Question 1

According to Sigmund Freud,what might stop someone from reaching the genital stage?

Accepted Answer

A) Lack of proper balance between conscious and unconscious drives 
B) Fixation of libido at an earlier stage 
C) Inadequate hormones during puberty 
D) Failure to experience an Oedipus complex 
A) Lack of proper balance between conscious and unconscious drives 
B) Fixation of libido at an earlier stage 
C) Inadequate hormones during puberty 
D) Failure to experience an Oedipus complex

Question 2

Someone who is high in "emotional stability" would be less likely than others to experience what?

Accepted Answer

A) Excitement 
B) Confusion 
C) Interest in new experiences 
D) Fear and anger 
A) Excitement 
B) Confusion 
C) Interest in new experiences 
D) Fear and anger

Question 3

If a new personality test has not yet been administered to anyone,what is the test definitely NOT?

Accepted Answer

A) Projective 
B) Standardized 
C) Reliable 
D) Valid 
A) Projective 
B) Standardized 
C) Reliable 
D) Valid

Question 4

​The self-actualized personality does NOT include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Acceptance of uncertainty and ambiguity 
B) Openness to new experiences 
C) Treating others with unconditional positive regard 
D) Effort to make yourself look good 
A) Acceptance of uncertainty and ambiguity 
B) Openness to new experiences 
C) Treating others with unconditional positive regard 
D) Effort to make yourself look good

Question 5

What did Freud mean by regression?

Accepted Answer

A) Trying to argue that your actions are justified 
B) Return to a more immature level of behavior 
C) Moving an unacceptable thought into the unconscious 
D) Diverting a behavior toward a less threatening target 
A) Trying to argue that your actions are justified 
B) Return to a more immature level of behavior 
C) Moving an unacceptable thought into the unconscious 
D) Diverting a behavior toward a less threatening target

Question 6

According to Freud,what happens if sexual development is blocked or frustrated at some stage?

Accepted Answer

A) Catharsis 
B) Reaction formation 
C) Sublimation 
D) Fixation 
A) Catharsis 
B) Reaction formation 
C) Sublimation 
D) Fixation

Question 7

In what way did Freud change his theory about the causes of psychological disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) At first he said the problems were unconscious. Later he said they were conscious. 
B) At first he emphasized childhood sexual abuse. Later he emphasized childhood sexual fantasies. 
C) At first he emphasized learning. Later he emphasized innate tendencies. 
D) At first he emphasized disorders of the id. Later he emphasized disorders of the ego. 
A) At first he said the problems were unconscious. Later he said they were conscious. 
B) At first he emphasized childhood sexual abuse. Later he emphasized childhood sexual fantasies. 
C) At first he emphasized learning. Later he emphasized innate tendencies. 
D) At first he emphasized disorders of the id. Later he emphasized disorders of the ego.

Question 8

What is the difference between Jung's "collective unconscious" and Freud's "unconscious"?

Accepted Answer

A) Jung said the collective unconscious influences people's dreams. 
B) Jung said the collective unconscious includes repressed memories. 
C) Jung said the collective unconscious produces neurotic behavior. 
D) Jung said the collective unconscious is present at birth. 
A) Jung said the collective unconscious influences people's dreams. 
B) Jung said the collective unconscious includes repressed memories. 
C) Jung said the collective unconscious produces neurotic behavior. 
D) Jung said the collective unconscious is present at birth.

Question 9

​In Freud's theory,what is "libido"?

Accepted Answer

A) Unconscious forces 
B) ​Sexual energy 
C) ​Repressed memories 
D) ​Self-actualization 
A) Unconscious forces 
B) ​Sexual energy 
C) ​Repressed memories 
D) ​Self-actualization

Question 10

What is meant by a standardized personality test?​

Accepted Answer

A) It measures both conscious and unconscious aspects of personality. 
B) ​It is a pencil-and-paper test with multiple-choice questions. 
C) ​It is valid for selecting which job applicants to hire. 
D) ​It has rules for how to interpret the results. 
A) It measures both conscious and unconscious aspects of personality. 
B) ​It is a pencil-and-paper test with multiple-choice questions. 
C) ​It is valid for selecting which job applicants to hire. 
D) ​It has rules for how to interpret the results.

Question 11

​What is an important objection against the Rorschach inkblot technique?

Accepted Answer

A) It accepts almost any answer as being normal. 
B) ​It penalizes people if they cannot think of many responses per inkblot. 
C) ​The instructions are too lengthy and too complicated for many people. 
D) ​It seldom tells us anything we couldn't learn in other ways. 
A) It accepts almost any answer as being normal. 
B) ​It penalizes people if they cannot think of many responses per inkblot. 
C) ​The instructions are too lengthy and too complicated for many people. 
D) ​It seldom tells us anything we couldn't learn in other ways.

Question 12

​Which of the following did Alfred Adler emphasize more than Freud did?

