Question 1

Which area of psychology has established a reasonable way to think about free will?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalysis 
B)  trait 
C)  humanism 
D)  behaviorism 
A)  psychoanalysis 
B)  trait 
C)  humanism 
D)  behaviorism

Question 2

According to the text, what may be the secret to psychological success?

Accepted Answer

A)  recognizing the points that we are able to make a choice in life 
B)  increasing our positive affect as much as possible 
C)  loving and working 
D)  maintaining a rich social network 
A)  recognizing the points that we are able to make a choice in life 
B)  increasing our positive affect as much as possible 
C)  loving and working 
D)  maintaining a rich social network

Question 3

From a personality psychology perspective, construal is studied as the origins and consequences of individuals'

Accepted Answer

A)  existential obligations. 
B)  neurotic and self-defeating behaviors. 
C)  social learning. 
D)  differing views of reality. 
A)  existential obligations. 
B)  neurotic and self-defeating behaviors. 
C)  social learning. 
D)  differing views of reality.

Question 4

Why is it important to maintain an awareness of alternative approaches to the study of personality?

Accepted Answer

It is important to maintain an awareness

Question 5

According to the text, what is the best way to change your personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  through slow and consistent changes in small behaviors over time 
B)  by putting yourself in new environments or situations 
C)  using targeted therapies with consistent feedback 
D)  You cannot change your personality. 
A)  through slow and consistent changes in small behaviors over time 
B)  by putting yourself in new environments or situations 
C)  using targeted therapies with consistent feedback 
D)  You cannot change your personality.

Question 6

Match the scientific goal with the associated approach to studying personality.
-Humanistic

Accepted Answer

A) Understanding the heritability and evolutionary basis of behavioral patterns 
B) Understanding the unconscious mind and the effects of motivations and conflicts of which we are not aware 
C) Understanding moment-to-moment conscious awareness and the ability to experience free will 
D) Understanding individual differences and the ways in which we are psychologically unique 
E) Understanding basic mental processes relevant to perception, memory, emotion, and motivation 
A) Understanding the heritability and evolutionary basis of behavioral patterns 
B) Understanding the unconscious mind and the effects of motivations and conflicts of which we are not aware 
C) Understanding moment-to-moment conscious awareness and the ability to experience free will 
D) Understanding individual differences and the ways in which we are psychologically unique 
E) Understanding basic mental processes relevant to perception, memory, emotion, and motivation

Question 7

All of the following are approaches to studying personality EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive. 
B)  psychoanalytic. 
C)  trait. 
D)  political. 
A)  cognitive. 
B)  psychoanalytic. 
C)  trait. 
D)  political.

Question 8

According to the text, it is important to keep in mind that people often belong to

Accepted Answer

A)  predominately one culture. 
B)  a culture for every social context in their lives. 
C)  more than one culture at a time. 
D)  no single culture. 
A)  predominately one culture. 
B)  a culture for every social context in their lives. 
C)  more than one culture at a time. 
D)  no single culture.

Question 9

The MOST effective way to learn about a person is to ________ and ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  watch what he or she does; listen to what he or she says 
B)  measure his or her personality; measure his or her well-being 
C)  ask him or her; ask his or her friends 
D)  make observations; form hypotheses 
A)  watch what he or she does; listen to what he or she says 
B)  measure his or her personality; measure his or her well-being 
C)  ask him or her; ask his or her friends 
D)  make observations; form hypotheses

Question 10

According to the text, labeling personality patterns is both ________ and ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  useful; problematic 
B)  social; political 
C)  self-reported; peer-reported 
D)  harmless; criminal 
A)  useful; problematic 
B)  social; political 
C)  self-reported; peer-reported 
D)  harmless; criminal

Question 11

Imagine you are asked to give the lecture in Psychology 101 (Introduction to Psychology) that covers personality psychology. You have a limited amount of time to expose students to this subdiscipline. What are you going to cover? What findings are you going to emphasize and why? (Note: You should strive to present cross-cutting themes that cover multiple approaches to personality.)

Accepted Answer

In a limited amount of time, it is impor

Question 12

According to what we know about memory, most of the brain's activity is

Accepted Answer

A)  conscious. 
B)  conscious or unconscious, depending on the social context. 
C)  neither conscious nor unconscious. 
D)  unconscious. 
A)  conscious. 
B)  conscious or unconscious, depending on the social context. 
C)  neither conscious nor unconscious. 
D)  unconscious.

Question 13

According to what we know about cross-situational consistency of behavior, if Ted is the most extraverted person in a wedding, he will MOST likely ________ at a funeral.

Accepted Answer

A)  be the most extraverted person 
B)  be like everyone else 
C)  be the least extraverted person 
D)  act exactly the same 
A)  be the most extraverted person 
B)  be like everyone else 
C)  be the least extraverted person 
D)  act exactly the same

Question 14

The ________ approach emphasizes personality processes, such as perception, motivations, and the self.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive 
B)  biological 
C)  trait 
D)  cross-cultural 
A)  cognitive 
B)  biological 
C)  trait 
D)  cross-cultural

Question 15

According to the text, you should judge an approach to studying personality by its

Accepted Answer

A)  ability to best explain all of the facts about human nature. 
B)  ability to explain unconscious processes. 
C)  usefulness. 
D)  ability to integrate affective and cognitive mechanisms. 
A)  ability to best explain all of the facts about human nature. 
B)  ability to explain unconscious processes. 
C)  usefulness. 
D)  ability to integrate affective and cognitive mechanisms.

