Question 1

You are asked to tell stories about a series of pictures. Which test is being administered to you?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rorschach 
B)  MMPI 
C)  TAT 
D)  16PF 
A)  Rorschach 
B)  MMPI 
C)  TAT 
D)  16PF

Question 2

Asian and American conceptions of the self differ in that American parents foster a(n) ____________________ view of self while Asian parents foster a more ____________________ view of self.

Accepted Answer

independen

Question 3

One criticism of humanistic theories of personality is that the theories

Accepted Answer

A)  overgeneralize from animal behavior to human behavior. 
B)  are unrealistically optimistic about human nature. 
C)  lack a strong theoretical framework. 
D)  have a sexist bias. 
A)  overgeneralize from animal behavior to human behavior. 
B)  are unrealistically optimistic about human nature. 
C)  lack a strong theoretical framework. 
D)  have a sexist bias.

Question 4

Fred was the highest paid news anchor in prime time television. He had been with the same national network for 20 years. His coworkers couldn't believe it when Fred cleared out his office one day and announced he was going to become a volunteer with an international relief agency. He explained: "I feel I need to make a fundamental change in my life if I am going to continue to grow as a person." Fred's actions are consistent with

Accepted Answer

A)  Bandura's concept of reciprocal determinism 
B)  Adler's concept of overcompensation 
C)  Rogers' concept of incongruence 
D)  Maslow's concept of self-actualizing individuals 
A)  Bandura's concept of reciprocal determinism 
B)  Adler's concept of overcompensation 
C)  Rogers' concept of incongruence 
D)  Maslow's concept of self-actualizing individuals

Question 5

When researchers manipulate ____________________ they ask subjects to briefly think about their own death.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When researchers manipulate ____________________ they ask subjects...

Question 6

Which of the following does NOT belong with the other three?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rorschach test 
B)  Thematic Apperception Test 
C)  Draw-A-Person Test 
D)  Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Test 
A)  Rorschach test 
B)  Thematic Apperception Test 
C)  Draw-A-Person Test 
D)  Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Test

Question 7

Abraham Maslow called the degree of disparity between self-concept and the actual experience incongruence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The fact that the personal experiences of many theorists helped to shape their views and ideas of personality illustrates the idea that psychology is empirical.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Nettle (2006) takes Buss's evolutionary view of the Big Five personality traits one step further by arguing

Accepted Answer

A)  they operate unconsciously. 
B)  they operate consciously. 
C)  they were adaptive in ancestral environments. 
D)  the ability to recognize them in others is adaptive. 
A)  they operate unconsciously. 
B)  they operate consciously. 
C)  they were adaptive in ancestral environments. 
D)  the ability to recognize them in others is adaptive.

Question 10

Maslow called the need to fulfill one's potential the need for

Accepted Answer

A)  affiliation. 
B)  achievement. 
C)  self-actualization. 
D)  self-determinism. 
A)  affiliation. 
B)  achievement. 
C)  self-actualization. 
D)  self-determinism.

Question 11

According to the evolutionary approach to personality, humans have evolved special sensitivity to variations in the tendency to be reliable and ethical, which is closely associated with which of the following Big Five personality traits?

Accepted Answer

A)  neuroticism 
B)  extraversion 
C)  agreeableness 
D)  conscientiousness 
A)  neuroticism 
B)  extraversion 
C)  agreeableness 
D)  conscientiousness

Question 12

Humanistic theorists, in contrast to behavioral and psychoanalytic theorists, take an optimistic view of human nature and emphasize the potential of humans for personal growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The fact that there are literally dozens of insightful theories of personality illustrates which of the following unifying themes of your textbook?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychology is empirical. 
B)  Psychology is theoretically diverse. 
C)  Psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context. 
D)  Our behavior is shaped by our cultural heritage. 
A)  Psychology is empirical. 
B)  Psychology is theoretically diverse. 
C)  Psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context. 
D)  Our behavior is shaped by our cultural heritage.

