Exam 13: Personality Theory and Assessment

Which of the following terms would be associated with neo-Freudian Alfred Adler's theory of personality?

Sharon feels that her poor performance on her English test is due to her lack of preparation. She believes that if she is to do better, she must study more. This is an example of __________

According to Freud and his followers, what is the most significant event that occurs during the anal stage of psychosexual development?

Ted is friendly, loves to tell jokes at parties, and is perceived by others as warm and considerate. On which two of the Big Five traits would you expect Ted to obtain high scores?

According to Freud, during the first 12 months of life, the dominant source of sensual pleasure is the __________

Erin desperately wanted a job with a large computer company, but in her five-minute interview she failed to impress them sufficiently to get hired. When she talked about this with her friends later, she said she was glad that she didn't get the job because she didn't want to get lost in a big corporation. She'd rather get a job with an independent, small company. What defense mechanism is Erin using?

The acronym OCEAN commonly refers to __________

What is Albert Bandura's term for the relationship among the three factors that influence personality?

For Freud, the mind is divided into __________ levels.

Which of the following was NOT a neo-Freudian?

The perception that a person has of his or her ability to perform competently whatever is attempted is __________

Bandura's notion that cognitive factors, one's behavior, and the external environment all influence each other is called __________

For Freud, the moral guardian of personality is the __________

Nancy was reprimanded by her boss at her job. When she got home, she yelled at her husband even though he had done nothing to provoke her anger. Which defense mechanism might explain her behavior?

Describe one projective test and list its advantages and disadvantages. pp 464-466, LO=13.17 ESSAY

The unique and relatively stable ways in which each individual thinks, acts, and feels is called __________

What did Raymond Cattell call the underlying traits that direct surface traits?

The Big Five personality dimensions are in direct competition with Hofstede's cultural dimensions.

What do humanistic and psychoanalytic theories have in common?

What did Carl Jung mean by collective unconscious?