Question 1

Describe an adult who is fixated in the oral stage.

Accepted Answer

An adult who is fixated in the oral stag

Question 2

Projective tests like the Rorschach inkblot test have a distinct advantage over other tests because of their high validity and reliability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to Lazarus, our first task when faced with a potential stressor is to estimate its severity and to determine whether it is a challenge or threat. This evaluation is referred to as a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary appraisal 
B)  secondary appraisal 
C)  stress-related decision 
D)  hassle-related decision 
A)  primary appraisal 
B)  secondary appraisal 
C)  stress-related decision 
D)  hassle-related decision

Question 4

People who respond to life events with a laid back, relaxed, easygoing attitude, and are slow to anger are said to have a ________ personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  Type A 
B)  Type S 
C)  Type B 
D)  Type C 
A)  Type A 
B)  Type S 
C)  Type B 
D)  Type C

Question 5

What did Raymond Cattell call the underlying traits that direct surface traits?

Accepted Answer

A)  source traits 
B)  secondary traits 
C)  background traits 
D)  subordinate traits 
A)  source traits 
B)  secondary traits 
C)  background traits 
D)  subordinate traits

Question 6

What do Abraham Maslow's and Carl Rogers's theories have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are both stage theories. 
B)  They focus on unconscious motivation. 
C)  They believe that each human being is free to choose his or her own destiny. 
D)  They both fit in the learning/cognitive perspective. 
A)  They are both stage theories. 
B)  They focus on unconscious motivation. 
C)  They believe that each human being is free to choose his or her own destiny. 
D)  They both fit in the learning/cognitive perspective.

Question 7

Personality neuroscience is an emerging field offering evidence of a possible relationship between various aspects of personality with

Accepted Answer

A)  brain structure and function. 
B)  the structure and function of individual neurons. 
C)  skull shape and size. 
D)  neuroticism. 
A)  brain structure and function. 
B)  the structure and function of individual neurons. 
C)  skull shape and size. 
D)  neuroticism.

Question 8

A college professor continually implies that his students are intellectually inferior. Which of the following defense mechanisms is this professor likely using?

Accepted Answer

A)  projection 
B)  denial 
C)  reaction formation 
D)  sublimation 
A)  projection 
B)  denial 
C)  reaction formation 
D)  sublimation

Question 9

In the metaphor of the angel, the devil, and me, the angel is the ____________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Someone who was interested in measuring a person's source traits, as described by Raymond Cattell, would use the ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  NEO Personality Inventory 
B)  California Psychological Inventory (CPI) 
C)  Sixteen Personality Factors Questionnaire (16PF) 
D)  Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) 
A)  NEO Personality Inventory 
B)  California Psychological Inventory (CPI) 
C)  Sixteen Personality Factors Questionnaire (16PF) 
D)  Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)

Question 11

You are reading an article that critiques Freud's theory. Which of the following could be the title?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Sex Is More Influential Than We Think" 
B)  "Never Use the Dreams of Sexually Frustrated Rich Women as a Basis for a Theory" 
C)  "The Id Really Does Exist!" 
D)  "Sometimes a Cigar Is Just a Cigar" 
A)  "Sex Is More Influential Than We Think" 
B)  "Never Use the Dreams of Sexually Frustrated Rich Women as a Basis for a Theory" 
C)  "The Id Really Does Exist!" 
D)  "Sometimes a Cigar Is Just a Cigar"

Question 12

Karen Horney's study of one's personality focused on

Accepted Answer

A)  anxiety during childhood. 
B)  biological changes during adolescence. 
C)  trait-based characteristics that were present in infancy. 
D)  environmental influences through adulthood. 
A)  anxiety during childhood. 
B)  biological changes during adolescence. 
C)  trait-based characteristics that were present in infancy. 
D)  environmental influences through adulthood.

Question 13

One of the main differences between the psychoanalytic view and the social cognitive view is that the________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  social cognitive view allows for testing, whereas the psychoanalytic view does not 
B)  mind is more important to the psychoanalyst than the cognitivist 
C)  psychoanalytic view requires feedback from clients and the social cognitive view does not 
D)  social cognitive view is more abstract than the psychoanalytic view 
A)  social cognitive view allows for testing, whereas the psychoanalytic view does not 
B)  mind is more important to the psychoanalyst than the cognitivist 
C)  psychoanalytic view requires feedback from clients and the social cognitive view does not 
D)  social cognitive view is more abstract than the psychoanalytic view

Question 14

What do humanistic and psychoanalytic theories have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are both testable. 
B)  They are both difficult to test. 
C)  They both rely on stages. 
D)  They both base much of their theory on early stressful events. 
A)  They are both testable. 
B)  They are both difficult to test. 
C)  They both rely on stages. 
D)  They both base much of their theory on early stressful events.

