Exam 12: Personality

The overly neat and orderly person was described by Freud as being a(n)__________ personality.

Our personalities can be shaped by the stories we tell ourselves, according to the __________ approach.

According to Freud, the ego is the part of the personality that is made up of innate biological instincts and urges, and is self-serving, impulsive, and irrational.

According to Freud, when the ego is overwhelmed by threats of punishment from the superego, the person experiences

Which of the following theorists favor substituting "stable learned responses" for "traits" in order to explain a person's actions?

Opposed to the pessimism of psychoanalytic theory and to the machine-like overtones of the behaviorist theory, the theory that is sometimes called "third force" psychology is the __________ theory.

The hereditary aspects of one's personality, including sensitivity, prevailing mood, and distractibility, are referred to as one's __________.

A list of personality traits or aspects of behavior that are utilized when conducting direct observations is known as a

C.K. misses two goals in soccer and greatly criticizes himself after the game because he believes that by correcting his personal faults he can add to the well-being of the team. C.K. is most likely a member of which culture?

On the MMPI-2, test takers' attempts to "fake good" or "fake bad" on this personality test are detected using the __________ scales.

To group a person's numerous surface traits into 16 source traits, Raymond Cattell used a statistical procedure called __________.

At one time or another, you have probably "sized up" a potential date, friend, or roommate by engaging them in conversation, which would be similar to which type of measure used in psychological assessment?

Jarrod is described as a super "neat-freak" and a cheapskate. He drives his roommate crazy lining up his books on the shelves and his toiletries in the bathroom. Jarrod gets very upset if anyone rearranges anything or makes a mess. According to Freud, Jarrod has an __________ personality.

When you are asked to list your social security number on a legal document, you voluntarily retrieved this information from the area of the mind that Freud called the __________.

Raymond Cattell called the core of a person's personality, that is, the person's underlying personality characteristics, __________ traits, or factors.

Children are labeled as boys and girls and encouraged to learn appropriate gender roles from __________ onward.

Janet is a college student and thinks that she is stupid, worthless, and a failure, despite getting good grades and being an excellent part-time employee. Janet

In cultures like the United States, self-esteem is based on

The hypochondriasis subscale of the MMPI-2 reflects

Objective personality test is to projective personality test as the