Question 14

According to the evolutionary approach to personality, humans have evolved special sensitivity to variations in the capacity to be an innovative problem solver, which is closely associated with which of the following Big Five personality traits?

Accepted Answer

A)  neuroticism 
B)  extraversion 
C)  conscientiousness 
D)  openness to experience 
A)  neuroticism 
B)  extraversion 
C)  conscientiousness 
D)  openness to experience

Question 15

Briefly describe the revisions of Freud's theory proposed by Jung and Adler.

Accepted Answer

Freud had many followers in the early 19

Question 16

To differentiate his approach from Freud's psychoanalytic theory, Carl Jung used the term "phenomenology."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The hindsight bias is also known as the ____ effect.

Accepted Answer

A)  "I knew it all along" 
B)  "No pain, no gain" 
C)  "Opposites attract" 
D)  "Everyone else is crazy" 
A)  "I knew it all along" 
B)  "No pain, no gain" 
C)  "Opposites attract" 
D)  "Everyone else is crazy"

Question 18

The personality inventory developed by Raymond Cattell that describes an individual in terms of a limited number of personality source traits is the

Accepted Answer

A)  Thematic Apperception Test. 
B)  16 Personality Factor Questionnaire. 
C)  Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. 
D)  California Psychological Inventory. 
A)  Thematic Apperception Test. 
B)  16 Personality Factor Questionnaire. 
C)  Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. 
D)  California Psychological Inventory.

Question 19

If you are interested in measuring and describing the personality traits of a typical or normal individual, you would be MOST likely to administer the

Accepted Answer

A)  MMPI or Rorschach. 
B)  MMPI or 16PF. 
C)  16PF or NEO Personality Inventory. 
D)  Rorschach or TAT. 
A)  MMPI or Rorschach. 
B)  MMPI or 16PF. 
C)  16PF or NEO Personality Inventory. 
D)  Rorschach or TAT.

Question 20

Research on the heritability of personality shows that ____ appears to have a surprisingly small impact on personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  shared family environment 
B)  heredity 
C)  unique experiences 
D)  unconscious motivation 
A)  shared family environment 
B)  heredity 
C)  unique experiences 
D)  unconscious motivation

Exam 24: Personality: Theory, Research, and Assessment Part 2

You are asked to tell stories about a series of pictures. Which test is being administered to you?

Asian and American conceptions of the self differ in that American parents foster a(n) ____________________ view of self while Asian parents foster a more ____________________ view of self.

One criticism of humanistic theories of personality is that the theories

When researchers manipulate ____________________ they ask subjects to briefly think about their own death.

Which of the following does NOT belong with the other three?

Abraham Maslow called the degree of disparity between self-concept and the actual experience incongruence.

The fact that the personal experiences of many theorists helped to shape their views and ideas of personality illustrates the idea that psychology is empirical.

Nettle (2006) takes Buss's evolutionary view of the Big Five personality traits one step further by arguing

Maslow called the need to fulfill one's potential the need for

According to the evolutionary approach to personality, humans have evolved special sensitivity to variations in the tendency to be reliable and ethical, which is closely associated with which of the following Big Five personality traits?

Humanistic theorists, in contrast to behavioral and psychoanalytic theorists, take an optimistic view of human nature and emphasize the potential of humans for personal growth.

The fact that there are literally dozens of insightful theories of personality illustrates which of the following unifying themes of your textbook?

According to the evolutionary approach to personality, humans have evolved special sensitivity to variations in the capacity to be an innovative problem solver, which is closely associated with which of the following Big Five personality traits?

Briefly describe the revisions of Freud's theory proposed by Jung and Adler.

To differentiate his approach from Freud's psychoanalytic theory, Carl Jung used the term "phenomenology."

The hindsight bias is also known as the ____ effect.

The personality inventory developed by Raymond Cattell that describes an individual in terms of a limited number of personality source traits is the

If you are interested in measuring and describing the personality traits of a typical or normal individual, you would be MOST likely to administer the

Research on the heritability of personality shows that ____ appears to have a surprisingly small impact on personality.

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