Question 1

Criminologists have used profiling and use personality theories to describe perpetrators. The goal of using personality profiles of perpetrators is often focused on ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  helping narrow a search or interrogation process 
B)  helping to prove guilt 
C)  identifying criminal personality types 
D)  demonstrating that there are some personality types that are prone to crime 
A)  helping narrow a search or interrogation process 
B)  helping to prove guilt 
C)  identifying criminal personality types 
D)  demonstrating that there are some personality types that are prone to crime

Question 2

The correct order of Freud's stages of development is:

Accepted Answer

A)  anal, oral, phallic, genital, latency. 
B)  oral, anal, genital, phallic, latency. 
C)  latency, oral, anal, phallic, genital. 
D)  oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital. 
A)  anal, oral, phallic, genital, latency. 
B)  oral, anal, genital, phallic, latency. 
C)  latency, oral, anal, phallic, genital. 
D)  oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital.

Question 3

The role of reciprocal determinism in personality development was highlighted by the _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  behaviorists 
B)  humanists 
C)  social-cognitive theorists 
D)  trait theorists 
A)  behaviorists 
B)  humanists 
C)  social-cognitive theorists 
D)  trait theorists

Question 4

Chad's psychoanalyst is a strict Freudian psychoanalyst. He tells Chad that his issues with his father are the result of Chad's unconscious sexual attraction to his own mother. This strange concept is known as the _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Chad's psychoanalyst is a strict Freudian psychoanalyst....

Question 5

Freud believed that the influence of the superego is present at birth, whereas the id must develop with experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to Freud, the ego is the __________ of personality

Accepted Answer

A)  moral component. 
B)  realistic component. 
C)  primitive instinct. 
D)  collective impulse. 
A)  moral component. 
B)  realistic component. 
C)  primitive instinct. 
D)  collective impulse.

Question 7

Which of the following Freudian concepts motivates us to better ourselves and live up to our ideals?

Accepted Answer

A)  id 
B)  ego 
C)  reality principle 
D)  superego 
A)  id 
B)  ego 
C)  reality principle 
D)  superego

Question 8

What is Freud's term for the unconscious efforts by the ego to deny or distort reality for the purpose of protecting itself when conflict becomes too intense?

Accepted Answer

A)  false cognitions 
B)  coping techniques 
C)  disordered thinking 
D)  defense mechanisms 
A)  false cognitions 
B)  coping techniques 
C)  disordered thinking 
D)  defense mechanisms

Question 9

According to the authors, the key criteria for evaluating personality assessments are:

Accepted Answer

A)  significance and reliability. 
B)  significance and validity. 
C)  reliability and significance. 
D)  reliability and validity. 
A)  significance and reliability. 
B)  significance and validity. 
C)  reliability and significance. 
D)  reliability and validity.

Question 10

Which of the following best describes the personality of individuals as they age?

Accepted Answer

A)  Personality does not change; it is completely stable throughout the lifespan. 
B)  Personalities are very stable in childhood and adolescence, but become less stable in later adulthood. 
C)  The personalities of children and adolescents tend to change somewhat, but are very stable by middle age. 
D)  Personality remains fluid and changes throughout the lifespan. 
A)  Personality does not change; it is completely stable throughout the lifespan. 
B)  Personalities are very stable in childhood and adolescence, but become less stable in later adulthood. 
C)  The personalities of children and adolescents tend to change somewhat, but are very stable by middle age. 
D)  Personality remains fluid and changes throughout the lifespan.

Question 11

Unlike the strict behaviorists' view, Bandura's theory of reciprocal determinism:

Accepted Answer

A)  emphasizes the importance of learning. 
B)  acknowledges that people shape and determine their environments. 
C)  emphasizes the importance of traits. 
D)  assumes that traits are not stable over time. 
A)  emphasizes the importance of learning. 
B)  acknowledges that people shape and determine their environments. 
C)  emphasizes the importance of traits. 
D)  assumes that traits are not stable over time.

Question 12

The view that personality results from struggles between opposites within each of us is an assumption of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jung 
B)  Adler 
C)  Maslow 
D)  Mischel 
A)  Jung 
B)  Adler 
C)  Maslow 
D)  Mischel

Question 13

Marques loves to go to parties, and while there he can have a conversation with just about anyone, whether he knows them or not. Which of the following Five Factors would Marques probably rate highly on based on this information?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Which of the following is one of the three components of the Freudian personality structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alter ego 
B)  Archetype 
C)  Collective unconscious 
D)  Superego 
A)  Alter ego 
B)  Archetype 
C)  Collective unconscious 
D)  Superego

Question 15

The aspect of consciousness proposed by Carl Jung that is a store of archetypes representing symbols and experiences common to all cultures is called the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  preconscious 
B)  subconscious 
C)  analytical conscious 
D)  collective unconscious 
A)  preconscious 
B)  subconscious 
C)  analytical conscious 
D)  collective unconscious

Question 16

Pleasure principle is to _______ as reality principle is to _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  id; superego 
B)  superego; id 
C)  id; ego 
D)  ego; id 
A)  id; superego 
B)  superego; id 
C)  id; ego 
D)  ego; id

Question 17

When using the ___________________ technique, a psychologist will create a personality profile by observing an individual in a specific context or situation.

