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

Eysenck argued that extraverts and introverts differ only in their behavior and not in their physiological makeup.

A psychologist wants to conduct research on cerebral asymmetry. She wants to examine

The form of anxiety shown by inhibited children that comes from their exposure to unfamiliar people, settings, or challenges is called

Research on the academic performance of elementary school children has found

Many generations ago, our ancestors were more likely to survive if they lived in groups than if they tried to live by themselves. This argument is used by advocates of evolutionary personality theory to explain

State the basic tenets of evolutionary personality psychology by describing the role of natural selection and the psychological mechanisms that are thought to determine personality. Explain how unpleasant and problematic human characteristics like anxiety could have evolved.

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

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

Which of the following is not a basic temperament according to the three-dimensional model of Buss and Plomin?

Research indicates that a child's temperament is related to how well he or she performs in school. Researchers explain this finding with each of the following reasons except one. Which one?

Eysenck provided all of the following arguments except one to make the case for a biological basis of personality. Which one?

A woman likes to spend her time with others, enjoys loud music, often acts impulsively, and does not like to be alone. According to Eysenck's model of personality, this woman is

A psychologist shows participants films designed to make them either happy or sad. She measures the participants' brain activity levels with an electroencephalograph (EEG) during the films. This psychologist is probably conducting research on

According to Eysenck, the major source of individual differences in personality is

Compared to a few decades ago, personality psychologists today are much more likely to acknowledge the importance of biological influences on personality. This shift is partly a reflection of the declining influence of which approach to personality?

A five-year-old boy is controlled and gentle. He is reluctant to play with new children and hesitates when entering new situations. Temperament researchers would probably identify this child as

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

Which of the following is false about childhood differences in temperament patterns?

Which of the following physiological measures have been used to study personality?