Exam 14: Personality

How does reciprocal determinism apply to an individual's personality pattern? Specify the two-way causal links.

Sigmund Freud's observations of people with conversion hysteria convinced him of the power of ________.

If you wanted to be successful in achieving your goals, you should do all of the following EXCEPT

George really hates his brother. But he is not allowed to express this. So, instead he showers his brother with exaggerate love. According to Freud, this reflects the defence mechanism of

According to humanistic theory, a child who receives ____________ from her parents is likely to avoid the problems associated with _____________, which determine the circumstances under which people approve or disapprove of themselves.

If you are using the NEO-PI test, you would be trying assess

Factor analysis is one of the primary tools used by trait researchers who base their trait estimations on particular personality theories or intuition.

Of the following, which one would NOT be used by an individual who follows the psychodynamic model?

Your new therapist is an expert in object relations. You are mot really sure what this means, but probably she will take a

The type of reliability that measures whether a measurement yields similar scores when administered to the same individuals at different times is called _________, whereas the consistency of measurement when different people interpret the test in the same way is referred to as _____________.

Dr. Sharma is interested in how people react when they are watching hockey games. Unfortunately, she can not observe or interview a lot of people on a daily basis and can not be with them to watch the games. But, she is really interested in their reactions. What would you suggest that she uses?

Mischel's cognitive-affective personality system (CAPS) proposes something that can be referred to as 'if... then...behaviour'. Which phrase best summarizes the circumstances under which behavioural consistency would be predicted by that theory?

Tyler always visualizes himself as a senior executive in a company where he works as an administrative assistant. There is a vast discrepancy between his ___________ self and ___________ self.

As a therapist, you are evaluating a patient's degree of self-efficacy. Which of the following would you believe to be the most important area to investigate?

A new theory is able to provide a comprehensive explanation of behaviour in a particular area, generates relatively accurate predictions, and stimulates the development of new knowledge. According to the text, personality theorists would consider such a theory to be ________________, which many theorists consider to be more important than the subjective "truth" of the theory.

John Bowlby's attachment theory was discussed as being derived directly from which of the following approaches?

Research associating the Big Five personality factors with activity in specific brain regions is still at its early stages and much is still to be discovered. Early results, however, suggest that each of the main dimensions of personality ________.

Chris typically behaves in a way that is reflective, refined, and imaginative. In the "Big Five" model of personality factors, these lower-order traits place most closely on the ______________ dimension.

Id is to pleasure principle, as ego is to _____________, as superego is to ____________.

Which two of the Big Five factors are most like Eysenck's Psychoticism trait?