Question 1

Regarding how personality develops through the life span,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Newborn babies differ in temperament, which implies that this aspect of personality is hereditary. 
B)  Most people continue to become more conscientious, agreeable, and emotionally stable as they mature. 
C)  The stereotypes of the "grumpy old man" and "cranky old woman" are largely unfounded (untrue). 
D)  Personality stabilizes around age 15 and continues to "harden" through age 35. 
A)  Newborn babies differ in temperament, which implies that this aspect of personality is hereditary. 
B)  Most people continue to become more conscientious, agreeable, and emotionally stable as they mature. 
C)  The stereotypes of the "grumpy old man" and "cranky old woman" are largely unfounded (untrue). 
D)  Personality stabilizes around age 15 and continues to "harden" through age 35.

Question 2

A person states that almost anyone would be polite at a wedding reception; it doesn't matter what kind of personality the person has.This person believes that the behavior of people is strongly influenced by

Accepted Answer

A)  a striving for authenticity and congruence. 
B)  external situations. 
C)  lasting biological predispositions. 
D)  ego defense mechanisms. 
A)  a striving for authenticity and congruence. 
B)  external situations. 
C)  lasting biological predispositions. 
D)  ego defense mechanisms.

Question 3

If you wanted to find out how a person would react under emergency situations,such as how fire fighters,police,and EMT's react to a terrorist attack,you would most likely use

Accepted Answer

A)  situational testing. 
B)  stress testing. 
C)  unstructured interviewing. 
D)  field rating. 
A)  situational testing. 
B)  stress testing. 
C)  unstructured interviewing. 
D)  field rating.

Question 4

All told,it seems reasonable to conclude from twin studies that the role of heredity in determining personality is

Accepted Answer

A)  sizable but with personality being shaped as much or more by the environment. 
B)  the single most powerful factor. 
C)  impossible to detect. 
D)  the basis for most personal preferences and interests. 
A)  sizable but with personality being shaped as much or more by the environment. 
B)  the single most powerful factor. 
C)  impossible to detect. 
D)  the basis for most personal preferences and interests.

Question 5

Besides the basic ten clinical subscales,which of the following has additional scales to identify substance abuse,eating disorders,Type A behavior,and the inability to function in a job?

Accepted Answer

A)  MMPI-2 
B)  Rorschach test 
C)  WAIS-R 
D)  TAT 
A)  MMPI-2 
B)  Rorschach test 
C)  WAIS-R 
D)  TAT

Question 6

The Rorschach Technique involves the use of

Accepted Answer

A)  inkblots. 
B)  true-false items. 
C)  multiple-choice items. 
D)  sketches of people and events. 
A)  inkblots. 
B)  true-false items. 
C)  multiple-choice items. 
D)  sketches of people and events.

Question 7

What do psychologists mean by the term trait-situation interaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Situations change traits. 
B)  Situations create new traits. 
C)  Traits dominate situations. 
D)  Situations affect how traits are exhibited. 
A)  Situations change traits. 
B)  Situations create new traits. 
C)  Traits dominate situations. 
D)  Situations affect how traits are exhibited.

Question 8

A recent study found that computerized interviews were

Accepted Answer

A)  significantly inaccurate at identifying mania. 
B)  inconsistent in the identification of mania. 
C)  highly accurate at identifying mania and regarded as acceptable by the people being interviewed. 
D)  reasonably accurate at identifying mania but regarded as unacceptable by the people being interviewed. 
A)  significantly inaccurate at identifying mania. 
B)  inconsistent in the identification of mania. 
C)  highly accurate at identifying mania and regarded as acceptable by the people being interviewed. 
D)  reasonably accurate at identifying mania but regarded as unacceptable by the people being interviewed.

Question 9

The behaviorists and the social learning theorists believe that the structure of the personality is formed by

Accepted Answer

A)  traits. 
B)  habits and expectancies. 
C)  the id, ego, and superego. 
D)  the ideal self and the real self. 
A)  traits. 
B)  habits and expectancies. 
C)  the id, ego, and superego. 
D)  the ideal self and the real self.

Question 10

Regarding shyness,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shy persons almost always blame themselves when a social encounter does not go well. 
B)  Shy persons often lack social skills. 
C)  Shy people show a great deal of private self-consciousness. 
D)  Fears of rejection are more frequent or intense for shy persons. 
A)  Shy persons almost always blame themselves when a social encounter does not go well. 
B)  Shy persons often lack social skills. 
C)  Shy people show a great deal of private self-consciousness. 
D)  Fears of rejection are more frequent or intense for shy persons.

Question 11

The core of personality is shaped by early learning experiences and by social reinforcement,according to which view of development?

Accepted Answer

A)  humanist 
B)  behaviorist 
C)  psychoanalytic 
D)  trait theorist 
A)  humanist 
B)  behaviorist 
C)  psychoanalytic 
D)  trait theorist

Question 12

Concerning the differences in boys and girls regarding aggression,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boys and girls have equal chances to observe adults and other children acting aggressively. 
B)  Girls do not often see direct female aggression rewarded or approved. 
C)  Girls are more likely to rely on directly aggressive behaviors, such as shouting at a person than indirect aggression, such as excluding others from friendships. 
D)  Over the last few years, the popular culture has presented more images of directly aggressive women. 
A)  Boys and girls have equal chances to observe adults and other children acting aggressively. 
B)  Girls do not often see direct female aggression rewarded or approved. 
C)  Girls are more likely to rely on directly aggressive behaviors, such as shouting at a person than indirect aggression, such as excluding others from friendships. 
D)  Over the last few years, the popular culture has presented more images of directly aggressive women.

