Question 1

What dimension is NOT typically included in the definition of happiness used by contemporary researchers?

Accepted Answer

A)  eudaimonia 
B)  general life satisfaction 
C)  low levels of negative emotion 
D)  domain-specific satisfactions 
A)  eudaimonia 
B)  general life satisfaction 
C)  low levels of negative emotion 
D)  domain-specific satisfactions

Question 2

Explain Dweck's motivational theory.According to this model,how do implicit theories of intelligence and ability shape goals and responses to failure in achievement domains? How might teachers or parents use this model to help children succeed in school?

Accepted Answer

Dweck's motivational theory, also known

Question 3

What piece of advice about increasing happiness would be reasonable in light of research evidence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stop trying to increase your happiness because happiness is genetically determined. 
B)  Wait until one reaches the age of 60, when happiness naturally increases. 
C)  Spend money to give yourself interesting experiences. 
D)  Avoid caffeine and other stimulants that can lead to mood fluctuations. 
A)  Stop trying to increase your happiness because happiness is genetically determined. 
B)  Wait until one reaches the age of 60, when happiness naturally increases. 
C)  Spend money to give yourself interesting experiences. 
D)  Avoid caffeine and other stimulants that can lead to mood fluctuations.

Question 4

According to distinctions between types of idiographic goals,a ________ is something you think about,whereas a ________ is something you do.

Accepted Answer

A)  judgment goal; development goal 
B)  current concern; personal project 
C)  long-term goal; short-term goal 
D)  current concern; personal striving 
A)  judgment goal; development goal 
B)  current concern; personal project 
C)  long-term goal; short-term goal 
D)  current concern; personal striving

Question 5

An individual who likes to watch emotional movies and has extreme reactions to the tragic deaths of celebrities would likely score high on what personality dimension?

Accepted Answer

A)  need for intensity 
B)  need for closure 
C)  need for affect 
D)  need for neurotic responses 
A)  need for intensity 
B)  need for closure 
C)  need for affect 
D)  need for neurotic responses

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic stages of emotion?

Accepted Answer

A)  appraisal 
B)  motives 
C)  facial expressions 
D)  scripts 
A)  appraisal 
B)  motives 
C)  facial expressions 
D)  scripts

Question 7

The phrase "seven,plus or minus two" refers to the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  number of seconds information can be held in the perceptual buffer 
B)  capacity of short-term memory 
C)  number of years information can be stored in long-term memory before it is replaced with new information 
D)  organizational structure of self-schemas 
A)  number of seconds information can be held in the perceptual buffer 
B)  capacity of short-term memory 
C)  number of years information can be stored in long-term memory before it is replaced with new information 
D)  organizational structure of self-schemas

Question 8

What theorist is most closely identified with cognitive-experiential self-theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sigmund Freud 
B)  Walter Mischel 
C)  Carol Dweck 
D)  Seymour Epstein 
A)  Sigmund Freud 
B)  Walter Mischel 
C)  Carol Dweck 
D)  Seymour Epstein

Question 9

Steven believes that intelligence and ability can change with experience.Steven has a(n)________ theory of ability.

Accepted Answer

A)  entity 
B)  incremental 
C)  schematic 
D)  flexible 
A)  entity 
B)  incremental 
C)  schematic 
D)  flexible

Question 10

Non-psychoanalytic researchers sometimes use the term ________ to refer to the unconscious.

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory 
B)  consciously inaccessible memory 
C)  cognitive unconscious 
D)  unconscious memory 
A)  short-term memory 
B)  consciously inaccessible memory 
C)  cognitive unconscious 
D)  unconscious memory

Question 11

What term describes someone who is low in emotional intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  hedonic 
B)  eudaimonic 
C)  dysthymic 
D)  alexithymic 
A)  hedonic 
B)  eudaimonic 
C)  dysthymic 
D)  alexithymic

Question 12

As a person becomes an expert in an area,he or she will begin to ________ to help organize the information.

Accepted Answer

A)  use larger chunks 
B)  develop incremental theories 
C)  use smaller chunks 
D)  subsidize 
A)  use larger chunks 
B)  develop incremental theories 
C)  use smaller chunks 
D)  subsidize

Question 13

In cognitive-experiential self-theory,the ________ system dominates when you are emotional and the ________ system dominates when you are calm.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive; experiential 
B)  experiential; cognitive 
C)  experiential; rational 
D)  self; cognitive 
A)  cognitive; experiential 
B)  experiential; cognitive 
C)  experiential; rational 
D)  self; cognitive

Question 14

All of the following traditions strongly contributed to the understanding of personality processes EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the phenomenological approach 
B)  social learning theory 
C)  psychoanalysis 
D)  empirically based test construction methods 
A)  the phenomenological approach 
B)  social learning theory 
C)  psychoanalysis 
D)  empirically based test construction methods

Question 15

Match each definition with its type of goal.
-Judgment goals

Accepted Answer

A) Goals that everyone has 
B) Goals to improve oneself 
C) Goals that are long-term and can organize broad areas of a person's life 
D) Goals that are specific to the individual 
E) Goals to validate an attribute in oneself 
A) Goals that everyone has 
B) Goals to improve oneself 
C) Goals that are long-term and can organize broad areas of a person's life 
D) Goals that are specific to the individual 
E) Goals to validate an attribute in oneself

Question 16

What two types of processes are included in most dual-process models?

