Exam 13: Personality

Dr.Newhart identified 369 traits that are apparent in each individual's personality.He then used a mathematical tool that segregated the traits into fourteen trait clusters.In other words,Dr.Newhart used ____ to identify the trait clusters.

Which of the following is not a basic assumption of the social-cognitive approach?

If you were asked to assess your psychology instructor's personality,what methods would you use?

According to Freud,id functions are ____,while superego functions are ____.

Matilde is driven by her perceived need to acquire material things and therefore does not focus on her current experiences and abilities.Maslow's growth theory of personality would suggest that she is controlled by ____.

Uncle Barry made a visit to the Keatons.Alex thought Uncle Barry was a bleeding-heart,liberal moron.Mallory thought he was cute and wore sweaters well.A humanistic theorist would account for this discrepancy by examining ____.

During a test in class,all the first-graders sit quietly and work on their tests,and their personal dispositions do not differentiate one child from another.However,at recess,those children who are extraverts tend to play games with others,while those children who are introverts may watch the others or play quietly by themselves.According to Mischel's theory of personality,personal dispositions are more important ____.

Object relations theorists focus on the influence of ____ on personality development.

You begin to feel guilty because you are sometimes rude to your roommate.A little voice keeps telling you that you should always be polite and should never hurt another person's feelings.According to Freud,this little voice most likely comes from your ____.

Dr.Evil is finally captured and forced to undergo psychological testing.Dr.Evil's results reveal that he shows the characteristics of moodiness,anxiety,and restlessness.If the psychological test were based on Eysenck's biological trait theory,Dr.Evil has been assessed on the ____ dimension of personality.

Dominic has a very active set of defense mechanisms that constantly affect his thoughts and behavior.The defense mechanisms are ____.

Jolene comes home from a hard day at school and complains that Bill,a fellow sixth-grader she likes,doesn't seem to like her.In fact,she says,he isn't interested in any girls and all he seems to want to do is solve math problems and play kickball.Jolene's mother just laughs and says,"Bill must still be in the ____."

After Eduardo takes a personality assessment based on the five-factor personality model,the results indicate he is a gregarious and outgoing person who gains energy from being with other people.In other words,Eduardo has scored high on the dimension of ____.

Nduta is developing a new test to assess individuals' personalities.She asks people to draw a picture of their families,and then she interprets the drawing to reflect aspects of the individual's personality.Nduta's test is a(n)____ personality measure.

One afternoon,Aaron eats hours-old Chinese food out of a garbage can.When his more sensible co-workers voiced their shock and disgust,Aaron replied,"It was in a styrofoam container,and there was nothing but paper in the trash can!" What defense mechanism was Aaron using?

Karen Horney,a neo-Freudian,believes that ____ played a major role in personality development.

In cartoons,when a character faces a moral dilemma,an angel often appears over one shoulder and a devil appears over the other shoulder,with both giving advice.According to Freud,the angel is similar to the ____,whereas the devil is similar to the ____.

Violet tends to see the world through rose-colored glasses.She thinks most people are basically good at heart,so she tries to be nice to everyone.According to Bandura's theory of reciprocal determinism,other people are likely to treat Violet ____.

Simone is severely depressed and believes that she has no control over her environment,that no matter how hard she works on something she will fail.Simone most likely has a ____.

Alvin wins the hog-calling contest at the county fair.When a reporter asks him the secret of his success,Alvin replies,"I was just lucky,I guess!" According to Rotter's expectancy theory,Alvin's explanation reflects ____.