Question 15

Which aspect of the mind held the greatest fascination for Freud?

Accepted Answer

A)  the preconscious mind 
B)  the conscious area 
C)  suppressions 
D)  the unconscious 
A)  the preconscious mind 
B)  the conscious area 
C)  suppressions 
D)  the unconscious

Question 16

Jung believed that there were two levels to the unconscious mind, the personal and the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  collective 
B)  animus 
C)  anima 
D)  preconscious 
A)  collective 
B)  animus 
C)  anima 
D)  preconscious

Question 17

The superego develops ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  at birth 
B)  during infancy 
C)  during the preschool years 
D)  during adolescence 
A)  at birth 
B)  during infancy 
C)  during the preschool years 
D)  during adolescence

Question 18

Jamie is a joiner. She is interested in other people and events going on around her in the world. In Jung's view, she is an ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  archetype 
B)  endomorph 
C)  introvert 
D)  extrovert 
A)  archetype 
B)  endomorph 
C)  introvert 
D)  extrovert

Question 19

Agnes is seventy years old. According to Erikson, her main task will be to develop a sense of _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  identity 
B)  initiative 
C)  generativity 
D)  integrity 
A)  identity 
B)  initiative 
C)  generativity 
D)  integrity

Question 20

Which assessment technique requires people to respond to unstructured or ambiguous stimuli?

Accepted Answer

A)  dynamic 
B)  projective 
C)  objective 
D)  predictive 
A)  dynamic 
B)  projective 
C)  objective 
D)  predictive

Describe an adult who is fixated in the oral stage.

Projective tests like the Rorschach inkblot test have a distinct advantage over other tests because of their high validity and reliability.

According to Lazarus, our first task when faced with a potential stressor is to estimate its severity and to determine whether it is a challenge or threat. This evaluation is referred to as a ________.

People who respond to life events with a laid back, relaxed, easygoing attitude, and are slow to anger are said to have a ________ personality.

What did Raymond Cattell call the underlying traits that direct surface traits?

What do Abraham Maslow's and Carl Rogers's theories have in common?

Personality neuroscience is an emerging field offering evidence of a possible relationship between various aspects of personality with

A college professor continually implies that his students are intellectually inferior. Which of the following defense mechanisms is this professor likely using?

In the metaphor of the angel, the devil, and me, the angel is the ____________.

Someone who was interested in measuring a person's source traits, as described by Raymond Cattell, would use the ______________.

You are reading an article that critiques Freud's theory. Which of the following could be the title?

Karen Horney's study of one's personality focused on

One of the main differences between the psychoanalytic view and the social cognitive view is that the________________.

What do humanistic and psychoanalytic theories have in common?

Which aspect of the mind held the greatest fascination for Freud?

Jung believed that there were two levels to the unconscious mind, the personal and the ________.

The superego develops ____________.

Jamie is a joiner. She is interested in other people and events going on around her in the world. In Jung's view, she is an ___________________.

Agnes is seventy years old. According to Erikson, her main task will be to develop a sense of _______.

Which assessment technique requires people to respond to unstructured or ambiguous stimuli?

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Exam 11: Theories of Personality

Describe an adult who is fixated in the oral stage.

Projective tests like the Rorschach inkblot test have a distinct advantage over other tests because of their high validity and reliability.

According to Lazarus, our first task when faced with a potential stressor is to estimate its severity and to determine whether it is a challenge or threat. This evaluation is referred to as a ________.

People who respond to life events with a laid back, relaxed, easygoing attitude, and are slow to anger are said to have a ________ personality.

What did Raymond Cattell call the underlying traits that direct surface traits?

What do Abraham Maslow's and Carl Rogers's theories have in common?

Personality neuroscience is an emerging field offering evidence of a possible relationship between various aspects of personality with

A college professor continually implies that his students are intellectually inferior. Which of the following defense mechanisms is this professor likely using?

In the metaphor of the angel, the devil, and me, the angel is the ____________.

Someone who was interested in measuring a person's source traits, as described by Raymond Cattell, would use the ______________.

You are reading an article that critiques Freud's theory. Which of the following could be the title?

Karen Horney's study of one's personality focused on

One of the main differences between the psychoanalytic view and the social cognitive view is that the________________.

What do humanistic and psychoanalytic theories have in common?

Which aspect of the mind held the greatest fascination for Freud?

Jung believed that there were two levels to the unconscious mind, the personal and the ________.

The superego develops ____________.

Jamie is a joiner. She is interested in other people and events going on around her in the world. In Jung's view, she is an ___________________.

Agnes is seventy years old. According to Erikson, her main task will be to develop a sense of _______.

Which assessment technique requires people to respond to unstructured or ambiguous stimuli?

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation, Stress, and Emotion

Social Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Filters