Exam 14: Personality

Santiago does not pay much attention to politics. He believes that the world is run by powerful people and there really isn't much he can do about it. According to Rotter's theory on locus of control we would expect Santiago to have

According to Rogers, a child who experiences regular punishment from parents and is only rewarded for good behaviour is likely to develop ________.

According to Carl Rogers, limitations that determine when people approve or disapprove of themselves are known as conditions of worth.

Higher measures of happiness, fewer relationship difficulties, and higher achievement levels are correlated with a high score on measures of self-____________________.

The importance or centrality of a particular personality trait for a person is most relevant to determining how ________.

Vivian is trying to learn to play the guitar. She has been encouraged by her friends and family and last year, she learned to play piano. Vivian believes that she can do this. Most likely, Vivian has

One reason for situational inconsistency in personality is that some people are "social chameleons" who tailor their behaviour for each situation. These people are what we call ________.

In measuring individual differences in personality traits and describing the structure of personality, trait theorists attempt to ________________________.

A Freudian psychoanalyst is discussing a patient with you. He is concerned that one of his patients has difficulty with the reality principle. What part of the mind is he concerned about?

Which of the following concepts is most concerned with the amount of personal power or influence we feel that we can exert in our lives?

According to Carl Rogers and other humanistic theorists the active process of realizing our total human potential is referred to as self-_____________.

You overhear two psychologists talking about personality theory. Dr. A insists that it is important to examine archetypes while Dr. B is more concerned with self-verification. Most likely, Dr. A follows the _____, while Dr. B follows the _____.

Which of the following correctly lists what are often called the "Big Five" personality traits?

The systematic statistical approach that attempts to find clusters of specific behaviours that are correlated with one another is known as factor analysis.

Personality measures should have ________.

In Western cultures, research examining gender differences suggests that the self-concepts of women are more ____________ than those of men.

Although his original theory of personality has been and continues to be criticized, Sigmund Freud's ideas served to inspire the work of other personality theorists who made significant future contributions to the field. In this sense, Freud's theory could be considered "useful" because it ________.

As a Freudian therapist, you notice that one of your patients has never developed mature social or sexual relationships. You might conclude that this patient has never reached the

Beliefs about one's ability to perform behaviours needed to achieve a desired outcome are called self-_________.

A person's behaviour, forces in the environment, and the person himself/herself interact to form personality - this is the ___________________ perspective of personality.