Question 16

According to the text, consistent patterns of behavior are rooted in all the following anatomical structures EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  neurotransmitters. 
B)  hormones. 
C)  the brain's frontal lobes. 
D)  the skeletal structure. 
A)  neurotransmitters. 
B)  hormones. 
C)  the brain's frontal lobes. 
D)  the skeletal structure.

Question 17

Recent cross-cultural research is focused on

Accepted Answer

A)  what people have in common. 
B)  how people are different. 
C)  the difference between individualism and collectivism. 
D)  how people in a particular culture behave. 
A)  what people have in common. 
B)  how people are different. 
C)  the difference between individualism and collectivism. 
D)  how people in a particular culture behave.

Question 18

According to the text, everyone has personality characteristics that, at their extreme, would overlap with

Accepted Answer

A)  their construal. 
B)  another personality trait. 
C)  socially desirable traits. 
D)  personality disorders. 
A)  their construal. 
B)  another personality trait. 
C)  socially desirable traits. 
D)  personality disorders.

Question 19

According to the text, which of the following contribute to an individual's view of reality?

Accepted Answer

A)  biological processes 
B)  ambitions 
C)  past experiences 
D)  All of the answer options are correct. 
A)  biological processes 
B)  ambitions 
C)  past experiences 
D)  All of the answer options are correct.

Question 20

Decades of research has shown that John Locke's idea that the human mind is a blank slate at birth is

Accepted Answer

A)  accurate. 
B)  true in the context of personality disorders. 
C)  inaccurate. 
D)  dependent on the area of psychology conducting the research. 
A)  accurate. 
B)  true in the context of personality disorders. 
C)  inaccurate. 
D)  dependent on the area of psychology conducting the research.

Which area of psychology has established a reasonable way to think about free will?

According to the text, what may be the secret to psychological success?

From a personality psychology perspective, construal is studied as the origins and consequences of individuals'

Why is it important to maintain an awareness of alternative approaches to the study of personality?

According to the text, what is the best way to change your personality?

Match the scientific goal with the associated approach to studying personality. -Humanistic

All of the following are approaches to studying personality EXCEPT

According to the text, it is important to keep in mind that people often belong to

The MOST effective way to learn about a person is to and .

According to the text, labeling personality patterns is both and .

According to what we know about memory, most of the brain's activity is

According to what we know about cross-situational consistency of behavior, if Ted is the most extraverted person in a wedding, he will MOST likely ________ at a funeral.

The ________ approach emphasizes personality processes, such as perception, motivations, and the self.

According to the text, you should judge an approach to studying personality by its

According to the text, consistent patterns of behavior are rooted in all the following anatomical structures EXCEPT

Recent cross-cultural research is focused on

According to the text, everyone has personality characteristics that, at their extreme, would overlap with

According to the text, which of the following contribute to an individual's view of reality?

Decades of research has shown that John Locke's idea that the human mind is a blank slate at birth is

The Study of the Person

Personality Research Methods

Personality Assessment: Effect Size, Replicability, and Open Science

Persons and Situations

Personality Judgment

Traits and Types: the Big Five and Beyond

Personality Stability, Development, and Change

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

Genetics and Evolution: the Inheritance of Personality

Basics of Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis After Freud: Neo-Freudians, Object Relations, and Current Research

Humanistic Psychology, Positive Psychology, and the Science of Happiness

Cultural Variation in Experience, Behavior, and Personality

Personality Processes: Learning, Motivation, Emotion, and Thinking

The Self: What You Know About You

Relationships and Business

Mental and Physical Health

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Exam 18: What Have We Learned

Which area of psychology has established a reasonable way to think about free will?

According to the text, what may be the secret to psychological success?

From a personality psychology perspective, construal is studied as the origins and consequences of individuals'

Why is it important to maintain an awareness of alternative approaches to the study of personality?

According to the text, what is the best way to change your personality?

Match the scientific goal with the associated approach to studying personality. -Humanistic

All of the following are approaches to studying personality EXCEPT

According to the text, it is important to keep in mind that people often belong to

The MOST effective way to learn about a person is to ________ and ________.

According to the text, labeling personality patterns is both ________ and ________.

According to what we know about memory, most of the brain's activity is

According to what we know about cross-situational consistency of behavior, if Ted is the most extraverted person in a wedding, he will MOST likely ________ at a funeral.

The ________ approach emphasizes personality processes, such as perception, motivations, and the self.

According to the text, you should judge an approach to studying personality by its

According to the text, consistent patterns of behavior are rooted in all the following anatomical structures EXCEPT

Recent cross-cultural research is focused on

According to the text, everyone has personality characteristics that, at their extreme, would overlap with

According to the text, which of the following contribute to an individual's view of reality?

Decades of research has shown that John Locke's idea that the human mind is a blank slate at birth is

The Study of the Person

Personality Research Methods

Personality Assessment: Effect Size, Replicability, and Open Science

Persons and Situations

Personality Judgment

Traits and Types: the Big Five and Beyond

Personality Stability, Development, and Change

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

Genetics and Evolution: the Inheritance of Personality

Basics of Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis After Freud: Neo-Freudians, Object Relations, and Current Research

Humanistic Psychology, Positive Psychology, and the Science of Happiness

Cultural Variation in Experience, Behavior, and Personality

Personality Processes: Learning, Motivation, Emotion, and Thinking

The Self: What You Know About You

Relationships and Business

Mental and Physical Health

Filters

The MOST effective way to learn about a person is to and .

According to the text, labeling personality patterns is both and .