Question 1

Which of the following terms best describes the role played by the ego, in consideration of the id and reality?

Accepted Answer

A)  negotiator 
B)  demanding 
C)  enforcer 
D)  defiant 
A)  negotiator 
B)  demanding 
C)  enforcer 
D)  defiant

Question 2

Freud believed that the first five or six years of life were

Accepted Answer

A)  not very meaningful in the long term for human development. 
B)  not as important as the second six-year period was. 
C)  second to adolescence in importance for development. 
D)  the most important years in personality development. 
A)  not very meaningful in the long term for human development. 
B)  not as important as the second six-year period was. 
C)  second to adolescence in importance for development. 
D)  the most important years in personality development.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A)  erogenous period. 
B)  genital stage. 
C)  latency period. 
D)  phallic stage. 
A)  erogenous period. 
B)  genital stage. 
C)  latency period. 
D)  phallic stage.

Question 4

Which of the following statements is not true of defence mechanisms?

Accepted Answer

A)  They help defend the ego against anxiety. 
B)  To be effective, they must operate on an unconscious level. 
C)  They involve a distortion in the way we perceive reality. 
D)  Their use indicates abnormal behaviour. 
A)  They help defend the ego against anxiety. 
B)  To be effective, they must operate on an unconscious level. 
C)  They involve a distortion in the way we perceive reality. 
D)  Their use indicates abnormal behaviour.

Question 5

According to Horney, which of the following is not one of the coping strategies children develop to minimize the basic anxiety of being isolated?

Accepted Answer

A)  moving away from people 
B)  moving with people 
C)  moving toward people 
D)  moving against people 
A)  moving away from people 
B)  moving with people 
C)  moving toward people 
D)  moving against people

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

The Big Five factors are extraversion, n

Question 7

Which of the following operates by the guideline "I want it and I want it now!"?

Accepted Answer

A)  ego 
B)  conscious 
C)  superego 
D)  id 
A)  ego 
B)  conscious 
C)  superego 
D)  id

Question 8

What are the main types of traits in Allport's theory, and how are they different from each other?

Accepted Answer

Allport defined a cardinal trait as a pe

Question 9

Shawn is striving to become the best person possible, with the fullest range of skills and satisfaction that can be developed. According to humanistic psychologists, Shawn would be striving for

Accepted Answer

A)  conditional positive regard. 
B)  unconditional positive regard. 
C)  self-actualization. 
D)  conditions of worth. 
A)  conditional positive regard. 
B)  unconditional positive regard. 
C)  self-actualization. 
D)  conditions of worth.

Question 10

What is Freud's term for the psychic or sexual energy that comes from the id and provides energy for the entire personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  thanatos 
B)  fixation 
C)  magnetism 
D)  libido 
A)  thanatos 
B)  fixation 
C)  magnetism 
D)  libido

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  a fixation. 
B)  a greater than average need for sexual activity in adulthood. 
C)  a psychological need to move on to the next psychosexual stage. 
D)  a decreased need for sexual activity in adulthood. 
A)  a fixation. 
B)  a greater than average need for sexual activity in adulthood. 
C)  a psychological need to move on to the next psychosexual stage. 
D)  a decreased need for sexual activity in adulthood.

Question 12

Carl Jung believed that the contents of the collective unconscious were transmitted to each individual and contained the entirety of human experience throughout evolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following, according to Freud, contains elements of experience that are usually out of awareness, but that can be made conscious if focused upon?

Accepted Answer

A)  preconscious 
B)  primitive 
C)  conscious 
D)  unconscious 
A)  preconscious 
B)  primitive 
C)  conscious 
D)  unconscious

Question 14

What defence mechanism do most of us use to justify our failures and to explain behaviour of which we are ashamed?

Accepted Answer

A)  sublimation 
B)  displacement 
C)  projection 
D)  rationalization 
A)  sublimation 
B)  displacement 
C)  projection 
D)  rationalization

Question 15

Frank is extremely sloppy and irresponsible. Freud would probably trace his problem to the

Accepted Answer

A)  oral stage. 
B)  latency period. 
C)  phallic stage. 
D)  anal stage. 
A)  oral stage. 
B)  latency period. 
C)  phallic stage. 
D)  anal stage.

