Exam 1: What Is Personality Psychology

Sigmund Freud is most closely associated with the biological process perspective

Each theoretical perspective suggests different ways to promote behavior change.

Identify three ways in which personality psychologists use assessment.

The cognitive perspective on personality focuses on the notion that self-actualization is a fundamental part of human nature.

One reason people use the term personality is to convey:

Which of the following perspectives is most closely aligned with the psychoanalytic perspective?

Each perspective on personality generally begins with a different conception of human nature.

The term personality describes a sense of:

The motive perspective on personality suggests that:

The explanatory aspect of personality theories is more subtle than the predictive aspect

The concept of intrapersonal functioning describes the dynamic processes that occur within the individual.

According to Allport, personality has little to do with the physical body

Recent research indicates the BAS may be based in the right frontal cortex.

Personality psychologists generally agree on a single definition of personality

Which of the following did Allport say about personality?

Personality refers to consistency across similar situations but not consistency across very different situations.

According to William James, people prefer theories that fit their:

The motive perspective on personality argues that motivations are constant across contexts.

The inheritance and evolution perspective argues that many aspects of personality exist because they were adaptive for humans that existed millennia ago.

According to the biological processes perspective, nervous-system functioning is important in determining personality, but hormonal functioning is not, because hormone levels fluctuate so rapidly.