Question 1

In an unstructured interview,

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A)  conversation is informal. 
B)  information is obtained by asking a series of pre-planned questions. 
C)  the interviewer determines what subjects are discussed. 
D)  situational tests are employed. 
A)  conversation is informal. 
B)  information is obtained by asking a series of pre-planned questions. 
C)  the interviewer determines what subjects are discussed. 
D)  situational tests are employed.

Question 2

To reduce the high rates of academic dishonesty on college campuses, behavioral psychologists would recommend that professors

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A)  announce in classes that integrity codes will be enforced. 
B)  use multiple forms of exams and web-based plagiarism software. 
C)  educate students about what constitutes plagiarism. 
D)  do all of these. 
A)  announce in classes that integrity codes will be enforced. 
B)  use multiple forms of exams and web-based plagiarism software. 
C)  educate students about what constitutes plagiarism. 
D)  do all of these.

Question 3

According to Dollard and Miller, which of the following are guided by cues so that they bring about a reward?

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A)  drives 
B)  responses 
C)  situational determinants 
D)  traits 
A)  drives 
B)  responses 
C)  situational determinants 
D)  traits

Question 4

Regarding perfectionism and success, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  Being extremely perfectionistic tends to increase one's overall success at school and elsewhere. 
B)  To learn from your experiences, you must feel free to make mistakes. 
C)  Success is more often based on seeking "excellence" rather than "perfection." 
D)  Navajo weavers intentionally make a "mistake" in each of their rugs as a reminder that humans are not perfect. 
A)  Being extremely perfectionistic tends to increase one's overall success at school and elsewhere. 
B)  To learn from your experiences, you must feel free to make mistakes. 
C)  Success is more often based on seeking "excellence" rather than "perfection." 
D)  Navajo weavers intentionally make a "mistake" in each of their rugs as a reminder that humans are not perfect.

Question 5

Researchers have found that people tend to be socially poised, confident, and resourceful when there is a close match between their

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A)  self-image and ideal self. 
B)  id and ego. 
C)  ego ideal and conscience. 
D)  psychosexual stages and psychosocial stages. 
A)  self-image and ideal self. 
B)  id and ego. 
C)  ego ideal and conscience. 
D)  psychosexual stages and psychosocial stages.

Question 6

The Japanese and other Asian cultures place a greater emphasis on

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A)  personal success. 
B)  interdependence among people. 
C)  a complete understanding of one's self. 
D)  self-enhancement. 
A)  personal success. 
B)  interdependence among people. 
C)  a complete understanding of one's self. 
D)  self-enhancement.

Question 7

The social learning theorist's equivalent to the Freudian concept of superego is

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A)  self-reinforcement. 
B)  drive-reduction. 
C)  habit. 
D)  self-image. 
A)  self-reinforcement. 
B)  drive-reduction. 
C)  habit. 
D)  self-image.

Question 8

The acute awareness of oneself as a social object is referred to as

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A)  private self-consciousness. 
B)  public self-consciousness. 
C)  generalized anxiety. 
D)  a social phobia. 
A)  private self-consciousness. 
B)  public self-consciousness. 
C)  generalized anxiety. 
D)  a social phobia.

Question 9

Personality traits are inferred from past behavior and allow us to do which of the following regarding behavior in future situations?

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A)  explain 
B)  learn from 
C)  justify 
D)  predict 
A)  explain 
B)  learn from 
C)  justify 
D)  predict

Question 10

Which of the scales of the MMPI-2 are used to detect attempts by test takers to "fake good" or "fake bad"?

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A)  reliability scales 
B)  honesty scales 
C)  validity scales 
D)  integrity scales 
A)  reliability scales 
B)  honesty scales 
C)  validity scales 
D)  integrity scales

Question 11

Which of the following would be considered an open-ended question that might start a conversation?

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A)  "Have you ever been to Canada?" 
B)  "What types of music do you like to listen to?" 
C)  "Do you like living in a small town?" 
D)  "Do you like Mexican food?" 
A)  "Have you ever been to Canada?" 
B)  "What types of music do you like to listen to?" 
C)  "Do you like living in a small town?" 
D)  "Do you like Mexican food?"

Question 12

The role of the unconscious is maximized in the

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A)  trait theories. 
B)  psychoanalytic theory. 
C)  humanistic theories. 
D)  behaviorist and social learning theories. 
A)  trait theories. 
B)  psychoanalytic theory. 
C)  humanistic theories. 
D)  behaviorist and social learning theories.

Question 13

A positive self-evaluation that is not securely held

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A)  may seem confident at first. 
B)  becomes defensive when challenged. 
C)  is unhealthy. 
D)  is characterized by all of these. 
A)  may seem confident at first. 
B)  becomes defensive when challenged. 
C)  is unhealthy. 
D)  is characterized by all of these.

Question 14

Greg who is shy has decided that he will not pretend anymore to be someone he's not in social situations.He also tells himself that even people who are very socially skillful are never successful 100 percent of the time, so he shouldn't get so upset when a social encounter goes badly.These beliefs will most likely result in Greg

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A)  continuing to be shy since these are unrealistic beliefs. 
B)  reducing his shyness because of these productive beliefs. 
C)  increasing both his public and private self-consciousness. 
D)  increasing his evaluation fears and social anxiety. 
A)  continuing to be shy since these are unrealistic beliefs. 
B)  reducing his shyness because of these productive beliefs. 
C)  increasing both his public and private self-consciousness. 
D)  increasing his evaluation fears and social anxiety.

