Question 1

In whom did Maslow find two important allies in his effort to establish of a humanistic,third force in psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gordon Allport and Henry Murray 
B)  Carl Rogers and Rollo May 
C)  Alfred Adler and William Sheldon 
D)  Gardner Lindzey and Ross Stagner 
A)  Gordon Allport and Henry Murray 
B)  Carl Rogers and Rollo May 
C)  Alfred Adler and William Sheldon 
D)  Gardner Lindzey and Ross Stagner

Question 2

What was the title of an important book written by Erich Fromm?

Accepted Answer

A)  Patterns of Culture 
B)  Escape from Freedom 
C)  Motivation and Personality 
D)  Individual Psychology 
A)  Patterns of Culture 
B)  Escape from Freedom 
C)  Motivation and Personality 
D)  Individual Psychology

Question 3

Match the definition with the term.
-factor analysis

Accepted Answer

A) a set of statistical procedures in which the intercorrelation of large numbers of in-dividual variables can be reduced to smaller clusters,or principal components 
B) investigate and describe what it is that makes a given person unique,an approach that is more likely to be qualitative than quantitative 
C) study people in terms of general dimensions or characteristics on which they vary to quantitatively specifiable degrees 
A) a set of statistical procedures in which the intercorrelation of large numbers of in-dividual variables can be reduced to smaller clusters,or principal components 
B) investigate and describe what it is that makes a given person unique,an approach that is more likely to be qualitative than quantitative 
C) study people in terms of general dimensions or characteristics on which they vary to quantitatively specifiable degrees

Question 4

Match the definition with the term.
-Third Force

Accepted Answer

A) a broad movement to establish humanistic psychology as an alternative to behav-iorism and psychoanalysis 
B) a form of psychotherapy that emphasizes the quest for meaning in life as the par-amount issue for modern humanity 
C) an area of modern psychology that studies psychological health and the condi-tions that promote happiness 
D) therapeutic model in which the validity of particular insights should be deter-mined not by their conformity with the therapist's pre-existing views but by his clients themselves 
A) a broad movement to establish humanistic psychology as an alternative to behav-iorism and psychoanalysis 
B) a form of psychotherapy that emphasizes the quest for meaning in life as the par-amount issue for modern humanity 
C) an area of modern psychology that studies psychological health and the condi-tions that promote happiness 
D) therapeutic model in which the validity of particular insights should be deter-mined not by their conformity with the therapist's pre-existing views but by his clients themselves

Question 5

From whom did Maslow learn about the importance of peak experiences and "Aha moments"?

Accepted Answer

A)  William Sheldon 
B)  Alfred Adler 
C)  Max Wertheimer 
D)  Gordon Allport 
A)  William Sheldon 
B)  Alfred Adler 
C)  Max Wertheimer 
D)  Gordon Allport

Question 6

As a student,Gordon Allport was influenced by his teacher Münsterberg's conception of psychology as

Accepted Answer

A)  a dual discipline having both an objective-causal and a subjective-purposive side. 
B)  a socially relevant but still behavioristic discipline. 
C)  a discipline that could be both clinical and experimental. 
D)  a discipline that could be both objective and mechanistic. 
A)  a dual discipline having both an objective-causal and a subjective-purposive side. 
B)  a socially relevant but still behavioristic discipline. 
C)  a discipline that could be both clinical and experimental. 
D)  a discipline that could be both objective and mechanistic.

Question 7

Which one of the following psychologists suggested that,in general,situational factors may be more important than personality traits in determining a person's behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Walter Mischel 
B)  Phillip Zimbardo 
C)  Hans Eysenck 
D)  Henry Murray 
A)  Walter Mischel 
B)  Phillip Zimbardo 
C)  Hans Eysenck 
D)  Henry Murray

