Question 1

Vickie is doing a research paper on projective personality tests. What conclusions should she draw regarding the Rorschach inkblot test?

Accepted Answer

A)  The test is highly regarded and utilized heavily in personality research. 
B)  The test is one of the most objective tests used in clinical research. 
C)  The test has been shown to be extraordinarily reliable. 
D)  Many psychologists have questioned the reliability and validity of the test. 
A)  The test is highly regarded and utilized heavily in personality research. 
B)  The test is one of the most objective tests used in clinical research. 
C)  The test has been shown to be extraordinarily reliable. 
D)  Many psychologists have questioned the reliability and validity of the test.

Question 2

Describe Carl Rogers's approach to personality.

Accepted Answer

Rogers believed that to achieve optimal

Question 3

Describe Jung's concept of the collective unconscious.

Accepted Answer

Jung believed that we all possess an imp

Question 4

Brittney is a counselor who believes that her clients have the innate ability to make good choices. She accepts each individual as they are and as a person in the process of change. It is important to her that her clients learn to evaluate themselves and not depend on the opinion of others. Brittney is practicing

Accepted Answer

A)  gestalt therapy. 
B)  psychoanalytic counseling. 
C)  social cognitive therapy. 
D)  humanistic counseling. 
A)  gestalt therapy. 
B)  psychoanalytic counseling. 
C)  social cognitive therapy. 
D)  humanistic counseling.

Question 5

Who is likely to rate the highest on the openness scale?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kim loves to dance at parties. 
B)  Jillian donates her old clothes to the homeless. 
C)  Jordan routinely complains of soreness in her back. 
D)  Beverly is willing to try a bite of everyone's dinner at the new sushi bar. 
A)  Kim loves to dance at parties. 
B)  Jillian donates her old clothes to the homeless. 
C)  Jordan routinely complains of soreness in her back. 
D)  Beverly is willing to try a bite of everyone's dinner at the new sushi bar.

Question 6

Jeff experiences a lot of aggressive feelings toward his overprotective stepfather. Because he is powerless to aggress openly against his stepfather, Jeff becomes a very aggressive forward on his basketball team. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  castration anxiety. 
B)  sublimation. 
C)  repression. 
D)  displacement. 
A)  castration anxiety. 
B)  sublimation. 
C)  repression. 
D)  displacement.

Question 7

According to research on personality, individuals between the ages of 17 and 24 become

Accepted Answer

A)  less hopeful. 
B)  more responsible. 
C)  more aggressive. 
D)  less confident. 
A)  less hopeful. 
B)  more responsible. 
C)  more aggressive. 
D)  less confident.

Question 8

Maria claims that she is a mind reader. While she has quite a few believers, you notice that she seems to use very vague comments during her mind reading sessions. Maria is likely using ________ to her advantage.

Accepted Answer

A)  projective tools 
B)  the Barnum effect 
C)  personality traits 
D)  the behavioral approach system 
A)  projective tools 
B)  the Barnum effect 
C)  personality traits 
D)  the behavioral approach system

Question 9

Impatience is the aspect of the Type A behavior pattern most strongly associated with heart disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A major criticism of the social cognitive theory of personality is that it focuses

Accepted Answer

A)  solely on the dominant culture and ignores the possibility of cultural differences. 
B)  so much on generalities that it cannot be easily applied to specific situations. 
C)  too much on consistency in human personality. 
D)  so much on the individual that it makes generalizations impossible. 
A)  solely on the dominant culture and ignores the possibility of cultural differences. 
B)  so much on generalities that it cannot be easily applied to specific situations. 
C)  too much on consistency in human personality. 
D)  so much on the individual that it makes generalizations impossible.

Question 11

If all you know about a person is that she is liberal, smart, and tolerant, what trait is she likely high on?

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional stability 
B)  agreeableness 
C)  conscientiousness 
D)  openness 
A)  emotional stability 
B)  agreeableness 
C)  conscientiousness 
D)  openness

Question 12

Personology refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  an early form of personality assessment. 
B)  the study of how individuals operate within groups. 
C)  the study of the whole person. 
D)  positive psychology. 
A)  an early form of personality assessment. 
B)  the study of how individuals operate within groups. 
C)  the study of the whole person. 
D)  positive psychology.

Question 13

Darin had an automobile accident in which his brother and another passenger were killed. Though Darin was not seriously hurt in the accident, he cannot remember any of the accident details. Darin is unconsciously engaging in which ego defense mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A)  displacement 
B)  rationalization 
C)  reaction formation 
D)  repression 
A)  displacement 
B)  rationalization 
C)  reaction formation 
D)  repression

Question 14

George's cubicle at work is spotless. Everything on his desk is arranged according to a specific purpose. He gets very agitated if something is moved or rearranged. Freud might argue that George is fixated at the ________ stage.

Accepted Answer

A)  oral 
B)  anal 
C)  phallic 
D)  genital 
A)  oral 
B)  anal 
C)  phallic 
D)  genital

Question 15

Which of the following concepts is associated with Albert Bandura?

