Question 1

Raymond Cattell referred to the visible features of one's personality as __________ traits.

Accepted Answer

A)  source 
B)  surface 
C)  common 
D)  central 
A)  source 
B)  surface 
C)  common 
D)  central

Question 2

According to one study that compared twins with unrelated pairs of students, the unrelated pairs, who were the same age and sex, were almost as alike as the twins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to Freud, children from age six to puberty experience a quiet, settled time called the latency period when psychosexual development is dormant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Besides the basic ten clinical subscales, which of the following has additional scales to identify substance abuse, eating disorders, Type A behavior, and the inability to function in a job?

Accepted Answer

A)  MMPI-2 
B)  Rorschach test 
C)  WAIS-R 
D)  TAT 
A)  MMPI-2 
B)  Rorschach test 
C)  WAIS-R 
D)  TAT

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of On the MMPI-2, test takers' attempts to...

Question 6

Which of the following is the level of consciousness that is beyond awareness and consists of impulses and desires not directly known to a person?

Accepted Answer

A)  conscious 
B)  preconscious 
C)  unconscious 
D)  postconscious 
A)  conscious 
B)  preconscious 
C)  unconscious 
D)  postconscious

Question 7

Self-actualizers tend to do all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  have a mission or "calling" in life. 
B)  engage in wishful thinking. 
C)  trust their own impulses and feelings. 
D)  examine their motives. 
A)  have a mission or "calling" in life. 
B)  engage in wishful thinking. 
C)  trust their own impulses and feelings. 
D)  examine their motives.

Question 8

You are asked by a psychologist to describe what you see in a set of ten inkblots that vary in color, shading, form, and complexity. This psychologist is using the

Accepted Answer

A)  Thematic Apperception Test. 
B)  Rorschach Test. 
C)  Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2. 
D)  16 PF. 
A)  Thematic Apperception Test. 
B)  Rorschach Test. 
C)  Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2. 
D)  16 PF.

Question 9

Dr. Satchel administered an objective personality test that has 567 questions and 10 clinical subscales. After she scores this test, she will chart the results graphically

Accepted Answer

A)  in a deviation graph. 
B)  in an MMPI-2 profile. 
C)  on a normality curve. 
D)  on a Ebbinghaus curve. 
A)  in a deviation graph. 
B)  in an MMPI-2 profile. 
C)  on a normality curve. 
D)  on a Ebbinghaus curve.

Question 10

Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung proposed that people are either

Accepted Answer

A)  Type A or Type B personalities. 
B)  ectomorphic, mesomorphic, or endomorphic. 
C)  introverts or extroverts. 
D)  congruent or incongruent. 
A)  Type A or Type B personalities. 
B)  ectomorphic, mesomorphic, or endomorphic. 
C)  introverts or extroverts. 
D)  congruent or incongruent.

Question 11

In humanistic theories, the developmental emphasis involves

Accepted Answer

A)  psychosexual and psychosocial stages. 
B)  the development of the self-image. 
C)  critical learning situations. 
D)  identification and imitation. 
A)  psychosexual and psychosocial stages. 
B)  the development of the self-image. 
C)  critical learning situations. 
D)  identification and imitation.

Question 12

The id resides only in the unconscious level of awareness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Jacob has the unshakable love and approval of his parents. According to Rogers, Jacob is

Accepted Answer

A)  less likely to develop organismic valuing because of a lack of discipline. 
B)  receiving conditions of worth from his parents. 
C)  being overindulged by his parents and will become arrogant and selfish. 
D)  receiving unconditional positive regard from his parents. 
A)  less likely to develop organismic valuing because of a lack of discipline. 
B)  receiving conditions of worth from his parents. 
C)  being overindulged by his parents and will become arrogant and selfish. 
D)  receiving unconditional positive regard from his parents.

Question 14

In the behaviorist view of development, the core of personality is shaped by early learning experiences and by praise, attention, and approval from others, which is also called

Accepted Answer

A)  congruence. 
B)  the superego. 
C)  social reinforcement. 
D)  self-efficacy. 
A)  congruence. 
B)  the superego. 
C)  social reinforcement. 
D)  self-efficacy.

Question 15

Which of the following base their theories on scientific research and have been accused of approaching personality as if people are robots?

Accepted Answer

A)  behaviorists 
B)  psychoanalysts 
C)  humanists 
D)  trait theorists 
A)  behaviorists 
B)  psychoanalysts 
C)  humanists 
D)  trait theorists

Question 16

Humanists emphasize immediate subjective experience rather than prior learning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The classification of central and secondary traits was determined

Accepted Answer

A)  subjectively. 
B)  projectively. 
C)  statistically. 
D)  objectively. 
A)  subjectively. 
B)  projectively. 
C)  statistically. 
D)  objectively.

