychological measures, did NOT emerge out of applied
clinical needs. What was the main influence on its development? correct answers (c) Scientific
research into the basic structural elements of personality
What is the name given to the statistical method that Cattell used to identify his 16 primary
scales and 5 global scales? correct answers Factor analysis
, Cattell's research was based on data from which of the following domains? correct answers peer
ratings
self-report questionnaires
observable behavioral ratings
How much of the personality domain was the test constructed to cover? correct answers The
entire domain of normal personality
True or false: The five global scales that measure broad organizing influences in personality,
align fairly well with other Big-Five measures (and were discovered 30 years earlier). correct
answers True
The test is appropriate for ages 16 and above, is written at a fifth grade reading level, and takes
about 45 minutes to complete. correct answers True
Which of these is NOT a possible method of 16PF administration and scoring? correct answers
OnFax
Possible method of 16PF administration and scoring? correct answers Paper and pencil
OnSite computer software
NetAssess
16PFworld.com
To what areas of practical use has the 16PF been applied? correct answers Employee selection
and development
Clinical and counseling
Basic research
Educational research
How long does it take to administer the 16PF Fifth Edition Questionnaire? correct answers 35-50
minutes
True or False: A "sten" score is a ten-point standard score with mean of 5.5 and standard
deviation of 2. correct answers True
About what percent of persons fall at or below a sten score of 3? correct answers a) 16%
What score on the 16PF Questionnaire is considered a "high" score? correct answers d) above 7
How recently was the test restandardized? (16PF) correct answers d) 2001
The central focus of primary scale Sensitivity (I), as seen in the item content, is correct answers
a) a preference for atistic activities and enjoyments
The central focus of primary scale Apprehension (O), as seen in the item content, is correct
answers b) a tendency to worry and self-doubt
Solutions.
What is the only test designed for normal, nonclinical clients? correct answers 16 PF
True or false: The 16PF can be used to determine if a person might be good for a job. correct
answers True
True or false: The reasoning scales (e.g. verbal, nonverbal, quantitate) are optional and found in
last 15 items on the test. correct answers True
True or false: The 16PF doesn't provide a lot of information helpful in giving a diagnostic label.
correct answers True
When was the first 16 PF created? correct answers 1949
How many items are on the 16PF? correct answers 185 items
What is the response format of the 16PF? correct answers Multiple choice: A,B,C
(B is a ?)
What is the age range for the 16PF? correct answers 16 years old and up
True or false: The 16 PF can be administered in an individual or group format. correct answers
True
How is the 16PF scored by? correct answers STEN (Standard ten)
The STEN is scored from __ to ___, and scores less than ___ are considered low, while scores
greater than ___ are considered high. correct answers 1 to 10; 4, 7
What are the six holland themes? correct answers Conventional
Realistic
Investigative
Artistic
Social
Enterprising
The 16PF Questionnaire, unlike many psychological measures, did NOT emerge out of applied
clinical needs. What was the main influence on its development? correct answers (c) Scientific
research into the basic structural elements of personality
What is the name given to the statistical method that Cattell used to identify his 16 primary
scales and 5 global scales? correct answers Factor analysis
, Cattell's research was based on data from which of the following domains? correct answers peer
ratings
self-report questionnaires
observable behavioral ratings
How much of the personality domain was the test constructed to cover? correct answers The
entire domain of normal personality
True or false: The five global scales that measure broad organizing influences in personality,
align fairly well with other Big-Five measures (and were discovered 30 years earlier). correct
answers True
The test is appropriate for ages 16 and above, is written at a fifth grade reading level, and takes
about 45 minutes to complete. correct answers True
Which of these is NOT a possible method of 16PF administration and scoring? correct answers
OnFax
Possible method of 16PF administration and scoring? correct answers Paper and pencil
OnSite computer software
NetAssess
16PFworld.com
To what areas of practical use has the 16PF been applied? correct answers Employee selection
and development
Clinical and counseling
Basic research
Educational research
How long does it take to administer the 16PF Fifth Edition Questionnaire? correct answers 35-50
minutes
True or False: A "sten" score is a ten-point standard score with mean of 5.5 and standard
deviation of 2. correct answers True
About what percent of persons fall at or below a sten score of 3? correct answers a) 16%
What score on the 16PF Questionnaire is considered a "high" score? correct answers d) above 7
How recently was the test restandardized? (16PF) correct answers d) 2001
The central focus of primary scale Sensitivity (I), as seen in the item content, is correct answers
a) a preference for atistic activities and enjoyments
The central focus of primary scale Apprehension (O), as seen in the item content, is correct
answers b) a tendency to worry and self-doubt