Question 13

Almost everyone feels anxious in at least some social situations,but the major difference between shy and non-shy individuals is that

Accepted Answer

A)  they label this anxiety differently. 
B)  shy persons believe that external situations cause their feelings of shyness. 
C)  non-shy persons believe that their social anxiety is a lasting personality trait. 
D)  shy persons are wrapped up in their private self-consciousness. 
A)  they label this anxiety differently. 
B)  shy persons believe that external situations cause their feelings of shyness. 
C)  non-shy persons believe that their social anxiety is a lasting personality trait. 
D)  shy persons are wrapped up in their private self-consciousness.

Question 14

Regarding self-reinforcement,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mildly depressed college students tend to have low rates of self-reinforcement. 
B)  Higher rates of self-reinforcement are associated with greater life satisfaction. 
C)  The use of self-reinforcement is closely related to high self-esteem. 
D)  Self-reinforcement can be thought of as the social learning theorist's counterpart to fixation. 
A)  Mildly depressed college students tend to have low rates of self-reinforcement. 
B)  Higher rates of self-reinforcement are associated with greater life satisfaction. 
C)  The use of self-reinforcement is closely related to high self-esteem. 
D)  Self-reinforcement can be thought of as the social learning theorist's counterpart to fixation.

Question 15

A major disadvantage of projective tests is that

Accepted Answer

A)  they are unstructured. 
B)  scoring is highly involved and overly objective. 
C)  validity and objectivity are typically low. 
D)  they are of little use to clinical psychologists. 
A)  they are unstructured. 
B)  scoring is highly involved and overly objective. 
C)  validity and objectivity are typically low. 
D)  they are of little use to clinical psychologists.

Question 16

If you know the personality of an identical twin,you can expect the personality of the other twin to be

Accepted Answer

A)  unrelated. 
B)  similar. 
C)  identical. 
D)  conflicting. 
A)  unrelated. 
B)  similar. 
C)  identical. 
D)  conflicting.

Question 17

Studies have shown which of the following to be influenced by heredity?

Accepted Answer

A)  intelligence and some mental disorders 
B)  facial features and body type 
C)  temperament 
D)  all of these 
A)  intelligence and some mental disorders 
B)  facial features and body type 
C)  temperament 
D)  all of these

Question 18

Persons who rate high in public self-consciousness exhibit all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  being intensely concerned about what others think of them. 
B)  focusing their attention on their inner feelings, thoughts, and fantasies. 
C)  worrying about saying the wrong thing or appearing foolish. 
D)  being outright fearful during social encounters, which leads to awkwardness and inhibition. 
A)  being intensely concerned about what others think of them. 
B)  focusing their attention on their inner feelings, thoughts, and fantasies. 
C)  worrying about saying the wrong thing or appearing foolish. 
D)  being outright fearful during social encounters, which leads to awkwardness and inhibition.

Question 19

According to the behaviorists,early childhood is a time of urgent drives,crushing frustrations,and

Accepted Answer

A)  powerful psychosexual urges and fixations. 
B)  incongruence and conditions of worth. 
C)  the child's identification with the same-sex parent in order to resolve the conflicts of the phallic stage. 
D)  powerful punishments and rewards, including social reinforcement. 
A)  powerful psychosexual urges and fixations. 
B)  incongruence and conditions of worth. 
C)  the child's identification with the same-sex parent in order to resolve the conflicts of the phallic stage. 
D)  powerful punishments and rewards, including social reinforcement.

Question 20

Dan is quieter than average in class.According to trait-situation interaction,what would Dan's behavior be like at a basketball game?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dan will be as quiet at the basketball game as he is in class. 
B)  Dan will be louder than average at the basketball game. 
C)  Dan will be quieter than average at the basketball game, but louder than he is in class. 
D)  Dan will be louder in class after the basketball game. 
A)  Dan will be as quiet at the basketball game as he is in class. 
B)  Dan will be louder than average at the basketball game. 
C)  Dan will be quieter than average at the basketball game, but louder than he is in class. 
D)  Dan will be louder in class after the basketball game.

Exam 12: C: Personality

Regarding how personality develops through the life span,which of the following statements is FALSE?

A person states that almost anyone would be polite at a wedding reception; it doesn't matter what kind of personality the person has.This person believes that the behavior of people is strongly influenced by

If you wanted to find out how a person would react under emergency situations,such as how fire fighters,police,and EMT's react to a terrorist attack,you would most likely use

All told,it seems reasonable to conclude from twin studies that the role of heredity in determining personality is

Besides the basic ten clinical subscales,which of the following has additional scales to identify substance abuse,eating disorders,Type A behavior,and the inability to function in a job?

The Rorschach Technique involves the use of

What do psychologists mean by the term trait-situation interaction?

A recent study found that computerized interviews were

The behaviorists and the social learning theorists believe that the structure of the personality is formed by

Regarding shyness,which of the following statements is FALSE?

The core of personality is shaped by early learning experiences and by social reinforcement,according to which view of development?

Concerning the differences in boys and girls regarding aggression,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Almost everyone feels anxious in at least some social situations,but the major difference between shy and non-shy individuals is that

Regarding self-reinforcement,which of the following statements is FALSE?

A major disadvantage of projective tests is that

If you know the personality of an identical twin,you can expect the personality of the other twin to be

Studies have shown which of the following to be influenced by heredity?

Persons who rate high in public self-consciousness exhibit all of the following EXCEPT

According to the behaviorists,early childhood is a time of urgent drives,crushing frustrations,and

Dan is quieter than average in class.According to trait-situation interaction,what would Dan's behavior be like at a basketball game?

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