Question 1

According to your textbook, the shared environment of the home has relatively little influence on personality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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 3

Neil is struggling with the concept of free will and the way in which it confers on us responsibility for our actions. He would be most likely to find a discussion of this issue in the writings of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Carl Rogers. 
B)  Abraham Maslow. 
C)  Melanie Klein. 
D)  Rollo May. 
A)  Carl Rogers. 
B)  Abraham Maslow. 
C)  Melanie Klein. 
D)  Rollo May.

Question 4

If parents accept Carl Rogers's approach to personality development, then they are likely to respond in which of the following ways when their daughter kicks her little brother?

Accepted Answer

A)  "How can you be such a mean child? Now you'll go to your room for 30 minutes." 
B)  "Our rule is that it's not OK to hurt one another." 
C)  "If you don't tell brother you are sorry, then Mommy won't kiss you goodnight." 
D)  "You are a horrible kid for kicking your little brother." 
A)  "How can you be such a mean child? Now you'll go to your room for 30 minutes." 
B)  "Our rule is that it's not OK to hurt one another." 
C)  "If you don't tell brother you are sorry, then Mommy won't kiss you goodnight." 
D)  "You are a horrible kid for kicking your little brother."

Question 5

Abraham Maslow suggested that personality theorists study healthy, strong, creative individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which contemporary specialty follows in the footsteps of humanism by focusing on the qualities that enable people to be optimistic and resilient in times of stress?

Accepted Answer

A)  positive psychology 
B)  existentialism 
C)  psychoanalysis 
D)  collectivist psychology 
A)  positive psychology 
B)  existentialism 
C)  psychoanalysis 
D)  collectivist psychology

Question 7

Few parents have a single childrearing style that is consistent over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In Jungian theory, an archetype is a universal symbolic image that appears in myths, art, and dreams.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Big Five personality traits are influenced by maturation and aging.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Big Five personality traits represent all of the traits that make up personality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In Chapter 2, How Psychologists Do Research, we learned that scientists must be willing to make a
risky prediction that can be disproved by counterevidence. How does the principle of falsifiability apply to psychodynamic and humanist theories?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 12

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  social-cognitive interaction 
B)  nature-nurture theory 
C)  heritability 
D)  reciprocal determinism 
A)  social-cognitive interaction 
B)  nature-nurture theory 
C)  heritability 
D)  reciprocal determinism

Question 13

Humanist psychology emphasizes the scientific understanding and assessment of human behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Heritability is an interdisciplinary field of study concerned with the genetic bases of behavior and
personality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Carl Rogers maintained that to become fully functioning, a person needs to receive unconditional positive
regard.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Cultures whose members regard the "self" as a collection of stable personality traits are (individualist/collectivist).

Accepted Answer

The answer of Cultures whose members regard the "self" as...

Question 17

A major criticism of humanist theories of personality is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  they are overly pessimistic about human beings. 
B)  many of the humanist assumptions are untestable. 
C)  their operational definitions cannot be generalized to everyday life. 
D)  peak experiences occur too frequently to be indicators of self-actualization. 
A)  they are overly pessimistic about human beings. 
B)  many of the humanist assumptions are untestable. 
C)  their operational definitions cannot be generalized to everyday life. 
D)  peak experiences occur too frequently to be indicators of self-actualization.

Question 18

Mark is angry when the teacher blames him for misbehaving when it actually was the child behind him who had been acting up. As he leaves after school, he shoves another boy who gets in his way. Freud would say
That Mark is unconsciously using the defense mechanism of:

Accepted Answer

A)  displacement. 
B)  repression. 
C)  projection. 
D)  denial. 
A)  displacement. 
B)  repression. 
C)  projection. 
D)  denial.

