Now that you have completed Chapter 5, you should be able to:
- Describe the three fundamental issues associated with using self-report measures.
- Differentiate between open-ended and fixed-choice self-report measures.
- Describe how the Rorschach test, the Thematic Apperception Test, and the MMPI are used to measure the structure of personality.
- Describe the three types of simple rating scales.
- Discuss potential rating biases and how they may be controlled.
- Describe how one constructs and uses a semantic differential scale, a Likert Scale, and a Thurstone Scale.
- Explain why it is necessary to pilot-test one's questionnaire.
- Compare and contrast the advantages associated with using interviews and those associated with using questionnaires.
- Describe the steps involved in constructing an interview schedule.
- Explain how using behavioral diaries may increase the accuracy of responses to autobiographical questions.
