Question 1

Approximately how many genes are in a human cell

Accepted Answer

A) 1,000 
B) 5,000 
C) 10,000 
D) 25,000 
A) 1,000 
B) 5,000 
C) 10,000 
D) 25,000

Question 2

Projective tests suffer from low reliability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

We constantly strive to improve and perfect ourselves, a motivation Adler termed the striving for _________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of We constantly strive to improve and perfect...

Question 4

One of the most basic or fundamental of the defense mechanisms involves simply pushing anxiety-provoking thoughts into the unconscious. This mechanism is termed ________.

Accepted Answer

A) repression 
B) projection 
C) sublimation 
D) displacement 
A) repression 
B) projection 
C) sublimation 
D) displacement

Question 5

Facial characteristics are to body types as ___________ is to somatology.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Facial characteristics are to body types as...

Question 6

Cardinal traits are ________ specific than are central traits.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Cardinal traits are ________ specific than are...

Question 7

Young children resolve the Oedipus and Electra conflicts by wanting to be as much like the same-sex parent as possible, a process termed _________.

Accepted Answer

A) identification 
B) projection 
C) reflection 
D) sublimation 
A) identification 
B) projection 
C) reflection 
D) sublimation

Question 8

Which of the following describes the individual difference measure of self-consciousness

Accepted Answer

A) Conventional, superstitious, and concerned with sex 
B) Believing that one can control his or her own outcomes 
C) Examining one's own self and feelings 
D) Enjoying thinking about things 
A) Conventional, superstitious, and concerned with sex 
B) Believing that one can control his or her own outcomes 
C) Examining one's own self and feelings 
D) Enjoying thinking about things

Question 9

In ________ mice, molecular geneticists remove or modify the gene potentially responsible for a trait or behavior of interest.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In ________ mice, molecular geneticists remove or...

Question 10

Which of the following sequences best expresses the order in which the needs in Maslow's pyramid must be fulfilled, from the first to the last

Accepted Answer

A) physiological and safety needs $\rightarrow$ love and belongingness $\rightarrow$esteem $\rightarrow$self-actualization 
B) physiological and safety needs $\rightarrow$esteem $\rightarrow$ love and belongingness $\rightarrow$ self-actualization 
C) self-actualization $\rightarrow$ esteem $\rightarrow$ love and belongingness $\rightarrow$ physiological and safety 
D) self-actualization $\rightarrow$ love and belongingness $\rightarrow$ esteem $\rightarrow$ physiological and safety 
A) physiological and safety needs $\rightarrow$ love and belongingness $\rightarrow$esteem $\rightarrow$self-actualization 
B) physiological and safety needs $\rightarrow$esteem $\rightarrow$ love and belongingness $\rightarrow$ self-actualization 
C) self-actualization $\rightarrow$ esteem $\rightarrow$ love and belongingness $\rightarrow$ physiological and safety 
D) self-actualization $\rightarrow$ love and belongingness $\rightarrow$ esteem $\rightarrow$ physiological and safety

Question 11

Tory Higgins and his colleagues found that discrepancies between the actual self and the ideal self created _____ whereas discrepancies between the actual self and the ought self created _____.

Accepted Answer

A) lowered self-esteem; higher self-esteem 
B) lowered self-efficacy; higher self-efficacy 
C) dejection; agitation 
D) agitation; dejection 
A) lowered self-esteem; higher self-esteem 
B) lowered self-efficacy; higher self-efficacy 
C) dejection; agitation 
D) agitation; dejection

Question 12

According to your text, "a pattern of high conscientiousness, low neuroticism, and high agreeableness predicts successful job performance." This statement supports the ________ of measures of the Big Five personality dimensions.

Accepted Answer

A) parsimony 
B) reliability 
C) objectivity 
D) validity 
A) parsimony 
B) reliability 
C) objectivity 
D) validity

Question 13

Which of the following defines somatology

Accepted Answer

A) Personality is expressed in the color of the eyes 
B) Personality is expressed in body type 
C) Personality is expressed in the shape of the skull 
D) Personality is expressed in facial characteristics 
A) Personality is expressed in the color of the eyes 
B) Personality is expressed in body type 
C) Personality is expressed in the shape of the skull 
D) Personality is expressed in facial characteristics

Question 14

Which approach to personality takes the most optimistic view of human nature-that humans are essentially "good"

Accepted Answer

A) biological 
B) humanistic 
C) psychodynamic 
D) trait 
A) biological 
B) humanistic 
C) psychodynamic 
D) trait

Question 15

Which of Freud's personality structures is CORRECTLY matched with a descriptive term

Accepted Answer

A) id-pleasure principle 
B) ego-conscience 
C) superego-reality principle 
D) All of these are correctly matched. 
A) id-pleasure principle 
B) ego-conscience 
C) superego-reality principle 
D) All of these are correctly matched.

Question 16

What do the id and the superego have in common

Accepted Answer

A) They both reflect society's rules and constraints. 
B) They are both unrealistic. 
C) They are both motivated by primitive drives. 
D) They are both largely conscious. 
A) They both reflect society's rules and constraints. 
B) They are both unrealistic. 
C) They are both motivated by primitive drives. 
D) They are both largely conscious.

Question 17

The psychologist Walter ________ argued that behavior may reflect the situation to a greater extent than it does the influence of personality traits.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The psychologist Walter ________ argued that behavior...

