Question 1

How does a psychologist identify people who are lying on the MMPI?​

Accepted Answer

A) By comparing MMPI answers to answers on other personality tests 
B) ​By measuring heart rate, breathing rate, and electrical conduction on the skin 
C) ​By comparing answers to observations of actual behavior 
D) ​By true-false questions about rare virtues and common faults 
A) By comparing MMPI answers to answers on other personality tests 
B) ​By measuring heart rate, breathing rate, and electrical conduction on the skin 
C) ​By comparing answers to observations of actual behavior 
D) ​By true-false questions about rare virtues and common faults

Question 2

If someone quickly yields to every temptation,what would be Freud's interpretation?

Accepted Answer

A) Strong id and weak superego 
B) Weak id and strong superego 
C) Strong id and strong ego 
D) Weak ego and strong superego 
A) Strong id and weak superego 
B) Weak id and strong superego 
C) Strong id and strong ego 
D) Weak ego and strong superego

Question 3

Someone reacts to a romantic breakup by pouting like a child.This is an example of which defense mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A) Repression 
B) Regression 
C) Reaction formation 
D) Sublimation 
A) Repression 
B) Regression 
C) Reaction formation 
D) Sublimation

Question 4

In Freud's theory,what is an Oedipus complex?

Accepted Answer

A) A child's belief in being superior to other people and destined for greatness 
B) A child's fear of being destroyed by magical forces 
C) A boy's sexual interest in his mother and aggression toward his father 
D) A girl's conflict between remaining a child and growing into a woman 
A) A child's belief in being superior to other people and destined for greatness 
B) A child's fear of being destroyed by magical forces 
C) A boy's sexual interest in his mother and aggression toward his father 
D) A girl's conflict between remaining a child and growing into a woman

Question 5

Suppose that a particular pattern of responses on a personality test is characteristic of 95 percent of people with some rare psychological disorder,and 5 percent of normal people.Would it be appropriate to use this test to identify people with that disorder? If not,why not?

Accepted Answer

A) Yes, this test would be a valid way to diagnose that disorder. 
B) No. The test will apply the diagnosis to more normal people than people with the disorder. 
C) No. A clinician should be more than 95 percent confident before making a diagnosis. 
D) No. Test results should be used only for research, not for diagnosis. 
A) Yes, this test would be a valid way to diagnose that disorder. 
B) No. The test will apply the diagnosis to more normal people than people with the disorder. 
C) No. A clinician should be more than 95 percent confident before making a diagnosis. 
D) No. Test results should be used only for research, not for diagnosis.

Question 6

Someone who goes through a painful divorce forgets most of the details later.This could be a possible example of which defense mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A) Reaction formation 
B) Repression 
C) Regression 
D) Projection 
A) Reaction formation 
B) Repression 
C) Regression 
D) Projection

Question 7

Whose theory first described the "inferiority complex"?

Accepted Answer

A) Alfred Adler 
B) Sigmund Freud 
C) Carl Rogers 
D) Carl Jung 
A) Alfred Adler 
B) Sigmund Freud 
C) Carl Rogers 
D) Carl Jung

Question 8

What was a major criterion for identifying the Big Five personality traits?

Accepted Answer

A) All of them should have been essential for survival throughout human evolution. 
B) None of them should correlate highly with any of the others. 
C) None of them should depend on the same brain area as any of the others. 
D) All of them should be easily identifiable at all ages from infancy to old age. 
A) All of them should have been essential for survival throughout human evolution. 
B) None of them should correlate highly with any of the others. 
C) None of them should depend on the same brain area as any of the others. 
D) All of them should be easily identifiable at all ages from infancy to old age.

Question 9

Why does the MMPI include items about rare virtues and common faults?

Accepted Answer

A) To measure comprehension of the questions 
B) To measure conduct disorder 
C) To measure lying 
D) To measure moral reasoning 
A) To measure comprehension of the questions 
B) To measure conduct disorder 
C) To measure lying 
D) To measure moral reasoning

Question 10

People who have taken a new personality test say they think its results are highly accurate.Why should we be skeptical?​

Accepted Answer

A) Although the results may be good today, personality changes greatly over time. 
B) ​Any test that people accept must not be probing deeply into the unconscious mind. 
C) ​Personality does not vary in any dimension that can be measured. 
D) ​Most people accept almost any assessment of themselves as valid. 
A) Although the results may be good today, personality changes greatly over time. 
B) ​Any test that people accept must not be probing deeply into the unconscious mind. 
C) ​Personality does not vary in any dimension that can be measured. 
D) ​Most people accept almost any assessment of themselves as valid.

Question 11

Which term refers to a release of pent-up tension?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Someone who engages in unprotected sex believes,"No harm will come from it." This appears to be an example of which defense mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A) Regression 
B) Reaction formation 
C) Projection 
D) Denial 
A) Regression 
B) Reaction formation 
C) Projection 
D) Denial

Question 13

What does research say about Freud's concept of repression?

