Question 1

How does the MMPI-2 differ from the NEO-PI-R?

Accepted Answer

MMPI-2 assesses maladaptive personality

Question 2

Which of the following traits was found to have the greatest heritability, according to twin studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  agreeableness 
B)  warmth 
C)  excitement 
D)  openness 
A)  agreeableness 
B)  warmth 
C)  excitement 
D)  openness

Question 3

Which of the following is true about individualistic cultures, as compared to collectivist cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individualistic cultures have higher rates of stress-related disease. 
B)  People in individualistic cultures tend to score higher on measures of agreeableness. 
C)  People in individualistic cultures report less happiness than those in collectivist cultures. 
D)  People in individualistic cultures score lower on measures of extraversion than those in collectivist cultures. 
A)  Individualistic cultures have higher rates of stress-related disease. 
B)  People in individualistic cultures tend to score higher on measures of agreeableness. 
C)  People in individualistic cultures report less happiness than those in collectivist cultures. 
D)  People in individualistic cultures score lower on measures of extraversion than those in collectivist cultures.

Question 4

Which of the following statements describes a key weakness of psychoanalytic theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  None of Freud's patients were ever helped. 
B)  It generalizes to everyone. 
C)  It is derived from Freud's sexist beliefs. 
D)  It lacks predictive power. 
A)  None of Freud's patients were ever helped. 
B)  It generalizes to everyone. 
C)  It is derived from Freud's sexist beliefs. 
D)  It lacks predictive power.

Question 5

Which of the following theorists believed that cultural differences play a more important role in development than Freud acknowledged?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rogers 
B)  Jung 
C)  Adler 
D)  Horney 
A)  Rogers 
B)  Jung 
C)  Adler 
D)  Horney

Question 6

Shane is often described as a person who is critical, suspicious, and uncooperative. He often makes those around him feel uncomfortable. Shane would would most likely obtain a particularly low score on which of the following five personality factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Agreeableness 
B)  Extraversion 
C)  Neuroticism 
D)  Introversion 
E)  Openness 
A)  Agreeableness 
B)  Extraversion 
C)  Neuroticism 
D)  Introversion 
E)  Openness

Question 7

Which of the following is true about the link between delinquency and the trait of impulsivity in 13 year old boys?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boys in lower socioeconomic neighborhoods were more likely to engage in delinquent behaviors regardless of whether or not they ranked high in impulsivity. 
B)  Boys who ranked high in impulsivity were more likely to engage in delinquent behaviors regardless of whether or not they lived in a high or low socioeconomic neighborhood. 
C)  Boys who ranked high in impulsivity were more likely to engage in delinquent behaviors if they also lived in low socioeconomic neighborhoods. 
D)  Research has been unable to determine whether a link exists between impulsivity and delinquent behaviors. 
A)  Boys in lower socioeconomic neighborhoods were more likely to engage in delinquent behaviors regardless of whether or not they ranked high in impulsivity. 
B)  Boys who ranked high in impulsivity were more likely to engage in delinquent behaviors regardless of whether or not they lived in a high or low socioeconomic neighborhood. 
C)  Boys who ranked high in impulsivity were more likely to engage in delinquent behaviors if they also lived in low socioeconomic neighborhoods. 
D)  Research has been unable to determine whether a link exists between impulsivity and delinquent behaviors.

Question 8

George and Harry are two little boys who take pleasure in tormenting little creatures. When they grow up, George becomes an exterminator and Harry goes to work for an animal activist organization. As adults, George is using the defense mechanism _______ and Harry is using the defense mechanism________.

Accepted Answer

A)  repression; reaction formation 
B)  denial; sublimaton 
C)  sublimation; rationalization 
D)  sublimation; reaction formation 
A)  repression; reaction formation 
B)  denial; sublimaton 
C)  sublimation; rationalization 
D)  sublimation; reaction formation

Question 9

An individual's cognitive framework for organizing knowledge about himself or herself is referred to as a __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An individual's cognitive framework for organizing knowledge...

Question 10

All of the following are true about gender differences EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  Differences are not deficiencies. 
B)  Differences between men and women are substantial and consistent. 
C)  Highlighting differences between genders may serve to support prejudice and discrimination against women. 
D)  Denying the existence of some differences may downplay the unique strengths and gifts of each gender. 
A)  Differences are not deficiencies. 
B)  Differences between men and women are substantial and consistent. 
C)  Highlighting differences between genders may serve to support prejudice and discrimination against women. 
D)  Denying the existence of some differences may downplay the unique strengths and gifts of each gender.

Question 11

According to Carl Jung, archetypes are

Accepted Answer

A)  symbols and images that appear in all cultures. 
B)  the root cause of basic anxiety. 
C)  a storehouse of memories shared by all humans. 
D)  a result of our attempts to overcome inferiority. 
A)  symbols and images that appear in all cultures. 
B)  the root cause of basic anxiety. 
C)  a storehouse of memories shared by all humans. 
D)  a result of our attempts to overcome inferiority.

Question 12

Sarah is a shy child. According to research, which of the following is likely true for Sarah?

