Exam 11: Theories of Personality

___________________theory emphasizes that humans are positively motivated and progress toward higher levels of functioning.

What are the Big Five personality traits?

Using Hofstede's terms, how would you describe a cultural personality in which the majority of the members of the culture accept that power is in the hands of the few?

Which of the following is the most criticized and least empirically supported of Freud's ideas?

_____________ theory is called the "third force" in personality theory.

The Type C behavior pattern is strongly associated with ________.

There were three friends. Harry was rational, logical, and cunning. Hermione was rule-oriented, moral, and always ethical. Ron was pleasure seeking, found it hard to delay gratification, and usually just did what he wanted. According to Freud, Ron was mostly ___________.

What did Carl Jung mean by collective unconscious?

Which component of a person's personality is responsible for the continuing desire to engage in sex indiscriminately?

Differentiate between the primary and secondary appraisals given in a stressful situation. Give an example of a stressful situation that you have encountered and describe your processes of using primary and secondary appraisals.

Jeremy is eighteen years old. According to Erikson, his chief task will be acquiring a sense of _______.

Albert Bandura called the relationship of the three factors that influence personality psychic determinism.

According to Freud, during the first 18 months of life, the dominant source of erogenous pleasure is the ______.

Ruth-Ann just graduated from high school; she is trying out for the soccer team at the college that she will attend in the fall. She knows that it will be more competitive than her high school team, but she believes in her ability to succeed and plans to practice all summer. Bandura would say that Ruth might have an edge over some competitors simply because she has ________.

Do you think that a person has to have only one personality style (A, B, or C), or can people have facets of more than one style at different times? If you think this is possible, what has to happen to bring out qualities of a different personality style in one individual? Give an example of a time when you acted in a way that was not consistent with your own personality style.

The ego operates according to the ______.

Young Bart says to his friend "What do you want to play at recess today, war or forts?" His comrade, Yevgeni, replies "Why don't we try something different today and play with the girls?" Completely aghast, Bart yells back "Are you crazy?? Girls have COOTIES!" Which stage of personality development is Bart likely in, according to Freud?

Which psychological test asks the subject to tell a story based on a picture of one or more people in which it is unclear what is going on?

Which perspective of psychology focuses on the role of each person's conscious life experiences and choices in personality development?

What major conclusion about personality traits emerged from the Minnesota twin study?