Question 1

If a personality test measures consistently every time it is given, we say that the test is __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of If a personality test measures consistently every...

Question 2

If you are imaginative, we automatically know that you will be inventive, original, curious, creative, innovative, and ingenious.Thus, according to Raymond Cattell, being imaginative would be considered a __________trait.

Accepted Answer

A)  source 
B)  surface 
C)  cardinal 
D)  secondary 
A)  source 
B)  surface 
C)  cardinal 
D)  secondary

Question 3

Regarding the human strengths described by Seligman and Peterson, which of the following is a correct match between a human strength and its list of components?

Accepted Answer

A)  temperance--------------------appreciation of excellence, gratitude, hope, humor, spirituality 
B)  humanity------------------------love, kindness, social intelligence 
C)  transcendence------------------forgiveness, humility, prudence, self-control 
D)  wisdom and knowledge--------citizenship, fairness, leadership 
A)  temperance--------------------appreciation of excellence, gratitude, hope, humor, spirituality 
B)  humanity------------------------love, kindness, social intelligence 
C)  transcendence------------------forgiveness, humility, prudence, self-control 
D)  wisdom and knowledge--------citizenship, fairness, leadership

Question 4

Approximately how many English words refer to personal characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  8,000 
B)  10,200 
C)  15,000 
D)  18,000 
A)  8,000 
B)  10,200 
C)  15,000 
D)  18,000

Question 5

According to Bandura, which of the following plays a key role in shaping our lives by influencing the activities and environments in which we choose to participate?

Accepted Answer

A)  self-actualization 
B)  self-efficacy 
C)  congruence 
D)  organismic valuing 
A)  self-actualization 
B)  self-efficacy 
C)  congruence 
D)  organismic valuing

Question 6

According to Freud, which of the following directs behavior by relating the desires of the id to external reality?

Accepted Answer

A)  ideal self 
B)  superego 
C)  ego 
D)  libido 
A)  ideal self 
B)  superego 
C)  ego 
D)  libido

Question 7

The Jungian term for Freud's concept of the unconscious is the

Accepted Answer

A)  ​persona. 
B)  ​personal unconscious. 
C)  ​collective unconscious. 
D)  ​preconscious. 
A)  ​persona. 
B)  ​personal unconscious. 
C)  ​collective unconscious. 
D)  ​preconscious.

Question 8

If you are focusing intently on your instructor's lecture, the instructor's words and gestures reside in which level of consciousness?

Accepted Answer

A)  unconscious 
B)  subconscious 
C)  conscious 
D)  preconscious 
A)  unconscious 
B)  subconscious 
C)  conscious 
D)  preconscious

Question 9

In social situations, Patrick takes credit for his social successes and recognizes that social failures are often due to circumstances.Patrick would be best described as

Accepted Answer

A)  being high in public self-consciousness. 
B)  having low self-esteem. 
C)  being shy. 
D)  being non-shy. 
A)  being high in public self-consciousness. 
B)  having low self-esteem. 
C)  being shy. 
D)  being non-shy.

Question 10

According to Freud, children from age six to puberty experience a quiet, settled time when psychosexual development is "on hold." This is called the __________ period.

Accepted Answer

A)  phallic 
B)  anal 
C)  latency 
D)  genital 
A)  phallic 
B)  anal 
C)  latency 
D)  genital

Question 11

In Freudian theory, a preschool boy's attraction for his mother and feelings of rivalry with his father are referred to as the __________ conflict.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In Freudian theory, a preschool boy's attraction...

Question 12

Describe the concept of gender roles; and explain how identification and imitation contribute to learning to be "male" or "female" and why girls are less likely than boys to imitate directly aggressive behavior.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that from birth onwa

Question 13

According to humanistic psychologists, when your self-image is consistent with what you really think, feel, do, and experience, you

Accepted Answer

A)  have developed a strong conscience and ego ideal. 
B)  are exhibiting psychological androgyny. 
C)  are best able to actualize your potentials. 
D)  are exhibiting conditions of worth. 
A)  have developed a strong conscience and ego ideal. 
B)  are exhibiting psychological androgyny. 
C)  are best able to actualize your potentials. 
D)  are exhibiting conditions of worth.

Question 14

Traits theorists believe that traits provide a hereditary readiness to behave in particular ways, or a biological __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Traits theorists believe that traits provide a...

Question 15

Raymond Cattell's classification of source traits was determined

Accepted Answer

A)  subjectively. 
B)  introspectively. 
C)  projectively. 
D)  statistically. 
A)  subjectively. 
B)  introspectively. 
C)  projectively. 
D)  statistically.

Question 16

Forgiveness, humility, prudence, and self-control describe the human strength, identified by Seligman and Peterson, as

Accepted Answer

A)  temperance. 
B)  humanity. 
C)  transcendence. 
D)  wisdom and knowledge. 
A)  temperance. 
B)  humanity. 
C)  transcendence. 
D)  wisdom and knowledge.

Question 17

If a person is fixated early during the first psychosexual stage, he or she will develop an __________ personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  anal-retentive 
B)  oral-aggressive 
C)  anal-expulsive 
D)  oral-dependent 
A)  anal-retentive 
B)  oral-aggressive 
C)  anal-expulsive 
D)  oral-dependent

Question 18

Cassie prefers colorful clothes, likes to work alone, is politically liberal, likes jazz music, and is always late.Gordon Allport would have classified these qualities of Cassie as __________ traits.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Cassie prefers colorful clothes, likes to work...