Question 18

Your friend Dan states that to be comfortable in a particular job, a person's personality must match the nature of the work. Dan believes that the behavior of people is strongly influenced by

Accepted Answer

A)  external situations or circumstances. 
B)  lasting personal dispositions. 
C)  ego defense mechanisms. 
D)  a striving for congruence. 
A)  external situations or circumstances. 
B)  lasting personal dispositions. 
C)  ego defense mechanisms. 
D)  a striving for congruence.

Question 19

The dimensions of personality stressed by Eysenck include whether one is mainly introverted or extroverted and whether one tends to be emotionally stable or unstable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Humanism is sometimes called a "third force" in that it is opposed to the pessimism of psychoanalytic theory and to the machine-like overtones of the __________ theory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Humanism is sometimes called a "third force"...

Raymond Cattell referred to the visible features of one's personality as __________ traits.

According to one study that compared twins with unrelated pairs of students, the unrelated pairs, who were the same age and sex, were almost as alike as the twins.

According to Freud, children from age six to puberty experience a quiet, settled time called the latency period when psychosexual development is dormant.

Besides the basic ten clinical subscales, which of the following has additional scales to identify substance abuse, eating disorders, Type A behavior, and the inability to function in a job?

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

Which of the following is the level of consciousness that is beyond awareness and consists of impulses and desires not directly known to a person?

Self-actualizers tend to do all of the following EXCEPT

You are asked by a psychologist to describe what you see in a set of ten inkblots that vary in color, shading, form, and complexity. This psychologist is using the

Dr. Satchel administered an objective personality test that has 567 questions and 10 clinical subscales. After she scores this test, she will chart the results graphically

Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung proposed that people are either

In humanistic theories, the developmental emphasis involves

The id resides only in the unconscious level of awareness.

Jacob has the unshakable love and approval of his parents. According to Rogers, Jacob is

In the behaviorist view of development, the core of personality is shaped by early learning experiences and by praise, attention, and approval from others, which is also called

Which of the following base their theories on scientific research and have been accused of approaching personality as if people are robots?

Humanists emphasize immediate subjective experience rather than prior learning.

The classification of central and secondary traits was determined

Your friend Dan states that to be comfortable in a particular job, a person's personality must match the nature of the work. Dan believes that the behavior of people is strongly influenced by

The dimensions of personality stressed by Eysenck include whether one is mainly introverted or extroverted and whether one tends to be emotionally stable or unstable.

Humanism is sometimes called a "third force" in that it is opposed to the pessimism of psychoanalytic theory and to the machine-like overtones of the __________ theory.

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Exam 11: Personality

Raymond Cattell referred to the visible features of one's personality as __________ traits.

According to one study that compared twins with unrelated pairs of students, the unrelated pairs, who were the same age and sex, were almost as alike as the twins.

According to Freud, children from age six to puberty experience a quiet, settled time called the latency period when psychosexual development is dormant.

Besides the basic ten clinical subscales, which of the following has additional scales to identify substance abuse, eating disorders, Type A behavior, and the inability to function in a job?

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

Which of the following is the level of consciousness that is beyond awareness and consists of impulses and desires not directly known to a person?

Self-actualizers tend to do all of the following EXCEPT

You are asked by a psychologist to describe what you see in a set of ten inkblots that vary in color, shading, form, and complexity. This psychologist is using the

Dr. Satchel administered an objective personality test that has 567 questions and 10 clinical subscales. After she scores this test, she will chart the results graphically

Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung proposed that people are either

In humanistic theories, the developmental emphasis involves

The id resides only in the unconscious level of awareness.

Jacob has the unshakable love and approval of his parents. According to Rogers, Jacob is

In the behaviorist view of development, the core of personality is shaped by early learning experiences and by praise, attention, and approval from others, which is also called

Which of the following base their theories on scientific research and have been accused of approaching personality as if people are robots?

Humanists emphasize immediate subjective experience rather than prior learning.

The classification of central and secondary traits was determined

Your friend Dan states that to be comfortable in a particular job, a person's personality must match the nature of the work. Dan believes that the behavior of people is strongly influenced by

The dimensions of personality stressed by Eysenck include whether one is mainly introverted or extroverted and whether one tends to be emotionally stable or unstable.

Humanism is sometimes called a "third force" in that it is opposed to the pessimism of psychoanalytic theory and to the machine-like overtones of the __________ theory.

Introducing Psychology

Brain and Behavior

Human Development

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Conditioning and Learning

Memory

Cognition and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Human Sexuality

Health Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Herapies

Social Psychology

Applied Psychology

Filters