Exam 13: Theories of Personality

Which of the following is one of the main differences between the psychoanalytic view and the social cognitive view?

While taking the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Jennifer notices that it contains certain questions that are asked several times in different ways. She asks her son Sean, a graduate student in psychology, why that is. What is Sean likely to say?

Which of the following personality assessments might be best suited for objectively identifying abnormal patterns of behavior or thinking?

What is Albert Bandura's term for the relationship among the three factors that influence personality?

Briefly describe some differences between an individualistic culture and a collectivistic culture.

According to Freud, when does the superego develop?

Your teacher organizes a debate on Freudian theory. You are assigned to be on the anti-Freud side and therefore must point out problems in the theory. Which of the following would be a reasonable argument for you to make?

Personality neuroscience is an emerging field offering evidence of a possible relationship between various aspects of personality and __________.

What did Raymond Cattell call the underlying traits that direct surface traits?

Which parts of the brain have been found to be associated with the different factors in the "Big Five" model?

When one thinks of "value judgment" in relation to moral or ethical behavior, one is thinking about __________.

A person's responses to a projective test are thought to reflect __________.

Which neo-Freudian viewed personality disturbances as resulting from the feelings of inferiority that all people share?

The pleasure principle is to the reality principle as the __________ is to the __________.

According to Freud, personality develops through a series of psychosexual stages. During infancy, the psychosexual stage is called the __________ stage.

According to Jung, the memories and behavior patterns inherited from past generations are part of the __________.

Which field is devoted to the study of just how much of an individual's personality is due to inherited traits?

The awakening of sexual curiosity and interest in the genitals is the beginning of what Freud termed the __________ stage.

Colleagues at work are asked to describe you to the new manager. Most likely, the traits they will use in their description are examples of __________ traits.

The Oedipus and Electra complexes occur during the __________ stage.