Question 1

_______________ is a fundamental personality dimension that describes the extent to which people are imaginative and questioning, or conforming and predictable.

Accepted Answer

A)  Agreeableness versus antagonism 
B)  Extroversion versus introversion 
C)  Conscientiousness versus impulsiveness 
D)  Openness to experience versus resistance to new experience 
A)  Agreeableness versus antagonism 
B)  Extroversion versus introversion 
C)  Conscientiousness versus impulsiveness 
D)  Openness to experience versus resistance to new experience

Question 2

Cecil is sexually attracted to his middle-school English teacher. He doesn't act on his feelings however, because he realizes that it is unrealistic that his teacher would respond positively to his advances. According to Sigmund Freud, which part of the personality would be responsible for Cecil's restraint?

Accepted Answer

A)  the collective unconscious 
B)  the id 
C)  the ego 
D)  the superego 
A)  the collective unconscious 
B)  the id 
C)  the ego 
D)  the superego

Question 3

Research on aggressiveness has shown that:

Accepted Answer

A)  male aggression is more likely within cultures based on agriculture. 
B)  men who depend on herding for survival tend to foster cooperative strategies. 
C)  male aggression results more from cultural factors than biological ones. 
D)  men develop a culture of honour when their livelihoods are based on agriculture. 
A)  male aggression is more likely within cultures based on agriculture. 
B)  men who depend on herding for survival tend to foster cooperative strategies. 
C)  male aggression results more from cultural factors than biological ones. 
D)  men develop a culture of honour when their livelihoods are based on agriculture.

Question 4

In psychoanalytic theory, the inner voice that says you did something morally wrong is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  libido. 
B)  id. 
C)  ego. 
D)  superego. 
A)  libido. 
B)  id. 
C)  ego. 
D)  superego.

Question 5

In the study of dogs and their owners, Samuel Gosling and his colleagues found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  dogs do not have personalities. 
B)  the owners and neutral observers could not agree on the dogs' personalities. 
C)  all of the dogs had similar personality traits. 
D)  the dog owners and the neutral observers all agreed strongly in their ratings of the dogs' personalities along four of the Big Five dimensions. 
A)  dogs do not have personalities. 
B)  the owners and neutral observers could not agree on the dogs' personalities. 
C)  all of the dogs had similar personality traits. 
D)  the dog owners and the neutral observers all agreed strongly in their ratings of the dogs' personalities along four of the Big Five dimensions.

Question 6

Latasha sees an iPad sitting on a park bench. According to the psychoanalytic view, if her superego had a voice, it would probably tell her:

Accepted Answer

A)  to take the iPad because she really wants it and it will bring her pleasure. 
B)  that stealing is wrong and she should leave the iPad where it is. 
C)  that if she wants the iPad, the logical thing to do is save her money so she can by one. 
D)  it's OK to take the iPad because the owner clearly didn't want it anymore. 
A)  to take the iPad because she really wants it and it will bring her pleasure. 
B)  that stealing is wrong and she should leave the iPad where it is. 
C)  that if she wants the iPad, the logical thing to do is save her money so she can by one. 
D)  it's OK to take the iPad because the owner clearly didn't want it anymore.

Question 7

Which of the following is one of the Big Five personality traits?

Accepted Answer

A)  boringness 
B)  openness to experience 
C)  cleanliness 
D)  psychopathy 
A)  boringness 
B)  openness to experience 
C)  cleanliness 
D)  psychopathy

_______________ is a fundamental personality dimension that describes the extent to which people are imaginative and questioning, or conforming and predictable.

Research on aggressiveness has shown that:

In psychoanalytic theory, the inner voice that says you did something morally wrong is called the:

In the study of dogs and their owners, Samuel Gosling and his colleagues found that:

Latasha sees an iPad sitting on a park bench. According to the psychoanalytic view, if her superego had a voice, it would probably tell her:

Which of the following is one of the Big Five personality traits?

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Exam 14: Theories of Personality

_______________ is a fundamental personality dimension that describes the extent to which people are imaginative and questioning, or conforming and predictable.

Research on aggressiveness has shown that:

In psychoanalytic theory, the inner voice that says you did something morally wrong is called the:

In the study of dogs and their owners, Samuel Gosling and his colleagues found that:

Latasha sees an iPad sitting on a park bench. According to the psychoanalytic view, if her superego had a voice, it would probably tell her:

Which of the following is one of the Big Five personality traits?

What Is Psychology

How Psychologists Do Research

Genes, Evolution, and Environment

The Brain and Nervous System

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Conditioning

Behaviour in Social and Cultural Context

Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Emotion, Stress, and Health

Motivation

Development Over the Life Span

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Filters