Exam 12: Personality

Justin passes a parked car that he likes. According to Freud's view of the psyche, which part of Justin's personality convinces him to save his money for a few months so he can buy the car?

According to Freud, an inadequate resolution of the Oedipus Complex leads to:

Anna is a morally rigorous person who demands that her daughter remain a virgin until she is married. Anna cannot remember her own premarital sexual encounters. Which defense mechanism would likely account for this memory lapse?

Which of the following is true about personality and nonhuman animals?

You notice your classmate Hannah chewing on her pencil as she takes her psychology final. Which psychosexual stage may not have been resolved?

A technique called _____________ reveals statistical similarities among a wide variety of items.

According to Freud, habits such as fingernail biting or gum chewing could result from a fixation in the __________ stage.

When it comes to personality, the phrase "opposites attract" seems to be the exception, rather than the rule. People typically match up pretty closely when it comes to choices of romantic partners. Which evolutionary principle has been used to explain this phenomenon?

The libido is dormant during the __________ stage.

Several students who joined a book club are discussing how similar their personalities are to one another. They find that they share traits of conscientiousness and introversion. What would a psychologist say about these similarities?

A central principle of the trait perspective to personality is that:

According to Freud, defense mechanisms are unconscious attempts to reduce our feelings of ___________.

Dr. Mano is a personality researcher who is NOT interested in the particular idiosyncrasies that make individuals unique. Instead, her research involves studying large groups of people in order to make generalizations about the structure of personality. Dr. Mano's research is an example of:

If the frustration, conflict, and anxiety associated with a particular psychosexual stage are not properly resolved, Freud believed children may:

A defense mechanism would be employed:

What did Freud call the part of the personality that learns that we will be happier if we postpone gratification?

A person's responses to a projective test are thought to reflect

Which two researchers are associated with the Five Factor Model, also known as the Big Five?

A newborn baby is in what stage of psychosexual development?

A psychologist who studies the unique personality characteristics of individuals is using __________________ approach to studying personality.