Question 1

A concept that is central to understanding Sylvia Plath is: _________________________

Accepted Answer

A)  perfectionism. 
B)  narcissism. 
C)  the impact of culture on personality. 
D)  addiction. 
A)  perfectionism. 
B)  narcissism. 
C)  the impact of culture on personality. 
D)  addiction.

Question 2

Ozzy Osbourne:

Accepted Answer

A)  is high in agreeableness. 
B)  has a criminal past. 
C)  has cultivated a stage persona as "The Prince of darkness." 
D)  All of the above 
A)  is high in agreeableness. 
B)  has a criminal past. 
C)  has cultivated a stage persona as "The Prince of darkness." 
D)  All of the above

Question 3

A patient was verbally abused by his parents for the first 20 years of his life, and sexually molested twice by a neighbour when he was 11. Doctor Uno believes that all of the patient's problems can be traced to the trauma of being sexually abused. Doctor Uno has engaged in the fallacy of:

Accepted Answer

A)  oversimplification. 
B)  eventism. 
C)  critical period fallacy. 
D)  lack of evidence. 
A)  oversimplification. 
B)  eventism. 
C)  critical period fallacy. 
D)  lack of evidence.

Question 4

Anne Sexton's tendency to blame negative events on herself was most likely caused by:

Accepted Answer

A)  a history of emotional abuse by her father. 
B)  an experience in childhood when she was unable to save a friend from drowning. 
C)  being neglected in childhood. 
D)  excessive conscientiousness. 
A)  a history of emotional abuse by her father. 
B)  an experience in childhood when she was unable to save a friend from drowning. 
C)  being neglected in childhood. 
D)  excessive conscientiousness.

Question 5

Ann Sexton was highly dependent on others, and it is suggested that she would fulfill current criteria for dependent personality disorder. Discuss the relations between Anne Sexton's problems with dependency and the treatment she received from her parents.

Accepted Answer

Anne Sexton's mother was highly self-abs

Question 6

A book that compares and contrasts the attributes of two or more political leaders from different countries is said to take a:

Accepted Answer

A)  cross-cultural comparative approach. 
B)  psychobiographical approach. 
C)  historical approach. 
D)  psycho-social-historical approach. 
A)  cross-cultural comparative approach. 
B)  psychobiographical approach. 
C)  historical approach. 
D)  psycho-social-historical approach.

Question 7

A fair test of the interrater reliability of psychobiographies requires that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the different analysts have access to the same information. 
B)  the analysts have equal levels of insight into people. 
C)  the analysts have the equivalent background in core psychological theories. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  the different analysts have access to the same information. 
B)  the analysts have equal levels of insight into people. 
C)  the analysts have the equivalent background in core psychological theories. 
D)  All of the above

Question 8

_______________is based on the premise that emotion is the key motivating force in one's life.

Accepted Answer

A)  Life story theory 
B)  Triple bookkeeping theory 
C)  Primacy theory 
D)  Script theory 
A)  Life story theory 
B)  Triple bookkeeping theory 
C)  Primacy theory 
D)  Script theory

Question 9

Which of the following was a conclusion of the analysis completed on Dodge Morgan, the solo circumnavigator who sailed around the world by himself?

Accepted Answer

A)  He became more communal as he spent more time alone at sea. 
B)  He was narcissistic. 
C)  He was a perfectionist. 
D)  He was very dependant on others. 
A)  He became more communal as he spent more time alone at sea. 
B)  He was narcissistic. 
C)  He was a perfectionist. 
D)  He was very dependant on others.

Question 10

Simonton's analysis of King George III is an important example of how psychobiographers can use _____________________ to evaluate a particular person.

Accepted Answer

A)  qualitative measures 
B)  quantitative measures 
C)  historical documents 
D)  medical records 
A)  qualitative measures 
B)  quantitative measures 
C)  historical documents 
D)  medical records

Question 11

The psychobiography of Leonardo da Vinci included the following major flaw:

Accepted Answer

A)  It was based on just one childhood memory recounted by Leonardo da Vinci. 
B)  It considered social factors and ignored internally based factors. 
C)  It ignored the role of his parents in his development. 
D)  It was full of errors about the nature of his inventions. 
A)  It was based on just one childhood memory recounted by Leonardo da Vinci. 
B)  It considered social factors and ignored internally based factors. 
C)  It ignored the role of his parents in his development. 
D)  It was full of errors about the nature of his inventions.

