Exam 14: Theories of Personality

Making a vow of celibacy was difficult for Andrew when he became a priest, but he remained true to his vow. On his 25th anniversary, the congregation held a reception and displayed several pieces of liturgical art that Andrew had created over the past two decades. According to Freud, Andrew's artistic creations might be the result of:

A person's personality can affect the way they perceive an experience. Conversely, different experiences can change the way a person's perceptions take place. This is an example of which concept?

The _______________ are the most critical for the inner core of personality, according to objection-relations theorists.

Raymond Cattell advanced the study of personality by:

The "objects" in the object-relations school of thought refer to:

Professor Hirth takes a humanist approach to personality. She would most likely agree that the most influential aspect of human personality is our:

_______________ occurs when a person's own unacceptable or threatening feelings are repressed and then attributed to someone else.

Ashton and Hayden are fraternal twins. Ashton has been labelled as reactive whereas Hayden has been labelled as nonreactive. When in a stressful situation, what physiological response will each boy have?

Hika comes from a small island culture where resources are abundant and there are no serious hazards or enemies to worry about. The men in her society are likely to be:

_______________ is a habitual way of behaving, thinking, and feeling.

For Abraham Maslow, our personalities reflect:

Which of the following theories of personality would be most likely to emphasize the freedom of individuals to choose to act in particular ways?

Innate physiological dispositions to respond to the environment in certain ways that are present in infancy are called:

In behavioural-genetic research, what is "shared environment"?

Describe the ways in which humanist psychologists argue they have added balance to the study of personality.

Critics of the humanist approach argue that:

During a job interview, Dr. Sarter informs the search committee that she is a psychodynamic theorist. Given this information, the committee realizes that Dr. Sarter most likely believes that:

When boys are in the Oedipal stage, according to Freud:

_______________, according to many clinical psychologists, is an important trait that is not included among the Big Five.

Cross-cultural research revealed that the most altruistic children come from societies in which: