Question 1

Cattell thought that Q-data and L-data were separate factors of personality, uncorrelated with one
another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Culture Fair Intelligence Test is designed to measure

Accepted Answer

A)  the impact of culture on intelligence. 
B)  crystallized intelligence. 
C)  race differences in intelligence. 
D)  fluid intelligence. 
A)  the impact of culture on intelligence. 
B)  crystallized intelligence. 
C)  race differences in intelligence. 
D)  fluid intelligence.

Question 3

Sonya Sotomayor was diagnosed with Type I diabetes as a child. Her ability to keep the disease well controlled is probably the result of which personality factor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neuroticism 
B)  Agreeability 
C)  Conscientiousness 
D)  Extraversion 
A)  Neuroticism 
B)  Agreeability 
C)  Conscientiousness 
D)  Extraversion

Question 4

Which of the following statements is the best example of subsidiation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intelligence increases with age, up to a certain point. 
B)  Males and females have different typical personality profiles. 
C)  We must work in order to eat. 
D)  Americans tend to be more relaxed than Europeans. 
A)  Intelligence increases with age, up to a certain point. 
B)  Males and females have different typical personality profiles. 
C)  We must work in order to eat. 
D)  Americans tend to be more relaxed than Europeans.

Question 5

Distinguish between surface traits and source traits. Give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

Surface traits and source traits are two

Question 6

Currently, a popular alternative to Cattell's model proposes that there are __________ basic factors of personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  3 
C)  5 
D)  8 
A)  2 
B)  3 
C)  5 
D)  8

Question 7

Two second-order factors on the 16PF are

Accepted Answer

A)  Invia and Premsia. 
B)  Intelligence and Superego Strength. 
C)  Extraversion and Stability. 
D)  Psychoticism and Neuroticism. 
A)  Invia and Premsia. 
B)  Intelligence and Superego Strength. 
C)  Extraversion and Stability. 
D)  Psychoticism and Neuroticism.

Question 8

Sonya Sotomayor's effort and sacrifice to excel as a student, a lawyer, and a judge is evidence of the
trait dimension of Agreeableness?

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Warmth, gregariousness, assertiveness, activity, excitement-seeking, and positive emotions are __________ of extraversion.

Accepted Answer

A)  invalidation 
B)  facets 
C)  opposites 
D)  operational definitions 
A)  invalidation 
B)  facets 
C)  opposites 
D)  operational definitions

Question 10

Cattell defined personality as that which permits

Accepted Answer

A)  prediction of what a person will do in a given situation. 
B)  evaluation of the level of adjustment of a person. 
C)  selection of an appropriate questionnaire. 
D)  optimal assignment of individuals to jobs. 
A)  prediction of what a person will do in a given situation. 
B)  evaluation of the level of adjustment of a person. 
C)  selection of an appropriate questionnaire. 
D)  optimal assignment of individuals to jobs.

Question 11

Cattell's theory suggests that Einstein's intelligence can be attributed primarily to good early
education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The dynamic lattice shows

Accepted Answer

A)  the impact of heredity. 
B)  the subsidiary relationships among ergs and metaergs. 
C)  intrapsychic conflict. 
D)  personality profiles. 
A)  the impact of heredity. 
B)  the subsidiary relationships among ergs and metaergs. 
C)  intrapsychic conflict. 
D)  personality profiles.

Question 13

Cattell defined personality as that which permits

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptation to the social world. 
B)  becoming all that we have the potential to become. 
C)  the prediction of behavior. 
D)  self-esteem and the respect of others. 
A)  adaptation to the social world. 
B)  becoming all that we have the potential to become. 
C)  the prediction of behavior. 
D)  self-esteem and the respect of others.

Question 14

Constitutional traits are largely determined by experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The primary function of Cattell's Institute for Personality and Ability Testing (IPAT) was to

Accepted Answer

A)  recommend students for remedial and accelerated programs. 
B)  distribute psychological tests. 
C)  lobby Congress for more funding for psychological testing. 
D)  provide an alternative program for graduate study. 
A)  recommend students for remedial and accelerated programs. 
B)  distribute psychological tests. 
C)  lobby Congress for more funding for psychological testing. 
D)  provide an alternative program for graduate study.

Question 16

Connie is imaginative and artistic, and more liberal and broadminded than most people. The factor that best describes her is

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

The Big Five factors provide a model of

Accepted Answer

A)  the major forms of mental disorders. 
B)  the major factors of personality. 
C)  the history of personality theory. 
D)  the major criteria for evaluating personality theories. 
A)  the major forms of mental disorders. 
B)  the major factors of personality. 
C)  the history of personality theory. 
D)  the major criteria for evaluating personality theories.

