Question 1

According to Rogers,unshakable love and approval given without qualification is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  conditions of worth. 
B)  self-actualization. 
C)  overindulgence. 
D)  unconditional positive regard. 
A)  conditions of worth. 
B)  self-actualization. 
C)  overindulgence. 
D)  unconditional positive regard.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of self-actualizers?

Accepted Answer

A)  a deep preoccupation with one's own thoughts, feelings, and flaws 
B)  spontaneity 
C)  efficient perceptions of reality 
D)  a continued freshness of appreciation 
A)  a deep preoccupation with one's own thoughts, feelings, and flaws 
B)  spontaneity 
C)  efficient perceptions of reality 
D)  a continued freshness of appreciation

Question 3

According to Freud,a male child's failure to resolve the Oedipal conflict would interfere with the development of a

Accepted Answer

A)  competitive lifestyle. 
B)  phallic personality. 
C)  strong id. 
D)  conscience. 
A)  competitive lifestyle. 
B)  phallic personality. 
C)  strong id. 
D)  conscience.

Question 4

Aids to personal growth include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  accepting all information without distorting it to fit one's fears and desires 
B)  being agreeable by conforming to the expectations of others. 
C)  emphasizing safety and security in one's choices 
D)  doing all of these 
A)  accepting all information without distorting it to fit one's fears and desires 
B)  being agreeable by conforming to the expectations of others. 
C)  emphasizing safety and security in one's choices 
D)  doing all of these

Question 5

Petra is a college freshmen,who wants to be a clinical psychologist someday.According to Rogers,this dream of becoming a clinical psychologist represents Petra's

Accepted Answer

A)  self-actualized state. 
B)  conditions of worth. 
C)  ideal self. 
D)  postulated self-image. 
A)  self-actualized state. 
B)  conditions of worth. 
C)  ideal self. 
D)  postulated self-image.

Question 6

Older sister Carol gets angry whenever she is delayed,such as being in a traffic jam,but she does not get angry when she misplaces items.Her younger sister Janice does not get angry when she is delayed but does get angry when she misplaces objects.According to the behavioral personality theorists,this illustrates that

Accepted Answer

A)  you really cannot predict what will make a specific person angry. 
B)  anger is an inborn trait that is very predictable, although when and where a person gets angry is largely unpredictable. 
C)  both women are equally prone to anger with each sister responding in consistent ways to certain situations. 
D)  older children, like Carol, are more likely to become angry over social situations, while younger children, like Janice, tend to get angry over personal situations. 
A)  you really cannot predict what will make a specific person angry. 
B)  anger is an inborn trait that is very predictable, although when and where a person gets angry is largely unpredictable. 
C)  both women are equally prone to anger with each sister responding in consistent ways to certain situations. 
D)  older children, like Carol, are more likely to become angry over social situations, while younger children, like Janice, tend to get angry over personal situations.

Question 7

What do the following personality theorists have in common: Alfred Adler,Harry Sullivan,and Carl Jung?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were all considered behaviorists or cognitive-behaviorists. 
B)  They all followed Rogers' orientation toward personality. 
C)  They all accepted the core concepts of Freud's theories with minor revisions. 
D)  They were early followers of Freud who broke away more completely from Freud and created their own opposing theories. 
A)  They were all considered behaviorists or cognitive-behaviorists. 
B)  They all followed Rogers' orientation toward personality. 
C)  They all accepted the core concepts of Freud's theories with minor revisions. 
D)  They were early followers of Freud who broke away more completely from Freud and created their own opposing theories.

Question 8

Learning principles,modeling,thought patterns,perceptions,expectations,beliefs,goals,emotions,and social relationships are combined in which theory of personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  social learning theory 
B)  Neo-Freudian theory 
C)  behavioral humanist theory 
D)  psychodynamic theory 
A)  social learning theory 
B)  Neo-Freudian theory 
C)  behavioral humanist theory 
D)  psychodynamic theory

Question 9

Of the positive personality traits listed below,which were found to be the most strongly associated with life satisfaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  curiosity and gratitude 
B)  fairness and self-control 
C)  humor and integrity 
D)  persistence and the appreciation of excellence 
A)  curiosity and gratitude 
B)  fairness and self-control 
C)  humor and integrity 
D)  persistence and the appreciation of excellence

Question 10

Which of the following was a student of Freud's but developed his own ideas,which included such concepts as the persona,introversion and extroversion,the personal unconscious and the collective unconscious,and archetypes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alfred Adler 
B)  Karen Horney 
C)  Carl Jung 
D)  Otto Rank 
A)  Alfred Adler 
B)  Karen Horney 
C)  Carl Jung 
D)  Otto Rank

Question 11

Because we begin life as small,weak,and relatively powerless children surrounded by more powerful adults,Adler believed that everyone

Accepted Answer

A)  experiences feelings of inferiority. 
B)  has a tendency to move away from others. 
C)  has a collective unconscious. 
D)  creates persona (or "mask") to hide behind in our daily lives. 
A)  experiences feelings of inferiority. 
B)  has a tendency to move away from others. 
C)  has a collective unconscious. 
D)  creates persona (or "mask") to hide behind in our daily lives.

Question 12

A modern offshoot of Freudian thinking are the psychosocial stages that cover development from birth to old age and were postulated by

Accepted Answer

A)  Erik Erikson. 
B)  Carl Jung. 
C)  Karen Horney. 
D)  Alfred Adler. 
A)  Erik Erikson. 
B)  Carl Jung. 
C)  Karen Horney. 
D)  Alfred Adler.

