Question 1

According to the text,what is a key difference between conscious and unconscious thought?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conscious thought pervades our waking life whereas unconscious thought occurs only during sleep. 
B)  Conscious thought tends to focus on negative details whereas unconscious thought is free to entertain positive aspects of life. 
C)  Conscious thought processes emotion whereas unconscious thought processes perception. 
D)  Conscious thought is limited to seven chunks whereas unconscious thought can hold an unlimited amount of information. 
A)  Conscious thought pervades our waking life whereas unconscious thought occurs only during sleep. 
B)  Conscious thought tends to focus on negative details whereas unconscious thought is free to entertain positive aspects of life. 
C)  Conscious thought processes emotion whereas unconscious thought processes perception. 
D)  Conscious thought is limited to seven chunks whereas unconscious thought can hold an unlimited amount of information.

Question 2

A person with a judgment goal will respond to failure with a(n)________ pattern of behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  helpless 
B)  mastery-oriented 
C)  anxiety-driven 
D)  pessimistic 
A)  helpless 
B)  mastery-oriented 
C)  anxiety-driven 
D)  pessimistic

Question 3

Which statement is true regarding the association between political ideology and happiness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Those without political ideologies are the happiest. 
B)  Thinking like a liberal reduces negative emotions. 
C)  Thinking like a conservative increases positive emotions. 
D)  Thinking like a conservative reduces negative emotions. 
A)  Those without political ideologies are the happiest. 
B)  Thinking like a liberal reduces negative emotions. 
C)  Thinking like a conservative increases positive emotions. 
D)  Thinking like a conservative reduces negative emotions.

Question 4

Perceptual ________ refers to the process whereby the perceptual system filters out information that might make the individual uncomfortable or distressed.

Accepted Answer

A)  defense 
B)  screening 
C)  distortion 
D)  bias 
A)  defense 
B)  screening 
C)  distortion 
D)  bias

Question 5

What is rejection sensitivity? How might rejection sensitivity become a self-fulfilling prophecy?

Accepted Answer

Rejection sensitivity refers to the tend

Question 6

Which of the following is the typical way that primary goals,as defined by McClelland,are assessed?

Accepted Answer

A)  having participants list all personally meaningful goals 
B)  completing a standard goal questionnaire 
C)  using the Thematic Apperception Test 
D)  using the Implicit Association Test 
A)  having participants list all personally meaningful goals 
B)  completing a standard goal questionnaire 
C)  using the Thematic Apperception Test 
D)  using the Implicit Association Test

Question 7

From the perspective of cognitive psychology,how exactly can emotions be considered a kind of procedural knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emotions are only fully understood after being explicitly told what they are. 
B)  Emotions are typically learned through repeated experience. 
C)  Emotions cannot be learned and can only be expressed through action. 
D)  Emotions develop through mechanisms of both nature and nurture. 
A)  Emotions are only fully understood after being explicitly told what they are. 
B)  Emotions are typically learned through repeated experience. 
C)  Emotions cannot be learned and can only be expressed through action. 
D)  Emotions develop through mechanisms of both nature and nurture.

Question 8

According to the text,which of the following is NOT a personality process?

Accepted Answer

A)  perception 
B)  motivation 
C)  emotion 
D)  trait development. 
A)  perception 
B)  motivation 
C)  emotion 
D)  trait development.

Question 9

What are the two basic dimensions of the emotional circumplex model proposed by Averill?

Accepted Answer

A)  aroused-unaroused and negative-positive 
B)  agency-communion and negative-positive 
C)  strong-weak and aroused-unaroused 
D)  aroused-unaroused and agency-communion 
A)  aroused-unaroused and negative-positive 
B)  agency-communion and negative-positive 
C)  strong-weak and aroused-unaroused 
D)  aroused-unaroused and agency-communion

Question 10

What term refers to the idea that the concepts recently activated in the mind influence one's perceptions of the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  conditioning 
B)  priming 
C)  perceptual defense 
D)  repression-sensitization 
A)  conditioning 
B)  priming 
C)  perceptual defense 
D)  repression-sensitization

Question 11

What are some conceptual advantages of dual-process models? What kinds of phenomena can they explain and why is this important? For example,how could such models explain why it is possible to have irrational thoughts and,at the same time,to know that such thoughts are irrational?

Accepted Answer

Dual-process models offer several concep

Question 12

Define the concept of priming and describe how this idea can explain certain aspects of personality.

Accepted Answer

Priming is a psychological concept that

Question 13

Match the adaptive function with its associated emotion..
-Anxiety

Accepted Answer

A) Receive support from others 
B) Protect territory, resources, or mates 
C) Obtain forgiveness from the offending party 
D) Perseverance in the face of obstacles 
E) Anticipate danger and escape harm 
A) Receive support from others 
B) Protect territory, resources, or mates 
C) Obtain forgiveness from the offending party 
D) Perseverance in the face of obstacles 
E) Anticipate danger and escape harm

Question 14

What term describes a person who typically expects the worst so that they can be surprised or even relieved when the worst does not happen?