Accepted Answer

A)  conditions of worth 
B)  observational learning 
C)  reinforcement sensitivity 
D)  reticular activation 
A)  conditions of worth 
B)  observational learning 
C)  reinforcement sensitivity 
D)  reticular activation

Question 16

Quesha recently started college, and her freshman orientation includes information on date rape and personal safety. Quesha realizes that she has few, if any, self-defense skills, so if she were attacked she would have no way to fight back. Determined to become more competent, she joins a martial arts club at her university. According to Adler, Quesha is

Accepted Answer

A)  striving to make an attacker feel incompetent. 
B)  striving to replace her feelings of inferiority with those of superiority. 
C)  motivated by the need for self preservation. 
D)  motivated by the need for an animus. 
A)  striving to make an attacker feel incompetent. 
B)  striving to replace her feelings of inferiority with those of superiority. 
C)  motivated by the need for self preservation. 
D)  motivated by the need for an animus.

Question 17

When Peter is not biting his nails, he is chewing on a pencil. Freud would argue that Peter is fixated at the ________ stage.

Accepted Answer

A)  oral 
B)  anal 
C)  phallic 
D)  genital 
A)  oral 
B)  anal 
C)  phallic 
D)  genital

Question 18

Emotionally laden ideas and images that have rich and symbolic meaning for all people are

Accepted Answer

A)  archetypes. 
B)  traits. 
C)  schemas. 
D)  prototypes. 
A)  archetypes. 
B)  traits. 
C)  schemas. 
D)  prototypes.

Question 19

Which is not one of the big five factors of personality discussed in your text?

Accepted Answer

A)  neuroticism 
B)  extraversion 
C)  agreeableness 
D)  empathy 
A)  neuroticism 
B)  extraversion 
C)  agreeableness 
D)  empathy

Question 20

Which of the following statements about projective measures is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have high validity and they are popular in clinical settings. 
B)  They have high validity but they are not very popular in clinical settings. 
C)  They have low validity but they are popular in clinical settings. 
D)  They have low validity and they are not very popular in clinical settings. 
A)  They have high validity and they are popular in clinical settings. 
B)  They have high validity but they are not very popular in clinical settings. 
C)  They have low validity but they are popular in clinical settings. 
D)  They have low validity and they are not very popular in clinical settings.

Vickie is doing a research paper on projective personality tests. What conclusions should she draw regarding the Rorschach inkblot test?

Describe Carl Rogers's approach to personality.

Describe Jung's concept of the collective unconscious.

Who is likely to rate the highest on the openness scale?

Jeff experiences a lot of aggressive feelings toward his overprotective stepfather. Because he is powerless to aggress openly against his stepfather, Jeff becomes a very aggressive forward on his basketball team. This is an example of

According to research on personality, individuals between the ages of 17 and 24 become

Maria claims that she is a mind reader. While she has quite a few believers, you notice that she seems to use very vague comments during her mind reading sessions. Maria is likely using ________ to her advantage.

Impatience is the aspect of the Type A behavior pattern most strongly associated with heart disease.

A major criticism of the social cognitive theory of personality is that it focuses

If all you know about a person is that she is liberal, smart, and tolerant, what trait is she likely high on?

Personology refers to

Darin had an automobile accident in which his brother and another passenger were killed. Though Darin was not seriously hurt in the accident, he cannot remember any of the accident details. Darin is unconsciously engaging in which ego defense mechanism?

George's cubicle at work is spotless. Everything on his desk is arranged according to a specific purpose. He gets very agitated if something is moved or rearranged. Freud might argue that George is fixated at the ________ stage.

Which of the following concepts is associated with Albert Bandura?

When Peter is not biting his nails, he is chewing on a pencil. Freud would argue that Peter is fixated at the ________ stage.

Emotionally laden ideas and images that have rich and symbolic meaning for all people are

Which is not one of the big five factors of personality discussed in your text?

Which of the following statements about projective measures is accurate?

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Vickie is doing a research paper on projective personality tests. What conclusions should she draw regarding the Rorschach inkblot test?

Describe Carl Rogers's approach to personality.

Describe Jung's concept of the collective unconscious.

Who is likely to rate the highest on the openness scale?

Jeff experiences a lot of aggressive feelings toward his overprotective stepfather. Because he is powerless to aggress openly against his stepfather, Jeff becomes a very aggressive forward on his basketball team. This is an example of

According to research on personality, individuals between the ages of 17 and 24 become

Maria claims that she is a mind reader. While she has quite a few believers, you notice that she seems to use very vague comments during her mind reading sessions. Maria is likely using ________ to her advantage.

Impatience is the aspect of the Type A behavior pattern most strongly associated with heart disease.

A major criticism of the social cognitive theory of personality is that it focuses

If all you know about a person is that she is liberal, smart, and tolerant, what trait is she likely high on?

Personology refers to

Darin had an automobile accident in which his brother and another passenger were killed. Though Darin was not seriously hurt in the accident, he cannot remember any of the accident details. Darin is unconsciously engaging in which ego defense mechanism?

George's cubicle at work is spotless. Everything on his desk is arranged according to a specific purpose. He gets very agitated if something is moved or rearranged. Freud might argue that George is fixated at the ________ stage.

Which of the following concepts is associated with Albert Bandura?

When Peter is not biting his nails, he is chewing on a pencil. Freud would argue that Peter is fixated at the ________ stage.

Emotionally laden ideas and images that have rich and symbolic meaning for all people are

Which is not one of the big five factors of personality discussed in your text?

Which of the following statements about projective measures is accurate?

Science of Psychology

Psychologys Scientific Method

Biological Foundations of Behavior

Sensation and Perception

States of Conciousness

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Human Development

Motivation and Emotion

Gender, Sex, and Sexuality

Social Psychology

Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Health Psychology

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