Question 1

According to Lee Jussim (1991),the source of real-life expectancies is likely ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  erroneous stereotypes about groups 
B)  previous observations of behavioral tendencies 
C)  authoritarian personality traits 
D)  a cognitive bias to seek incongruent information 
A)  erroneous stereotypes about groups 
B)  previous observations of behavioral tendencies 
C)  authoritarian personality traits 
D)  a cognitive bias to seek incongruent information

Question 2

Judgments of your personality by others ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  reflect who you are 
B)  create who you are 
C)  are too inaccurate to be used in research contexts 
D)  both reflect who you are and can influence what you are like 
A)  reflect who you are 
B)  create who you are 
C)  are too inaccurate to be used in research contexts 
D)  both reflect who you are and can influence what you are like

Question 3

What are the two primary criteria for evaluating personality judgments?

Accepted Answer

A)  interjudge agreement and internal consistency 
B)  internal consistency and behavioral prediction 
C)  interjudge agreement and behavioral prediction 
D)  predictive validity and behavioral prediction 
A)  interjudge agreement and internal consistency 
B)  internal consistency and behavioral prediction 
C)  interjudge agreement and behavioral prediction 
D)  predictive validity and behavioral prediction

Question 4

Doug has known Manesh for more than 20 years.Jim has only known Manesh since he joined Jim's department at Acme Advertising Agency 2 months ago.According to Colvin and Funder's (1991)study of the boundaries on the acquaintanceship effect,if both Doug and Jim are asked to predict how Manesh will behave during a presentation at work next week,whose predictions will be more accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Doug's 
B)  Jim's 
C)  The two predictions will be about equally accurate. 
D)  Neither Doug's nor Jim's; such behavior is not predictable. 
A)  Doug's 
B)  Jim's 
C)  The two predictions will be about equally accurate. 
D)  Neither Doug's nor Jim's; such behavior is not predictable.

Question 5

A(n)________ condition refers to a limit on the generalizability of a particular research conclusion.

Accepted Answer

A)  threshold 
B)  boundary 
C)  exclusionary 
D)  caveat 
A)  threshold 
B)  boundary 
C)  exclusionary 
D)  caveat

According to Lee Jussim (1991),the source of real-life expectancies is likely ________.

Judgments of your personality by others ________.

What are the two primary criteria for evaluating personality judgments?

A(n)________ condition refers to a limit on the generalizability of a particular research conclusion.

The Study of the Person

Personality Research Methods

Assessment, Effect Size, and Ethics

Personality Traits,Situations,and Behavior

Using Personality Traits to Understand Behavior

Personality Stability, Development, and Change

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

The Inheritance of Personality: Behavioral Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology

Basics of Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis After Freud: Neo-Freudians, Object Relations, and Current Research

Experience,Existence,and the Meaning of Life: Humanistic and Positive Psychology

Cultural Variation in Experience, Behavior, and Personality

Learning to Be a Person: Behaviorism and the Social Learning Theories

Personality Processes: Perception, Thought, Motivation, and Emotion

The Self: What You Know About You

Personality, Mental Health, and Physical Health

Epilogue: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

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Exam 5: Personality Judgment

According to Lee Jussim (1991),the source of real-life expectancies is likely ________.

Judgments of your personality by others ________.

What are the two primary criteria for evaluating personality judgments?

A(n)________ condition refers to a limit on the generalizability of a particular research conclusion.

The Study of the Person

Personality Research Methods

Assessment, Effect Size, and Ethics

Personality Traits,Situations,and Behavior

Using Personality Traits to Understand Behavior

Personality Stability, Development, and Change

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

The Inheritance of Personality: Behavioral Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology

Basics of Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis After Freud: Neo-Freudians, Object Relations, and Current Research

Experience,Existence,and the Meaning of Life: Humanistic and Positive Psychology

Cultural Variation in Experience, Behavior, and Personality

Learning to Be a Person: Behaviorism and the Social Learning Theories

Personality Processes: Perception, Thought, Motivation, and Emotion

The Self: What You Know About You

Personality, Mental Health, and Physical Health

Epilogue: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

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