Question 1

Our personalities are shaped by the stories we tell about ourselves, according to

Accepted Answer

A)  the personal fable theory. 
B)  the narrative approach. 
C)  the projective approach. 
D)  situational testing. 
A)  the personal fable theory. 
B)  the narrative approach. 
C)  the projective approach. 
D)  situational testing.

Question 2

Abigail is intensely concerned about what others think of her.She worries that she may say the wrong thing or appear foolish.Abigail is exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A)  self-centeredness. 
B)  private self-consciousness. 
C)  public self-consciousness. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  self-centeredness. 
B)  private self-consciousness. 
C)  public self-consciousness. 
D)  all of these.

Question 3

The energies of which of the following are aimed at discharging tensions related to sex and aggression?

Accepted Answer

A)  id 
B)  superego 
C)  ego 
D)  real self 
A)  id 
B)  superego 
C)  ego 
D)  real self

Question 4

Sarkita is in the office of a potential employer.She is being asked a series of questions that will be asked to all the potential employees.Sarkita is undergoing a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  situational test. 
B)  behavioral assessment. 
C)  unstructured interview. 
D)  structured interview. 
A)  situational test. 
B)  behavioral assessment. 
C)  unstructured interview. 
D)  structured interview.

Question 5

Abraham Maslow developed his theory of self-actualization by

Accepted Answer

A)  observing how preschool teachers give attention to different behaviors in boys and girls. 
B)  using projective tests with normal and abnormal subjects. 
C)  studying people who had fully developed their personal potentials. 
D)  using computer models to simulate human emotional experiences. 
A)  observing how preschool teachers give attention to different behaviors in boys and girls. 
B)  using projective tests with normal and abnormal subjects. 
C)  studying people who had fully developed their personal potentials. 
D)  using computer models to simulate human emotional experiences.

Question 6

When parents are rejecting, punishing, sarcastic, humiliating, or neglectful, their children tend to be characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  being independent. 
B)  having impaired self-esteem. 
C)  being hostile. 
D)  being unresponsive and unstable. 
A)  being independent. 
B)  having impaired self-esteem. 
C)  being hostile. 
D)  being unresponsive and unstable.

Question 7

Which of the following is an objective personality questionnaire that has built-in validity scales as well as scales that uncover defensiveness or tendencies to exaggerate shortcomings and troubles?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rorschach test 
B)  WAIS 
C)  MMPI-2 
D)  TAT 
A)  Rorschach test 
B)  WAIS 
C)  MMPI-2 
D)  TAT

Question 8

When you are asked to list your social security number on a legal document, you voluntarily retrieved this information from the area of the mind that Freud called the __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When you are asked to list your...

Question 9

If a person exhibits emotional shallowness in relationships and a disregard for social and moral standards, this person would most likely have a high score on which clinical subscale of the MMPI-2?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychopathic deviate 
B)  schizophrenia 
C)  psychasthenia 
D)  hysteria 
A)  psychopathic deviate 
B)  schizophrenia 
C)  psychasthenia 
D)  hysteria

Question 10

Which of the following theories maximizes the role of inheritance in personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  humanistic theories 
B)  social learning theories 
C)  behaviorist theories 
D)  trait theories 
A)  humanistic theories 
B)  social learning theories 
C)  behaviorist theories 
D)  trait theories

Question 11

If a person taking the MMPI-2 displays a pattern of responses that indicates the presence of obsessive worries, irrational fears, and compulsive actions, the person would have a high score on which clinical subscale?

Accepted Answer

A)  hypochondrias 
B)  schizophrenia 
C)  psychasthenia 
D)  hysteria 
A)  hypochondrias 
B)  schizophrenia 
C)  psychasthenia 
D)  hysteria

Question 12

If a person is cheerful and hopeful, the early Greeks would have said that the person had which temperament?

Accepted Answer

A)  melancholic 
B)  choleric 
C)  sanguine 
D)  phlegmatic 
A)  melancholic 
B)  choleric 
C)  sanguine 
D)  phlegmatic

Question 13

To develop a trait profile of a client, a psychologist might administer Raymond Cattell's test known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  TAT. 
B)  MMPI-2 
C)  Type Indicator. 
D)  16 PF. 
A)  TAT. 
B)  MMPI-2 
C)  Type Indicator. 
D)  16 PF.

Question 14

Because two categories (or even several)are often inadequate to fully capture differences in personality, which of the following tends to be more informative than classifying persons into two or three types?

Accepted Answer

A)  rating people on a list of traits 
B)  determining their archetype 
C)  determining their actualization potential 
D)  analyzing fixations through psychoanalytic techniques 
A)  rating people on a list of traits 
B)  determining their archetype 
C)  determining their actualization potential 
D)  analyzing fixations through psychoanalytic techniques

Question 15

For humanistic theorists, the principal motive involves

Accepted Answer

A)  situational determinants. 
B)  expectancies. 
C)  self-reinforcement. 
D)  self-actualization. 
A)  situational determinants. 
B)  expectancies. 
C)  self-reinforcement. 
D)  self-actualization.

Question 16

An ideal situation for studying the role of genetics in behavior involves

Accepted Answer

A)  identical twins reared together. 
B)  identical twins reared apart. 
C)  fraternal twins reared together. 
D)  fraternal twins reared apart. 
A)  identical twins reared together. 
B)  identical twins reared apart. 
C)  fraternal twins reared together. 
D)  fraternal twins reared apart.

