Question 1

Persistence, integrity, and vitality are some of the positive personality traits of the human strength, identified by Seligman and Peterson, as

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A)  humanity. 
B)  justice. 
C)  courage. 
D)  temperance. 
A)  humanity. 
B)  justice. 
C)  courage. 
D)  temperance.

Question 2

Learning theorists believe that the first six years are important to personality development because childhood is a time

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A)  when most fixations occur resulting in an oral, anal, or phallic personality. 
B)  during which one begins forming the idea of an "ideal self" as well as other possible selves. 
C)  when the framework of our personality is formed through the expression of one's inborn temperament. 
D)  of urgent drives, powerful rewards and punishments, and crushing frustrations. 
A)  when most fixations occur resulting in an oral, anal, or phallic personality. 
B)  during which one begins forming the idea of an "ideal self" as well as other possible selves. 
C)  when the framework of our personality is formed through the expression of one's inborn temperament. 
D)  of urgent drives, powerful rewards and punishments, and crushing frustrations.

Question 3

Ben, who is intelligent and creative, would most likely score high on which dimension of the Big Five personality model?

Accepted Answer

A)  openness to experience 
B)  conscientiousness 
C)  extroversion 
D)  neuroticism 
A)  openness to experience 
B)  conscientiousness 
C)  extroversion 
D)  neuroticism

Question 4

Which of the following would be POOR advice for a person who wants to lead a self-actualized life?

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A)  Try to see yourself as others do and be willing to admit you were wrong. 
B)  Be prepared to be different. 
C)  Use wishful thinking in dealing with your fears and desires. 
D)  Actively repeat activities that cause feelings of amazement, reverence, and joy. 
A)  Try to see yourself as others do and be willing to admit you were wrong. 
B)  Be prepared to be different. 
C)  Use wishful thinking in dealing with your fears and desires. 
D)  Actively repeat activities that cause feelings of amazement, reverence, and joy.

Question 5

The tendency to generalize a favorable or unfavorable first impression to an entire personality is known as

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A)  the situational bias effect. 
B)  the androgynous effect. 
C)  organismic valuing. 
D)  the halo effect. 
A)  the situational bias effect. 
B)  the androgynous effect. 
C)  organismic valuing. 
D)  the halo effect.

Question 6

Brian, who is intelligent and creative, would most likely score high on the dimension of the Big Five personality model known as __________.

Accepted Answer

openness t

Question 7

Mark is very hungry.After class, he leaves the building and sees the signs of various fast food restaurants on the highway near the college.After seeing the signs, he gets in his car to go to a restaurant to satisfy his hunger.Dollard and Miller would describe the signs of the fast food restaurants as

Accepted Answer

A)  response hierarchies. 
B)  habits. 
C)  cues. 
D)  drives. 
A)  response hierarchies. 
B)  habits. 
C)  cues. 
D)  drives.

Question 8

Phyllis tends to wear very revealing clothing, spends a great deal of time on her appearance, is constantly "fishing" for compliments, and is easily hurt if someone does not compliment her beauty and fashion sense on a daily basis.According to Freud, Phyllis was fixated at the

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A)  anal stage. 
B)  phallic stage. 
C)  latency period. 
D)  genital stage. 
A)  anal stage. 
B)  phallic stage. 
C)  latency period. 
D)  genital stage.

Question 9

Social anxiety is defined as​ a(n)

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A)  ​intense awareness of oneself as a social object. 
B)  ​fear of being inadequate, embarrassed, ridiculed, or rejected. 
C)  feeling of apprehension in the presence of others. 
D)  ​preoccupation with inner feelings, thoughts, and fantasies. 
A)  ​intense awareness of oneself as a social object. 
B)  ​fear of being inadequate, embarrassed, ridiculed, or rejected. 
C)  feeling of apprehension in the presence of others. 
D)  ​preoccupation with inner feelings, thoughts, and fantasies.

Question 10

In a study that compared twins to unrelated pairs of students, who were the same age and sex, the unrelated pairs of students were

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A)  almost as alike as the twins. 
B)  much less alike than the twins. 
C)  more alike than the twins. 
D)  more motivated to find similarities than the twins were. 
A)  almost as alike as the twins. 
B)  much less alike than the twins. 
C)  more alike than the twins. 
D)  more motivated to find similarities than the twins were.

Question 11

What was Freud's term for the death instinct?

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A)  Thanatos 
B)  psyche 
C)  ego 
D)  Eros 
A)  Thanatos 
B)  psyche 
C)  ego 
D)  Eros

Question 12

Projective tests seek to

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A)  directly identify overt, observable traits. 
B)  uncover hidden or unconscious thoughts and needs. 
C)  measure verbal and performance intelligence. 
D)  measure honesty or integrity. 
A)  directly identify overt, observable traits. 
B)  uncover hidden or unconscious thoughts and needs. 
C)  measure verbal and performance intelligence. 
D)  measure honesty or integrity.

Question 13

The term "situational determinants" implies that

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A)  personality is stable, but the environment is not. 
B)  personality is strongly influenced by the situation. 
C)  a child's personality is more changeable than an adult's. 
D)  personality is only partially hereditary. 
A)  personality is stable, but the environment is not. 
B)  personality is strongly influenced by the situation. 
C)  a child's personality is more changeable than an adult's. 
D)  personality is only partially hereditary.

