Question 1

Immanuel Kant organized the four temperaments according to

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A)  body fluids and mood. 
B)  body types and emotionality. 
C)  feelings and activity. 
D)  physiques and temperament. 
A)  body fluids and mood. 
B)  body types and emotionality. 
C)  feelings and activity. 
D)  physiques and temperament.

Question 2

As an emotionally stable introvert,Lydia is calm,thoughtful,and passive under most circumstances.Lydia's personality corresponds to which of Hippocrates' four temperaments?

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A)  Choleric 
B)  Melancholic 
C)  Phlegmatic 
D)  Sanguine 
A)  Choleric 
B)  Melancholic 
C)  Phlegmatic 
D)  Sanguine

Question 3

Eysenck believed that his greatest contribution to personality theory has been to

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A)  champion the idiographic approach to the study of personality. 
B)  connect philosophical ideas of the past with causal theories of behavior. 
C)  demonstrate that all people are biologically and genetically equal. 
D)  provide evidence for the overwhelming contribution of nurture to the development of personality. 
A)  champion the idiographic approach to the study of personality. 
B)  connect philosophical ideas of the past with causal theories of behavior. 
C)  demonstrate that all people are biologically and genetically equal. 
D)  provide evidence for the overwhelming contribution of nurture to the development of personality.

Question 4

Beginning at the bottom of the hierarchy and moving to the top,which is the correct order of Eysenck's hierarchy of personality?

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A)  Basic types, generalized traits, habitual responses, and specific responses 
B)  Specific responses, habitual responses, generalized traits, and basic types 
C)  Basic types, habitual responses, generalized traits, and specific responses 
D)  Specific responses, generalized traits, habitual responses, and basic types 
A)  Basic types, generalized traits, habitual responses, and specific responses 
B)  Specific responses, habitual responses, generalized traits, and basic types 
C)  Basic types, habitual responses, generalized traits, and specific responses 
D)  Specific responses, generalized traits, habitual responses, and basic types

Question 5

Eysenck's (1952) comments on the effectiveness of psychotherapy gave a tremendous impetus to

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A)  psychoanalysis. 
B)  humanistic therapy. 
C)  cognitive therapy. 
D)  behavior therapy. 
A)  psychoanalysis. 
B)  humanistic therapy. 
C)  cognitive therapy. 
D)  behavior therapy.

Question 6

According to Eysenck,if we were reduced to describing a person in just three dimensions,we could do so using his or her intelligence,neuroticism,and

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A)  agreeableness. 
B)  conscientiousness. 
C)  extraversion. 
D)  perseverance. 
A)  agreeableness. 
B)  conscientiousness. 
C)  extraversion. 
D)  perseverance.

Question 7

When her parents took her to the opera for the first time,seven-year-old Lois stuck her fingers in her ears and kept them there the entire evening.In Eysenck's hierarchy,this behavior would be classified as a

Accepted Answer

A)  basic type. 
B)  generalized response. 
C)  habitual response. 
D)  specific response. 
A)  basic type. 
B)  generalized response. 
C)  habitual response. 
D)  specific response.

Question 8

Since World War II,psychology's emphasis has been shifting toward a position that stresses ________ factors; Eysenck felt that psychology should shift its emphasis back to ________ factors.

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A)  biological; sociocultural 
B)  environmental; biological 
C)  sociocultural; environmental 
D)  individualistic; collective 
A)  biological; sociocultural 
B)  environmental; biological 
C)  sociocultural; environmental 
D)  individualistic; collective

Question 9

Evaluate Eysenck's theory in terms of its function as philosophy,science,and art.

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Eysenck's theory can be evaluated in ter

Question 10

Following his research in the first two superfactors,Eysenck investigated a third one.What is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neuroticism 
B)  Extraversion 
C)  Psychoticism 
D)  Agreeableness 
A)  Neuroticism 
B)  Extraversion 
C)  Psychoticism 
D)  Agreeableness

Question 11

Matt is an obsessive-compulsive patient with a need to reread every sentence twenty-five times.For an hour in therapy,his doctor asks him to read sentences written with disappearing ink.After initial panic and anxiety,Matt finds his compulsive need to be abating.The doctor is using a therapeutic method called

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive restructuring. 
B)  psychoanalysis. 
C)  flooding. 
D)  imagery. 
A)  cognitive restructuring. 
B)  psychoanalysis. 
C)  flooding. 
D)  imagery.