Question 17

Amy had wanted Gabe to ask her to the prom, but he didn't; so she went with Dave.Later at the dance, Amy said to Dave, "You're a great dancer, Gabe, uh Dave." According to psychoanalytic theory, Amy made a

Accepted Answer

A)  psychic error. 
B)  neurotic lapse. 
C)  sublimation. 
D)  Freudian slip. 
A)  psychic error. 
B)  neurotic lapse. 
C)  sublimation. 
D)  Freudian slip.

Question 18

Regarding the superego, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The conscience and ego ideal are the subparts of the superego. 
B)  The superego operates on the pleasure principle. 
C)  The superego is made up of innate biological instincts. 
D)  The superego is the thinking and planning executive part of the personality. 
A)  The conscience and ego ideal are the subparts of the superego. 
B)  The superego operates on the pleasure principle. 
C)  The superego is made up of innate biological instincts. 
D)  The superego is the thinking and planning executive part of the personality.

Question 19

Explain how each of the four personality theories view (a)the role of genetics; (b)the role of the environment; (c)human nature; (d)whether behavior is free or determined; (e)principal motives; (f)the structure of the personality; (g)the role of the unconscious; (h)the concept of a conscience; (i)the developmental emphasis; and (j)the barriers to personal growth.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that (a)the psychoan

Question 20

Freud believed that in childhood, which of the following have lasting effects on development?

Accepted Answer

A)  feelings of inferiority 
B)  erotic urges 
C)  conditions of worth 
D)  instrumental and expressive behaviors 
A)  feelings of inferiority 
B)  erotic urges 
C)  conditions of worth 
D)  instrumental and expressive behaviors

Our personalities are shaped by the stories we tell about ourselves, according to

Abigail is intensely concerned about what others think of her.She worries that she may say the wrong thing or appear foolish.Abigail is exhibiting

The energies of which of the following are aimed at discharging tensions related to sex and aggression?

Sarkita is in the office of a potential employer.She is being asked a series of questions that will be asked to all the potential employees.Sarkita is undergoing a(n)

Abraham Maslow developed his theory of self-actualization by

When parents are rejecting, punishing, sarcastic, humiliating, or neglectful, their children tend to be characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following is an objective personality questionnaire that has built-in validity scales as well as scales that uncover defensiveness or tendencies to exaggerate shortcomings and troubles?

When you are asked to list your social security number on a legal document, you voluntarily retrieved this information from the area of the mind that Freud called the __________.

If a person exhibits emotional shallowness in relationships and a disregard for social and moral standards, this person would most likely have a high score on which clinical subscale of the MMPI-2?

Which of the following theories maximizes the role of inheritance in personality?

If a person taking the MMPI-2 displays a pattern of responses that indicates the presence of obsessive worries, irrational fears, and compulsive actions, the person would have a high score on which clinical subscale?

If a person is cheerful and hopeful, the early Greeks would have said that the person had which temperament?

To develop a trait profile of a client, a psychologist might administer Raymond Cattell's test known as the

Because two categories (or even several)are often inadequate to fully capture differences in personality, which of the following tends to be more informative than classifying persons into two or three types?

For humanistic theorists, the principal motive involves

An ideal situation for studying the role of genetics in behavior involves

Amy had wanted Gabe to ask her to the prom, but he didn't; so she went with Dave.Later at the dance, Amy said to Dave, "You're a great dancer, Gabe, uh Dave." According to psychoanalytic theory, Amy made a

Regarding the superego, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Freud believed that in childhood, which of the following have lasting effects on development?

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Exam 12: Personality.

Our personalities are shaped by the stories we tell about ourselves, according to

Abigail is intensely concerned about what others think of her.She worries that she may say the wrong thing or appear foolish.Abigail is exhibiting

The energies of which of the following are aimed at discharging tensions related to sex and aggression?

Sarkita is in the office of a potential employer.She is being asked a series of questions that will be asked to all the potential employees.Sarkita is undergoing a(n)

Abraham Maslow developed his theory of self-actualization by

When parents are rejecting, punishing, sarcastic, humiliating, or neglectful, their children tend to be characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following is an objective personality questionnaire that has built-in validity scales as well as scales that uncover defensiveness or tendencies to exaggerate shortcomings and troubles?

When you are asked to list your social security number on a legal document, you voluntarily retrieved this information from the area of the mind that Freud called the __________.

If a person exhibits emotional shallowness in relationships and a disregard for social and moral standards, this person would most likely have a high score on which clinical subscale of the MMPI-2?

Which of the following theories maximizes the role of inheritance in personality?

If a person taking the MMPI-2 displays a pattern of responses that indicates the presence of obsessive worries, irrational fears, and compulsive actions, the person would have a high score on which clinical subscale?

If a person is cheerful and hopeful, the early Greeks would have said that the person had which temperament?

To develop a trait profile of a client, a psychologist might administer Raymond Cattell's test known as the

Because two categories (or even several)are often inadequate to fully capture differences in personality, which of the following tends to be more informative than classifying persons into two or three types?

For humanistic theorists, the principal motive involves

An ideal situation for studying the role of genetics in behavior involves

Amy had wanted Gabe to ask her to the prom, but he didn't; so she went with Dave.Later at the dance, Amy said to Dave, "You're a great dancer, Gabe, uh Dave." According to psychoanalytic theory, Amy made a

Regarding the superego, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Freud believed that in childhood, which of the following have lasting effects on development?

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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