Question 1

People who are easily upset or have a quick temper are high in emotionality.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to the text,the growing acceptance of the several biological influences on personality is

Accepted Answer

A) a reflection of the decline of psychoanalysis in academic psychology. 
B) partly due to a return to the notion of the blank slate. 
C) a reflection of behaviorism's decline in academic psychology. 
D) due to computer technology of the late 20th century. 
A) a reflection of the decline of psychoanalysis in academic psychology. 
B) partly due to a return to the notion of the blank slate. 
C) a reflection of behaviorism's decline in academic psychology. 
D) due to computer technology of the late 20th century.

Question 3

Researchers measured children's fear of unfamiliar situations at 21 months and again at four years of age. When the children were brought back to the laboratory at five and a half years,the researchers found

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A) that children who were inhibited earlier displayed more risky behavior when playing a ball-tossing game. 
B) that children who were inhibited earlier displayed more risky behavior when playing on a mattress in a falling game. 
C) that children who were inhibited at 21 months and four years again clung to their mother or father as before. 
D) that children who were uninhibited at 21 months and four years began to cling to their mother or father at five and a half years. 
A) that children who were inhibited earlier displayed more risky behavior when playing a ball-tossing game. 
B) that children who were inhibited earlier displayed more risky behavior when playing on a mattress in a falling game. 
C) that children who were inhibited at 21 months and four years again clung to their mother or father as before. 
D) that children who were uninhibited at 21 months and four years began to cling to their mother or father at five and a half years.

Question 4

Recent research challenges one aspect of Eysenck's original theory,suggesting that extraverts and introverts differ in terms of their

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A) level of cortical arousal. 
B) impulsiveness. 
C) sensitivity to stimulation. 
D) ability to concentrate. 
A) level of cortical arousal. 
B) impulsiveness. 
C) sensitivity to stimulation. 
D) ability to concentrate.

Question 5

A man tends to have strong reactions to emotional events.He becomes overly excited and panics when facing even mild stress,and takes a long time to recover from these experiences.Eysenck might say this man is high on which personality dimension?

Accepted Answer

A) Extraversion 
B) Neuroticism 
C) Psychoticism 
D) Emotionality 
A) Extraversion 
B) Neuroticism 
C) Psychoticism 
D) Emotionality

Question 6

Research suggests that inhibited children are especially anxious about

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A) people. 
B) loud noise. 
C) novelty. 
D) strangers. 
A) people. 
B) loud noise. 
C) novelty. 
D) strangers.

Question 7

According to Eysenck's original model,why do introverts often prefer to isolate themselves from others?

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A) They have had a history of negative social experiences. 
B) They are trying to keep their arousal levels from getting too high. 
C) They have failed to develop appropriate social skills. 
D) They generally do not trust people. 
A) They have had a history of negative social experiences. 
B) They are trying to keep their arousal levels from getting too high. 
C) They have failed to develop appropriate social skills. 
D) They generally do not trust people.

Question 8

Sarah is a grade school teacher faced with a variety of student capabilities in her class. According to the goodness of fit model,a good teaching strategy for Sarah would be

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A) to focus on the students with high ability and request they assist the others. 
B) to present lessons and assignments that fit with what her students enjoy. 
C) to optimize learning by matching assignments and tasks with individual students' learning styles. 
D) to ignore different temperaments and hold high academic standards for all. 
A) to focus on the students with high ability and request they assist the others. 
B) to present lessons and assignments that fit with what her students enjoy. 
C) to optimize learning by matching assignments and tasks with individual students' learning styles. 
D) to ignore different temperaments and hold high academic standards for all.

Question 9

Donna is a very shy seven-year-old.Research suggests that when she was only a few years old,Donna was probably anxious about

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A) meeting people. 
B) being separated from her mother. 
C) loud noises. 
D) novel situations. 
A) meeting people. 
B) being separated from her mother. 
C) loud noises. 
D) novel situations.

Question 10

Barnabus has practiced the piano for hours in preparation for his recital. It will be rewarding for him to perform well with everyone in attendance. If you knew that Barnabus has a highly active BAS,which of the following would you predict to be most likely?

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A) He will take the most pleasure from the ordeal of the recital being over. 
B) He will take pleasure from just anticipating the feeling of reward. 
C) His BIS will make him indifferent to the rewards of successful accomplishment. 
D) Any mistakes during the recital will be ignored. 
A) He will take the most pleasure from the ordeal of the recital being over. 
B) He will take pleasure from just anticipating the feeling of reward. 
C) His BIS will make him indifferent to the rewards of successful accomplishment. 
D) Any mistakes during the recital will be ignored.

Question 11

Psychologists have found that using an electroencephalograph (EEG)in their research has all the advantages listed below except one.Which one?

Accepted Answer

A) The EEG allows researchers to record brain activity in quick intervals. 
B) The EEG electrodes only pierce the scalp in a few places, and participants recover from the procedure after only a few days. 
C) Participants report that the procedure is not uncomfortable. 
D) The EEG can measure brain activity level in more than one part of the brain. 
A) The EEG allows researchers to record brain activity in quick intervals. 
B) The EEG electrodes only pierce the scalp in a few places, and participants recover from the procedure after only a few days. 
C) Participants report that the procedure is not uncomfortable. 
D) The EEG can measure brain activity level in more than one part of the brain.

