Question 1

Match the definition with the term.
-esteem 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 2

With which of the following concepts is Martin Seligman most closely associated?

Accepted Answer

A)  humanistic psychology 
B)  nomothetic psychology 
C)  third force psychology 
D)  positive psychology 
A)  humanistic psychology 
B)  nomothetic psychology 
C)  third force psychology 
D)  positive psychology

Question 3

What type of research methodology did Cattell use in order to create the 16PF questionnaire?

Accepted Answer

A)  controlled experiment 
B)  survey research 
C)  naturalistic observation 
D)  factor analysis 
A)  controlled experiment 
B)  survey research 
C)  naturalistic observation 
D)  factor analysis

Question 4

Match the definition with the term.
-idiographic 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 5

Match the publication with its author.
-Gordon Allport

Accepted Answer

A) Escape from Freedom 
B) Motivation and Personality 
C) Patterns of Culture 
D) Personality: A Psychological Interpretation 
E) Personality and Assessment 
A) Escape from Freedom 
B) Motivation and Personality 
C) Patterns of Culture 
D) Personality: A Psychological Interpretation 
E) Personality and Assessment

Question 6

Match the definition with the term.
-humanistic psychology

Accepted Answer

A) a "third force" in psychology focused on positive motivation,the potential for growth,the need for self-actualization,and the creation of meaning 
B) an approach to psychology in which the central concept is the person as an indi-vidual and the main goal is understanding each person's individuality 
C) an approach to psychology involving the intensive study of relatively small num-bers of individual cases,using tests,interviews,and other methods 
D) an important psychological subdiscipline that studies the nature of human indi-viduality and uses methodologies ranging from individual case studies through large-scale statistical analyses of the interrelationships among numerous traits 
A) a "third force" in psychology focused on positive motivation,the potential for growth,the need for self-actualization,and the creation of meaning 
B) an approach to psychology in which the central concept is the person as an indi-vidual and the main goal is understanding each person's individuality 
C) an approach to psychology involving the intensive study of relatively small num-bers of individual cases,using tests,interviews,and other methods 
D) an important psychological subdiscipline that studies the nature of human indi-viduality and uses methodologies ranging from individual case studies through large-scale statistical analyses of the interrelationships among numerous traits

Question 7

Match the definition with the term.
-Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF)

Accepted Answer

A) a contemporary personality theory developed from factor-analytic trait studies that considers the personality factors of Openness,Conscientiousness,Extrover-sion,Agreeableness,and Neuroticism to be the major building blocks of personali-ty 
B) a personality model that describes personality in terms of the three primary di-mensions of psychoticism,extraversion-introversion,and neuroticism 
C) a projective personality test consisting of a series of 32 black-and-white pictures or photographs depicting ambiguous but potentially dramatic scenes,about which a subject has to make up a story,including a description of what is happening,what led up to it,and how the situation turned out 
D) an easily administered multiple-choice test developed by Raymond B.Cattell,based on the factor analysis of the intercorrelation among many trait measures,that assesses basic dimensions of personality 
A) a contemporary personality theory developed from factor-analytic trait studies that considers the personality factors of Openness,Conscientiousness,Extrover-sion,Agreeableness,and Neuroticism to be the major building blocks of personali-ty 
B) a personality model that describes personality in terms of the three primary di-mensions of psychoticism,extraversion-introversion,and neuroticism 
C) a projective personality test consisting of a series of 32 black-and-white pictures or photographs depicting ambiguous but potentially dramatic scenes,about which a subject has to make up a story,including a description of what is happening,what led up to it,and how the situation turned out 
D) an easily administered multiple-choice test developed by Raymond B.Cattell,based on the factor analysis of the intercorrelation among many trait measures,that assesses basic dimensions of personality

Question 8

Match the idea with the psychologist.
-Ruth Benedict

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

Following psychoanalysis and behaviorism,what became classified as the "third force" in psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive psychology 
B)  humanistic psychology 
C)  evolutionary psychology 
D)  clinical psychology 
A)  cognitive psychology 
B)  humanistic psychology 
C)  evolutionary psychology 
D)  clinical psychology

Question 10

Maslow's dissertation research on monkeys and motivation supported which conclusion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sexual and dominance motivations were independent of each other and did not interact. 
B)  The drive for dominance was just one aspect of a more general sexual instinct. 
C)  The sex drive was just one aspect of a more general drive for dominance. 
D)  Dominance and sexuality were separate but interacting motivations, and in practice dominance usually predominated over pure sexuality. 
A)  Sexual and dominance motivations were independent of each other and did not interact. 
B)  The drive for dominance was just one aspect of a more general sexual instinct. 
C)  The sex drive was just one aspect of a more general drive for dominance. 
D)  Dominance and sexuality were separate but interacting motivations, and in practice dominance usually predominated over pure sexuality.

Question 11

Match the idea with the psychologist.
-William Sheldon

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

Match the definition with the term. -esteem needs

With which of the following concepts is Martin Seligman most closely associated?

What type of research methodology did Cattell use in order to create the 16PF questionnaire?

Match the definition with the term. -idiographic methods

Match the publication with its author. -Gordon Allport

Match the definition with the term. -humanistic psychology

Match the definition with the term. -Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF)

Match the idea with the psychologist. -Ruth Benedict

Following psychoanalysis and behaviorism,what became classified as the "third force" in psychology?

Maslow's dissertation research on monkeys and motivation supported which conclusion?

Match the idea with the psychologist. -William Sheldon

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

Match the definition with the term. -esteem needs

With which of the following concepts is Martin Seligman most closely associated?

What type of research methodology did Cattell use in order to create the 16PF questionnaire?

Match the definition with the term. -idiographic methods

Match the publication with its author. -Gordon Allport

Match the definition with the term. -humanistic psychology

Match the definition with the term. -Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF)

Match the idea with the psychologist. -Ruth Benedict

Following psychoanalysis and behaviorism,what became classified as the "third force" in psychology?

Maslow's dissertation research on monkeys and motivation supported which conclusion?

Match the idea with the psychologist. -William Sheldon

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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