Question 1

How does the five-factor theory, as described by McCrae and Costa, explain personality?

Accepted Answer

The Big Five factors are extraversion, n

Question 2

According to Karen Horney, the formation of personality rests most heavily on

Accepted Answer

A)  the sexual instinct. 
B)  social factors. 
C)  biological factors. 
D)  innate inferiority. 
A)  the sexual instinct. 
B)  social factors. 
C)  biological factors. 
D)  innate inferiority.

Question 3

How is our personality influenced by the psychosexual stages, according to Freud?

Accepted Answer

The sexual instinct is present at birth,

Question 4

Liam often seeks out challenging situations and is confident that he will be successful. How would Albert Bandura have described Liam's personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Liam has an external locus of control. 
B)  Liam is low in self-efficacy. 
C)  Liam is high in self-efficacy. 
D)  Liam is low in reciprocal determinism. 
A)  Liam has an external locus of control. 
B)  Liam is low in self-efficacy. 
C)  Liam is high in self-efficacy. 
D)  Liam is low in reciprocal determinism.

Question 5

The field of research that investigates the relative effects of heredity and environment on behaviour and ability is called

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioural genetics. 
B)  twin research. 
C)  heritability research. 
D)  genetic research. 
A)  behavioural genetics. 
B)  twin research. 
C)  heritability research. 
D)  genetic research.

Question 6

Stephen is being asked a series of true or false questions which will be used to assess him for the presence of a psychiatric disorder. Which assessment is Stephen taking?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thematic Apperception Test. 
B)  rating scales 
C)  Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. 
D)  Rorschach Test. 
A)  Thematic Apperception Test. 
B)  rating scales 
C)  Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. 
D)  Rorschach Test.

Question 7

According to Freud, the bulk of the human mind is in the realm of the

Accepted Answer

A)  preconscious. 
B)  superego. 
C)  unconscious. 
D)  conscious. 
A)  preconscious. 
B)  superego. 
C)  unconscious. 
D)  conscious.

Question 8

Excessive concern with cleanliness and order could indicate a fixation at the ________ stage.

Accepted Answer

A)  oral 
B)  genital 
C)  anal 
D)  phallic 
A)  oral 
B)  genital 
C)  anal 
D)  phallic

Question 9

Compare and contrast Allport and Cattell on their classification of traits.

Accepted Answer

Allport used the concepts of c

Question 10

Describe trait theories of personality.

Accepted Answer

Trait theories are attempts to

Question 11

According to Rogers, usually our parents do not view us positively regardless of our behaviour. They set up conditional positive regard-conditions on which their positive regard hinges.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Displacement is defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  making excuses to justify our failures or mistakes. 
B)  reverting to a behaviour that might have reduced anxiety at an earlier stage of development. 
C)  taking out our frustrations on a less threatening person or object. 
D)  attributing our own undesirable thoughts or behaviour to others. 
A)  making excuses to justify our failures or mistakes. 
B)  reverting to a behaviour that might have reduced anxiety at an earlier stage of development. 
C)  taking out our frustrations on a less threatening person or object. 
D)  attributing our own undesirable thoughts or behaviour to others.

Question 13

Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers are

Accepted Answer

A)  humanistic psychologists. 
B)  social-cognitive theorists. 
C)  trait theorists. 
D)  neo-Freudians. 
A)  humanistic psychologists. 
B)  social-cognitive theorists. 
C)  trait theorists. 
D)  neo-Freudians.

Question 14

Pat is very short. He is also extremely aggressive and tries to take charge or control of virtually everything in which he is involved. Adler would suggest that Pat is striving to overcome ________ arising from his shortness.

Accepted Answer

A)  basic anxiety 
B)  an inferiority complex 
C)  a defence mechanism 
D)  ambivalence 
A)  basic anxiety 
B)  an inferiority complex 
C)  a defence mechanism 
D)  ambivalence

Question 15

According to psychoanalytic theory, psychosexual stages are structured by the fact that, as we grow, different parts of the body serve as the focus of the id's constant quest for

Accepted Answer

A)  pleasure. 
B)  self-actualization. 
C)  anxiety. 
D)  reality. 
A)  pleasure. 
B)  self-actualization. 
C)  anxiety. 
D)  reality.

