Exam 14: Personality

Fozzie and Waldorf have been friends for a long time. While they've always had some things in common, there is also lots that is different about them. One of those differences is how sociable they tend to be. Fozzie is always looking for things to do with other people, whereas Waldorf tends to prefer spending more time by himself. Fozzie would be considered high on extraversion. If we wanted to more fully characterize these two individuals according to Eysenck's original theory designed to explain personality, in addition to extraversion, what would we need to measure?

Gene has just been diagnosed with terminal cancer. When he describes the diagnosis to his wife, he speaks unemotionally about the type of cellular mechanisms involved in the cancer. He is likely using the ____________ defense mechanism.

"In different situations and with different people, I often act like very different persons." This person would be considered

Juan and Emile are in a relationship. Emile feels that she has to be smart in order for Juan to be pleased with her. Sometimes she wishes that Juan would just love her for who she is. According to Carl Rogers and his theory of the self, Emile is experiencing

Frasier is anxious and upset to learn his employer is restructuring and will not be renewing his contract. In the weeks that follow, now unemployed, he begins telling people that losing his job was the best thing that ever happened to him and he's actually happy about it. He claims that he can now finally pursue all of his interests. He begins many large-scale projects that occupy all of his free time. What concept would Freud suggest is relevant for understanding why Frasier is starting so many large-scale projects?

Although an interview has limitations about personality assessment, a good interviewer

Selma's teachers believe she may be struggling with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), so her mother, father, and teachers are all asked to meet with the school psychologist to answer the same set of specific questions. Based on this information, the school psychologist is using a _______________ as part of the assessment.

Researchers can collect samples of behaviour from people as they live their normal daily lives with a personality assessment tool known as ________________.

You want to do better in school. Which of the following would likely help the most? Set a ________.

You just stole a cookie and now you feel guilty. According to Freud, this reflects the action of the

Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory appears to have been heavily influenced by the ____________ models of his time.

Cerys has read all the books on mythology in his school's library and he has become intrigued by how the stories all seem to have similar elements and themes. In each story there is a hero and a villain, a damsel in distress, a wise old man or woman to guide the hero, and a funny sidekick. Jung would tell Cerys that the commonalities are there because the stories' creators were all tapping the

How does the distinction between explaining behaviour and describing behaviour apply to trait theory?

Sally tends to be shy when she is in class, when she is with friends in her dorm, and also when she is home with her family. This example best demonstrates one of the factors that shapes our notions of personality called the concept of behavioural _____________.

A researcher who is interested in social cognitive theories of personality is likely to use which of the following personality assessment methods?

Zhang Wei often acts very differently depending on who he is with and the situation he is in. We would expect Zhang Wei to be

All of the following are components of the cognitive-affective personality system (CAPS) model of personality, EXCEPT ________.

You believe that a person you know is an extreme extrovert. According to Eysenck's approach to personality traits and biological factors, which of the following would support your belief?

Describe the roles of self-consistency and congruence in Rogers's self theory. How do these concepts relate to adjustment?

What defense mechanism is the student using when he cheats on an exam saying that all other students were cheating too?