Question 13

Habits are governed by four elements of learning,which are drive,cue,response,and

Accepted Answer

A)  reward. 
B)  goal. 
C)  trait. 
D)  situational determinant. 
A)  reward. 
B)  goal. 
C)  trait. 
D)  situational determinant.

Question 14

The messy and disorderly person was described by Freud as being a(n)__________ personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  oral-aggressive 
B)  anal-expulsive 
C)  oral-dependent 
D)  anal-retentive 
A)  oral-aggressive 
B)  anal-expulsive 
C)  oral-dependent 
D)  anal-retentive

Question 15

Criticisms of Freud's developmental theory have centered on

Accepted Answer

A)  the over-emphasis on sexuality in personality development. 
B)  Freud's treatment of father-daughter relationship. 
C)  the need for a stern or threatening mother in the development of conscience. 
D)  the unimportance of the first years of life in the formation of personality. 
A)  the over-emphasis on sexuality in personality development. 
B)  Freud's treatment of father-daughter relationship. 
C)  the need for a stern or threatening mother in the development of conscience. 
D)  the unimportance of the first years of life in the formation of personality.

Question 16

A man dreams of dancing with his sister.To Jung,the image of his sister might represent

Accepted Answer

A)  the man's latent homosexuality. 
B)  a sign of man's hidden incestuous feelings. 
C)  an unexpressed feminine side of the man's personality. 
D)  the man's anxiety over the sibling rivalry he has with his sister. 
A)  the man's latent homosexuality. 
B)  a sign of man's hidden incestuous feelings. 
C)  an unexpressed feminine side of the man's personality. 
D)  the man's anxiety over the sibling rivalry he has with his sister.

Question 17

Carilyn would be described as unusually alive,engaged,and spontaneous.She values her solitude and is comfortable being alone.She has a wonderful capacity to laugh at herself,while a sunset or a beautiful flower can thrill her to the point of tears.According to humanistic psychologists,Carilyn

Accepted Answer

A)  received social reinforcement from her parents for these behaviors. 
B)  is exhibiting an immature personality style. 
C)  is exhibiting fixation at the phallic stage of development. 
D)  is a self-actualizer. 
A)  received social reinforcement from her parents for these behaviors. 
B)  is exhibiting an immature personality style. 
C)  is exhibiting fixation at the phallic stage of development. 
D)  is a self-actualizer.

Question 18

According to Jung,a mental storehouse for unconscious ideas and images shared by all humans is the

Accepted Answer

A)  persona. 
B)  personal unconscious. 
C)  collective unconscious. 
D)  anima. 
A)  persona. 
B)  personal unconscious. 
C)  collective unconscious. 
D)  anima.

Question 19

Which of the following disagreed with Freud's emphasis on the unconscious and the importance of sexuality and biological instincts and believed that people are social creatures governed by social urges,such as striving for superiority?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alfred Adler 
B)  Carl Jung 
C)  Anna Freud 
D)  Karen Horney 
A)  Alfred Adler 
B)  Carl Jung 
C)  Anna Freud 
D)  Karen Horney

Question 20

According to Freud,because they already feel castrated,females are less driven to identify with their mothers than boys are with their fathers.Because of this,females are less effective in creating

Accepted Answer

A)  an ego. 
B)  congruence. 
C)  a conscience. 
D)  a fixation. 
A)  an ego. 
B)  congruence. 
C)  a conscience. 
D)  a fixation.

Exam 12: B: Personality

According to Rogers,unshakable love and approval given without qualification is known as

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of self-actualizers?

According to Freud,a male child's failure to resolve the Oedipal conflict would interfere with the development of a

Aids to personal growth include which of the following?

Petra is a college freshmen,who wants to be a clinical psychologist someday.According to Rogers,this dream of becoming a clinical psychologist represents Petra's

What do the following personality theorists have in common: Alfred Adler,Harry Sullivan,and Carl Jung?

Learning principles,modeling,thought patterns,perceptions,expectations,beliefs,goals,emotions,and social relationships are combined in which theory of personality?

Of the positive personality traits listed below,which were found to be the most strongly associated with life satisfaction?

Which of the following was a student of Freud's but developed his own ideas,which included such concepts as the persona,introversion and extroversion,the personal unconscious and the collective unconscious,and archetypes?

Because we begin life as small,weak,and relatively powerless children surrounded by more powerful adults,Adler believed that everyone

A modern offshoot of Freudian thinking are the psychosocial stages that cover development from birth to old age and were postulated by

Habits are governed by four elements of learning,which are drive,cue,response,and

The messy and disorderly person was described by Freud as being a(n)__________ personality.

Criticisms of Freud's developmental theory have centered on

A man dreams of dancing with his sister.To Jung,the image of his sister might represent

Carilyn would be described as unusually alive,engaged,and spontaneous.She values her solitude and is comfortable being alone.She has a wonderful capacity to laugh at herself,while a sunset or a beautiful flower can thrill her to the point of tears.According to humanistic psychologists,Carilyn

According to Jung,a mental storehouse for unconscious ideas and images shared by all humans is the

Which of the following disagreed with Freud's emphasis on the unconscious and the importance of sexuality and biological instincts and believed that people are social creatures governed by social urges,such as striving for superiority?

According to Freud,because they already feel castrated,females are less driven to identify with their mothers than boys are with their fathers.Because of this,females are less effective in creating

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