Accepted Answer

behavioral

Question 18

Identical twins reared apart will often have:

Accepted Answer

A)  no more in common than same sex fraternal twins reared apart. 
B)  dissimilar personalities. 
C)  similar personalities. 
D)  no more in common than non-twins. 
A)  no more in common than same sex fraternal twins reared apart. 
B)  dissimilar personalities. 
C)  similar personalities. 
D)  no more in common than non-twins.

Question 19

The behavioral theories of personality development tend to focus on ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  unconscious desires 
B)  learning 
C)  genetics 
D)  self-actualization 
A)  unconscious desires 
B)  learning 
C)  genetics 
D)  self-actualization

Question 20

While some mental health professionals still use the TAT and Rorschach test, their popularity appears to be declining.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Criminologists have used profiling and use personality theories to describe perpetrators. The goal of using personality profiles of perpetrators is often focused on ________.

The correct order of Freud's stages of development is:

The role of reciprocal determinism in personality development was highlighted by the _____________.

Chad's psychoanalyst is a strict Freudian psychoanalyst. He tells Chad that his issues with his father are the result of Chad's unconscious sexual attraction to his own mother. This strange concept is known as the _______________.

Freud believed that the influence of the superego is present at birth, whereas the id must develop with experience.

According to Freud, the ego is the __________ of personality

Which of the following Freudian concepts motivates us to better ourselves and live up to our ideals?

What is Freud's term for the unconscious efforts by the ego to deny or distort reality for the purpose of protecting itself when conflict becomes too intense?

According to the authors, the key criteria for evaluating personality assessments are:

Which of the following best describes the personality of individuals as they age?

Unlike the strict behaviorists' view, Bandura's theory of reciprocal determinism:

The view that personality results from struggles between opposites within each of us is an assumption of which of the following?

Marques loves to go to parties, and while there he can have a conversation with just about anyone, whether he knows them or not. Which of the following Five Factors would Marques probably rate highly on based on this information?

Which of the following is one of the three components of the Freudian personality structure?

The aspect of consciousness proposed by Carl Jung that is a store of archetypes representing symbols and experiences common to all cultures is called the _____.

Pleasure principle is to _ as reality principle is to _.

When using the ___________________ technique, a psychologist will create a personality profile by observing an individual in a specific context or situation.

Identical twins reared apart will often have:

The behavioral theories of personality development tend to focus on ____________.

While some mental health professionals still use the TAT and Rorschach test, their popularity appears to be declining.

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Criminologists have used profiling and use personality theories to describe perpetrators. The goal of using personality profiles of perpetrators is often focused on ________.

The correct order of Freud's stages of development is:

The role of reciprocal determinism in personality development was highlighted by the _____________.

Chad's psychoanalyst is a strict Freudian psychoanalyst. He tells Chad that his issues with his father are the result of Chad's unconscious sexual attraction to his own mother. This strange concept is known as the _______________.

Freud believed that the influence of the superego is present at birth, whereas the id must develop with experience.

According to Freud, the ego is the __________ of personality

Which of the following Freudian concepts motivates us to better ourselves and live up to our ideals?

What is Freud's term for the unconscious efforts by the ego to deny or distort reality for the purpose of protecting itself when conflict becomes too intense?

According to the authors, the key criteria for evaluating personality assessments are:

Which of the following best describes the personality of individuals as they age?

Unlike the strict behaviorists' view, Bandura's theory of reciprocal determinism:

The view that personality results from struggles between opposites within each of us is an assumption of which of the following?

Marques loves to go to parties, and while there he can have a conversation with just about anyone, whether he knows them or not. Which of the following Five Factors would Marques probably rate highly on based on this information?

Which of the following is one of the three components of the Freudian personality structure?

The aspect of consciousness proposed by Carl Jung that is a store of archetypes representing symbols and experiences common to all cultures is called the _____.

Pleasure principle is to _______ as reality principle is to _______.

When using the ___________________ technique, a psychologist will create a personality profile by observing an individual in a specific context or situation.

Identical twins reared apart will often have:

The behavioral theories of personality development tend to focus on ____________.

While some mental health professionals still use the TAT and Rorschach test, their popularity appears to be declining.

Introducing Psychological Science

Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thought and Language

Intelligence, Aptitude, and Cognitive Abilities

Life Span Development

Motivation and Emotion

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Social Psychology

Health, Stress and Coping

Industrial and Organizational Psychology

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Pleasure principle is to _ as reality principle is to _.