Exam 11: Personality, Theory and Assessment

According to Freud, from age five or six to puberty, the sex instinct is repressed and temporarily sublimated in school and play activities. This is called the

Often when his wife criticizes him, Eric will pout for a while and then without a word, leave home and return to his mother's house for several hours. What would Freud label Eric's behaviour?

The role of the ego is to obey the pleasure principle.

Cattell thought the personality of an individual reflects the degree to which he or she possesses certain

Which of the following is an example of displacement?

Dr. X and Dr. Y are both experts in personality assessment. They would be most likely to agree on their interpretation of results from the

The part of the personality Freud called the id roughly corresponds to the concept of

When challenged to explain the evil we see around us (murder, rape, and assault) Rogers's response is that

Dahlia has shown an aggressive streak since she was a child. As an adult, she learned to channel her "fighting" instinct toward becoming an excellent kickboxing instructor. Which of the following defence mechanisms has she used?

Which of the following best describes what is meant by the term "psychoanalysis"?

Eysenck suggests that the personality dimensions are rooted in

According to Allport, the kind of trait that is a defining characteristic of one's personality is a ________ trait.

Neil enjoys going to parties and on outings with his friends. Often he will take charge of a group and suggest what they do. Based on this information, Neil would be best described in terms of the five-factor theory as

Skinner denied the role of a personality or self in directing behaviour; instead he believed that rewards and punishments were responsible.

Freud claimed that the hostility of little boys toward their fathers results in

According to Freud, too much or too little gratification in a psychosexual stage is likely to result in

Using Freud's theory, compare the possible personalities of two individuals: Oliver, who is fixated at the oral stage, and Anton, who is fixated at the anal stage.

Freud believed that sexual problems in adulthood, difficulty relating to members of the opposite sex, and even homosexuality could result from failure to resolve conflicts at the

Rating scales are useful because

Rogers is to ________ as Maslow is to ________.