Question 1

Dollard and Miller agree with Freud that

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A)  much of our behavior is unconscious. 
B)  the first six years of life are crucial to personality development. 
C)  to be fully functioning person, one must strive for congruence between one's real self and ideal self. 
D)  our behavior is directed by psychosexual urges and fixations. 
A)  much of our behavior is unconscious. 
B)  the first six years of life are crucial to personality development. 
C)  to be fully functioning person, one must strive for congruence between one's real self and ideal self. 
D)  our behavior is directed by psychosexual urges and fixations.

Question 2

Which is NOT characteristic of non-shy people?

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A)  Non-shy people have higher self-esteem than shy people. 
B)  Non-shy people take the blame for social failures. 
C)  Non-shy believe that external situations cause their occasional feelings of shyness. 
D)  Non-shy people take credit for their social successes. 
A)  Non-shy people have higher self-esteem than shy people. 
B)  Non-shy people take the blame for social failures. 
C)  Non-shy believe that external situations cause their occasional feelings of shyness. 
D)  Non-shy people take credit for their social successes.

Question 3

Jessica is being administered a personality test that requires her to tell a story about 20 rather ambiguous sketches of people in various situations.She is most likely taking the

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A)  MMPI-2. 
B)  Rorschach. 
C)  TAT. 
D)  16 PF. 
A)  MMPI-2. 
B)  Rorschach. 
C)  TAT. 
D)  16 PF.

Question 4

Which of the following theories minimize the role of the unconscious and/or view it as practically nonexistent?

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A)  trait 
B)  behaviorist 
C)  humanistic 
D)  all of these theories 
A)  trait 
B)  behaviorist 
C)  humanistic 
D)  all of these theories

Question 5

A student is given a multiple choice test that would be scored the same way no matter which teacher graded it.This illustrates that the test is

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A)  projective. 
B)  objective. 
C)  subjective. 
D)  valid. 
A)  projective. 
B)  objective. 
C)  subjective. 
D)  valid.

Question 6

A psychologist watches a disturbed child as she plays with other children.The psychologist will look to see whether the child is withdrawn or hostile in this social situation.The psychologist is using

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A)  direct observation 
B)  the projective approach 
C)  situational testing 
D)  the TAT technique 
A)  direct observation 
B)  the projective approach 
C)  situational testing 
D)  the TAT technique

Question 7

If you believe that behavior is influenced by external situations and circumstances,then you would most likely agree with which statement?

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A)  Almost anyone would be polite at a wedding reception; it doesn't matter what kind of personality the person has. 
B)  Most people I have known for several years have pretty much the same personalities now as they did when I first met them. 
C)  To be comfortable in a particular job, a person's personality must match the nature of the work. 
D)  One of the first things I would want to know about a potential roommate is what the person's personality is like. 
A)  Almost anyone would be polite at a wedding reception; it doesn't matter what kind of personality the person has. 
B)  Most people I have known for several years have pretty much the same personalities now as they did when I first met them. 
C)  To be comfortable in a particular job, a person's personality must match the nature of the work. 
D)  One of the first things I would want to know about a potential roommate is what the person's personality is like.

Question 8

Some breeds of dogs have reputations for being friendly,aggressive,intelligent,calm,or emotional.The study of such differences in inherited traits would occur within the field of

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A)  analytical genetics. 
B)  behavioral genetics. 
C)  inferential statistics. 
D)  statistical genetics. 
A)  analytical genetics. 
B)  behavioral genetics. 
C)  inferential statistics. 
D)  statistical genetics.

Question 9

Temperament refers to

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A)  charisma or character. 
B)  unique and enduring behavior patterns. 
C)  learned traits of emotional response. 
D)  hereditary emotional traits. 
A)  charisma or character. 
B)  unique and enduring behavior patterns. 
C)  learned traits of emotional response. 
D)  hereditary emotional traits.

Question 10

In studies at the University of Minnesota on twins reared apart,it was found that identical twins were similar in

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A)  their athletic or artistic talents. 
B)  facial and hand gestures and voice quality. 
C)  nervous tics, such as nail biting. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  their athletic or artistic talents. 
B)  facial and hand gestures and voice quality. 
C)  nervous tics, such as nail biting. 
D)  all of these.

Question 11

Jalisa is a psychologist and is assessing one of her new clients.Over the next three sessions,she administers the MMPI-2,the Rorschach,the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator,and the 16 PF to her client as well as conducting structured and unstructured interviews.Jalisa is using which of the following to assess her client's personality and uncover any major conflicts?

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A)  rating scales 
B)  a test battery 
C)  a behavioral assessment 
D)  a diagnostic profile set 
A)  rating scales 
B)  a test battery 
C)  a behavioral assessment 
D)  a diagnostic profile set

Question 12

Dr.Roscoe administered the MMPI-2.He will use which scales to tell whether these test scores should be invalidated for lying,inconsistency,"faking good," or "faking bad"?

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A)  reliability scales 
B)  honesty scales 
C)  validity scales 
D)  integrity scales 
A)  reliability scales 
B)  honesty scales 
C)  validity scales 
D)  integrity scales

Question 13

If a personality test measures what it claims to measure,we say that the test is

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A)  valid. 
B)  reliable. 
C)  projective. 
D)  objective. 
A)  valid. 
B)  reliable. 
C)  projective. 
D)  objective.