Question 8

Match the idea with the psychologist.
-Martin Seligman

Accepted Answer

A) promoted the idea that culture could be thought of as analogous to the idea of personality within psychology 
B) proposed a personalistic psychology in which the central concept was the individ-ual and the main goal was understanding each person's individuality 
C) proposed a theory about physical body types (ectomorphic,endomorphic,and mesomorphic)and investigated their relationship to personality characteristics 
D) proposed the theory of "learned helplessness" as a major factor in depressive con-ditions 
A) promoted the idea that culture could be thought of as analogous to the idea of personality within psychology 
B) proposed a personalistic psychology in which the central concept was the individ-ual and the main goal was understanding each person's individuality 
C) proposed a theory about physical body types (ectomorphic,endomorphic,and mesomorphic)and investigated their relationship to personality characteristics 
D) proposed the theory of "learned helplessness" as a major factor in depressive con-ditions

Question 9

Match the definition with the term.
-belonging and love needs

Accepted Answer

A) the most elemental needs,including food and shelter,whose lack of satisfaction is physically catastrophic for the individual and which dominate every other concern if unmet 
B) the motives to obtain affection,friendship,and a sense of membership within a social group 
C) the need to be protected from threats by predators,criminals,extremes of climate and temperature,or other hazardous environmental circumstances 
D) the needs for self-respect and personal achievement that become salient once more basic needs are met 
A) the most elemental needs,including food and shelter,whose lack of satisfaction is physically catastrophic for the individual and which dominate every other concern if unmet 
B) the motives to obtain affection,friendship,and a sense of membership within a social group 
C) the need to be protected from threats by predators,criminals,extremes of climate and temperature,or other hazardous environmental circumstances 
D) the needs for self-respect and personal achievement that become salient once more basic needs are met

Question 10

Match the definition with the term.
-functional autonomy

Accepted Answer

A) a gestalt-like conception of each person's unique and unified self that is greater than the sum of its individual characteristics 
B) a person's relative or statistical positions on a large variety of separately measured personality traits 
C) the state achieved by motives that may have originated in childhood,but are maintained because they have become reinforcing or rewarding in their own right and are thus independent of their origins 
D) the term used to describe habitual patterns of behavior,temperament,intelligence,sociality,and emotion that differentiate one person from another 
A) a gestalt-like conception of each person's unique and unified self that is greater than the sum of its individual characteristics 
B) a person's relative or statistical positions on a large variety of separately measured personality traits 
C) the state achieved by motives that may have originated in childhood,but are maintained because they have become reinforcing or rewarding in their own right and are thus independent of their origins 
D) the term used to describe habitual patterns of behavior,temperament,intelligence,sociality,and emotion that differentiate one person from another

Question 11

Match the idea with the individual.
-Hans Eysenck

Accepted Answer

A) client-centered therapy 
B) contact hypothesis 
C) existential psychotherapy 
D) hierarchy of needs 
E) PEN model 
A) client-centered therapy 
B) contact hypothesis 
C) existential psychotherapy 
D) hierarchy of needs 
E) PEN model

Question 12

Match the definition with the term.
-relational individuality

Accepted Answer

A) a gestalt-like conception of each person's unique and unified self that is greater than the sum of its individual characteristics 
B) a person's relative or statistical positions on a large variety of separately measured personality traits 
C) the state achieved by motives that may have originated in childhood,but are maintained because they have become reinforcing or rewarding in their own right and are thus independent of their origins 
D) the term used to describe habitual patterns of behavior,temperament,intelligence,sociality,and emotion that differentiate one person from another 
A) a gestalt-like conception of each person's unique and unified self that is greater than the sum of its individual characteristics 
B) a person's relative or statistical positions on a large variety of separately measured personality traits 
C) the state achieved by motives that may have originated in childhood,but are maintained because they have become reinforcing or rewarding in their own right and are thus independent of their origins 
D) the term used to describe habitual patterns of behavior,temperament,intelligence,sociality,and emotion that differentiate one person from another

Question 13

Gordon Allport identified and promoted which of the following pairs of contrasting research styles in personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  monothetic and pluralistic 
B)  nomothetic and idiosyncratic 
C)  idiographic and idiosyncratic 
D)  nomothetic and idiographic 
A)  monothetic and pluralistic 
B)  nomothetic and idiosyncratic 
C)  idiographic and idiosyncratic 
D)  nomothetic and idiographic