Question 16

Alfred Adler believed that people are basically motivated

Accepted Answer

A)  by archetypes within the collective unconscious. 
B)  by biological and safety needs. 
C)  to increase pleasure and avoid pain. 
D)  to overcome feelings of inferiority. 
A)  by archetypes within the collective unconscious. 
B)  by biological and safety needs. 
C)  to increase pleasure and avoid pain. 
D)  to overcome feelings of inferiority.

Question 17

Explain Jung's view on archetypes.

Accepted Answer

The collective unconscious contains what

Question 18

Defence mechanisms lessen the pain of anxiety, but they do not cure the problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Cattell's personality assessment contains ___ factors.

Accepted Answer

A)  7 
B)  12 
C)  16 
D)  24 
A)  7 
B)  12 
C)  16 
D)  24

Question 20

Karen Horney criticized Freud for his over emphasis of ________ and neglect of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the sexual instinct; cultural and environmental forces 
B)  cultural and environmental forces; the sexual instinct 
C)  cultural and environmental forces; the death instinct 
D)  the death instinct; the sexual instinct 
A)  the sexual instinct; cultural and environmental forces 
B)  cultural and environmental forces; the sexual instinct 
C)  cultural and environmental forces; the death instinct 
D)  the death instinct; the sexual instinct

How does the five-factor theory, as described by McCrae and Costa, explain personality?

According to Karen Horney, the formation of personality rests most heavily on

How is our personality influenced by the psychosexual stages, according to Freud?

Liam often seeks out challenging situations and is confident that he will be successful. How would Albert Bandura have described Liam's personality?

The field of research that investigates the relative effects of heredity and environment on behaviour and ability is called

Stephen is being asked a series of true or false questions which will be used to assess him for the presence of a psychiatric disorder. Which assessment is Stephen taking?

According to Freud, the bulk of the human mind is in the realm of the

Excessive concern with cleanliness and order could indicate a fixation at the ________ stage.

Compare and contrast Allport and Cattell on their classification of traits.

Describe trait theories of personality.

According to Rogers, usually our parents do not view us positively regardless of our behaviour. They set up conditional positive regard-conditions on which their positive regard hinges.

Displacement is defined as

Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers are

Pat is very short. He is also extremely aggressive and tries to take charge or control of virtually everything in which he is involved. Adler would suggest that Pat is striving to overcome ________ arising from his shortness.

According to psychoanalytic theory, psychosexual stages are structured by the fact that, as we grow, different parts of the body serve as the focus of the id's constant quest for

Alfred Adler believed that people are basically motivated

Explain Jung's view on archetypes.

Defence mechanisms lessen the pain of anxiety, but they do not cure the problem.

Cattell's personality assessment contains ___ factors.

Karen Horney criticized Freud for his over emphasis of and neglect of .

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Exam 11: Personality, Theory and Assessment

How does the five-factor theory, as described by McCrae and Costa, explain personality?

According to Karen Horney, the formation of personality rests most heavily on

How is our personality influenced by the psychosexual stages, according to Freud?

Liam often seeks out challenging situations and is confident that he will be successful. How would Albert Bandura have described Liam's personality?

The field of research that investigates the relative effects of heredity and environment on behaviour and ability is called

Stephen is being asked a series of true or false questions which will be used to assess him for the presence of a psychiatric disorder. Which assessment is Stephen taking?

According to Freud, the bulk of the human mind is in the realm of the

Excessive concern with cleanliness and order could indicate a fixation at the ________ stage.

Compare and contrast Allport and Cattell on their classification of traits.

Describe trait theories of personality.

According to Rogers, usually our parents do not view us positively regardless of our behaviour. They set up conditional positive regard-conditions on which their positive regard hinges.

Displacement is defined as

Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers are

Pat is very short. He is also extremely aggressive and tries to take charge or control of virtually everything in which he is involved. Adler would suggest that Pat is striving to overcome ________ arising from his shortness.

According to psychoanalytic theory, psychosexual stages are structured by the fact that, as we grow, different parts of the body serve as the focus of the id's constant quest for

Alfred Adler believed that people are basically motivated

Explain Jung's view on archetypes.

Defence mechanisms lessen the pain of anxiety, but they do not cure the problem.

Cattell's personality assessment contains ___ factors.

Karen Horney criticized Freud for his over emphasis of ________ and neglect of ________.

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Development

Motivation and Emotion

Social Psychology

Health and Stress

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Filters

Karen Horney criticized Freud for his over emphasis of and neglect of .