AP Psychology : Assessing and Classifying Personality
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Example Question #461 : Ap Psychology
People who score high on Conscientiousness on the Big Five tend to have a strong need for __________.
social interaction and attention
alone time
creative stimulation
following rules and completing tasks
following rules and completing tasks
People who score high on Conscientiousness on the Big Five personality traits tend to have a strong need for completing tasks and following rules. These people tend to get along well in large groups as they have also tend to have a high regard for social norms.
Example Question #471 : Ap Psychology
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory is a standardized test commonly used to assess personality and which of the following?
Psychopathology
Cognitive maturity
General intelligence
Professional aptitude
Psychopathology
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) is a psychometric test that is often used to detect personality traits and psychopathological tendencies. It consists of a long series of statements such as "I never seem to get enough sleep" that the subject endorses by marking "True" or does not endorse by marking "False." It was created by administering a large list of these "I..." statements to individuals who were known to have mental illnesses before they took the test; analysts then ran statistical tests to find the test items that were often endorsed by individuals with a certain illness. The modern test uses the test-taker's answering patterns to detect personality traits that may be associated with a mental illness. Answering patterns are also analyzed for possible intentional deceit (i.e. answering two similar questions oppositely) or hypochondriasis.
Example Question #472 : Ap Psychology
Which of the following classifies personality based on Carl Jung's personality types?
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Astrology
Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI)
Conners 3
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a questionnaire designed to measure psychological preferences in how people perceive the world and make decisions. By using Jung's research on personality types, the MBTI is able to classify people into 16 different personality categories.
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