Question 12

Hans Eysenck's approach to personality research is similar to Cattell's approach in that

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A) both emphasized the role of biology in determining personality. 
B) both are concerned with identifying the basic structure of personality. 
C) both identified the same number of basic personality factors. 
D) both emphasized the distinction between extraversion and introversion. 
A) both emphasized the role of biology in determining personality. 
B) both are concerned with identifying the basic structure of personality. 
C) both identified the same number of basic personality factors. 
D) both emphasized the distinction between extraversion and introversion.

Question 13

In Eysenck's model of personality,which of the following is correct about extraversion- introversion?

Accepted Answer

A) It is an example of a habitual response. 
B) It is the opposite of neuroticism. 
C) It is one of two basic personality dimensions. 
D) It is one of five basic personality dimensions. 
A) It is an example of a habitual response. 
B) It is the opposite of neuroticism. 
C) It is one of two basic personality dimensions. 
D) It is one of five basic personality dimensions.

Question 14

Alison becomes very anxious when she has to give a speech in front of an audience.Advocates of evolutionary personality theory might call Alison's problem an example of anxiety caused by

Accepted Answer

A) conditioning. 
B) an inherited temperament. 
C) a fear of social exclusion. 
D) a fear of novel situations. 
A) conditioning. 
B) an inherited temperament. 
C) a fear of social exclusion. 
D) a fear of novel situations.

Question 15

What is cerebral asymmetry? How is it measured? Explain how emotion is predicted by individual differences in cerebral asymmetry and the possible role of thresholds in brain activity.

Accepted Answer

Cerebral asymmetry refers to the unequal

Question 16

Describe how two children,one inhibited and the other uninhibited,would respond to their first day of kindergarten. Specify a likely example of anxiety to novelty. In your example discuss Thomas and Chess's nine temperament dimensions.

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Question 17

Compared to 30 or 40 years ago,personality psychologists today generally are more likely to acknowledge that

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A) the personalities of newborns resemble a "blank slate." 
B) personality cannot be separated from our biology. 
C) all people have similar biological functioning, such as nearly identical brain-wave activity. 
D) differences in adult personality are a result of different learning histories. 
A) the personalities of newborns resemble a "blank slate." 
B) personality cannot be separated from our biology. 
C) all people have similar biological functioning, such as nearly identical brain-wave activity. 
D) differences in adult personality are a result of different learning histories.

Question 18

According to the "goodness of fit" model,educators should ask which question?

Accepted Answer

A) What temperament characteristics contribute to better school performance? 
B) How can we change temperament in problem children? 
C) How can we control problem behaviors in children with certain temperaments? 
D) What kind of environment and procedures are most conducive to learning for this student, given his or her temperament? 
A) What temperament characteristics contribute to better school performance? 
B) How can we change temperament in problem children? 
C) How can we control problem behaviors in children with certain temperaments? 
D) What kind of environment and procedures are most conducive to learning for this student, given his or her temperament?

Question 19

Which of the following has been found by researchers examining cerebral asymmetry?

Accepted Answer

A) When most people experience positive emotions, they have higher levels of electrical activity in their right hemisphere. 
B) Most people have more electrical activity in the left hemisphere than the right hemisphere. 
C) Changes in electrical activity can be detected when people experience negative emotions, but not when they experience positive emotions. 
D) Differences in hemispheric activity levels can be detected in children as young as 10 months old. 
A) When most people experience positive emotions, they have higher levels of electrical activity in their right hemisphere. 
B) Most people have more electrical activity in the left hemisphere than the right hemisphere. 
C) Changes in electrical activity can be detected when people experience negative emotions, but not when they experience positive emotions. 
D) Differences in hemispheric activity levels can be detected in children as young as 10 months old.

Question 20

Cross-cultural research on Eysenck's model of personality tends to find

Accepted Answer

A) patterns similar to those found in America, but only in European countries. 
B) extraversion-introversion scores vary considerably depending on the child-rearing practices in the culture. 
C) the same three dimensions of personality across cultures. 
D) evidence to support a biological basis for extraversion-introversion, but not the other dimensions in the model. 
A) patterns similar to those found in America, but only in European countries. 
B) extraversion-introversion scores vary considerably depending on the child-rearing practices in the culture. 
C) the same three dimensions of personality across cultures. 
D) evidence to support a biological basis for extraversion-introversion, but not the other dimensions in the model.

People who are easily upset or have a quick temper are high in emotionality.

According to the text,the growing acceptance of the several biological influences on personality is

Researchers measured children's fear of unfamiliar situations at 21 months and again at four years of age. When the children were brought back to the laboratory at five and a half years,the researchers found

Recent research challenges one aspect of Eysenck's original theory,suggesting that extraverts and introverts differ in terms of their

A man tends to have strong reactions to emotional events.He becomes overly excited and panics when facing even mild stress,and takes a long time to recover from these experiences.Eysenck might say this man is high on which personality dimension?