Question 14

Match the definition with the term.
-nomothetic methods

Accepted Answer

A) a set of statistical procedures in which the intercorrelation of large numbers of in-dividual variables can be reduced to smaller clusters,or principal components 
B) investigate and describe what it is that makes a given person unique,an approach that is more likely to be qualitative than quantitative 
C) study people in terms of general dimensions or characteristics on which they vary to quantitatively specifiable degrees 
A) a set of statistical procedures in which the intercorrelation of large numbers of in-dividual variables can be reduced to smaller clusters,or principal components 
B) investigate and describe what it is that makes a given person unique,an approach that is more likely to be qualitative than quantitative 
C) study people in terms of general dimensions or characteristics on which they vary to quantitatively specifiable degrees

Question 15

Who among the following was not a major influence on Gordon Allport's early career?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alfred Adler 
B)  William Stern 
C)  Hugo Münsterberg 
D)  Floyd Allport 
A)  Alfred Adler 
B)  William Stern 
C)  Hugo Münsterberg 
D)  Floyd Allport

Question 16

Match the definition with the term.
-peak experience

Accepted Answer

A) a psychotherapeutic technique that entails mirroring back to the client the sub-stance of what he or she says,but in different words that encourage deeper explo-ration of the issues expressed 
B) concept denoting the strong feelings of joy and other positive emotions that often accompany those "Aha" moments when suddenly the world is perceived in a new and appreciative way 
C) Maslow's term for a utopian society in which every human has the ability to be-come self-actualized and reach his or her full potential 
D) the tendency of psychologically healthy people to fulfill their potential 
A) a psychotherapeutic technique that entails mirroring back to the client the sub-stance of what he or she says,but in different words that encourage deeper explo-ration of the issues expressed 
B) concept denoting the strong feelings of joy and other positive emotions that often accompany those "Aha" moments when suddenly the world is perceived in a new and appreciative way 
C) Maslow's term for a utopian society in which every human has the ability to be-come self-actualized and reach his or her full potential 
D) the tendency of psychologically healthy people to fulfill their potential

Question 17

Besides personality theory,Gordon Allport made significant contributions to the study of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  religion and prejudice 
B)  giftedness and retardation 
C)  social facilitation and crowd behavior 
D)  moral development 
A)  religion and prejudice 
B)  giftedness and retardation 
C)  social facilitation and crowd behavior 
D)  moral development

Question 18

Match the definition with the term.
-real individuality

Accepted Answer

A) a gestalt-like conception of each person's unique and unified self that is greater than the sum of its individual characteristics 
B) a person's relative or statistical positions on a large variety of separately measured personality traits 
C) the state achieved by motives that may have originated in childhood,but are maintained because they have become reinforcing or rewarding in their own right and are thus independent of their origins 
D) the term used to describe habitual patterns of behavior,temperament,intelligence,sociality,and emotion that differentiate one person from another 
A) a gestalt-like conception of each person's unique and unified self that is greater than the sum of its individual characteristics 
B) a person's relative or statistical positions on a large variety of separately measured personality traits 
C) the state achieved by motives that may have originated in childhood,but are maintained because they have become reinforcing or rewarding in their own right and are thus independent of their origins 
D) the term used to describe habitual patterns of behavior,temperament,intelligence,sociality,and emotion that differentiate one person from another

Question 19

Gordon Allport's important collaborative projects included all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  "A Study of Values" with Phillip Vernon 
B)  the "PEN" model of personality with Hans Eysenck 
C)  a survey of trait names with Henry Odbert 
D)  investigations of prejudice with Thomas Pettigrew 
A)  "A Study of Values" with Phillip Vernon 
B)  the "PEN" model of personality with Hans Eysenck 
C)  a survey of trait names with Henry Odbert 
D)  investigations of prejudice with Thomas Pettigrew

Question 20

What was Maslow's late term for an ideal,utopian society inhabited by self-actualized people?

Accepted Answer

A)  Walden Two 
B)  Erewhon 
C)  Eupsychia 
D)  The Brave New World 
A)  Walden Two 
B)  Erewhon 
C)  Eupsychia 
D)  The Brave New World

In whom did Maslow find two important allies in his effort to establish of a humanistic,third force in psychology?

