Question 1

Which theories seek to describe personality in terms of a small number of underlying personality factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  trait 
B)  psychodynamic 
C)  behaviorist 
D)  humanistic 
A)  trait 
B)  psychodynamic 
C)  behaviorist 
D)  humanistic

Question 2

Raymond Cattell called the core of a person's personality,that is,the person's underlying personality characteristics,__________ traits,or factors.

Accepted Answer

A)  surface 
B)  source 
C)  common 
D)  cardinal 
A)  surface 
B)  source 
C)  common 
D)  cardinal

Question 3

Eysenck sees the characteristics of personality as being related to the four types of temperament first recognized by the early Greeks.Which of the following is the correct match between the temperament and its definition?

Accepted Answer

A)  melancholic---sluggish, calm 
B)  choleric--------hot-tempered, irritable 
C)  sanguine-------sad, gloomy 
D)  phlegmatic-----cheerful, hopeful 
A)  melancholic---sluggish, calm 
B)  choleric--------hot-tempered, irritable 
C)  sanguine-------sad, gloomy 
D)  phlegmatic-----cheerful, hopeful

Question 4

A personality theory must include

Accepted Answer

A)  connotative meanings. 
B)  somatotypic guidelines. 
C)  statistical assessment techniques. 
D)  concepts, assumptions, ideas, and principles. 
A)  connotative meanings. 
B)  somatotypic guidelines. 
C)  statistical assessment techniques. 
D)  concepts, assumptions, ideas, and principles.

Question 5

The main difference between Allport's classification of traits and Cattell's classification of traits is that

Accepted Answer

A)  Allport classified traits subjectively, while Cattell used a statistical approach. 
B)  Allport classified traits statistically, while Cattell used a subjective approach. 
C)  Allport's source traits are the visible areas of personality. 
D)  Cattell's central traits are the basic building blocks of personality. 
A)  Allport classified traits subjectively, while Cattell used a statistical approach. 
B)  Allport classified traits statistically, while Cattell used a subjective approach. 
C)  Allport's source traits are the visible areas of personality. 
D)  Cattell's central traits are the basic building blocks of personality.

Question 6

Evaluating your worth as a person creates either a high or low

Accepted Answer

A)  ideal self. 
B)  temperament. 
C)  character. 
D)  self-esteem. 
A)  ideal self. 
B)  temperament. 
C)  character. 
D)  self-esteem.

Question 7

Fatima prefers vanilla milkshakes and cheeseburgers,likes horror movies and punk rock bands,and wears blue jeans almost all the time.According to Allport,this description identifies Fatima's __________ traits.

Accepted Answer

A)  secondary 
B)  surface 
C)  cardinal 
D)  common 
A)  secondary 
B)  surface 
C)  cardinal 
D)  common

Question 8

When desirable or undesirable characteristics of personality are evaluated,we are assessing

Accepted Answer

A)  temperament. 
B)  character. 
C)  personality types. 
D)  popular stereotypes. 
A)  temperament. 
B)  character. 
C)  personality types. 
D)  popular stereotypes.

Question 9

The term personality refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the hereditary aspects of one's emotional nature. 
B)  unique and enduring behavior patterns. 
C)  favorable and unfavorable personal characteristics. 
D)  charisma, character, or temperament. 
A)  the hereditary aspects of one's emotional nature. 
B)  unique and enduring behavior patterns. 
C)  favorable and unfavorable personal characteristics. 
D)  charisma, character, or temperament.

Question 10

The dimensions of the "Big Five" factor model of personality are

Accepted Answer

A)  introversion, extroversion, neuroticism, stability, and agreeableness. 
B)  extroversion, agreeableness, conscientious, neuroticism, and openness to experience. 
C)  introversion, neuroticism, egocentric, intelligence, and control. 
D)  extroversion, openness to experience, stability, egocentric, and neuroticism. 
A)  introversion, extroversion, neuroticism, stability, and agreeableness. 
B)  extroversion, agreeableness, conscientious, neuroticism, and openness to experience. 
C)  introversion, neuroticism, egocentric, intelligence, and control. 
D)  extroversion, openness to experience, stability, egocentric, and neuroticism.

Question 11

The id,ego,and superego are the three mental structures that direct personality in

Accepted Answer

A)  Maslow's hierarchy of motives. 
B)  Freud's psychoanalytic theory. 
C)  Allport's trait theory of personality. 
D)  Dollard and Miller's critical situations. 
A)  Maslow's hierarchy of motives. 
B)  Freud's psychoanalytic theory. 
C)  Allport's trait theory of personality. 
D)  Dollard and Miller's critical situations.

