Which of the Following Statements Does NOT Apply to Rationally

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements does NOT apply to rationally constructed personality scales?

• A) The items must all be face-valid indicators of what the tester is trying to measure.
• B) The person who completes the form must be able and willing to report an accurate self-assessment.
• C) Each item must mean the same thing to the person who fills out the form as it did to the psychologist who wrote it.
• D) Items are selected with the aid of statistical analyses such as item response theory (IRT).

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Definitions:

Goodness Of Fit Model

A conceptual framework suggesting that well-being and developmental outcomes are a result of the compatibility between an individual's temperament and the characteristics of their environment.

Anxious

Experiencing worry, unease, or nervousness, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.

Novel Situations

New or unfamiliar circumstances that require individuals to adapt or respond without relying on previous experience.

Evolutionary Personality Theory

A theoretical approach suggesting personality traits have evolved to solve recurrent problems faced by ancestral humans.