Question 1

According to Freud,too-strict toilet training causes fixation in which stage of psychosexual development?

Accepted Answer

A) Genital 
B) Anal 
C) Latent 
D) Oral 
A) Genital 
B) Anal 
C) Latent 
D) Oral

Question 2

​Psychologists usually measure personality by what method?

Accepted Answer

A) Recordings of brain activity 
B) ​Measurements of facial expressions 
C) ​Actual observations of people's behavior 
D) ​Self-report questionnaires 
A) Recordings of brain activity 
B) ​Measurements of facial expressions 
C) ​Actual observations of people's behavior 
D) ​Self-report questionnaires

Question 3

​A man who fears that he chose the wrong job tried to convince others that it is an excellent job.This is a possible example of which defense mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A) Projection 
B) ​Reaction formation 
C) ​Regression 
D) ​Sublimation 
A) Projection 
B) ​Reaction formation 
C) ​Regression 
D) ​Sublimation

Question 4

Which of these is NOT one of the Big Five personality dimensions?

Accepted Answer

A) Agreeableness 
B) Openness to experience 
C) Conscientiousness 
D) Sense of humor 
A) Agreeableness 
B) Openness to experience 
C) Conscientiousness 
D) Sense of humor

Question 5

In Jung's theory,how similar is the collective unconscious from one person to another?​

Accepted Answer

A) The collective unconscious is similar for nearly all people. 
B) ​Each person's collective unconscious is unique compared to every other person. 
C) ​Each culture has its own collective unconscious, but it differs from other cultures. 
D) ​The collective unconscious is similar across cultures, but it differs among cohorts. 
A) The collective unconscious is similar for nearly all people. 
B) ​Each person's collective unconscious is unique compared to every other person. 
C) ​Each culture has its own collective unconscious, but it differs from other cultures. 
D) ​The collective unconscious is similar across cultures, but it differs among cohorts.

Question 6

In what regard do women report lower self-esteem than men?​

Accepted Answer

A) With regard to academics 
B) ​With regard to emotional control 
C) ​With regard to physical appearance 
D) ​With regard to almost everything 
A) With regard to academics 
B) ​With regard to emotional control 
C) ​With regard to physical appearance 
D) ​With regard to almost everything

Question 7

What did Freud mean by displacement?​

Accepted Answer

A) Trying to argue that your actions were justified 
B) ​Returning to the behavior of an earlier stage in life 
C) ​Diverting a behavior toward a less threatening target 
D) ​Going to the opposite extreme to cover up an undesirable quality 
A) Trying to argue that your actions were justified 
B) ​Returning to the behavior of an earlier stage in life 
C) ​Diverting a behavior toward a less threatening target 
D) ​Going to the opposite extreme to cover up an undesirable quality

Question 8

What does the MMPI measure?

Accepted Answer

A) Intelligence 
B) Personality 
C) Brain activity 
D) Unconscious attitudes 
A) Intelligence 
B) Personality 
C) Brain activity 
D) Unconscious attitudes

Question 9

How did psychologists initially identify the Big Five personality traits?​

Accepted Answer

A) They identified five major genes that control certain aspects of social behavior. 
B) ​They assembled the points of agreement in the theories of Freud, Jung, and Adler. 
C) ​They observed the behavior of children in school and at play in several cultures. 
D) ​They looked for correlated words to describe personality in the English language. 
A) They identified five major genes that control certain aspects of social behavior. 
B) ​They assembled the points of agreement in the theories of Freud, Jung, and Adler. 
C) ​They observed the behavior of children in school and at play in several cultures. 
D) ​They looked for correlated words to describe personality in the English language.

Question 10

What did Freud believe that catharsis did?

Accepted Answer

A) He believed it moved painful memories into the unconscious. 
B) He believed it prevented people from facing reality. 
C) He believed it provided defense against anxiety. 
D) He believed it relieved mental illness 
A) He believed it moved painful memories into the unconscious. 
B) He believed it prevented people from facing reality. 
C) He believed it provided defense against anxiety. 
D) He believed it relieved mental illness

Question 11

What is the opposite of emotional stability?

Accepted Answer

A) Introversion 
B) Agreeableness 
C) Neuroticism 
D) Openness 
A) Introversion 
B) Agreeableness 
C) Neuroticism 
D) Openness

Question 12

Why did humanistic psychology oppose psychoanalysis and behaviorism?

Accepted Answer

A) Both approaches put too much emphasis on unconscious sexual urges. 
B) Both approaches have low rates of success in treating mental illness. 
C) Both approaches try to reduce behavior to small component parts. 
D) Both approaches apply more to animal behavior than to human behavior. 
A) Both approaches put too much emphasis on unconscious sexual urges. 
B) Both approaches have low rates of success in treating mental illness. 
C) Both approaches try to reduce behavior to small component parts. 
D) Both approaches apply more to animal behavior than to human behavior.

Question 13

According to Freud,what are you doing if you present yourself as the opposite of what you really are?