Question 14

Shyness is often maintained by unrealistic or self-defeating beliefs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Aspects of personality that tend to decline with advancing age include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​agreeableness 
B)  ​openness to experience 
C)  ​emotional stability 
D)  ​all of these 
A)  ​agreeableness 
B)  ​openness to experience 
C)  ​emotional stability 
D)  ​all of these

Question 16

The consistency of who you are, have been, and will become as well as the special blend of talents, values, hopes, loves, hates, and habits that makes you a unique person are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  personality. 
B)  character. 
C)  somatotype. 
D)  temperament. 
A)  personality. 
B)  character. 
C)  somatotype. 
D)  temperament.

Question 17

A proficiency in interacting with others is referred to as having

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A)  authenticity. 
B)  public self-consciousness. 
C)  self-efficacy. 
D)  social skills. 
A)  authenticity. 
B)  public self-consciousness. 
C)  self-efficacy. 
D)  social skills.

Question 18

All told, it seems reasonable to conclude from twin studies that the role of heredity in determining personality is

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A)  sizable but with personality being shaped as much or more by the environment. 
B)  the single most powerful factor. 
C)  impossible to detect. 
D)  the basis for most personal preferences and interests. 
A)  sizable but with personality being shaped as much or more by the environment. 
B)  the single most powerful factor. 
C)  impossible to detect. 
D)  the basis for most personal preferences and interests.

Question 19

Regarding introversion-extroversion, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Introversion and extroversion can be thought of as types and as traits. 
B)  Knowing how a person rates on the dimension of introversion-extroversion allows us to predict how the person will behave in a variety of situations. 
C)  Students high in the trait of extroversion are more likely to prefer to meet and talk to people through the Internet than face-to-face. 
D)  Separating people into broad types, such as "introvert" or "extrovert," may oversimplify personality. 
A)  Introversion and extroversion can be thought of as types and as traits. 
B)  Knowing how a person rates on the dimension of introversion-extroversion allows us to predict how the person will behave in a variety of situations. 
C)  Students high in the trait of extroversion are more likely to prefer to meet and talk to people through the Internet than face-to-face. 
D)  Separating people into broad types, such as "introvert" or "extrovert," may oversimplify personality.

Question 20

Andrea likes punk rock, has dyed her blonde hair black, and wears a lot of dark eyeliner and white lipstick; thus, according to Allport, these traits would be considered central traits for Andrea.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Persistence, integrity, and vitality are some of the positive personality traits of the human strength, identified by Seligman and Peterson, as

Learning theorists believe that the first six years are important to personality development because childhood is a time

Ben, who is intelligent and creative, would most likely score high on which dimension of the Big Five personality model?

Which of the following would be POOR advice for a person who wants to lead a self-actualized life?

The tendency to generalize a favorable or unfavorable first impression to an entire personality is known as

Brian, who is intelligent and creative, would most likely score high on the dimension of the Big Five personality model known as __________.

Phyllis tends to wear very revealing clothing, spends a great deal of time on her appearance, is constantly "fishing" for compliments, and is easily hurt if someone does not compliment her beauty and fashion sense on a daily basis.According to Freud, Phyllis was fixated at the

Social anxiety is defined as a(n)

In a study that compared twins to unrelated pairs of students, who were the same age and sex, the unrelated pairs of students were

What was Freud's term for the death instinct?

Projective tests seek to

The term "situational determinants" implies that

Shyness is often maintained by unrealistic or self-defeating beliefs.

Aspects of personality that tend to decline with advancing age include which of the following?

The consistency of who you are, have been, and will become as well as the special blend of talents, values, hopes, loves, hates, and habits that makes you a unique person are referred to as

A proficiency in interacting with others is referred to as having

All told, it seems reasonable to conclude from twin studies that the role of heredity in determining personality is

Regarding introversion-extroversion, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Andrea likes punk rock, has dyed her blonde hair black, and wears a lot of dark eyeliner and white lipstick; thus, according to Allport, these traits would be considered central traits for Andrea.

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Persistence, integrity, and vitality are some of the positive personality traits of the human strength, identified by Seligman and Peterson, as

Learning theorists believe that the first six years are important to personality development because childhood is a time

Ben, who is intelligent and creative, would most likely score high on which dimension of the Big Five personality model?

Which of the following would be POOR advice for a person who wants to lead a self-actualized life?

The tendency to generalize a favorable or unfavorable first impression to an entire personality is known as

Brian, who is intelligent and creative, would most likely score high on the dimension of the Big Five personality model known as __________.

Phyllis tends to wear very revealing clothing, spends a great deal of time on her appearance, is constantly "fishing" for compliments, and is easily hurt if someone does not compliment her beauty and fashion sense on a daily basis.According to Freud, Phyllis was fixated at the

Social anxiety is defined as​ a(n)

In a study that compared twins to unrelated pairs of students, who were the same age and sex, the unrelated pairs of students were

What was Freud's term for the death instinct?

Projective tests seek to

The term "situational determinants" implies that

Shyness is often maintained by unrealistic or self-defeating beliefs.

Aspects of personality that tend to decline with advancing age include which of the following?

The consistency of who you are, have been, and will become as well as the special blend of talents, values, hopes, loves, hates, and habits that makes you a unique person are referred to as

A proficiency in interacting with others is referred to as having

All told, it seems reasonable to conclude from twin studies that the role of heredity in determining personality is

Regarding introversion-extroversion, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Andrea likes punk rock, has dyed her blonde hair black, and wears a lot of dark eyeliner and white lipstick; thus, according to Allport, these traits would be considered central traits for Andrea.

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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Social anxiety is defined as a(n)