Exam 12: Personality

The psychologist ____________________ coined the term inferiority complex, which he believed was our natural drive to overcome a sense of inadequacy and to achieve superiority.

According to Eysenck's view of personality, an individual who would score high in ____________________ would be insensitive and cruel toward others.

Outline the evidence that supports the view that at least some enduring personality traits have their origin in genetic predispositions.

According to Freud, the ____________________ is the portion of the personality that is governed by instinctual forces, such as aggression and sex.

According to Freud, ____________________ is an ego-defense mechanism that involves the creation of explanations to reduce anxiety.

When taking a self-report inventory, people:

People with low ____________________ believe that they, unlike other individuals, do not have the ability to control their own environment.

Freud believed the pleasure principle:

Gordon Allport referred to his approach as idiographic.In other words, it stressed:

According to Freud, drives involving aggression are handled by:

Which theorist identified three superfactors using factor analysis?

The logic behind ____________________ is to discover the common denominators for personality by noting which terms cluster statistically in a group.

Describe the general nature of projective tests, and two examples of such tests.What are the main advantages and drawbacks of projective tests?

The Rorschach test is an example of a(n) ____________________ test, which is based on the assumption that people's interpretations of ambiguous stimuli will reveal elements of their personality.

According to Freud, the id operates according to the ____________________.

According to Gordon Allport, secondary traits are:

Which part of the mind operates according to an "idealistic" principle?

Denial is an ego-defense mechanism that:

Gordon Allport described personality traits that dominate an individual's life as:

Which of the following researchers found people often behave differently in different situations?