Accepted Answer

A) Repression is one of the main causes of forgetting. 
B) Repression occurs only after a traumatic experience. 
C) Repression is one of the main causes of neurotic tendencies. 
D) No evidence clearly supports the idea of repression. 
A) Repression is one of the main causes of forgetting. 
B) Repression occurs only after a traumatic experience. 
C) Repression is one of the main causes of neurotic tendencies. 
D) No evidence clearly supports the idea of repression.

Question 14

In Freud's theory,orderly,stingy,stubborn behaviors suggest fixation at what stage?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Which of these two are among the Big Five personality traits?​

Accepted Answer

A) Masculinity and femininity 
B) ​Conscientiousness and agreeableness 
C) ​Introversion and extraversion 
D) ​Happiness and sadness 
A) Masculinity and femininity 
B) ​Conscientiousness and agreeableness 
C) ​Introversion and extraversion 
D) ​Happiness and sadness

Question 16

According to Freud,what are the first and last stages of psychosexual development?

Accepted Answer

A) The first is the oral stage and the last is the genital stage. 
B) The first is the latent stage and the last is the genital stage. 
C) The first is the latent stage and the last is the phallic stage. 
D) The first is the oral stage and the last is the latent stage. 
A) The first is the oral stage and the last is the genital stage. 
B) The first is the latent stage and the last is the genital stage. 
C) The first is the latent stage and the last is the phallic stage. 
D) The first is the oral stage and the last is the latent stage.

Question 17

Which of these is one of the Big Five personality traits?

Accepted Answer

A) Sexiness 
B) Self-esteem 
C) Belief in a just world 
D) Emotional stability 
A) Sexiness 
B) Self-esteem 
C) Belief in a just world 
D) Emotional stability

Question 18

What do the views of Alfred Adler and humanistic psychology have in common?

Accepted Answer

A) Emphasis on how people progress through stages of adjustment 
B) Search for a better than normal personality 
C) Effort to understand behavior in terms of unconscious influences 
D) Interest in tracing human behavior back to its animal roots 
A) Emphasis on how people progress through stages of adjustment 
B) Search for a better than normal personality 
C) Effort to understand behavior in terms of unconscious influences 
D) Interest in tracing human behavior back to its animal roots

Question 19

What does it mean to say that the MMPI was devised "empirically"?

Accepted Answer

A) Researchers chose the questions based on influential personality theories. 
B) Researchers chose the questions based on evidence. 
C) Researchers chose the questions based on their own intuitions. 
D) Researchers chose the questions based on ancient wisdom. 
A) Researchers chose the questions based on influential personality theories. 
B) Researchers chose the questions based on evidence. 
C) Researchers chose the questions based on their own intuitions. 
D) Researchers chose the questions based on ancient wisdom.

Question 20

What did Freud mean by "sublimation"?​

Accepted Answer

A) Covering up unacceptable qualities by going to the opposite extreme 
B) ​Transforming sexual or aggressive energies into something acceptable 
C) ​Attributing your own undesirable qualities to other people 
D) ​Attempting to show that your morally questionable actions were justified 
A) Covering up unacceptable qualities by going to the opposite extreme 
B) ​Transforming sexual or aggressive energies into something acceptable 
C) ​Attributing your own undesirable qualities to other people 
D) ​Attempting to show that your morally questionable actions were justified

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How does a psychologist identify people who are lying on the MMPI?​

If someone quickly yields to every temptation,what would be Freud's interpretation?

Someone reacts to a romantic breakup by pouting like a child.This is an example of which defense mechanism?

In Freud's theory,what is an Oedipus complex?

Suppose that a particular pattern of responses on a personality test is characteristic of 95 percent of people with some rare psychological disorder,and 5 percent of normal people.Would it be appropriate to use this test to identify people with that disorder? If not,why not?

Someone who goes through a painful divorce forgets most of the details later.This could be a possible example of which defense mechanism?

Whose theory first described the "inferiority complex"?

What was a major criterion for identifying the Big Five personality traits?

Why does the MMPI include items about rare virtues and common faults?

People who have taken a new personality test say they think its results are highly accurate.Why should we be skeptical?​

Which term refers to a release of pent-up tension?

Someone who engages in unprotected sex believes,"No harm will come from it." This appears to be an example of which defense mechanism?

What does research say about Freud's concept of repression?

In Freud's theory,orderly,stingy,stubborn behaviors suggest fixation at what stage?

Which of these two are among the Big Five personality traits?​

According to Freud,what are the first and last stages of psychosexual development?

Which of these is one of the Big Five personality traits?

What do the views of Alfred Adler and humanistic psychology have in common?

What does it mean to say that the MMPI was devised "empirically"?

What did Freud mean by "sublimation"?​

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How does a psychologist identify people who are lying on the MMPI?

People who have taken a new personality test say they think its results are highly accurate.Why should we be skeptical?

Which of these two are among the Big Five personality traits?

What did Freud mean by "sublimation"?