Question 18

Which of the following are two traits that have been used to describe effective leaders

Accepted Answer

A) conscientiousness and charismatic 
B) forward-seeking and transformational 
C) charismatic and transformational 
D) charismatic and other-oriented 
A) conscientiousness and charismatic 
B) forward-seeking and transformational 
C) charismatic and transformational 
D) charismatic and other-oriented

Question 19

Which of the following correctly defines the defense mechanism of projection

Accepted Answer

A) An unacceptable feeling is redirected from a threatening individual to a less threatening one. 
B) Unacceptable impulses are channeled into socially acceptable activities 
C) Unacceptable impulses are expressed as their opposites 
D) Unacceptable impulses are attributed to others 
A) An unacceptable feeling is redirected from a threatening individual to a less threatening one. 
B) Unacceptable impulses are channeled into socially acceptable activities 
C) Unacceptable impulses are expressed as their opposites 
D) Unacceptable impulses are attributed to others

Question 20

Which of the following describes the Five-Factor model dimension of extroversion

Accepted Answer

A) A general appreciation for art, adventure, and experience 
B) A tendency to show discipline and aim for achievement 
C) A tendency to experience positive emotions 
D) A tendency to experience negative emotions 
A) A general appreciation for art, adventure, and experience 
B) A tendency to show discipline and aim for achievement 
C) A tendency to experience positive emotions 
D) A tendency to experience negative emotions

Approximately how many genes are in a human cell

Projective tests suffer from low reliability.

We constantly strive to improve and perfect ourselves, a motivation Adler termed the striving for _________.

One of the most basic or fundamental of the defense mechanisms involves simply pushing anxiety-provoking thoughts into the unconscious. This mechanism is termed ________.

Facial characteristics are to body types as ___________ is to somatology.

Cardinal traits are ________ specific than are central traits.

Young children resolve the Oedipus and Electra conflicts by wanting to be as much like the same-sex parent as possible, a process termed _________.

Which of the following describes the individual difference measure of self-consciousness

In ________ mice, molecular geneticists remove or modify the gene potentially responsible for a trait or behavior of interest.

Which of the following sequences best expresses the order in which the needs in Maslow's pyramid must be fulfilled, from the first to the last

Tory Higgins and his colleagues found that discrepancies between the actual self and the ideal self created _ whereas discrepancies between the actual self and the ought self created _.

According to your text, "a pattern of high conscientiousness, low neuroticism, and high agreeableness predicts successful job performance." This statement supports the ________ of measures of the Big Five personality dimensions.

Which of the following defines somatology

Which approach to personality takes the most optimistic view of human nature-that humans are essentially "good"

Which of Freud's personality structures is CORRECTLY matched with a descriptive term

What do the id and the superego have in common

The psychologist Walter ________ argued that behavior may reflect the situation to a greater extent than it does the influence of personality traits.

Which of the following are two traits that have been used to describe effective leaders

Which of the following correctly defines the defense mechanism of projection

Which of the following describes the Five-Factor model dimension of extroversion

Introducing Psychology

Psychological Science

Brains, Bodies, and Behavior

Sensing and Perceiving

States of Consciousness

Growing and Developing

Learning

Remembering and Judging

Intelligence and Language

Emotions and Motivations

Psychology in Our Social Lives

Defining Psychological Disorders

Treating Psychological Disorders

Filters

Exam 12: Personality

Approximately how many genes are in a human cell

Projective tests suffer from low reliability.

We constantly strive to improve and perfect ourselves, a motivation Adler termed the striving for _________.

One of the most basic or fundamental of the defense mechanisms involves simply pushing anxiety-provoking thoughts into the unconscious. This mechanism is termed ________.

Facial characteristics are to body types as ___________ is to somatology.

Cardinal traits are ________ specific than are central traits.

Young children resolve the Oedipus and Electra conflicts by wanting to be as much like the same-sex parent as possible, a process termed _________.

Which of the following describes the individual difference measure of self-consciousness

In ________ mice, molecular geneticists remove or modify the gene potentially responsible for a trait or behavior of interest.

Which of the following sequences best expresses the order in which the needs in Maslow's pyramid must be fulfilled, from the first to the last

Tory Higgins and his colleagues found that discrepancies between the actual self and the ideal self created _____ whereas discrepancies between the actual self and the ought self created _____.

According to your text, "a pattern of high conscientiousness, low neuroticism, and high agreeableness predicts successful job performance." This statement supports the ________ of measures of the Big Five personality dimensions.

Which of the following defines somatology

Which approach to personality takes the most optimistic view of human nature-that humans are essentially "good"

Which of Freud's personality structures is CORRECTLY matched with a descriptive term

What do the id and the superego have in common

The psychologist Walter ________ argued that behavior may reflect the situation to a greater extent than it does the influence of personality traits.

Which of the following are two traits that have been used to describe effective leaders

Which of the following correctly defines the defense mechanism of projection

Which of the following describes the Five-Factor model dimension of extroversion

Introducing Psychology

Psychological Science

Brains, Bodies, and Behavior

Sensing and Perceiving

States of Consciousness

Growing and Developing

Learning

Remembering and Judging

Intelligence and Language

Emotions and Motivations

Psychology in Our Social Lives

Defining Psychological Disorders

Treating Psychological Disorders

Filters

Tory Higgins and his colleagues found that discrepancies between the actual self and the ideal self created _ whereas discrepancies between the actual self and the ought self created _.