Question 12

The idiographic approach studies_______________, and the nomothetic approach considers ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  individuals; large numbers of people 
B)  variables; individuals 
C)  cross-sections of people; large numbers of people 
D)  the impact of childhood factors on personality; the impact of adult experiences on personality 
A)  individuals; large numbers of people 
B)  variables; individuals 
C)  cross-sections of people; large numbers of people 
D)  the impact of childhood factors on personality; the impact of adult experiences on personality

Question 13

Which of the follow is not true of external probability?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a guideline advanced by Freud. 
B)  It is a form of external validity. 
C)  It involves establishing whether new information fits with accepted old information. 
D)  It was one of the major limitations of Freud's analysis of Leonardo da Vinci. 
A)  It was a guideline advanced by Freud. 
B)  It is a form of external validity. 
C)  It involves establishing whether new information fits with accepted old information. 
D)  It was one of the major limitations of Freud's analysis of Leonardo da Vinci.

Question 14

The term "historical interpretive psychology" refers to __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  inductive profiling and psychological interpretation of historical information. 
B)  constructive alternativism. 
C)  aggregation of historical and psychological information. 
D)  a psychological analysis that interprets a person in a historical context. 
A)  inductive profiling and psychological interpretation of historical information. 
B)  constructive alternativism. 
C)  aggregation of historical and psychological information. 
D)  a psychological analysis that interprets a person in a historical context.

Question 15

In your textbook the author noted that despite shortcomings in psychobiographical accounts of Mao Zedong by Sheng (2002), and Chang and Halliday (2005), the accounts are still valuable. According to Flett, what makes these accounts valuable?

Accepted Answer

A)  They showed that Mao has been unfairly blamed for millions of deaths in China. 
B)  They show that Mao was as much a victim of culture as the people he hurt through his policies, and that even highly influential people are affected by the culture that they help create. 
C)  They drew renewed attention to the role Mao played in the deaths of millions of people, and shows us that although culture shapes people, certain people shape culture. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  They showed that Mao has been unfairly blamed for millions of deaths in China. 
B)  They show that Mao was as much a victim of culture as the people he hurt through his policies, and that even highly influential people are affected by the culture that they help create. 
C)  They drew renewed attention to the role Mao played in the deaths of millions of people, and shows us that although culture shapes people, certain people shape culture. 
D)  None of the above

Question 16

Alan Elms pointed out that nomothetic investigations establish statistical significance, but that the variables studied may not be __________________ to individual participants.

Accepted Answer

A)  understandable 
B)  personally meaningful 
C)  helpful 
D)  interesting 
A)  understandable 
B)  personally meaningful 
C)  helpful 
D)  interesting

Question 17

Identify and briefly explain at three purposes of psychobiographies.

Accepted Answer

Some purposes of psychobiographies inclu

Question 18

Explain how the multi-dimensional model of perfectionism and Blatt's concept of self-critical perfectionism applies to Sylvia Plath.

Accepted Answer

Plath held extremely high standards for

Question 19

What personality disorder did Salvador Dali exhibit? Identify the factors in Dali's life that seemed to have contributed to the person he became.

Accepted Answer

Dali exhibited narcissistic personality

Question 20

Anne Sexton suffered from:

Accepted Answer

A)  schizophrenia. 
B)  post-partum psychosis. 
C)  attention deficit disorder. 
D)  obsessive compulsive personality disorder. 
A)  schizophrenia. 
B)  post-partum psychosis. 
C)  attention deficit disorder. 
D)  obsessive compulsive personality disorder.

A concept that is central to understanding Sylvia Plath is: _________________________

Ozzy Osbourne:

A patient was verbally abused by his parents for the first 20 years of his life, and sexually molested twice by a neighbour when he was 11. Doctor Uno believes that all of the patient's problems can be traced to the trauma of being sexually abused. Doctor Uno has engaged in the fallacy of:

Anne Sexton's tendency to blame negative events on herself was most likely caused by:

Ann Sexton was highly dependent on others, and it is suggested that she would fulfill current criteria for dependent personality disorder. Discuss the relations between Anne Sexton's problems with dependency and the treatment she received from her parents.

A book that compares and contrasts the attributes of two or more political leaders from different countries is said to take a:

A fair test of the interrater reliability of psychobiographies requires that:

_______________is based on the premise that emotion is the key motivating force in one's life.

Which of the following was a conclusion of the analysis completed on Dodge Morgan, the solo circumnavigator who sailed around the world by himself?

Simonton's analysis of King George III is an important example of how psychobiographers can use _____________________ to evaluate a particular person.

The psychobiography of Leonardo da Vinci included the following major flaw:

The idiographic approach studies_, and the nomothetic approach considers .

Which of the follow is not true of external probability?

The term "historical interpretive psychology" refers to __________________.

In your textbook the author noted that despite shortcomings in psychobiographical accounts of Mao Zedong by Sheng (2002), and Chang and Halliday (2005), the accounts are still valuable. According to Flett, what makes these accounts valuable?

Alan Elms pointed out that nomothetic investigations establish statistical significance, but that the variables studied may not be __________________ to individual participants.

Identify and briefly explain at three purposes of psychobiographies.

Explain how the multi-dimensional model of perfectionism and Blatt's concept of self-critical perfectionism applies to Sylvia Plath.

What personality disorder did Salvador Dali exhibit? Identify the factors in Dali's life that seemed to have contributed to the person he became.

Anne Sexton suffered from:

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A concept that is central to understanding Sylvia Plath is: _________________________

Ozzy Osbourne:

A patient was verbally abused by his parents for the first 20 years of his life, and sexually molested twice by a neighbour when he was 11. Doctor Uno believes that all of the patient's problems can be traced to the trauma of being sexually abused. Doctor Uno has engaged in the fallacy of:

Anne Sexton's tendency to blame negative events on herself was most likely caused by:

Ann Sexton was highly dependent on others, and it is suggested that she would fulfill current criteria for dependent personality disorder. Discuss the relations between Anne Sexton's problems with dependency and the treatment she received from her parents.

A book that compares and contrasts the attributes of two or more political leaders from different countries is said to take a:

A fair test of the interrater reliability of psychobiographies requires that:

_______________is based on the premise that emotion is the key motivating force in one's life.

Which of the following was a conclusion of the analysis completed on Dodge Morgan, the solo circumnavigator who sailed around the world by himself?

Simonton's analysis of King George III is an important example of how psychobiographers can use _____________________ to evaluate a particular person.

The psychobiography of Leonardo da Vinci included the following major flaw:

The idiographic approach studies_______________, and the nomothetic approach considers ______________.

Which of the follow is not true of external probability?

The term "historical interpretive psychology" refers to __________________.

In your textbook the author noted that despite shortcomings in psychobiographical accounts of Mao Zedong by Sheng (2002), and Chang and Halliday (2005), the accounts are still valuable. According to Flett, what makes these accounts valuable?

Alan Elms pointed out that nomothetic investigations establish statistical significance, but that the variables studied may not be __________________ to individual participants.

Identify and briefly explain at three purposes of psychobiographies.

Explain how the multi-dimensional model of perfectionism and Blatt's concept of self-critical perfectionism applies to Sylvia Plath.

What personality disorder did Salvador Dali exhibit? Identify the factors in Dali's life that seemed to have contributed to the person he became.

Anne Sexton suffered from:

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Units of Personality -Types Versus Traits

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Personality Research Methods and Assessment Issues

Psychodynamic Theories

Motivational Theories and Psychological Needs

Humanistic Theories and Self-Actualization

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Interpersonal Theories and Interpersonal Styles

Personality Theory and the Self-Concept

Personality and Health

Personality, Mental Health, and Psychopathology

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The idiographic approach studies_, and the nomothetic approach considers .