Research suggests that inhibited children are especially anxious about

According to Eysenck's original model,why do introverts often prefer to isolate themselves from others?

Sarah is a grade school teacher faced with a variety of student capabilities in her class. According to the goodness of fit model,a good teaching strategy for Sarah would be

Donna is a very shy seven-year-old.Research suggests that when she was only a few years old,Donna was probably anxious about

Barnabus has practiced the piano for hours in preparation for his recital. It will be rewarding for him to perform well with everyone in attendance. If you knew that Barnabus has a highly active BAS,which of the following would you predict to be most likely?

Psychologists have found that using an electroencephalograph (EEG)in their research has all the advantages listed below except one.Which one?

Hans Eysenck's approach to personality research is similar to Cattell's approach in that

In Eysenck's model of personality,which of the following is correct about extraversion- introversion?

Alison becomes very anxious when she has to give a speech in front of an audience.Advocates of evolutionary personality theory might call Alison's problem an example of anxiety caused by

What is cerebral asymmetry? How is it measured? Explain how emotion is predicted by individual differences in cerebral asymmetry and the possible role of thresholds in brain activity.

Describe how two children,one inhibited and the other uninhibited,would respond to their first day of kindergarten. Specify a likely example of anxiety to novelty. In your example discuss Thomas and Chess's nine temperament dimensions.

Compared to 30 or 40 years ago,personality psychologists today generally are more likely to acknowledge that

According to the "goodness of fit" model,educators should ask which question?

Which of the following has been found by researchers examining cerebral asymmetry?

Cross-cultural research on Eysenck's model of personality tends to find

What Is Personality?

Personality Research Methods

The Psychoanalytic Approach: Freudian Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Freudian Approach: Relevant Research

The Psychoanalytic Approach: Neo-Freudian Theory, Application, and Assessment

Neo-Freudian Theories: Relevant Research

The Trait Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Trait Approach: Relevant Research

The Biological Approach: Relevant Research

The Humanistic Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Humanistic Approach: Relevant Research

The Behavioral/Social Learning Approach: Theory,Application,and Assessment

The Behavioral Social Learning Approach: Relevant Research

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The Cognitive Approach: Relevant Research

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Exam 9: The Biological Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

People who are easily upset or have a quick temper are high in emotionality.

According to the text,the growing acceptance of the several biological influences on personality is

Researchers measured children's fear of unfamiliar situations at 21 months and again at four years of age. When the children were brought back to the laboratory at five and a half years,the researchers found

Recent research challenges one aspect of Eysenck's original theory,suggesting that extraverts and introverts differ in terms of their

A man tends to have strong reactions to emotional events.He becomes overly excited and panics when facing even mild stress,and takes a long time to recover from these experiences.Eysenck might say this man is high on which personality dimension?

Research suggests that inhibited children are especially anxious about

According to Eysenck's original model,why do introverts often prefer to isolate themselves from others?

Sarah is a grade school teacher faced with a variety of student capabilities in her class. According to the goodness of fit model,a good teaching strategy for Sarah would be

Donna is a very shy seven-year-old.Research suggests that when she was only a few years old,Donna was probably anxious about

Barnabus has practiced the piano for hours in preparation for his recital. It will be rewarding for him to perform well with everyone in attendance. If you knew that Barnabus has a highly active BAS,which of the following would you predict to be most likely?

Psychologists have found that using an electroencephalograph (EEG)in their research has all the advantages listed below except one.Which one?

Hans Eysenck's approach to personality research is similar to Cattell's approach in that

In Eysenck's model of personality,which of the following is correct about extraversion- introversion?

Alison becomes very anxious when she has to give a speech in front of an audience.Advocates of evolutionary personality theory might call Alison's problem an example of anxiety caused by

What is cerebral asymmetry? How is it measured? Explain how emotion is predicted by individual differences in cerebral asymmetry and the possible role of thresholds in brain activity.

Describe how two children,one inhibited and the other uninhibited,would respond to their first day of kindergarten. Specify a likely example of anxiety to novelty. In your example discuss Thomas and Chess's nine temperament dimensions.

Compared to 30 or 40 years ago,personality psychologists today generally are more likely to acknowledge that

According to the "goodness of fit" model,educators should ask which question?

Which of the following has been found by researchers examining cerebral asymmetry?

Cross-cultural research on Eysenck's model of personality tends to find

What Is Personality?

Personality Research Methods

The Psychoanalytic Approach: Freudian Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Freudian Approach: Relevant Research

The Psychoanalytic Approach: Neo-Freudian Theory, Application, and Assessment

Neo-Freudian Theories: Relevant Research

The Trait Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Trait Approach: Relevant Research

The Biological Approach: Relevant Research

The Humanistic Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Humanistic Approach: Relevant Research

The Behavioral/Social Learning Approach: Theory,Application,and Assessment

The Behavioral Social Learning Approach: Relevant Research

The Cognitive Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Cognitive Approach: Relevant Research

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