Question 1

Psychologists typically can predict L data quite easily.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The most important advantage of B data is that they are based on ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  common sense, so they have greater psychological relevance 
B)  a report by the best expert, so they are more accurate 
C)  direct psychological tests, so they have greater causal force and scientific value 
D)  direct observations of behavior, so they are more objective and quantifiable 
A)  common sense, so they have greater psychological relevance 
B)  a report by the best expert, so they are more accurate 
C)  direct psychological tests, so they have greater causal force and scientific value 
D)  direct observations of behavior, so they are more objective and quantifiable

Question 3

Which of the following would be an example of natural B data?

Accepted Answer

A)  observations of the number of times a subject told a joke in a day 
B)  the number of seconds a subject waits before seeking help during an experimental emergency situation 
C)  a subject's verbal responses to a Rorschach test 
D)  the number of times a subject interrupts others during a videotaped laboratory situation 
A)  observations of the number of times a subject told a joke in a day 
B)  the number of seconds a subject waits before seeking help during an experimental emergency situation 
C)  a subject's verbal responses to a Rorschach test 
D)  the number of times a subject interrupts others during a videotaped laboratory situation

Question 4

The tendency for us to become what other people believe us to be is called a(n) ________ effect.

Accepted Answer

A)  confirmation 
B)  expectancy 
C)  fish-and-water 
D)  self-monitoring 
A)  confirmation 
B)  expectancy 
C)  fish-and-water 
D)  self-monitoring

Question 5

Observing how fast someone walks after an experimental prime is an example of L data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Psychologists typically can predict L data quite easily.

The most important advantage of B data is that they are based on ________.

Which of the following would be an example of natural B data?

The tendency for us to become what other people believe us to be is called a(n) ________ effect.

Observing how fast someone walks after an experimental prime is an example of L data.

The Study of the Person

Personality Psychology As Science: Research Methods

Personality Traits, Situations, and Behavior

Personality Assessment I: Personality Testing and Its Consequences

Personality Assessment Ii: Personality Judgment in Daily Life

Using Personality Traits to Understand Behavior

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

The Inheritance of Personality: Behavioral Genetics and Evolutionary Theory

Basics of Psychoanalysis

The Workings of the Unconscious Mind: Defenses and Slips

Psychoanalysis After Freud: Neo-Freudians, Object Relations, and Current Research

Experience, Existence, and the Meaning of Life: Humanistic and Positive Psychology

Cultural Variation in Experience, Behavior, and Personality

Learning to Be a Person: Behaviorism and Social Learning Theories

Personality Processes: Perception, Thought, Motivation, and Emotion

What You Know About You: the Self

Disorders of Personality

Conclusion: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

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Exam 2: Clues to Personality: the Basic Sources of Data

Psychologists typically can predict L data quite easily.

The most important advantage of B data is that they are based on ________.

Which of the following would be an example of natural B data?

The tendency for us to become what other people believe us to be is called a(n) ________ effect.

Observing how fast someone walks after an experimental prime is an example of L data.

The Study of the Person

Personality Psychology As Science: Research Methods

Personality Traits, Situations, and Behavior

Personality Assessment I: Personality Testing and Its Consequences

Personality Assessment Ii: Personality Judgment in Daily Life

Using Personality Traits to Understand Behavior

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

The Inheritance of Personality: Behavioral Genetics and Evolutionary Theory

Basics of Psychoanalysis

The Workings of the Unconscious Mind: Defenses and Slips

Psychoanalysis After Freud: Neo-Freudians, Object Relations, and Current Research

Experience, Existence, and the Meaning of Life: Humanistic and Positive Psychology

Cultural Variation in Experience, Behavior, and Personality

Learning to Be a Person: Behaviorism and Social Learning Theories

Personality Processes: Perception, Thought, Motivation, and Emotion

What You Know About You: the Self

Disorders of Personality

Conclusion: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

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