Exam 12: Personality

All his life, Ted's parents have wanted him to be an engineer and have discouraged him any time he expressed his interest in art, the one thing he has always enjoyed.Ted decided to major in engineering, but he is unhappy and anxious.According to Roger's humanistic theory of personality, Ted's problem is:

Describe the social-cognitive approach to the conceptualization of personality.Discuss how this view differs from both the psychodynamic and humanistic views of personality.

The main advantage of self-report inventories is that they are projective tests.

Eysenck believes that the dimension of personality he referred to as neuroticism reflects a combination of the Big Five traits of agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness.

According to Freud, the conscious mind contains inactive but accessible thoughts and memories.

Angela is planning a research study for her doctoral dissertation.As part of the study, she wants to measure normal aspects of personality in each of the participants, using a measure that is objective and precise.The best measure for Angela to use would be:

Freud used the term "id" to represent the portion of personality that is governed by powerful instinctual drives that motivate and control our actions.

Pagette is nine years old, and it seems that every day she brings home a different friend from school.As she expands her social contacts beyond her immediate family, Pagette is showing behavior that is typical during Freud's:

Which of the following is incorrect with regard to high self-monitors?

Freud suggested that when the ego monitors the real world looking for appropriate outlets for the id's needs, while attending to the moralistic restrictions of the superego, it operates according to a reality principle.

People who believe they have the ability to perform a task or accomplish a specific goal:

Which factor in the Big Five model seems to be particularly correlated with academic achievement?

Webb's teacher has told him that there is really no way for him to earn a passing grade in his statistics class, even if he earns 100% on all the work that remains.However, Webb has convinced himself that he will still pass the course if he just works really hard for the rest of the semester.In this instance, Webb may be dealing with the anxiety aroused by the teacher's comments through the use of:

An individual's belief that he or she has the ability to perform a task or accomplish a goal is referred to as:

According to Freud, our unconscious mind contains:

Individuals who attend closely to the situation at hand and change their behavior to best fit their needs:

Jasmine tells her friends that it really doesn't matter whether she studies for her philosophy exam.She believes that the grades in that course are just a matter of luck and depend on the mood of the professor.In this case, it appears that Jasmine has:

Amanda is currently thinking about all the things she needs to do when she gets home this evening.She is mentally making lists of the jobs she needs to remember to do.According to Freud, these thoughts are contained in Amanda's:

Drake was physically abused by his mother until the age of 6.He is now 30 years old and he is a loving and devoted son who showers his mother with affection and attention.According to Freud, Drake may be unconsciously dealing with the potential anxiety related to his early abuse by using the ego-defense mechanism of:

Sublimation is an ego-defense mechanism that: