Exam 11: Theories of Personality

The textbook suggests that Freudian theory, though controversial, has had an impact on many things seen in today's society. Which of the following is NOT cited by the book as having been influenced by Freud?

What is a primary advantage of the social cognitive view of personality over the psychodynamic view?

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

Freud's psychodynamic theory has been completely disregarded since the advent of new technology that has allowed us to understand the brain differently.

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, Harry was mostly ____________.

Jane is an angry, hostile woman. At work and in her personal life, she is described as energetic go-getter because she is a workaholic and does a great deal and does a great deal of volunteer work for abused children and women. Jane's behavior may be an example of which defense mechanism?

Which of the following is an objective test that describes personality and can be used to help diagnose emotional problems?

Ellen has been described as creative, imaginative, curious, artistic, and nonconforming. She is likely to obtain an elevated score on a questionnaire designed to measure ______________.

To assess personality, behaviorists prefer _______.

Which of the following choices describes the cultural personality of the United States, according to Hofstede's dimensions of cultural personality?

Which of the following Freudian concepts motivates us to better ourselves and live up to our ideals?

Candice believes that fate will help her find the right man with whom to live her life. According to Rotter, she has a(n)

While taking the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Vince notices that it contains certain questions that are asked several times in different ways. He asks his daughter, who is a graduate student in psychology, why that is. What is his daughter likely to say?

Individual memory is to preconscious as ancestral memory is to ________.

Jessie becomes furious when her favorite hockey player is intentionally hurt by an opponent. According to Freud's model of the mind, her id would unconsciously say:

When Freud referred to the sexual drive of babies and young children, to what was he really referring?

According to Freud, _______ is the basic motivation for all human behavior.

Jerod has saved plenty of money and has a lucrative business that he enjoys. He likes to volunteer his time in the community and enjoys the company of others-but still saves time to be alone. One of his favorite things to do in the evening is sit outside and watch the sunset. Carl Rogers might suggest that Jerod is ________.

According to Bill's psychoanalyst, he was traumatized during the anal stage of his psychosexual development, which accounts for Bill's tightwad habits. Which of the following would be Freud's term for Bill's behavior?

The view that personality results from struggles between opposites within each of us is an assumption of which of the following?