Accepted Answer

A)  She may have an underactive amygdala. 
B)  She may have an overactive amygdala. 
C)  She may be left-brain dominant. 
D)  She may have too much dopamine 
A)  She may have an underactive amygdala. 
B)  She may have an overactive amygdala. 
C)  She may be left-brain dominant. 
D)  She may have too much dopamine

Question 13

How do Asian cultures differ from Western cultures in terms of values and beliefs?

Accepted Answer

Asian cultures empha

Question 14

Cross-cultural research suggests that Eysenck's superfactors occur across many different cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is/are a stage(s) of Freud's psychosexual stages of development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Oral 
B)  Anal 
C)  Phallic 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Oral 
B)  Anal 
C)  Phallic 
D)  All of the above

Question 16

Which of the following conflict is correctly matched with the stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  phallic; identification with the same sex parent. 
B)  latency; repression of sexual impulses. 
C)  anal; weaning 
D)  genital; attraction to opposite sex parent. 
A)  phallic; identification with the same sex parent. 
B)  latency; repression of sexual impulses. 
C)  anal; weaning 
D)  genital; attraction to opposite sex parent.

Question 17

The Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart found that

Accepted Answer

A)  both family environment and genetics predicted psychological similarity equally well. 
B)  genetics were more important than shared family environment in predicting psychological similarity. 
C)  family environment was more important than genetics in predicting psychological similarity. 
D)  the interaction between genes and environment proved to be too intertwined to be able to draw conclusions. 
A)  both family environment and genetics predicted psychological similarity equally well. 
B)  genetics were more important than shared family environment in predicting psychological similarity. 
C)  family environment was more important than genetics in predicting psychological similarity. 
D)  the interaction between genes and environment proved to be too intertwined to be able to draw conclusions.

Question 18

Which of the following theorists best exemplifies the interactionist position?

Accepted Answer

A)  Skinner 
B)  Eysenck 
C)  Allport 
D)  Bandura 
A)  Skinner 
B)  Eysenck 
C)  Allport 
D)  Bandura

Question 19

The id and our most instinctual impulses are governed by the __________ principle.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The id and our most instinctual impulses...

Question 20

The Oedipus complex happens to ____ at the ____ stage of development.

Accepted Answer

A)  girls; gential 
B)  girls; phallic 
C)  boys; genital 
D)  boys; phallic 
A)  girls; gential 
B)  girls; phallic 
C)  boys; genital 
D)  boys; phallic

How does the MMPI-2 differ from the NEO-PI-R?

Which of the following traits was found to have the greatest heritability, according to twin studies?

Which of the following is true about individualistic cultures, as compared to collectivist cultures?

Which of the following statements describes a key weakness of psychoanalytic theory?

Which of the following theorists believed that cultural differences play a more important role in development than Freud acknowledged?

Shane is often described as a person who is critical, suspicious, and uncooperative. He often makes those around him feel uncomfortable. Shane would would most likely obtain a particularly low score on which of the following five personality factors?

Which of the following is true about the link between delinquency and the trait of impulsivity in 13 year old boys?

George and Harry are two little boys who take pleasure in tormenting little creatures. When they grow up, George becomes an exterminator and Harry goes to work for an animal activist organization. As adults, George is using the defense mechanism _ and Harry is using the defense mechanism__.

An individual's cognitive framework for organizing knowledge about himself or herself is referred to as a __________.

All of the following are true about gender differences EXCEPT

According to Carl Jung, archetypes are

Sarah is a shy child. According to research, which of the following is likely true for Sarah?

How do Asian cultures differ from Western cultures in terms of values and beliefs?

Cross-cultural research suggests that Eysenck's superfactors occur across many different cultures.

Which of the following is/are a stage(s) of Freud's psychosexual stages of development?

Which of the following conflict is correctly matched with the stage?

The Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart found that

Which of the following theorists best exemplifies the interactionist position?

The id and our most instinctual impulses are governed by the __________ principle.

The Oedipus complex happens to at the stage of development.

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Exam 13: Personality

How does the MMPI-2 differ from the NEO-PI-R?

Which of the following traits was found to have the greatest heritability, according to twin studies?

Which of the following is true about individualistic cultures, as compared to collectivist cultures?

Which of the following statements describes a key weakness of psychoanalytic theory?

Which of the following theorists believed that cultural differences play a more important role in development than Freud acknowledged?

Shane is often described as a person who is critical, suspicious, and uncooperative. He often makes those around him feel uncomfortable. Shane would would most likely obtain a particularly low score on which of the following five personality factors?

Which of the following is true about the link between delinquency and the trait of impulsivity in 13 year old boys?

An individual's cognitive framework for organizing knowledge about himself or herself is referred to as a __________.

All of the following are true about gender differences EXCEPT

According to Carl Jung, archetypes are

Sarah is a shy child. According to research, which of the following is likely true for Sarah?

How do Asian cultures differ from Western cultures in terms of values and beliefs?

Cross-cultural research suggests that Eysenck's superfactors occur across many different cultures.

Which of the following is/are a stage(s) of Freud's psychosexual stages of development?

Which of the following conflict is correctly matched with the stage?

The Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart found that

Which of the following theorists best exemplifies the interactionist position?

The id and our most instinctual impulses are governed by the __________ principle.

The Oedipus complex happens to ____ at the ____ stage of development.

Psychology: Yesterday and Today

Psychology As a Science

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Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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The Oedipus complex happens to at the stage of development.