Question 1

Need for achievement plays a role in:

Accepted Answer

A)  persistence in the face of failure. 
B)  preference for diagnostic test items. 
C)  economic rise and decline of cultures. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  persistence in the face of failure. 
B)  preference for diagnostic test items. 
C)  economic rise and decline of cultures. 
D)  all of the above

Question 2

McClelland has argued that the TAT and self-report measures tap two different kinds of motives:

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit and self-attributed. 
B)  primary and secondary. 
C)  hunger and sexual. 
D)  appetitive and nonappetitive. 
A)  implicit and self-attributed. 
B)  primary and secondary. 
C)  hunger and sexual. 
D)  appetitive and nonappetitive.

Question 3

People high in both need for intimacy and need for power are poorly adjusted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Someone with low affiliation needs is better off with someone high in affiliation need

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Apperception refers to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  study of nonverbal behavior. 
B)  process of projecting imagery onto an outside stimulus. 
C)  tendency to see different events as satisfying the same needs. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  study of nonverbal behavior. 
B)  process of projecting imagery onto an outside stimulus. 
C)  tendency to see different events as satisfying the same needs. 
D)  none of the above

Question 6

Women who scored high in need for achievement in college were:

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely to become businesswomen. 
B)  more likely to become teachers. 
C)  more likely to challenge the female stereotype. 
D)  less likely to be restricted by their social environment. 
A)  more likely to become businesswomen. 
B)  more likely to become teachers. 
C)  more likely to challenge the female stereotype. 
D)  less likely to be restricted by their social environment.

Question 7

People high in the need for power tend to be somewhat narcissistic

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Needs direct behavior by specifying whether to move toward an object or goal or away from it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

McClelland believed that:

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit and self-attributed motives are both important and should be viewed together. 
B)  implicit and self-attributed motives are both important and should be viewed separately. 
C)  implicit motives are important whereas self-attributed motives are not. 
D)  self-attributed motives are important whereas implicit motives are not. 
A)  implicit and self-attributed motives are both important and should be viewed together. 
B)  implicit and self-attributed motives are both important and should be viewed separately. 
C)  implicit motives are important whereas self-attributed motives are not. 
D)  self-attributed motives are important whereas implicit motives are not.

Question 10

Murray used the term __________for the process of projecting one's fantasy imagery onto some objective stimulus.

Accepted Answer

A)  apperception 
B)  introjection 
C)  proprioception 
D)  reflection 
A)  apperception 
B)  introjection 
C)  proprioception 
D)  reflection

Question 11

McClelland's training program has been used primarily among people in business enterprises.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

People high in both the need for__________ and __________are often poorly adjusted.

Accepted Answer

A)  power, intimacy 
B)  achievement, intimacy 
C)  power, achievement 
D)  intimacy, affiliation 
A)  power, intimacy 
B)  achievement, intimacy 
C)  power, achievement 
D)  intimacy, affiliation

Question 13

The need for sex is an example of a:

Accepted Answer

A)  primary need. 
B)  advanced need. 
C)  latent need. 
D)  secondary need. 
A)  primary need. 
B)  advanced need. 
C)  latent need. 
D)  secondary need.

Question 14

Briefly explain how level of responsibility can affect the behavioral manifestations of the need for power.

Accepted Answer

HIGH IN RESPONSIBILITY: The power motive

Question 15

Motivation theorists have been criticized for studying too many needs and motives simultaneously.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

An external stimulus condition that elicits a desire to obtain or avoid something is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  construct. 
B)  press. 
C)  bind. 
D)  prompt. 
A)  construct. 
B)  press. 
C)  bind. 
D)  prompt.

Question 17

McAdams and Constantian report a correlation between need for affiliation and need for intimacy of:

Accepted Answer

A)  almost 0.0 
B)  about 0.3 
C)  about 0.6 
D)  almost 1.0 
A)  almost 0.0 
B)  about 0.3 
C)  about 0.6 
D)  almost 1.0

Question 18

Needs direct people in a nonspecific way; they do not direct people toward particular things.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to McClelland, self-reports assess the implicit motive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to Murray, primary needs are psychological in nature while secondary needs are biological.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Need for achievement plays a role in:

McClelland has argued that the TAT and self-report measures tap two different kinds of motives:

People high in both need for intimacy and need for power are poorly adjusted.

Someone with low affiliation needs is better off with someone high in affiliation need

Apperception refers to the:

Women who scored high in need for achievement in college were:

People high in the need for power tend to be somewhat narcissistic

Needs direct behavior by specifying whether to move toward an object or goal or away from it.

McClelland believed that:

Murray used the term __________for the process of projecting one's fantasy imagery onto some objective stimulus.

McClelland's training program has been used primarily among people in business enterprises.

People high in both the need for and are often poorly adjusted.

The need for sex is an example of a:

Briefly explain how level of responsibility can affect the behavioral manifestations of the need for power.

Motivation theorists have been criticized for studying too many needs and motives simultaneously.

An external stimulus condition that elicits a desire to obtain or avoid something is a:

McAdams and Constantian report a correlation between need for affiliation and need for intimacy of:

Needs direct people in a nonspecific way; they do not direct people toward particular things.

According to McClelland, self-reports assess the implicit motive.

According to Murray, primary needs are psychological in nature while secondary needs are biological.

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Methods in the Study of Personality

Issues in Personality Assessment

The Trait Perspective

Genetics, Evolution, and Personality

Biological Processes and Personality

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Psychosocial Theories

The Learning Perspective

Self-Actualization and Self-Determination

The Cognitive Perspective

The Self-Regulation Perspective

Personality in Perspective: Overlap and Integration

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Exam 5: The Motive Perspective

Need for achievement plays a role in:

McClelland has argued that the TAT and self-report measures tap two different kinds of motives:

People high in both need for intimacy and need for power are poorly adjusted.

Someone with low affiliation needs is better off with someone high in affiliation need

Apperception refers to the:

Women who scored high in need for achievement in college were:

People high in the need for power tend to be somewhat narcissistic

Needs direct behavior by specifying whether to move toward an object or goal or away from it.

McClelland believed that:

Murray used the term __________for the process of projecting one's fantasy imagery onto some objective stimulus.

McClelland's training program has been used primarily among people in business enterprises.

People high in both the need for__________ and __________are often poorly adjusted.

The need for sex is an example of a:

Briefly explain how level of responsibility can affect the behavioral manifestations of the need for power.

Motivation theorists have been criticized for studying too many needs and motives simultaneously.

An external stimulus condition that elicits a desire to obtain or avoid something is a:

McAdams and Constantian report a correlation between need for affiliation and need for intimacy of:

Needs direct people in a nonspecific way; they do not direct people toward particular things.

According to McClelland, self-reports assess the implicit motive.

According to Murray, primary needs are psychological in nature while secondary needs are biological.

What Is Personality Psychology

Methods in the Study of Personality

Issues in Personality Assessment

The Trait Perspective

Genetics, Evolution, and Personality

Biological Processes and Personality

The Psychoanalytic Perspective

Psychosocial Theories

The Learning Perspective

Self-Actualization and Self-Determination

The Cognitive Perspective

The Self-Regulation Perspective

Personality in Perspective: Overlap and Integration

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People high in both the need for and are often poorly adjusted.