Question 19

Regarding the interview process, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  An interviewer's own personality, gender, or ethnicity may influence a client's behavior and accentuate or distort the person's apparent traits. 
B)  Interviews make it possible to observe a person's "body language" which is important because these cues may radically alter the message sent. 
C)  People sometimes try to deceive interviewers, such as a person accused of a crime pretending to be mentally disabled to avoid punishment. 
D)  The tendency to generalize a favorable (or unfavorable)impression to an entire personality is known as the chameleon effect. 
A)  An interviewer's own personality, gender, or ethnicity may influence a client's behavior and accentuate or distort the person's apparent traits. 
B)  Interviews make it possible to observe a person's "body language" which is important because these cues may radically alter the message sent. 
C)  People sometimes try to deceive interviewers, such as a person accused of a crime pretending to be mentally disabled to avoid punishment. 
D)  The tendency to generalize a favorable (or unfavorable)impression to an entire personality is known as the chameleon effect.

Question 20

The behaviorists and the social learning theorists believe that the structure of the personality consists of

Accepted Answer

A)  traits. 
B)  habits and expectancies. 
C)  the id, ego, and superego. 
D)  the ideal self and the real self. 
A)  traits. 
B)  habits and expectancies. 
C)  the id, ego, and superego. 
D)  the ideal self and the real self.

If a personality test measures consistently every time it is given, we say that the test is __________.

If you are imaginative, we automatically know that you will be inventive, original, curious, creative, innovative, and ingenious.Thus, according to Raymond Cattell, being imaginative would be considered a __________trait.

Regarding the human strengths described by Seligman and Peterson, which of the following is a correct match between a human strength and its list of components?

Approximately how many English words refer to personal characteristics?

According to Bandura, which of the following plays a key role in shaping our lives by influencing the activities and environments in which we choose to participate?

According to Freud, which of the following directs behavior by relating the desires of the id to external reality?

The Jungian term for Freud's concept of the unconscious is the

If you are focusing intently on your instructor's lecture, the instructor's words and gestures reside in which level of consciousness?

In social situations, Patrick takes credit for his social successes and recognizes that social failures are often due to circumstances.Patrick would be best described as

According to Freud, children from age six to puberty experience a quiet, settled time when psychosexual development is "on hold." This is called the __________ period.

In Freudian theory, a preschool boy's attraction for his mother and feelings of rivalry with his father are referred to as the __________ conflict.

Describe the concept of gender roles; and explain how identification and imitation contribute to learning to be "male" or "female" and why girls are less likely than boys to imitate directly aggressive behavior.

According to humanistic psychologists, when your self-image is consistent with what you really think, feel, do, and experience, you

Traits theorists believe that traits provide a hereditary readiness to behave in particular ways, or a biological __________.

Raymond Cattell's classification of source traits was determined

Forgiveness, humility, prudence, and self-control describe the human strength, identified by Seligman and Peterson, as

If a person is fixated early during the first psychosexual stage, he or she will develop an __________ personality.

Cassie prefers colorful clothes, likes to work alone, is politically liberal, likes jazz music, and is always late.Gordon Allport would have classified these qualities of Cassie as __________ traits.

Regarding the interview process, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The behaviorists and the social learning theorists believe that the structure of the personality consists of

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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.

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Exam 12: Personality.

If a personality test measures consistently every time it is given, we say that the test is __________.

If you are imaginative, we automatically know that you will be inventive, original, curious, creative, innovative, and ingenious.Thus, according to Raymond Cattell, being imaginative would be considered a __________trait.

Regarding the human strengths described by Seligman and Peterson, which of the following is a correct match between a human strength and its list of components?

Approximately how many English words refer to personal characteristics?

According to Bandura, which of the following plays a key role in shaping our lives by influencing the activities and environments in which we choose to participate?

According to Freud, which of the following directs behavior by relating the desires of the id to external reality?

The Jungian term for Freud's concept of the unconscious is the

If you are focusing intently on your instructor's lecture, the instructor's words and gestures reside in which level of consciousness?

In social situations, Patrick takes credit for his social successes and recognizes that social failures are often due to circumstances.Patrick would be best described as

According to Freud, children from age six to puberty experience a quiet, settled time when psychosexual development is "on hold." This is called the __________ period.

In Freudian theory, a preschool boy's attraction for his mother and feelings of rivalry with his father are referred to as the __________ conflict.

Describe the concept of gender roles; and explain how identification and imitation contribute to learning to be "male" or "female" and why girls are less likely than boys to imitate directly aggressive behavior.

According to humanistic psychologists, when your self-image is consistent with what you really think, feel, do, and experience, you

Traits theorists believe that traits provide a hereditary readiness to behave in particular ways, or a biological __________.

Raymond Cattell's classification of source traits was determined

Forgiveness, humility, prudence, and self-control describe the human strength, identified by Seligman and Peterson, as

If a person is fixated early during the first psychosexual stage, he or she will develop an __________ personality.

Cassie prefers colorful clothes, likes to work alone, is politically liberal, likes jazz music, and is always late.Gordon Allport would have classified these qualities of Cassie as __________ traits.

Regarding the interview process, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The behaviorists and the social learning theorists believe that the structure of the personality consists of

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.

Filters