Accepted Answer

A) Displacement 
B) Projection 
C) Sublimation 
D) Reaction formation 
A) Displacement 
B) Projection 
C) Sublimation 
D) Reaction formation

Question 14

What did Freud mean by repression?​

Accepted Answer

A) Suppressing or preventing an urge 
B) ​Making an unpleasant thought or memory unconscious 
C) ​Refusal to believe that something is true 
D) ​Unkind treatment of a person or group 
A) Suppressing or preventing an urge 
B) ​Making an unpleasant thought or memory unconscious 
C) ​Refusal to believe that something is true 
D) ​Unkind treatment of a person or group

Question 15

The NEO PI-R is based on which theory of personality?

Accepted Answer

A) Sigmund Freud's theory 
B) Carl Jung's theory 
C) Learning theory 
D) The Big Five theory 
A) Sigmund Freud's theory 
B) Carl Jung's theory 
C) Learning theory 
D) The Big Five theory

Question 16

What do we call a personality test that asks people to react to ambiguous stimuli such as inkblots?​

Accepted Answer

A) Projective 
B) ​Standardized 
C) ​Objective 
D) ​Psychoanalytic 
A) Projective 
B) ​Standardized 
C) ​Objective 
D) ​Psychoanalytic

Question 17

Which of the following could be a possible example of Freud's concept of repression?​

Accepted Answer

A) Someone reacts to a frustration by throwing a temper tantrum like a child. 
B) ​Someone with violent tendencies claims to see violent tendencies in other people. 
C) ​Someone witnesses a brutal crime and then forgets the details. 
D) ​Someone describes the details of a brutal crime without any expression of emotion. 
A) Someone reacts to a frustration by throwing a temper tantrum like a child. 
B) ​Someone with violent tendencies claims to see violent tendencies in other people. 
C) ​Someone witnesses a brutal crime and then forgets the details. 
D) ​Someone describes the details of a brutal crime without any expression of emotion.

Question 18

What evidence suggests a hereditary basis for extraversion?​

Accepted Answer

A) Twins resemble each other in extraversion more closely than brother and sister do. 
B) ​Monozygotic twins are more similar in extraversion than dizygotic twins are. 
C) ​Dizygotic twins are more similar in extraversion than monozygotic twins are. 
D) ​Adopted children resemble their adopting parents in extraversion. 
A) Twins resemble each other in extraversion more closely than brother and sister do. 
B) ​Monozygotic twins are more similar in extraversion than dizygotic twins are. 
C) ​Dizygotic twins are more similar in extraversion than monozygotic twins are. 
D) ​Adopted children resemble their adopting parents in extraversion.

Question 19

In Freud's theory,what is the "superego"?

Accepted Answer

A) A set of biological drives that seek gratification 
B) The memory of rules and prohibitions that our parents taught 
C) The system that moves thoughts from the conscious mind into the unconscious 
D) The rational part of personality that makes decisions 
A) A set of biological drives that seek gratification 
B) The memory of rules and prohibitions that our parents taught 
C) The system that moves thoughts from the conscious mind into the unconscious 
D) The rational part of personality that makes decisions

Question 20

What is a limitation of the Big Five personality traits as a description of human personality?

Accepted Answer

A) Very few people are strong on all five dimensions. 
B) The list omits dimensions that are important for many purposes. 
C) The Big Five traits are all unconscious, and therefore almost impossible to measure. 
D) The Big Five apply only to a few cultures, and only to people who speak English. 
A) Very few people are strong on all five dimensions. 
B) The list omits dimensions that are important for many purposes. 
C) The Big Five traits are all unconscious, and therefore almost impossible to measure. 
D) The Big Five apply only to a few cultures, and only to people who speak English.

Exam 14: Personalitypersonality

According to Freud,too-strict toilet training causes fixation in which stage of psychosexual development?

​Psychologists usually measure personality by what method?

​A man who fears that he chose the wrong job tried to convince others that it is an excellent job.This is a possible example of which defense mechanism?

Which of these is NOT one of the Big Five personality dimensions?

In Jung's theory,how similar is the collective unconscious from one person to another?​

In what regard do women report lower self-esteem than men?​

What did Freud mean by displacement?​

What does the MMPI measure?

How did psychologists initially identify the Big Five personality traits?​

What did Freud believe that catharsis did?

What is the opposite of emotional stability?

Why did humanistic psychology oppose psychoanalysis and behaviorism?

According to Freud,what are you doing if you present yourself as the opposite of what you really are?

What did Freud mean by repression?​

The NEO PI-R is based on which theory of personality?

What do we call a personality test that asks people to react to ambiguous stimuli such as inkblots?​

Which of the following could be a possible example of Freud's concept of repression?​

What evidence suggests a hereditary basis for extraversion?​

In Freud's theory,what is the "superego"?

What is a limitation of the Big Five personality traits as a description of human personality?

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Psychologists usually measure personality by what method?

A man who fears that he chose the wrong job tried to convince others that it is an excellent job.This is a possible example of which defense mechanism?

In Jung's theory,how similar is the collective unconscious from one person to another?

In what regard do women report lower self-esteem than men?

What did Freud mean by displacement?

How did psychologists initially identify the Big Five personality traits?

What did Freud mean by repression?

What do we call a personality test that asks people to react to ambiguous stimuli such as inkblots?

Which of the following could be a possible example of Freud's concept of repression?

What evidence suggests a hereditary basis for extraversion?