Question 1

Which of the following statements is true regarding the cognitive view of personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  The approach is very fragmented. 
B)  The approach concerns specific mental processes that underlie personality. 
C)  Research in this approach tends to be tightly focused on particular issues. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  The approach is very fragmented. 
B)  The approach concerns specific mental processes that underlie personality. 
C)  Research in this approach tends to be tightly focused on particular issues. 
D)  all of the above

Question 2

Interviews, self-reports, and think-aloud protocols are all cognitive assessment techniques.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Thinking of the self in a contextualized way:

Accepted Answer

A)  is very easy to do. 
B)  is very difficult to do. 
C)  can exacerbate emotional reactions to failure. 
D)  can dampen emotional reactions to failure. 
A)  is very easy to do. 
B)  is very difficult to do. 
C)  can exacerbate emotional reactions to failure. 
D)  can dampen emotional reactions to failure.

Question 4

Possible selves include selves a person would like to become and selves they expect to become, but do not include selves they are afraid of becoming.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

When a memory node is activated in memory:

Accepted Answer

A)  the information in it appears in conscious memory. 
B)  related nodes become inactive. 
C)  information in related nodes cannot be brought to consciousness. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  the information in it appears in conscious memory. 
B)  related nodes become inactive. 
C)  information in related nodes cannot be brought to consciousness. 
D)  all of the above

Question 6

Primes must be processed consciously in order to have effects on perception or behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Beck argues that depressed people:

Accepted Answer

A)  overgeneralize from negative events. 
B)  engage in too little automatic thinking. 
C)  fail to anticipate bad outcomes. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  overgeneralize from negative events. 
B)  engage in too little automatic thinking. 
C)  fail to anticipate bad outcomes. 
D)  all of the above

Question 8

Children may have negative attitudes about minorities as early as 6 years of age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Forming and using categories to represent socially meaningful stimuli is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic memory. 
B)  social intelligence. 
C)  procedural knowledge. 
D)  social cognition. 
A)  episodic memory. 
B)  social intelligence. 
C)  procedural knowledge. 
D)  social cognition.

Question 10

One assumption of the cognitive perspective is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  all decisions are unconscious. 
B)  all decisions are conscious. 
C)  most decisions are unconscious, but some are conscious. 
D)  most decisions are conscious, but some are unconscious. 
A)  all decisions are unconscious. 
B)  all decisions are conscious. 
C)  most decisions are unconscious, but some are conscious. 
D)  most decisions are conscious, but some are unconscious.

Question 11

According to research by Srull and Wyer, subjects are more likely to perceive hostility in ambiguous behavior if they:

Accepted Answer

A)  first read words dealing with hostility and aggression. 
B)  first read words dealing with the benefits of "turning the other cheek." 
C)  were first mildly shocked. 
D)  first read a biography of the person doing the behavior. 
A)  first read words dealing with hostility and aggression. 
B)  first read words dealing with the benefits of "turning the other cheek." 
C)  were first mildly shocked. 
D)  first read a biography of the person doing the behavior.

Question 12

Controlled and automatic attribution processes are managed by the same part of the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Schema-based biases:

Accepted Answer

A)  are no longer thought to exist. 
B)  refer to the idea that it's easier to remember shocking information that clashes with our schemas. 
C)  can perpetuate themselves. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  are no longer thought to exist. 
B)  refer to the idea that it's easier to remember shocking information that clashes with our schemas. 
C)  can perpetuate themselves. 
D)  none of the above

Question 14

Perceiving stable and permanent reasons for one's bad outcomes is thought to lead to:

Accepted Answer

A)  false attributions. 
B)  depression. 
C)  violence. 
D)  lower self-complexity. 
A)  false attributions. 
B)  depression. 
C)  violence. 
D)  lower self-complexity.

