Exam 14: Personality

The basic assumption underlying projective tests is that if you present someone with a(n) ___________ stimulus, the interpretation for this stimulus will come from within and thus presumably represent or reflect the person's inner needs and feelings.

According to Sigmund Freud, the superego is also often considered to be "executive of the personality" because of its moral and ethical standards.

One of the criticisms of psychoanalytic theory is that it is so broad and comprehensive that it can explain almost any behavioural outcome and is therefore difficult to test.

The NEO-PI measure of personality was developed using what is called the ____________ approach to personality scale construction.

Psychodynamic therapists prefer to administer projective tests of personality over other types of tests. Why?

Which of the following theorists is NOT considered to be a social cognitive theorist?

What do the following terms all have in common: personal constructs, self-consistency, unconditional positive regard, and gender schemas?

What are defence mechanisms and which emotion triggers their activation? Define and give examples of the following defence mechanisms: displacement, intellectualization, and reaction formation.

Mila is a psychology graduate student taking a course in assessment methods. The students are expected to take each of the instruments about which they are learning so they can practice interpreting the results. Working with a fellow student, they each look at 10 inkblots, asking each other, "What might this be?" and "Show me where you see that so I can see it as you do." Mila is learning about the

What are the predictive advantages of (a) broad, general traits and (b) narrow, specific ones? What's the research evidence?

Julian Rotter's concept of self-efficacy is specifically concerned with the amount of control and influence that people feel they have in their lives.

Jeremy just got his psychology mid-term exam result and he is extremely upset with the "D" he received. Jeremy tells his girlfriend that the exam was totally unfair and that half of the material on the exam was never discussed by the professor in lecture. According to Rotter, Jeremy might score on the ___________ end of the I-E scale.

Freud's concept of the ego is most likely referred to as the "executive of the personality" because it ________.

Discuss the roles of the pleasure principle, the reality principle, and identification in relation to Freud's three personality structures.

Despite evidence to the contrary, a student thinks that they are probably smarter than most people. These beliefs are consistent with which motive? Self- _______________.

Jung's concept of the archetype is most strongly associated with which of the following?

Imagine that you are so good looking and charming that every member of the opposite sex finds you irresistible. You meet someone who you find attractive but they show no interest in you. According to the self-concept put forth by Rogers, well-adjusted individuals would think

Levels of self-esteem tend to ______ with development from childhood to old age.

Hans Eysenck's two-factor model of personality was the first modern theory to

Jordan is given a personality test where he is shown ambiguous pictures of people and is asked to tell a story about what he sees that includes such things as what led up to the current situation and how he thinks the story will be resolved. It is most likely that Jordan is taking the