Exam 10: Personality

When you accept someone-faults and all-regardless of whether or not you like the individual or approve of his or her lifestyle, Rogers suggests that you are exhibiting

Barry and Delpha met on an online dating website and are having their first date. Based on the interests listed on their profiles, Barry tells Delpha, "I am an ESFJ. I rarely meet people with that same code." Delpha knows just what he is talking about and replies by saying, "well I'm an ESTJ, so we may get along fairly well!" This brand-new couple is talking about the results that each got when they took a personality inventory called the

The unique patterns of thoughts, emotions, motives, and perceptions-the combination that defines one's identity-is called

Famed psychologist Mary Calkins attended graduate school and completed all of the requirements for a PhD in psychology, including groundbreaking research on memory. The institution refused to award her the degree, however, because she was a woman. What college made this questionable decision?

Explain the basis by which ego defense mechanisms reduce anxiety, and give three examples of such mechanisms.

Name and describe the three personality parts according to Freud. Be sure to describe how the parts of personality interrelate and what strategies mediate between motivation and the expression of personality and behavior.

A key criticism of the humanistic approach is that it

When Candace ordered a hot fudge sundae and a diet soda, she told herself that the calories from the ice cream really were not a big deal because the diet soda sort of balanced it all out. Which of Freud's defense mechanisms is motivating Candace?

Four-year-old Larry squeezes between his Mommy and Daddy as they sit together on the couch. He cuddles with Mommy and pushes Daddy away. This illustrates which Freudian concept?

Ted is friendly, loves to tell jokes at parties, and is perceived by others as warm and considerate. On which two of the Big Five traits would you expect Ted to obtain high scores?

The neo-Freudian Carl Jung suggested the existence of a collective unconscious that contains images shared by all people called

You are quite hungry but don't have any money. If you were described as "all id and only id," what would you do?

Shanda is afraid of failing one of her final exams, primarily because she thinks the professor gives hard exams and so, no matter how much studying she does, it won't matter. Cognitive theorists would suggest that Shanda

Psychic determinism assumes that all mental and behavioral reactions are determined by

The concept of ________ includes instinctive "memories" that are shared by all people of all cultures.

Jesse has an internal locus of control if, after being involved in a car accident, he believes the accident was due to

According to Jung, the memories and behavior patterns inherited from past generations are part of the

Frank and Gina are looking at an abstract painting in a museum. Gina describes objects and people she thinks she sees in the painting. Frank says, "It's a bunch of paint thrown on a canvas." Gina responds, "No, there is so much here that you just don't see." During lunch they agree that their experience reminds them of what concept they learned in introductory psychology?

Compare and contrast the personality theory developed by Carl Jung and the Big Five system of traits.

Anthony is sick of writing papers and studying for tests, but he knows he needs a college degree if he wants to be successful in his chosen career. So every morning Anthony gives himself a dressing down-in essence yelling at himself-to make himself get out of bed and go to classes, and every evening he does the same thing to get himself to do his work. According to Freud, which personality structure is in control here?