Accepted Answer

A) Unconscious motives 
B) ​The id, ego, and superego 
C) ​Goal-directed behavior 
D) ​Stages of sexual development 
A) Unconscious motives 
B) ​The id, ego, and superego 
C) ​Goal-directed behavior 
D) ​Stages of sexual development

Question 13

In Freud's theory,what is the "id"?​

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 14

​If you were taking the Thematic Apperception Test,what would you do?

Accepted Answer

A) Watch facial expressions and try to imitate them. 
B) ​Look at pictures and tell stories about them. 
C) ​Listen to a story and then act it out with puppets. 
D) ​Draw a series of pictures to illustrate events of your life. 
A) Watch facial expressions and try to imitate them. 
B) ​Look at pictures and tell stories about them. 
C) ​Listen to a story and then act it out with puppets. 
D) ​Draw a series of pictures to illustrate events of your life.

Question 15

How do many employers check whether job applicants are exaggerating their qualifications?

Accepted Answer

A) They examine whether the applicant maintains eye contact. 
B) They ask about experience while an applicant is under hypnosis. 
C) They ask about experience while administering a polygraph test. 
D) They ask about experience on nonexistent or nonsensical skills. 
A) They examine whether the applicant maintains eye contact. 
B) They ask about experience while an applicant is under hypnosis. 
C) They ask about experience while administering a polygraph test. 
D) They ask about experience on nonexistent or nonsensical skills.

Question 16

A politician refuses to believe evidence that contradicts his/her position on an issue.This is an apparent example of which defense mechanism?​

Accepted Answer

A) Projection 
B) ​Displacement 
C) ​Denial 
D) ​Sublimation 
A) Projection 
B) ​Displacement 
C) ​Denial 
D) ​Sublimation

Question 17

On which of these did Alfred Adler and Sigmund Freud disagree most sharply?

Accepted Answer

A) The potential value of psychotherapy 
B) The importance of early experiences 
C) The influence of childhood sexual fantasies 
D) The role of neurotransmitter receptors 
A) The potential value of psychotherapy 
B) The importance of early experiences 
C) The influence of childhood sexual fantasies 
D) The role of neurotransmitter receptors

Question 18

​What was Freud's concept of denial?

Accepted Answer

A) Refusal to believe something 
B) ​Making an unpleasant thought or memory unconscious 
C) ​Returning to the behavior of an earlier age of life 
D) ​A large river in Egypt 
A) Refusal to believe something 
B) ​Making an unpleasant thought or memory unconscious 
C) ​Returning to the behavior of an earlier age of life 
D) ​A large river in Egypt

Question 19

What does a personality test become if someone establishes rules for administering the test and interpreting the results?

Accepted Answer

A) Projective 
B) Valid 
C) Standardized 
D) Psychoanalytic 
A) Projective 
B) Valid 
C) Standardized 
D) Psychoanalytic

Question 20

What behavior does the implicit association test and the affective priming paradigm measure?

Accepted Answer

A) They measure the frequency and direction of hand and eye movements. 
B) They measure the delay of your response after some stimulus. 
C) They measure the number of errors you make in classifying stimuli. 
D) They measure the frequency of certain words and themes in what you say. 
A) They measure the frequency and direction of hand and eye movements. 
B) They measure the delay of your response after some stimulus. 
C) They measure the number of errors you make in classifying stimuli. 
D) They measure the frequency of certain words and themes in what you say.

Exam 14: Personalitypersonality

According to Sigmund Freud,what might stop someone from reaching the genital stage?

Someone who is high in "emotional stability" would be less likely than others to experience what?

If a new personality test has not yet been administered to anyone,what is the test definitely NOT?

​The self-actualized personality does NOT include which of the following?

What did Freud mean by regression?

According to Freud,what happens if sexual development is blocked or frustrated at some stage?

In what way did Freud change his theory about the causes of psychological disorder?

What is the difference between Jung's "collective unconscious" and Freud's "unconscious"?

​In Freud's theory,what is "libido"?

What is meant by a standardized personality test?​

​What is an important objection against the Rorschach inkblot technique?

​Which of the following did Alfred Adler emphasize more than Freud did?

In Freud's theory,what is the "id"?​

​If you were taking the Thematic Apperception Test,what would you do?

How do many employers check whether job applicants are exaggerating their qualifications?

A politician refuses to believe evidence that contradicts his/her position on an issue.This is an apparent example of which defense mechanism?​

On which of these did Alfred Adler and Sigmund Freud disagree most sharply?

​What was Freud's concept of denial?

What does a personality test become if someone establishes rules for administering the test and interpreting the results?

What behavior does the implicit association test and the affective priming paradigm measure?

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Biological Psychology

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Development

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Memory

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Cognition and Language

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Intelligenceintelligence

A: Intelligence Intelligence

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The self-actualized personality does NOT include which of the following?

In Freud's theory,what is "libido"?

What is meant by a standardized personality test?

What is an important objection against the Rorschach inkblot technique?

Which of the following did Alfred Adler emphasize more than Freud did?

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

If you were taking the Thematic Apperception Test,what would you do?

A politician refuses to believe evidence that contradicts his/her position on an issue.This is an apparent example of which defense mechanism?

What was Freud's concept of denial?