Question 18

Cattell devised the MAVA in order to

Accepted Answer

A)  investigate the contribution of heredity and the environment to personality. 
B)  give clinicians a better diagnostic instrument. 
C)  show that he could make clinical diagnoses based on an interview. 
D)  have an alternative to self-report personality tests. 
A)  investigate the contribution of heredity and the environment to personality. 
B)  give clinicians a better diagnostic instrument. 
C)  show that he could make clinical diagnoses based on an interview. 
D)  have an alternative to self-report personality tests.

Question 19

The Culture Fair Intelligence Test is designed to measure crystallized intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Cattell derived data from

Accepted Answer

A)  questionnaires. 
B)  objective tests. 
C)  life history records. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  questionnaires. 
B)  objective tests. 
C)  life history records. 
D)  all of the above

Cattell thought that Q-data and L-data were separate factors of personality, uncorrelated with one another.

The Culture Fair Intelligence Test is designed to measure

Sonya Sotomayor was diagnosed with Type I diabetes as a child. Her ability to keep the disease well controlled is probably the result of which personality factor?

Which of the following statements is the best example of subsidiation?

Distinguish between surface traits and source traits. Give an example of each.

Currently, a popular alternative to Cattell's model proposes that there are __________ basic factors of personality.

Two second-order factors on the 16PF are

Sonya Sotomayor's effort and sacrifice to excel as a student, a lawyer, and a judge is evidence of the trait dimension of Agreeableness?

Warmth, gregariousness, assertiveness, activity, excitement-seeking, and positive emotions are __________ of extraversion.

Cattell defined personality as that which permits

Cattell's theory suggests that Einstein's intelligence can be attributed primarily to good early education.

The dynamic lattice shows

Cattell defined personality as that which permits

Constitutional traits are largely determined by experience.

The primary function of Cattell's Institute for Personality and Ability Testing (IPAT) was to

Connie is imaginative and artistic, and more liberal and broadminded than most people. The factor that best describes her is

The Big Five factors provide a model of

Cattell devised the MAVA in order to

The Culture Fair Intelligence Test is designed to measure crystallized intelligence.

Cattell derived data from

Introduction to Personality Theory

Freud: Classical Psychoanalysis

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Adler: Individual Psychology

Erikson: Psychosocial Development

Horney and Relational Theory: Interpersonal Psychoanalytic Theory

Allport: Personological Trait Theory

Biological Theories: Evolution, Genetics, and Biological Factor Theories

The Challenge of Behaviorism: Dollard and Miller, Skinner, and Staats

Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

Mischel: Traits in Cognitive Social Learning Theory

Bandura: Performance in Cognitive Social Learning Theory

Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

Maslow and His Legacy: Need Hierarchy Theory and Positive Psychology

Buddhist Psychology: Lessons From Eastern Culture

Conclusion

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Exam 8: Two Factor Analytic Trait Theories: Cattells 16 Factors and the Big Five

Cattell thought that Q-data and L-data were separate factors of personality, uncorrelated with one another.

The Culture Fair Intelligence Test is designed to measure

Sonya Sotomayor was diagnosed with Type I diabetes as a child. Her ability to keep the disease well controlled is probably the result of which personality factor?

Which of the following statements is the best example of subsidiation?

Distinguish between surface traits and source traits. Give an example of each.

Currently, a popular alternative to Cattell's model proposes that there are __________ basic factors of personality.

Two second-order factors on the 16PF are

Sonya Sotomayor's effort and sacrifice to excel as a student, a lawyer, and a judge is evidence of the trait dimension of Agreeableness?

Warmth, gregariousness, assertiveness, activity, excitement-seeking, and positive emotions are __________ of extraversion.

Cattell defined personality as that which permits

Cattell's theory suggests that Einstein's intelligence can be attributed primarily to good early education.

The dynamic lattice shows

Cattell defined personality as that which permits

Constitutional traits are largely determined by experience.

The primary function of Cattell's Institute for Personality and Ability Testing (IPAT) was to

Connie is imaginative and artistic, and more liberal and broadminded than most people. The factor that best describes her is

The Big Five factors provide a model of

Cattell devised the MAVA in order to

The Culture Fair Intelligence Test is designed to measure crystallized intelligence.

Cattell derived data from

Introduction to Personality Theory

Freud: Classical Psychoanalysis

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Adler: Individual Psychology

Erikson: Psychosocial Development

Horney and Relational Theory: Interpersonal Psychoanalytic Theory

Allport: Personological Trait Theory

Biological Theories: Evolution, Genetics, and Biological Factor Theories

The Challenge of Behaviorism: Dollard and Miller, Skinner, and Staats

Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

Mischel: Traits in Cognitive Social Learning Theory

Bandura: Performance in Cognitive Social Learning Theory

Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

Maslow and His Legacy: Need Hierarchy Theory and Positive Psychology

Buddhist Psychology: Lessons From Eastern Culture

Conclusion

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