Question 1

In Western cultures, both men and women prize attributes like emotional strength, and self-sufficiency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Danny is upset at work. His boss gave him a lot of work to do in a short time period. He would really like to punch his boss in the nose, but he'd get in trouble and be fired. So after work he goes home and kicks the cat. According to Freud, this reflects the defence mechanism of

Accepted Answer

A) denial 
B) displacement 
C) projection 
D) sublimation 
E) reaction formation 
A) denial 
B) displacement 
C) projection 
D) sublimation 
E) reaction formation

Question 3

Studies of college students have revealed that students with an ____________ locus of control tend to perform better academically than students on the other end of the spectrum. These better students most likely associate their academic success with ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) internal; luck 
B) internal; hard work 
C) external; luck 
D) external; hard work 
A) internal; luck 
B) internal; hard work 
C) external; luck 
D) external; hard work

Question 4

Researchers will create explicit coding systems that contain the particular behavioural categories in which they are interested to assess personality and/or behaviours. This is typical of

Accepted Answer

A) the behavioural interview method 
B) psychological tests 
C) the behavioural assessment method 
D) projective tests 
A) the behavioural interview method 
B) psychological tests 
C) the behavioural assessment method 
D) projective tests

Question 5

Which of the following was mentioned as a shortcoming of Freud's psychoanalytic theory?

Accepted Answer

A) His theory failed to stimulate any further theoretical advances. 
B) His concepts were ambiguous and difficult to operationally define. 
C) His theory was not complex enough. 
D) His theory was too specific and not comprehensive enough. 
A) His theory failed to stimulate any further theoretical advances. 
B) His concepts were ambiguous and difficult to operationally define. 
C) His theory was not complex enough. 
D) His theory was too specific and not comprehensive enough.

Question 6

The statement, "The average citizen can have an influence in government decisions" is most likely from a scale measuring which of the following psychological concepts?

Accepted Answer

A) Self-verification 
B) Self-enhancement 
C) Extraversion 
D) Internal-external locus of control 
A) Self-verification 
B) Self-enhancement 
C) Extraversion 
D) Internal-external locus of control

Question 7

Dr. Drust asks his client Nairi to complete a test that will help him pinpoint the type of depression she has and which personality characteristics may be contributing to her problem. The test, which consists of 567 true-false questions, addresses attitudes and emotions, behaviours and symptoms, and life history. Dr. Drust has given Nairi the

Accepted Answer

A) Rorschach. 
B) Thematic Apperception Test (TAT). 
C) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2). 
D) NEO-PI. 
E) projective test. 
A) Rorschach. 
B) Thematic Apperception Test (TAT). 
C) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2). 
D) NEO-PI. 
E) projective test.

Question 8

A man who is angry with his boss decides to take out his frustration by chopping wood. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) sublimation 
B) intellectualization 
C) projection 
D) denial 
E) latency 
A) sublimation 
B) intellectualization 
C) projection 
D) denial 
E) latency

Question 9

A person who refuses to acknowledge the anxiety-arousing aspects of the situation is demonstrating ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) denial 
B) reaction formation 
C) projection 
D) displacement 
A) denial 
B) reaction formation 
C) projection 
D) displacement

Question 10

As you are reading this question, you are presently aware of these words and reflecting on their meanings. According to Freud, these mental events are taking place in the

Accepted Answer

A) unconscious mind 
B) nonconscious mind 
C) conscious mind 
D) preconscious mind 
A) unconscious mind 
B) nonconscious mind 
C) conscious mind 
D) preconscious mind

Question 11

Which of the following perspectives on personality was generated using the statistical tool called factor analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) Raymond Cattell's 16 personality factor questionnaire 
B) Albert Bandura's social learning analyses 
C) Walter Mischel and Yuichi Shoda's cognitive-affective personality system (CAPS) 
D) Carl Rogers's self theory 
A) Raymond Cattell's 16 personality factor questionnaire 
B) Albert Bandura's social learning analyses 
C) Walter Mischel and Yuichi Shoda's cognitive-affective personality system (CAPS) 
D) Carl Rogers's self theory