Question 12

In Hippocrates' classifications of the personality types,a cheerful personality resulted from a predominance of which bodily fluid?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black bile 
B)  Blood 
C)  Mucus 
D)  Yellow bile 
A)  Black bile 
B)  Blood 
C)  Mucus 
D)  Yellow bile

Question 13

Describe how Eysenck measured traits.

Accepted Answer

Hans Eysenck, a prominent psychologist,

Question 14

Recent brain research has linked certain brain structures or activity to particular psychological problems.To what extent should traditional methods of psychological assessment_interviews,psychological tests,etc._be replaced by technologies such as MRI and PET?

Accepted Answer

The recent advancements in brain researc

Question 15

Describe the biological basis of behavior and neurosis in Eysenck's theory and current research.

Accepted Answer

Eysenck's theory of the biological basis

Question 16

Reginald recently took a personality test that measures the Big Five traits.He scores very high on openness.How would Eysenck interpret these findings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reginald will be likely to score very high on neuroticism. 
B)  Reginald will be likely to score very high on extraversion. 
C)  Reginald will be likely to score very high on introversion. 
D)  Openness is a cognitive ability trait, not a temperament, and should be measured by an appropriate IQ test. 
A)  Reginald will be likely to score very high on neuroticism. 
B)  Reginald will be likely to score very high on extraversion. 
C)  Reginald will be likely to score very high on introversion. 
D)  Openness is a cognitive ability trait, not a temperament, and should be measured by an appropriate IQ test.

Question 17

Eysenck hypothesized that differences in visceral brain activity are responsible for differences in

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional stability. 
B)  extraversion. 
C)  intelligence. 
D)  psychoticism. 
A)  emotional stability. 
B)  extraversion. 
C)  intelligence. 
D)  psychoticism.

Question 18

Eysenck suggested that differences in the ratio of introversion to extraversion may be caused by

Accepted Answer

A)  arousal thresholds in the ascending reticular activating system. 
B)  varying amounts of pituitary gland secretions. 
C)  sensitivity levels of the limbic system and the hypothalamus. 
D)  visceral brain activity. 
A)  arousal thresholds in the ascending reticular activating system. 
B)  varying amounts of pituitary gland secretions. 
C)  sensitivity levels of the limbic system and the hypothalamus. 
D)  visceral brain activity.

Question 19

A phenotype refers to

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A)  different habitual levels of arousal. 
B)  inherited anatomical structures. 
C)  an individual's observable appearance. 
D)  one's underlying genetic makeup. 
A)  different habitual levels of arousal. 
B)  inherited anatomical structures. 
C)  an individual's observable appearance. 
D)  one's underlying genetic makeup.

Question 20

In Eysenck's view,what was problematic in the personality inventories that preceded criterion analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  They began with a hypothesis about a possible underlying variable. 
B)  They were scored by comparing the participant's answers with those of pretested groups. 
C)  They were scored by trying to interpret the answers to each question. 
D)  Their scores were regarded objectively as just marks on paper. 
A)  They began with a hypothesis about a possible underlying variable. 
B)  They were scored by comparing the participant's answers with those of pretested groups. 
C)  They were scored by trying to interpret the answers to each question. 
D)  Their scores were regarded objectively as just marks on paper.

Immanuel Kant organized the four temperaments according to

As an emotionally stable introvert,Lydia is calm,thoughtful,and passive under most circumstances.Lydia's personality corresponds to which of Hippocrates' four temperaments?

Eysenck believed that his greatest contribution to personality theory has been to

Beginning at the bottom of the hierarchy and moving to the top,which is the correct order of Eysenck's hierarchy of personality?

Eysenck's (1952) comments on the effectiveness of psychotherapy gave a tremendous impetus to

According to Eysenck,if we were reduced to describing a person in just three dimensions,we could do so using his or her intelligence,neuroticism,and

When her parents took her to the opera for the first time,seven-year-old Lois stuck her fingers in her ears and kept them there the entire evening.In Eysenck's hierarchy,this behavior would be classified as a

Since World War II,psychology's emphasis has been shifting toward a position that stresses factors; Eysenck felt that psychology should shift its emphasis back to factors.

Evaluate Eysenck's theory in terms of its function as philosophy,science,and art.

Following his research in the first two superfactors,Eysenck investigated a third one.What is this?

In Hippocrates' classifications of the personality types,a cheerful personality resulted from a predominance of which bodily fluid?

Describe how Eysenck measured traits.

Recent brain research has linked certain brain structures or activity to particular psychological problems.To what extent should traditional methods of psychological assessment_interviews,psychological tests,etc._be replaced by technologies such as MRI and PET?