Question 14

The best known and most widely used objective personality test is the

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A)  Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2. 
B)  Thematic Apperception Test. 
C)  Rotter Incomplete Sentences. 
D)  Rorschach Inkblot Test. 
A)  Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2. 
B)  Thematic Apperception Test. 
C)  Rotter Incomplete Sentences. 
D)  Rorschach Inkblot Test.

Question 15

Focusing attention on one's inner feelings,thoughts,and fantasies is known as

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A)  private self-consciousness. 
B)  public self-consciousness. 
C)  having an inflated ego. 
D)  a narcissistic personality disorder. 
A)  private self-consciousness. 
B)  public self-consciousness. 
C)  having an inflated ego. 
D)  a narcissistic personality disorder.

Question 16

For the social learning theorists,which of the following would most closely match the concept of a moral conscience?

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A)  the ideal self 
B)  self-reinforcement 
C)  the superego 
D)  the trait of honesty 
A)  the ideal self 
B)  self-reinforcement 
C)  the superego 
D)  the trait of honesty

Question 17

Although Jan would be described as very extroverted,she will be more extroverted at a party than when she is attending church.This observation supports the concept of

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A)  trait-situation interaction. 
B)  behavioral genetic determinants. 
C)  situational fixations. 
D)  possible selves. 
A)  trait-situation interaction. 
B)  behavioral genetic determinants. 
C)  situational fixations. 
D)  possible selves.

Question 18

Formal personality measures

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A)  are examples of the casual ways we use to judge people everyday. 
B)  are refinements of the more casual ways we use to judge people. 
C)  are no more accurate than the casual ways we use to judge people. 
D)  include only tests, such as objective questionnaires and projective tests. 
A)  are examples of the casual ways we use to judge people everyday. 
B)  are refinements of the more casual ways we use to judge people. 
C)  are no more accurate than the casual ways we use to judge people. 
D)  include only tests, such as objective questionnaires and projective tests.

Question 19

Which two of the following theories view human nature as being neutral?

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A)  psychoanalytic and behaviorist 
B)  psychoanalytic and humanistic 
C)  behaviorist and humanistic 
D)  trait and social learning 
A)  psychoanalytic and behaviorist 
B)  psychoanalytic and humanistic 
C)  behaviorist and humanistic 
D)  trait and social learning

Question 20

Feeding and toilet training are capable of leaving a lasting imprint on personality with the behaviorists referring to these as

Accepted Answer

A)  conditions of worth. 
B)  fixations. 
C)  critical situations. 
D)  initiating behaviors. 
A)  conditions of worth. 
B)  fixations. 
C)  critical situations. 
D)  initiating behaviors.

Exam 12: C: Personality

Dollard and Miller agree with Freud that

Which is NOT characteristic of non-shy people?

Jessica is being administered a personality test that requires her to tell a story about 20 rather ambiguous sketches of people in various situations.She is most likely taking the

Which of the following theories minimize the role of the unconscious and/or view it as practically nonexistent?

A student is given a multiple choice test that would be scored the same way no matter which teacher graded it.This illustrates that the test is

A psychologist watches a disturbed child as she plays with other children.The psychologist will look to see whether the child is withdrawn or hostile in this social situation.The psychologist is using

If you believe that behavior is influenced by external situations and circumstances,then you would most likely agree with which statement?

Some breeds of dogs have reputations for being friendly,aggressive,intelligent,calm,or emotional.The study of such differences in inherited traits would occur within the field of

Temperament refers to

In studies at the University of Minnesota on twins reared apart,it was found that identical twins were similar in

Dr.Roscoe administered the MMPI-2.He will use which scales to tell whether these test scores should be invalidated for lying,inconsistency,"faking good," or "faking bad"?

If a personality test measures what it claims to measure,we say that the test is

The best known and most widely used objective personality test is the

Focusing attention on one's inner feelings,thoughts,and fantasies is known as

For the social learning theorists,which of the following would most closely match the concept of a moral conscience?

Although Jan would be described as very extroverted,she will be more extroverted at a party than when she is attending church.This observation supports the concept of

Formal personality measures

Which two of the following theories view human nature as being neutral?

Feeding and toilet training are capable of leaving a lasting imprint on personality with the behaviorists referring to these as

A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

A: Brain and Behavior

C: Brain and Behavior

A: Human Development

B: Human Development

C: Human Development

D: Human Development

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

A: States of Consciousness

B: States of Consciousness

C: States of Consciousness

D: States of Consciousness

A: Conditioning and Learning

B: Conditioning and Learning

C: Conditioning and Learning

D: Conditioning and Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

A: Cognition,language,and Creativity

B: Cognition,language,and Creativity

C: Cognition,language,and Creativity

A: Intelligence

B: Intelligence

C: Intelligence

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

D: Motivation and Emotion

A: Gender and Sexuality

B: Gender and Sexuality

C: Gender and Sexuality

D: Gender and Sexuality Completion

A: Personality

B: Personality

D: Personality

A: Health,stress,and Coping

B: Health,stress,and Coping

C: Health,stress,and Coping

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

D: Psychological Disorders

A: Therapies

B: Therapies

C: Therapies

D: Therapies

A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

A: Applied Psychology

B: Applied Psychology