Question 12

The person, the person's behaviour, and the environment all influence one another in a pattern of two-way causal links, according to ________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) reciprocal determinism 
B) causal personality theory 
C) environmental interaction theory 
D) psychodynamic processes 
A) reciprocal determinism 
B) causal personality theory 
C) environmental interaction theory 
D) psychodynamic processes

Question 13

Hans Eysenck originally argued that there are ___________ dimensions that underlie personality.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 3 
C) 5 
D) 16 
A) 2 
B) 3 
C) 5 
D) 16

Question 14

The concept of personality is based on the observation that people differ in meaningful ways and that people behave somewhat consistently across situations and over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Given a list of activities a person enjoys most, you may accurately predict the way a person would behave in a future situation. In this way, you do not have to observe the person's every behaviour, you can simply group "like" behaviours together and make predictions about future novel behaviour based on these. This method is the basic idea behind

Accepted Answer

A) sequential analysis 
B) factor analysis 
C) self-monitoring analysis 
D) evolutionary analysis 
A) sequential analysis 
B) factor analysis 
C) self-monitoring analysis 
D) evolutionary analysis

Question 16

Zhang Wei is the kind of person who doesn't change who he is for anyone. He always acts in a manner consistent with his beliefs. We would say that Zhang Wei is

Accepted Answer

A) high in self-efficacy 
B) low in extraversion 
C) high in self-monitoring 
D) low in self-monitoring 
E) high in extraversion 
A) high in self-efficacy 
B) low in extraversion 
C) high in self-monitoring 
D) low in self-monitoring 
E) high in extraversion

Question 17

Freud's ideas regarding the power of the unconscious were shaped largely by observations of people with which of the following disorders?

Accepted Answer

A) Depression 
B) Conversion hysteria 
C) Schizophrenia 
D) Multiple personality 
A) Depression 
B) Conversion hysteria 
C) Schizophrenia 
D) Multiple personality

Question 18

Karen develops an intense fear of mathematics while in college. She then volunteers to tutor grade-school children in math once a week and talks about how much she enjoys math while being mostly unaware of her underlying fear. This would be an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) sublimation 
B) repression 
C) intellectualization 
D) reaction formation 
A) sublimation 
B) repression 
C) intellectualization 
D) reaction formation

Question 19

You are having some psychological problems so you go see a humanistic psychologist. In her notes from the first session, she records that you seem to have considerable conflict among your self-perceptions. To Carl Rogers, this would be seen as a problem of

Accepted Answer

A) self-consistency 
B) congruence 
C) poor object relations 
D) repression 
E) insufficient justification 
A) self-consistency 
B) congruence 
C) poor object relations 
D) repression 
E) insufficient justification

Question 20

Terrance is sociable, active, and willing to take risks. He would score high on the ___________ dimension.

Accepted Answer

A) stability 
B) instability 
C) extraversion 
D) introversion 
A) stability 
B) instability 
C) extraversion 
D) introversion

In Western cultures, both men and women prize attributes like emotional strength, and self-sufficiency.

Danny is upset at work. His boss gave him a lot of work to do in a short time period. He would really like to punch his boss in the nose, but he'd get in trouble and be fired. So after work he goes home and kicks the cat. According to Freud, this reflects the defence mechanism of

Studies of college students have revealed that students with an __ locus of control tend to perform better academically than students on the other end of the spectrum. These better students most likely associate their academic success with _.

Researchers will create explicit coding systems that contain the particular behavioural categories in which they are interested to assess personality and/or behaviours. This is typical of

Which of the following was mentioned as a shortcoming of Freud's psychoanalytic theory?

The statement, "The average citizen can have an influence in government decisions" is most likely from a scale measuring which of the following psychological concepts?

