7. To say that a test was empirically derived means that it is used to assess selected personality traits. It contains longer questions, covering a wide range of feelings and behaviors. It identifies clusters of test items that tap basic trait components. It was created by selecting from a pool of items those that discriminate between groups.
3. Which of the following is true of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory? It is an empirically derived test. It was designed to assess the personality traits of normal, psychologically healthy individuals. It can be administered and scored only by a trained psychologist. It is the most widely used projective test.
9. A personality test reveals that Jacqueline is antagonistic, ruthless, and suspicious, whereas Melissa is acquiescent, soft-hearted, and trusting. It appears that Jacqueline and Melissa have scored at opposite ends of the dimension of the Big Five: agreeableness, extraversion, conscientiousness, openness to experience.
7. To say that a test was empirically derived means that it is used to assess selected…
7. To say that a test was empirically derived means that it is used to assess selected personality traits. It contains longer questions, covering a wide range of feelings and...
