Exam 13: Personality Theory and Assessment

Travis is a participant in the X-games every year, which features events that are high flying and exhilarating to watch or participate in, but also very dangerous to the competitors. Because Travis is willing to take chances with his health to get the adrenaline rush from these sorts of events, Costa and McCrae would argue that he ranks high on which of the five factors?

Discuss the major similarity between the personality theories of Albert Bandura and Julian Rotter.

Briefly discuss how the social-cognitists explain personality.

What are the pros and cons of trait theories of personality?

Briefly discuss Freud's idea of the unconscious.

LaShonda is talking about her boyfriend. She says he is smooth, honest, moody, funny, goofy, nerdy, and sexy. According to Allport, what she is describing are his __________ traits.

In the metaphor the angel, the devil, and me, the devil is the __________

What is the main sticking point between the theories of Sigmund Freud and Karen Horney? How are their theories alike? Which do you agree with, if either?

As part of an application for a job, Dan is asked to complete some psychological tests including one in which he responds true or false to items such as "I feel sad most of the time," or "I had a good childhood." What type of psychological test is Dan taking?

In Freud's personality theory, the __________ are in conflict and the __________ must mediate between them.

Using Hofstede's dimensions of cultural personality, how would you describe a culture characterized by loose ties between individuals, shared activities among friends, autonomy, and equality?

The pleasure principle is associated with which element of Freud's personality theory?

The child resolves the Oedipus or Electra complex by __________

A __________ is a test that involves responding to ambiguous stimuli (like inkblots or incomplete sentences) in order to evaluate the client's inner thoughts and feelings.

There were three friends. Maybe you've heard of them! Harry was rational, logical, and cunning. Hermione was rule oriented, moral, and always ethical. Ron was pleasure seeking, found it hard to delay gratification, and usually just did what he wanted. According to Freud, Ron was mostly __________

The __________ theory of personality has its basis in the theories of learning, and focuses on the effects of environment on one's personal characteristics and actions.

The driving force for Freud's five stages of development is resolution of conflict based on __________

Which of the following is not one of the limitations of behavioral assessment?

According to Rogers, people brought up with unconditional positive regard __________

What Freud called the preconscious is very similar to __________