Question 19

The Big Five personality traits are fairly stable throughout a person's life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In a study comparing Japanese and Americans, the Japanese reported that their sense of self, in different situations, changes:

Accepted Answer

A)  5 percent to 10 percent. 
B)  20 percent to 30 percent. 
C)  55 percent to 59 percent. 
D)  90 percent to 99 percent. 
A)  5 percent to 10 percent. 
B)  20 percent to 30 percent. 
C)  55 percent to 59 percent. 
D)  90 percent to 99 percent.

According to your textbook, the shared environment of the home has relatively little influence on personality.

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

Neil is struggling with the concept of free will and the way in which it confers on us responsibility for our actions. He would be most likely to find a discussion of this issue in the writings of:

If parents accept Carl Rogers's approach to personality development, then they are likely to respond in which of the following ways when their daughter kicks her little brother?

Abraham Maslow suggested that personality theorists study healthy, strong, creative individuals.

Which contemporary specialty follows in the footsteps of humanism by focusing on the qualities that enable people to be optimistic and resilient in times of stress?

Few parents have a single childrearing style that is consistent over time.

In Jungian theory, an archetype is a universal symbolic image that appears in myths, art, and dreams.

The Big Five personality traits are influenced by maturation and aging.

The Big Five personality traits represent all of the traits that make up personality.

In Chapter 2, How Psychologists Do Research, we learned that scientists must be willing to make a risky prediction that can be disproved by counterevidence. How does the principle of falsifiability apply to psychodynamic and humanist theories?

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?

Humanist psychology emphasizes the scientific understanding and assessment of human behavior.

Heritability is an interdisciplinary field of study concerned with the genetic bases of behavior and personality.

Carl Rogers maintained that to become fully functioning, a person needs to receive unconditional positive regard.

Cultures whose members regard the "self" as a collection of stable personality traits are (individualist/collectivist).

A major criticism of humanist theories of personality is that:

Mark is angry when the teacher blames him for misbehaving when it actually was the child behind him who had been acting up. As he leaves after school, he shoves another boy who gets in his way. Freud would say That Mark is unconsciously using the defense mechanism of:

The Big Five personality traits are fairly stable throughout a person's life.

In a study comparing Japanese and Americans, the Japanese reported that their sense of self, in different situations, changes:

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Exam 14: Theories of Personality

According to your textbook, the shared environment of the home has relatively little influence on personality.

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

Neil is struggling with the concept of free will and the way in which it confers on us responsibility for our actions. He would be most likely to find a discussion of this issue in the writings of:

If parents accept Carl Rogers's approach to personality development, then they are likely to respond in which of the following ways when their daughter kicks her little brother?

Abraham Maslow suggested that personality theorists study healthy, strong, creative individuals.

Which contemporary specialty follows in the footsteps of humanism by focusing on the qualities that enable people to be optimistic and resilient in times of stress?

Few parents have a single childrearing style that is consistent over time.

In Jungian theory, an archetype is a universal symbolic image that appears in myths, art, and dreams.

The Big Five personality traits are influenced by maturation and aging.

The Big Five personality traits represent all of the traits that make up personality.

In Chapter 2, How Psychologists Do Research, we learned that scientists must be willing to make a risky prediction that can be disproved by counterevidence. How does the principle of falsifiability apply to psychodynamic and humanist theories?

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?

Humanist psychology emphasizes the scientific understanding and assessment of human behavior.

Heritability is an interdisciplinary field of study concerned with the genetic bases of behavior and personality.

Carl Rogers maintained that to become fully functioning, a person needs to receive unconditional positive regard.

Cultures whose members regard the "self" as a collection of stable personality traits are (individualist/collectivist).

A major criticism of humanist theories of personality is that:

Mark is angry when the teacher blames him for misbehaving when it actually was the child behind him who had been acting up. As he leaves after school, he shoves another boy who gets in his way. Freud would say That Mark is unconsciously using the defense mechanism of:

The Big Five personality traits are fairly stable throughout a person's life.

In a study comparing Japanese and Americans, the Japanese reported that their sense of self, in different situations, changes:

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

Behavior 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