Question 15

Which of the following implies that a person has been evaluated as possessing positive qualities, not just described as having them?

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A)  personality 
B)  ideal self 
C)  character 
D)  temperament 
A)  personality 
B)  ideal self 
C)  character 
D)  temperament

Question 16

A collection of assessment devices and interviews used to depict a client's personality are referred to as

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A)  projective testing. 
B)  a behavioral assessment. 
C)  a test battery. 
D)  a diagnostic profile. 
A)  projective testing. 
B)  a behavioral assessment. 
C)  a test battery. 
D)  a diagnostic profile.

Question 17

A system of concepts, assumptions, ideas, and principles proposed to explain people's unique and relatively stable behavior patterns is called

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A)  the law of inherited temperaments. 
B)  somatotypic guidelines. 
C)  a personality theory. 
D)  a semantic differential. 
A)  the law of inherited temperaments. 
B)  somatotypic guidelines. 
C)  a personality theory. 
D)  a semantic differential.

Question 18

Behavioral psychologists would say that the high rates of academic dishonesty on college campuses is due to the

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A)  students' biological predispositions toward cheating. 
B)  instinctual drives of aggressiveness against authority by young people. 
C)  students' lack of congruence between their real and ideal selves. 
D)  situations in classes that allow cheating to take place. 
A)  students' biological predispositions toward cheating. 
B)  instinctual drives of aggressiveness against authority by young people. 
C)  students' lack of congruence between their real and ideal selves. 
D)  situations in classes that allow cheating to take place.

Question 19

Virginia is insecure, anxious, lacking in confidence, and overly self-critical.Virginia is experiencing

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A)  low self-esteem. 
B)  organismic valuing. 
C)  a congruent self. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  low self-esteem. 
B)  organismic valuing. 
C)  a congruent self. 
D)  all of these.

Question 20

Jeffery has a "mental picture" of his own personality, which he creatively builds out of his daily experiences.This "mental picture" is Jeffery's __________

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self-conce

In an unstructured interview,

To reduce the high rates of academic dishonesty on college campuses, behavioral psychologists would recommend that professors

According to Dollard and Miller, which of the following are guided by cues so that they bring about a reward?

Regarding perfectionism and success, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Researchers have found that people tend to be socially poised, confident, and resourceful when there is a close match between their

The Japanese and other Asian cultures place a greater emphasis on

The social learning theorist's equivalent to the Freudian concept of superego is

The acute awareness of oneself as a social object is referred to as

Personality traits are inferred from past behavior and allow us to do which of the following regarding behavior in future situations?

Which of the scales of the MMPI-2 are used to detect attempts by test takers to "fake good" or "fake bad"?

Which of the following would be considered an open-ended question that might start a conversation?

The role of the unconscious is maximized in the

A positive self-evaluation that is not securely held

Which of the following implies that a person has been evaluated as possessing positive qualities, not just described as having them?

A collection of assessment devices and interviews used to depict a client's personality are referred to as

A system of concepts, assumptions, ideas, and principles proposed to explain people's unique and relatively stable behavior patterns is called

Behavioral psychologists would say that the high rates of academic dishonesty on college campuses is due to the

Virginia is insecure, anxious, lacking in confidence, and overly self-critical.Virginia is experiencing

Jeffery has a "mental picture" of his own personality, which he creatively builds out of his daily experiences.This "mental picture" is Jeffery's __________

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Exam 12: Personality.

In an unstructured interview,

To reduce the high rates of academic dishonesty on college campuses, behavioral psychologists would recommend that professors

According to Dollard and Miller, which of the following are guided by cues so that they bring about a reward?

Regarding perfectionism and success, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Researchers have found that people tend to be socially poised, confident, and resourceful when there is a close match between their

The Japanese and other Asian cultures place a greater emphasis on

The social learning theorist's equivalent to the Freudian concept of superego is

The acute awareness of oneself as a social object is referred to as

Personality traits are inferred from past behavior and allow us to do which of the following regarding behavior in future situations?

Which of the scales of the MMPI-2 are used to detect attempts by test takers to "fake good" or "fake bad"?

Which of the following would be considered an open-ended question that might start a conversation?

The role of the unconscious is maximized in the

A positive self-evaluation that is not securely held

Which of the following implies that a person has been evaluated as possessing positive qualities, not just described as having them?

A collection of assessment devices and interviews used to depict a client's personality are referred to as

A system of concepts, assumptions, ideas, and principles proposed to explain people's unique and relatively stable behavior patterns is called

Behavioral psychologists would say that the high rates of academic dishonesty on college campuses is due to the

Virginia is insecure, anxious, lacking in confidence, and overly self-critical.Virginia is experiencing

Jeffery has a "mental picture" of his own personality, which he creatively builds out of his daily experiences.This "mental picture" is Jeffery's __________

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior.

Human Development

Sensation and Perception.

States of Consciousness.

Conditioning and Learning.

Memory.

Cognition, Language, and Creativity.

Intelligence.

Motivation and Emotion.

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

Health, Stress, and Coping.

Psychological Disorders.

Therapies.

Social Thinking and Social Influence.

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Applied Psychology.

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