Question 12

You are focusing intently on the memories and the happy feelings of the vacation you enjoyed last month.These thoughts,memories,and feelings that you are currently focused on reside in your

Accepted Answer

A)  unconscious. 
B)  subconscious. 
C)  conscious. 
D)  preconscious. 
A)  unconscious. 
B)  subconscious. 
C)  conscious. 
D)  preconscious.

Question 13

When you describe your friend as being outgoing,funny,honest,dependable,and just an "all-around good guy," you are referring to attributes of

Accepted Answer

A)  character. 
B)  temperament. 
C)  the superego. 
D)  the ideal self. 
A)  character. 
B)  temperament. 
C)  the superego. 
D)  the ideal self.

Question 14

When college students were asked to describe someone they knew well,they mentioned an average of __________ traits.

Accepted Answer

A)  ten secondary 
B)  seven central 
C)  four cardinal 
D)  eight cardinal 
A)  ten secondary 
B)  seven central 
C)  four cardinal 
D)  eight cardinal

Question 15

The energies of which of the following are aimed at discharging tensions related to sex and aggression?

Accepted Answer

A)  id 
B)  superego 
C)  ego 
D)  real self 
A)  id 
B)  superego 
C)  ego 
D)  real self

Question 16

According to Freud,aggressive and destructive urges are the result of the "instinct" known as

Accepted Answer

A)  Thanatos. 
B)  the superego. 
C)  the ego. 
D)  Eros. 
A)  Thanatos. 
B)  the superego. 
C)  the ego. 
D)  Eros.

Question 17

Because two categories (or even several)are often inadequate to fully capture differences in personality,which of the following tends to be more informative than classifying persons into two or three types?

Accepted Answer

A)  rating people on a list of traits 
B)  determining their archetype 
C)  determining their actualization potential 
D)  analyzing fixations through psychoanalytic techniques 
A)  rating people on a list of traits 
B)  determining their archetype 
C)  determining their actualization potential 
D)  analyzing fixations through psychoanalytic techniques

Question 18

According to Freud,which of the following sets goals and aspirations that result in feelings of pride when they are met?

Accepted Answer

A)  ego 
B)  conscience 
C)  id 
D)  ego ideal 
A)  ego 
B)  conscience 
C)  id 
D)  ego ideal

Question 19

According to Freud,one's entire personality is referred to as the

Accepted Answer

A)  ego. 
B)  superego. 
C)  psyche. 
D)  personal archetype. 
A)  ego. 
B)  superego. 
C)  psyche. 
D)  personal archetype.

Question 20

Freud typified personality as a struggle in which one of the personality structures is caught in the middle of the conflict between the other two structures.This part caught in the middle is the

Accepted Answer

A)  id 
B)  ego 
C)  superego 
D)  ego ideal 
A)  id 
B)  ego 
C)  superego 
D)  ego ideal

Exam 12: A: Personality

Which theories seek to describe personality in terms of a small number of underlying personality factors?

Raymond Cattell called the core of a person's personality,that is,the person's underlying personality characteristics,__________ traits,or factors.

Eysenck sees the characteristics of personality as being related to the four types of temperament first recognized by the early Greeks.Which of the following is the correct match between the temperament and its definition?

A personality theory must include

The main difference between Allport's classification of traits and Cattell's classification of traits is that

Evaluating your worth as a person creates either a high or low

Fatima prefers vanilla milkshakes and cheeseburgers,likes horror movies and punk rock bands,and wears blue jeans almost all the time.According to Allport,this description identifies Fatima's __________ traits.

When desirable or undesirable characteristics of personality are evaluated,we are assessing

The term personality refers to

The dimensions of the "Big Five" factor model of personality are

The id,ego,and superego are the three mental structures that direct personality in

You are focusing intently on the memories and the happy feelings of the vacation you enjoyed last month.These thoughts,memories,and feelings that you are currently focused on reside in your

When you describe your friend as being outgoing,funny,honest,dependable,and just an "all-around good guy," you are referring to attributes of

When college students were asked to describe someone they knew well,they mentioned an average of __________ traits.

The energies of which of the following are aimed at discharging tensions related to sex and aggression?

According to Freud,aggressive and destructive urges are the result of the "instinct" known as

Because two categories (or even several)are often inadequate to fully capture differences in personality,which of the following tends to be more informative than classifying persons into two or three types?

According to Freud,which of the following sets goals and aspirations that result in feelings of pride when they are met?

According to Freud,one's entire personality is referred to as the

Freud typified personality as a struggle in which one of the personality structures is caught in the middle of the conflict between the other two structures.This part caught in the middle is the

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