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The Authors of Your Textbook Have Suggested That One Reason

Question 9
Multiple Choice

The authors of your textbook have suggested that one reason for the relatively poor long-term reliability of personality tests is because A) the tests are not really measuring personality. B) personality is too broad of a construct to adequately measure. C) personality tests are too vague and subjective. D) although people exhibit a core of stability,they continually change.

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Q 10
Sawyer (1966)and Sines (1970)examined studies in which test results were interpreted by a set of rules and compared them to studies in which trained professionals interpreted the test results.They found that A) the professionals were more accurate than the set of rules. B) the set of rules was more accurate than the trained professionals. C) there was no difference between the set of rules and the professionals. D) the professionals were more accurate,but only when they knew the rules.
Q 11
Studies on actuarial vs.clinical prediction by Meehl,Sawyer,and Sines have indicated that a set of rules is A) more accurate than inexperienced professional practitioners. B) about as accurate as trained. C) more accurate than trained professional practitioners only when they don't know the rules. D) more accurate than the interpretations of trained professional practitioners even when they know the rules.
Q 12
Which of the following issues is classified by your text as a theoretical concern? A) Whether the systematic sources of variance measured by the test arise from the person or the setting B) Whether the test meets the ethical and legal standards for testing C) Whether the results of the test will be used to unfairly label the test taker D) Whether the test has adequate reliability,validity,and norms
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