Exam 13: Theories of Personality

Which aspect of the mind held the greatest fascination for Freud?

Hill is constantly late for meetings. She often arrives to her classes 5 to 10 minutes late and leaves students waiting at her door during office hours for up to 30 minutes. Using the five-factor model, which dimension would show a very low score for Dr. Hill?

Which personality test relies on the interpretation of inkblots to understand personality?

Kumiko is studying for her political science test. Her boyfriend, Ian, asks if she can go to a concert with him. She would love to go but she knows she has to study for the test in order to pass the class. What part of Kumiko's personality will tell her to stay home and study because passing the class is necessary for her to graduate?

Adoption studies focusing on the heritability of traits have __________.

When Aimee looks at some modern artwork at the museum, she often thinks she sees human figures or faces and likes to make up stories about them. When she tells the stories to her friend, her friend says that the stories reflect Aimee's unconscious thoughts. In psychological terms, what Aimee does is most similar to __________.

What does Carl Rogers mean by unconditional positive regard?

The push toward fulfillment of our inborn capacities and potentialities is what Rogers called the __________.

According to Freud, girls have to go through the Oedipus complex, but boys don't.

Kat becomes furious when her favorite hockey player is intentionally hurt by an opponent. According to Freud's model of the mind, Kat's id would unconsciously say:

The id is the part of the personality that operates according to the __________.

What is a primary advantage of the social cognitive view of personality over the psychodynamic view?

The age at which a baby was weaned would have the most impact on the __________ stage.

Which of the following do humanistic and psychoanalytic theories have in common?

Freud believed the mind had __________ level(s).

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

Carl Rogers believed that people question themselves and experience negative effects on their self-concept when they receive __________.

Bebarly appreciates compliments about her new photography business but really values constructive criticism, as she can then address particular issues. According to Julian Rotter, Bebarly has a(n) __________.

What is Freud's term for the primitive side of personality that is motivated primarily by biological drives?

As part of an application for a job, Emilio is asked to complete some psychological tests including one in which he responds true or false to items such as "I feel sad most of the time" and "I had a good childhood." What type of psychological test is Emilio taking?