Accepted Answer

A)  defensive optimists 
B)  defensive pessimists 
C)  strategic pessimists 
D)  reverse optimists 
A)  defensive optimists 
B)  defensive pessimists 
C)  strategic pessimists 
D)  reverse optimists

Question 15

Sharon believes that intelligence and ability are innate and you cannot do anything to change them.Sharon has a(n)________ theory of ability.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

According to most current theories,patterns of priming typically originate in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  temperament 
B)  ancestral history (i.e., evolution) 
C)  life experiences 
D)  genetic material 
A)  temperament 
B)  ancestral history (i.e., evolution) 
C)  life experiences 
D)  genetic material

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a type of idiographic goal?

Accepted Answer

A)  current concerns 
B)  personal projects 
C)  developmental goals 
D)  personal strivings 
A)  current concerns 
B)  personal projects 
C)  developmental goals 
D)  personal strivings

Question 18

According to previous research,women are generally higher than men in affect intensity.This finding may provide evidence for why ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  it is more adaptive for women to express their anger than it is for men 
B)  women are more emotionally intelligent compared to men 
C)  women have a higher threshold for pain compared to men 
D)  women are more prone to depression compared to men 
A)  it is more adaptive for women to express their anger than it is for men 
B)  women are more emotionally intelligent compared to men 
C)  women have a higher threshold for pain compared to men 
D)  women are more prone to depression compared to men

Question 19

According to research and theory about goals,it is most advantageous to have the ability to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  focus primarily on general, long-term goals 
B)  shift between short- and long-term goals 
C)  focus primarily on very specific goals 
D)  set general goals that are separate from your daily activities 
A)  focus primarily on general, long-term goals 
B)  shift between short- and long-term goals 
C)  focus primarily on very specific goals 
D)  set general goals that are separate from your daily activities

Question 20

What is happiness? Why might happiness help facilitate performance in important domains of life?

Accepted Answer

Happiness can be defined as a state of w

According to the text,what is a key difference between conscious and unconscious thought?

A person with a judgment goal will respond to failure with a(n)________ pattern of behavior.

Which statement is true regarding the association between political ideology and happiness?

Perceptual ________ refers to the process whereby the perceptual system filters out information that might make the individual uncomfortable or distressed.

What is rejection sensitivity? How might rejection sensitivity become a self-fulfilling prophecy?

Which of the following is the typical way that primary goals,as defined by McClelland,are assessed?

From the perspective of cognitive psychology,how exactly can emotions be considered a kind of procedural knowledge?

According to the text,which of the following is NOT a personality process?

What are the two basic dimensions of the emotional circumplex model proposed by Averill?

What term refers to the idea that the concepts recently activated in the mind influence one's perceptions of the world?

What are some conceptual advantages of dual-process models? What kinds of phenomena can they explain and why is this important? For example,how could such models explain why it is possible to have irrational thoughts and,at the same time,to know that such thoughts are irrational?

Define the concept of priming and describe how this idea can explain certain aspects of personality.

Match the adaptive function with its associated emotion.. -Anxiety

What term describes a person who typically expects the worst so that they can be surprised or even relieved when the worst does not happen?

Sharon believes that intelligence and ability are innate and you cannot do anything to change them.Sharon has a(n)________ theory of ability.

According to most current theories,patterns of priming typically originate in ________.

Which of the following is NOT a type of idiographic goal?

According to previous research,women are generally higher than men in affect intensity.This finding may provide evidence for why ________.

According to research and theory about goals,it is most advantageous to have the ability to ________.

What is happiness? Why might happiness help facilitate performance in important domains of life?

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

According to the text,what is a key difference between conscious and unconscious thought?

A person with a judgment goal will respond to failure with a(n)________ pattern of behavior.

Which statement is true regarding the association between political ideology and happiness?

Perceptual ________ refers to the process whereby the perceptual system filters out information that might make the individual uncomfortable or distressed.

What is rejection sensitivity? How might rejection sensitivity become a self-fulfilling prophecy?

Which of the following is the typical way that primary goals,as defined by McClelland,are assessed?

From the perspective of cognitive psychology,how exactly can emotions be considered a kind of procedural knowledge?

According to the text,which of the following is NOT a personality process?

What are the two basic dimensions of the emotional circumplex model proposed by Averill?

What term refers to the idea that the concepts recently activated in the mind influence one's perceptions of the world?

What are some conceptual advantages of dual-process models? What kinds of phenomena can they explain and why is this important? For example,how could such models explain why it is possible to have irrational thoughts and,at the same time,to know that such thoughts are irrational?

Define the concept of priming and describe how this idea can explain certain aspects of personality.

Match the adaptive function with its associated emotion.. -Anxiety

What term describes a person who typically expects the worst so that they can be surprised or even relieved when the worst does not happen?

Sharon believes that intelligence and ability are innate and you cannot do anything to change them.Sharon has a(n)________ theory of ability.

According to most current theories,patterns of priming typically originate in ________.

Which of the following is NOT a type of idiographic goal?

According to previous research,women are generally higher than men in affect intensity.This finding may provide evidence for why ________.

According to research and theory about goals,it is most advantageous to have the ability to ________.

What is happiness? Why might happiness help facilitate performance in important domains of life?

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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