Question 15

Metcalfe and Mischel proposed two cognitive systems: an irrational system and a rational system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Cognitive therapy techniques sometimes encourage people to do things they expect to have negative consequences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

People with an entity view of ability see task performance as a means of proving their ability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

People with an incremental view of ability attend to cues of consistency

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In an initial phase of a task, the activation of certain information from memory is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  priming. 
B)  programming. 
C)  information action inferences. 
D)  arbitrary inferences. 
A)  priming. 
B)  programming. 
C)  information action inferences. 
D)  arbitrary inferences.

Question 20

Self-schemas may only seem different from other schemas because they are so well- developed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following statements is true regarding the cognitive view of personality?

Interviews, self-reports, and think-aloud protocols are all cognitive assessment techniques.

Thinking of the self in a contextualized way:

Possible selves include selves a person would like to become and selves they expect to become, but do not include selves they are afraid of becoming.

When a memory node is activated in memory:

Primes must be processed consciously in order to have effects on perception or behavior.

Beck argues that depressed people:

Children may have negative attitudes about minorities as early as 6 years of age.

Forming and using categories to represent socially meaningful stimuli is known as:

One assumption of the cognitive perspective is that:

According to research by Srull and Wyer, subjects are more likely to perceive hostility in ambiguous behavior if they:

Controlled and automatic attribution processes are managed by the same part of the brain.

Schema-based biases:

Perceiving stable and permanent reasons for one's bad outcomes is thought to lead to:

Metcalfe and Mischel proposed two cognitive systems: an irrational system and a rational system.

Cognitive therapy techniques sometimes encourage people to do things they expect to have negative consequences.

People with an entity view of ability see task performance as a means of proving their ability.

People with an incremental view of ability attend to cues of consistency

In an initial phase of a task, the activation of certain information from memory is known as:

Self-schemas may only seem different from other schemas because they are so well- developed.

What Is Personality Psychology

Methods in the Study of Personality

Issues in Personality Assessment

The Trait Perspective

The Motive Perspective

Genetics, Evolution, and Personality

Biological Processes and Personality

The Psychoanalytic Perspective

Psychosocial Theories

The Learning Perspective

Self-Actualization and Self-Determination

The Self-Regulation Perspective

Personality in Perspective: Overlap and Integration

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Exam 12: The Cognitive Perspective

Which of the following statements is true regarding the cognitive view of personality?

Interviews, self-reports, and think-aloud protocols are all cognitive assessment techniques.

Thinking of the self in a contextualized way:

Possible selves include selves a person would like to become and selves they expect to become, but do not include selves they are afraid of becoming.

When a memory node is activated in memory:

Primes must be processed consciously in order to have effects on perception or behavior.

Beck argues that depressed people:

Children may have negative attitudes about minorities as early as 6 years of age.

Forming and using categories to represent socially meaningful stimuli is known as:

One assumption of the cognitive perspective is that:

According to research by Srull and Wyer, subjects are more likely to perceive hostility in ambiguous behavior if they:

Controlled and automatic attribution processes are managed by the same part of the brain.

Schema-based biases:

Perceiving stable and permanent reasons for one's bad outcomes is thought to lead to:

Metcalfe and Mischel proposed two cognitive systems: an irrational system and a rational system.

Cognitive therapy techniques sometimes encourage people to do things they expect to have negative consequences.

People with an entity view of ability see task performance as a means of proving their ability.

People with an incremental view of ability attend to cues of consistency

In an initial phase of a task, the activation of certain information from memory is known as:

Self-schemas may only seem different from other schemas because they are so well- developed.

What Is Personality Psychology

Methods in the Study of Personality

Issues in Personality Assessment

The Trait Perspective

The Motive Perspective

Genetics, Evolution, and Personality

Biological Processes and Personality

The Psychoanalytic Perspective

Psychosocial Theories

The Learning Perspective

Self-Actualization and Self-Determination

The Self-Regulation Perspective

Personality in Perspective: Overlap and Integration

Filters