Question 16

According to Freud, whatever we are thinking at any given moment would be part of our

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

In relation to the relative strengths of the id, ego, and superego, Freud believed that in psychologically healthy individuals

Accepted Answer

A)  there is a balance among them. 
B)  the superego should be the strongest. 
C)  the ego should be the strongest. 
D)  the id should be least weak. 
A)  there is a balance among them. 
B)  the superego should be the strongest. 
C)  the ego should be the strongest. 
D)  the id should be least weak.

Question 18

Resolution of the Oedipus complex ends in the identification by children with the parent of the same sex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is the evidence for a genetic understanding of personality?

Accepted Answer

Studies have revealed that abo

Question 20

What is Allport's name for the type of trait you would use in writing a letter of recommendation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cardinal trait 
B)  Common trait 
C)  Central trait 
D)  Secondary trait 
A)  Cardinal trait 
B)  Common trait 
C)  Central trait 
D)  Secondary trait

Which of the following terms best describes the role played by the ego, in consideration of the id and reality?

Freud believed that the first five or six years of life were

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

Which of the following statements is not true of defence mechanisms?

According to Horney, which of the following is not one of the coping strategies children develop to minimize the basic anxiety of being isolated?

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

Which of the following operates by the guideline "I want it and I want it now!"?

What are the main types of traits in Allport's theory, and how are they different from each other?

Shawn is striving to become the best person possible, with the fullest range of skills and satisfaction that can be developed. According to humanistic psychologists, Shawn would be striving for

What is Freud's term for the psychic or sexual energy that comes from the id and provides energy for the entire personality?

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

Carl Jung believed that the contents of the collective unconscious were transmitted to each individual and contained the entirety of human experience throughout evolution.

Which of the following, according to Freud, contains elements of experience that are usually out of awareness, but that can be made conscious if focused upon?

What defence mechanism do most of us use to justify our failures and to explain behaviour of which we are ashamed?

Frank is extremely sloppy and irresponsible. Freud would probably trace his problem to the

According to Freud, whatever we are thinking at any given moment would be part of our

In relation to the relative strengths of the id, ego, and superego, Freud believed that in psychologically healthy individuals

Resolution of the Oedipus complex ends in the identification by children with the parent of the same sex.

What is the evidence for a genetic understanding of personality?

What is Allport's name for the type of trait you would use in writing a letter of recommendation?

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Exam 11: Personality, Theory and Assessment

Which of the following terms best describes the role played by the ego, in consideration of the id and reality?

Freud believed that the first five or six years of life were

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

Which of the following statements is not true of defence mechanisms?

According to Horney, which of the following is not one of the coping strategies children develop to minimize the basic anxiety of being isolated?

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

Which of the following operates by the guideline "I want it and I want it now!"?

What are the main types of traits in Allport's theory, and how are they different from each other?

Shawn is striving to become the best person possible, with the fullest range of skills and satisfaction that can be developed. According to humanistic psychologists, Shawn would be striving for

What is Freud's term for the psychic or sexual energy that comes from the id and provides energy for the entire personality?

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

Carl Jung believed that the contents of the collective unconscious were transmitted to each individual and contained the entirety of human experience throughout evolution.

Which of the following, according to Freud, contains elements of experience that are usually out of awareness, but that can be made conscious if focused upon?

What defence mechanism do most of us use to justify our failures and to explain behaviour of which we are ashamed?

Frank is extremely sloppy and irresponsible. Freud would probably trace his problem to the

According to Freud, whatever we are thinking at any given moment would be part of our

In relation to the relative strengths of the id, ego, and superego, Freud believed that in psychologically healthy individuals

Resolution of the Oedipus complex ends in the identification by children with the parent of the same sex.

What is the evidence for a genetic understanding of personality?

What is Allport's name for the type of trait you would use in writing a letter of recommendation?

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Development

Motivation and Emotion

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Health and Stress

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

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