Accepted Answer

A)  conscious and rational 
B)  conscious and unconscious 
C)  short-term and long-term memories 
D)  impulsive and reactive 
A)  conscious and rational 
B)  conscious and unconscious 
C)  short-term and long-term memories 
D)  impulsive and reactive

Question 17

Which of the following theoretical models describes the relationship between views of the world and particular goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Epstein's cognitive-experiential self-theory (CEST) 
B)  Dweck's motivational theory 
C)  Kelly's personal construct theory 
D)  McCrae and Costa's characteristic adaptations theory 
A)  Epstein's cognitive-experiential self-theory (CEST) 
B)  Dweck's motivational theory 
C)  Kelly's personal construct theory 
D)  McCrae and Costa's characteristic adaptations theory

Question 18

A ________ goal is one in which an individual is interested in self-improvement,and a ________ goal is one in which an individual seeks to validate a personal attribute.

Accepted Answer

A)  intrinsic; extrinsic 
B)  judgment; development 
C)  extrinsic; intrinsic 
D)  development; judgment 
A)  intrinsic; extrinsic 
B)  judgment; development 
C)  extrinsic; intrinsic 
D)  development; judgment

Question 19

Research by Julie Norem indicates that defensive pessimists and eternal optimists likely ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  use different strategies but obtain similar ends 
B)  have similar specific goals but different general goals 
C)  use the same strategies but obtain different ends 
D)  have different learning goals but similar performance goals 
A)  use different strategies but obtain similar ends 
B)  have similar specific goals but different general goals 
C)  use the same strategies but obtain different ends 
D)  have different learning goals but similar performance goals

Question 20

Sally is very concerned with abandonment and her partner's lack of commitment to their relationship.She is high on which personality dimension?

Accepted Answer

A)  rejection priming 
B)  rejection accessibility 
C)  rejection sensitivity 
D)  rejection detection 
A)  rejection priming 
B)  rejection accessibility 
C)  rejection sensitivity 
D)  rejection detection

What dimension is NOT typically included in the definition of happiness used by contemporary researchers?

Explain Dweck's motivational theory.According to this model,how do implicit theories of intelligence and ability shape goals and responses to failure in achievement domains? How might teachers or parents use this model to help children succeed in school?

What piece of advice about increasing happiness would be reasonable in light of research evidence?

According to distinctions between types of idiographic goals,a is something you think about,whereas a is something you do.

An individual who likes to watch emotional movies and has extreme reactions to the tragic deaths of celebrities would likely score high on what personality dimension?

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic stages of emotion?

The phrase "seven,plus or minus two" refers to the ________.

What theorist is most closely identified with cognitive-experiential self-theory?

Steven believes that intelligence and ability can change with experience.Steven has a(n)________ theory of ability.

Non-psychoanalytic researchers sometimes use the term ________ to refer to the unconscious.

What term describes someone who is low in emotional intelligence?

As a person becomes an expert in an area,he or she will begin to ________ to help organize the information.

In cognitive-experiential self-theory,the system dominates when you are emotional and the system dominates when you are calm.

All of the following traditions strongly contributed to the understanding of personality processes EXCEPT ________.

Match each definition with its type of goal. -Judgment goals

What two types of processes are included in most dual-process models?

Which of the following theoretical models describes the relationship between views of the world and particular goals?

A goal is one in which an individual is interested in self-improvement,and a goal is one in which an individual seeks to validate a personal attribute.

Research by Julie Norem indicates that defensive pessimists and eternal optimists likely ________.

Sally is very concerned with abandonment and her partner's lack of commitment to their relationship.She is high on which personality dimension?

The Study of the Person

Personality Research Methods

Assessment, Effect Size, and Ethics

Personality Traits,Situations,and Behavior

Personality Judgment

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

The Self: What You Know About You

Personality, Mental Health, and Physical Health

Epilogue: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

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Exam 15: Personality Processes: Perception, Thought, Motivation, and Emotion

What dimension is NOT typically included in the definition of happiness used by contemporary researchers?

Explain Dweck's motivational theory.According to this model,how do implicit theories of intelligence and ability shape goals and responses to failure in achievement domains? How might teachers or parents use this model to help children succeed in school?

What piece of advice about increasing happiness would be reasonable in light of research evidence?

According to distinctions between types of idiographic goals,a ________ is something you think about,whereas a ________ is something you do.

An individual who likes to watch emotional movies and has extreme reactions to the tragic deaths of celebrities would likely score high on what personality dimension?

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic stages of emotion?

The phrase "seven,plus or minus two" refers to the ________.

What theorist is most closely identified with cognitive-experiential self-theory?

Steven believes that intelligence and ability can change with experience.Steven has a(n)________ theory of ability.

Non-psychoanalytic researchers sometimes use the term ________ to refer to the unconscious.

What term describes someone who is low in emotional intelligence?

As a person becomes an expert in an area,he or she will begin to ________ to help organize the information.

In cognitive-experiential self-theory,the ________ system dominates when you are emotional and the ________ system dominates when you are calm.

All of the following traditions strongly contributed to the understanding of personality processes EXCEPT ________.

Match each definition with its type of goal. -Judgment goals

What two types of processes are included in most dual-process models?

Which of the following theoretical models describes the relationship between views of the world and particular goals?

A ________ goal is one in which an individual is interested in self-improvement,and a ________ goal is one in which an individual seeks to validate a personal attribute.

Research by Julie Norem indicates that defensive pessimists and eternal optimists likely ________.

Sally is very concerned with abandonment and her partner's lack of commitment to their relationship.She is high on which personality dimension?

The Study of the Person

Personality Research Methods

Assessment, Effect Size, and Ethics

Personality Traits,Situations,and Behavior

Personality Judgment

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

The Self: What You Know About You

Personality, Mental Health, and Physical Health

Epilogue: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

Filters

According to distinctions between types of idiographic goals,a is something you think about,whereas a is something you do.

In cognitive-experiential self-theory,the system dominates when you are emotional and the system dominates when you are calm.

A goal is one in which an individual is interested in self-improvement,and a goal is one in which an individual seeks to validate a personal attribute.