A man who is angry with his boss decides to take out his frustration by chopping wood. This is an example of

A person who refuses to acknowledge the anxiety-arousing aspects of the situation is demonstrating ______________.

As you are reading this question, you are presently aware of these words and reflecting on their meanings. According to Freud, these mental events are taking place in the

Which of the following perspectives on personality was generated using the statistical tool called factor analysis?

The person, the person's behaviour, and the environment all influence one another in a pattern of two-way causal links, according to ________________________.

Hans Eysenck originally argued that there are ___________ dimensions that underlie personality.

The concept of personality is based on the observation that people differ in meaningful ways and that people behave somewhat consistently across situations and over time.

Zhang Wei is the kind of person who doesn't change who he is for anyone. He always acts in a manner consistent with his beliefs. We would say that Zhang Wei is

Freud's ideas regarding the power of the unconscious were shaped largely by observations of people with which of the following disorders?

Karen develops an intense fear of mathematics while in college. She then volunteers to tutor grade-school children in math once a week and talks about how much she enjoys math while being mostly unaware of her underlying fear. This would be an example of ________.

You are having some psychological problems so you go see a humanistic psychologist. In her notes from the first session, she records that you seem to have considerable conflict among your self-perceptions. To Carl Rogers, this would be seen as a problem of

Terrance is sociable, active, and willing to take risks. He would score high on the ___________ dimension.

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Exam 14: Personality

In Western cultures, both men and women prize attributes like emotional strength, and self-sufficiency.

Danny is upset at work. His boss gave him a lot of work to do in a short time period. He would really like to punch his boss in the nose, but he'd get in trouble and be fired. So after work he goes home and kicks the cat. According to Freud, this reflects the defence mechanism of

Studies of college students have revealed that students with an ____________ locus of control tend to perform better academically than students on the other end of the spectrum. These better students most likely associate their academic success with ___________.

Researchers will create explicit coding systems that contain the particular behavioural categories in which they are interested to assess personality and/or behaviours. This is typical of

Which of the following was mentioned as a shortcoming of Freud's psychoanalytic theory?

The statement, "The average citizen can have an influence in government decisions" is most likely from a scale measuring which of the following psychological concepts?

A man who is angry with his boss decides to take out his frustration by chopping wood. This is an example of

A person who refuses to acknowledge the anxiety-arousing aspects of the situation is demonstrating ______________.

As you are reading this question, you are presently aware of these words and reflecting on their meanings. According to Freud, these mental events are taking place in the

Which of the following perspectives on personality was generated using the statistical tool called factor analysis?

The person, the person's behaviour, and the environment all influence one another in a pattern of two-way causal links, according to ________________________.

Hans Eysenck originally argued that there are ___________ dimensions that underlie personality.

The concept of personality is based on the observation that people differ in meaningful ways and that people behave somewhat consistently across situations and over time.

Zhang Wei is the kind of person who doesn't change who he is for anyone. He always acts in a manner consistent with his beliefs. We would say that Zhang Wei is

Freud's ideas regarding the power of the unconscious were shaped largely by observations of people with which of the following disorders?

Karen develops an intense fear of mathematics while in college. She then volunteers to tutor grade-school children in math once a week and talks about how much she enjoys math while being mostly unaware of her underlying fear. This would be an example of ________.

You are having some psychological problems so you go see a humanistic psychologist. In her notes from the first session, she records that you seem to have considerable conflict among your self-perceptions. To Carl Rogers, this would be seen as a problem of

Terrance is sociable, active, and willing to take risks. He would score high on the ___________ dimension.

Psychology: the Science of Behaviour

Studying Behaviour Scientifically

Biological Foundations of Behaviour

Genes, Evolution, and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning and Adaptation: the Role of Experience

Memory

Language and Thinking

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Development Over the Lifespan

Behaviour in a Social Context

Stress, Coping, and Health

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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Studies of college students have revealed that students with an __ locus of control tend to perform better academically than students on the other end of the spectrum. These better students most likely associate their academic success with _.