What was the title of an important book written by Erich Fromm?

Match the definition with the term. -factor analysis

Match the definition with the term. -Third Force

From whom did Maslow learn about the importance of peak experiences and "Aha moments"?

As a student,Gordon Allport was influenced by his teacher Münsterberg's conception of psychology as

Which one of the following psychologists suggested that,in general,situational factors may be more important than personality traits in determining a person's behavior?

Match the idea with the psychologist. -Martin Seligman

Match the definition with the term. -belonging and love needs

Match the definition with the term. -functional autonomy

Match the idea with the individual. -Hans Eysenck

Match the definition with the term. -relational individuality

Gordon Allport identified and promoted which of the following pairs of contrasting research styles in personality?

Match the definition with the term. -nomothetic methods

Who among the following was not a major influence on Gordon Allport's early career?

Match the definition with the term. -peak experience

Besides personality theory,Gordon Allport made significant contributions to the study of what?

Match the definition with the term. -real individuality

Gordon Allport's important collaborative projects included all of the following EXCEPT

What was Maslow's late term for an ideal,utopian society inhabited by self-actualized people?

Introduction: Studying the History of Psychology

Foundational Ideas from Antiquity

Pioneering Philosophers of Mind: Descartes, Locke, and Leibniz

Physiologists of Mind: Brain Scientists from Gall to Penfield

The Sensing and Perceiving Mind: From Kant through the Gestalt Psychologists

Wundt and the Establishment of Experimental Psychology

The Evolving Mind: Darwin and His Psychological Legacy

Measuring the Mind: Galton and Individual Differences

American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

Psychology as the Science of Behavior: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Social Influence and Social Psychology: From Mesmer to Milgram and Beyond

Mind in Conflict: Freudian Psychoanalysis and Its Successors

The Developing Mind: Binet, Piaget, and the Study of Intelligence

Minds, Machines, and Cognitive Psychology

Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

The Art and Science of Clinical Psychology

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Exam 13: Psychology Gets “Personality”: Allport, Maslow, and the Broadening Field

In whom did Maslow find two important allies in his effort to establish of a humanistic,third force in psychology?

What was the title of an important book written by Erich Fromm?

Match the definition with the term. -factor analysis

Match the definition with the term. -Third Force

From whom did Maslow learn about the importance of peak experiences and "Aha moments"?

As a student,Gordon Allport was influenced by his teacher Münsterberg's conception of psychology as

Which one of the following psychologists suggested that,in general,situational factors may be more important than personality traits in determining a person's behavior?

Match the idea with the psychologist. -Martin Seligman

Match the definition with the term. -belonging and love needs

Match the definition with the term. -functional autonomy

Match the idea with the individual. -Hans Eysenck

Match the definition with the term. -relational individuality

Gordon Allport identified and promoted which of the following pairs of contrasting research styles in personality?

Match the definition with the term. -nomothetic methods

Who among the following was not a major influence on Gordon Allport's early career?

Match the definition with the term. -peak experience

Besides personality theory,Gordon Allport made significant contributions to the study of what?

Match the definition with the term. -real individuality

Gordon Allport's important collaborative projects included all of the following EXCEPT

What was Maslow's late term for an ideal,utopian society inhabited by self-actualized people?

Introduction: Studying the History of Psychology

Foundational Ideas from Antiquity

Pioneering Philosophers of Mind: Descartes, Locke, and Leibniz

Physiologists of Mind: Brain Scientists from Gall to Penfield

The Sensing and Perceiving Mind: From Kant through the Gestalt Psychologists

Wundt and the Establishment of Experimental Psychology

The Evolving Mind: Darwin and His Psychological Legacy

Measuring the Mind: Galton and Individual Differences

American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

Psychology as the Science of Behavior: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Social Influence and Social Psychology: From Mesmer to Milgram and Beyond

Mind in Conflict: Freudian Psychoanalysis and Its Successors

The Developing Mind: Binet, Piaget, and the Study of Intelligence

Minds, Machines, and Cognitive Psychology

Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

The Art and Science of Clinical Psychology

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