Describe the biological basis of behavior and neurosis in Eysenck's theory and current research.

Reginald recently took a personality test that measures the Big Five traits.He scores very high on openness.How would Eysenck interpret these findings?

Eysenck hypothesized that differences in visceral brain activity are responsible for differences in

Eysenck suggested that differences in the ratio of introversion to extraversion may be caused by

A phenotype refers to

In Eysenck's view,what was problematic in the personality inventories that preceded criterion analysis?

Introduction Evaluating Personality Theories

Psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud

Analytical Psychology Carl Jung

Inter-psychic Theories Alfred Adler, Harry Stack Sullivan

Psychoanalytic Social Psychology Karen Horney Erich Fromm

Ego Analytic Psychology Anna Freud Erik Erikson Dan McAdams

Human Relations Object Relations Theory, Relational-Cultural Theory

Experimental Analysis of Behavior John Dollard and Neal Miller B.F.Skinner

Social Learning Theories Albert Bandura, Julian Rotter, Walter Mischel

Traits and Personology Gordon Allport Henry Murray

Factor Analytic, Genetic and Evolutionary Theories Raymond Cattell, The Big Five Personality Traits, Genetic and Evolutionary Developments

Humanism Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers

Existential Psychoanalysis Rollo May

Personal Constructs George Kelly

Cognitive-Behavioral Theories Albert Ellis, Aaron Beck, Arnold Lazarus

Zen Buddhism

Conclusion personality Theory in Perspective

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Exam 12: Biological Traits Hans Eysenck

Immanuel Kant organized the four temperaments according to

As an emotionally stable introvert,Lydia is calm,thoughtful,and passive under most circumstances.Lydia's personality corresponds to which of Hippocrates' four temperaments?

Eysenck believed that his greatest contribution to personality theory has been to

Beginning at the bottom of the hierarchy and moving to the top,which is the correct order of Eysenck's hierarchy of personality?

Eysenck's (1952) comments on the effectiveness of psychotherapy gave a tremendous impetus to

According to Eysenck,if we were reduced to describing a person in just three dimensions,we could do so using his or her intelligence,neuroticism,and

When her parents took her to the opera for the first time,seven-year-old Lois stuck her fingers in her ears and kept them there the entire evening.In Eysenck's hierarchy,this behavior would be classified as a

Since World War II,psychology's emphasis has been shifting toward a position that stresses ________ factors; Eysenck felt that psychology should shift its emphasis back to ________ factors.

Evaluate Eysenck's theory in terms of its function as philosophy,science,and art.

Following his research in the first two superfactors,Eysenck investigated a third one.What is this?

In Hippocrates' classifications of the personality types,a cheerful personality resulted from a predominance of which bodily fluid?

Describe how Eysenck measured traits.

Recent brain research has linked certain brain structures or activity to particular psychological problems.To what extent should traditional methods of psychological assessment_interviews,psychological tests,etc._be replaced by technologies such as MRI and PET?

Describe the biological basis of behavior and neurosis in Eysenck's theory and current research.

Reginald recently took a personality test that measures the Big Five traits.He scores very high on openness.How would Eysenck interpret these findings?

Eysenck hypothesized that differences in visceral brain activity are responsible for differences in

Eysenck suggested that differences in the ratio of introversion to extraversion may be caused by

A phenotype refers to

In Eysenck's view,what was problematic in the personality inventories that preceded criterion analysis?

Introduction Evaluating Personality Theories

Psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud

Analytical Psychology Carl Jung

Inter-psychic Theories Alfred Adler, Harry Stack Sullivan

Psychoanalytic Social Psychology Karen Horney Erich Fromm

Ego Analytic Psychology Anna Freud Erik Erikson Dan McAdams

Human Relations Object Relations Theory, Relational-Cultural Theory

Experimental Analysis of Behavior John Dollard and Neal Miller B.F.Skinner

Social Learning Theories Albert Bandura, Julian Rotter, Walter Mischel

Traits and Personology Gordon Allport Henry Murray

Factor Analytic, Genetic and Evolutionary Theories Raymond Cattell, The Big Five Personality Traits, Genetic and Evolutionary Developments

Humanism Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers

Existential Psychoanalysis Rollo May

Personal Constructs George Kelly

Cognitive-Behavioral Theories Albert Ellis, Aaron Beck, Arnold Lazarus

Zen Buddhism

Conclusion personality Theory in Perspective

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Since World War II,psychology's emphasis has been shifting toward a position that stresses factors; Eysenck felt that psychology should shift its emphasis back to factors.