Question 1

The most widely used self-report personality test used today is

Accepted Answer

A)  the Rorschach Inkblot Technique. 
B)  the MMPI. 
C)  the Myers-Briggs Indicator. 
D)  the Thematic Apperception Test. 
A)  the Rorschach Inkblot Technique. 
B)  the MMPI. 
C)  the Myers-Briggs Indicator. 
D)  the Thematic Apperception Test.

Question 2

The Internet,Facebook,and other media has increased our social networking.Give your opinions on how social networking can (A)increase and (B)decrease the accuracy of how we can perceive others? Give at least two different responses for A and B.

Accepted Answer

Grade on the ability

Question 3

__________ is generally considered to have formalized the study of personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud 
B)  Allport 
C)  Jung 
D)  Skinner 
A)  Freud 
B)  Allport 
C)  Jung 
D)  Skinner

Question 4

Your personality can be shaped by

Accepted Answer

A)  organic reflex reactions. 
B)  the number and variety of your social situations and interactions with others. 
C)  hypnosis. 
D)  adult neurosis. 
A)  organic reflex reactions. 
B)  the number and variety of your social situations and interactions with others. 
C)  hypnosis. 
D)  adult neurosis.

Question 5

Neo-psychoanalysts focus on

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A)  their own interpretations of behavior. 
B)  behaviorism. 
C)  learned responses and habits. 
D)  the whole person in how they function in the real world. 
A)  their own interpretations of behavior. 
B)  behaviorism. 
C)  learned responses and habits. 
D)  the whole person in how they function in the real world.

Question 6

In research,shy American college students who use text messages were more likely to experience

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A)  a reduction in their feelings of loneliness. 
B)  an increase in their fears of loneliness. 
C)  no change in their feelings of loneliness. 
D)  an increase in emotional instability 
A)  a reduction in their feelings of loneliness. 
B)  an increase in their fears of loneliness. 
C)  no change in their feelings of loneliness. 
D)  an increase in emotional instability

Question 7

In the assessment of personality,research shows

Accepted Answer

A)  a higher level of depression in girls than in boys. 
B)  a higher rate of depression in women than in men. 
C)  a gender bias or stereotype for women diagnosed with depression. 
D)  all the answers. 
A)  a higher level of depression in girls than in boys. 
B)  a higher rate of depression in women than in men. 
C)  a gender bias or stereotype for women diagnosed with depression. 
D)  all the answers.

Question 8

Until recently,culture and ethnicity were not studied in the assessment of personality.However,traditional research studies have been done extensively on family background,gender differences and life span development.(A)Share at least three reasons why culture and ethnicity are important concepts to add to present day research.(B)Now relate culture and ethnicity to such problems as gangs and turmoil in public schools.

Accepted Answer

The student should give three

Question 9

Projective tests are totally accurate and objective in their ability to describe personality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Persona is

Accepted Answer

A)  a person's mechanistic behavior. 
B)  predictable and automatic. 
C)  like a mask used by actors in a play. 
D)  only what others think about us. 
A)  a person's mechanistic behavior. 
B)  predictable and automatic. 
C)  like a mask used by actors in a play. 
D)  only what others think about us.

Question 11

Watson argued that psychology must be studied by our senses,while Freud believed we should study the unconscious mind.Give two real-life examples of the importance of how we study with our senses as in Watson's viewpoint,and two examples in real-life of why we need to focus on the unconscious.

Accepted Answer

Real-life examples for Watson may includ

Question 12

Social networking sites,such as Facebook,can

Accepted Answer

A)  increase an idealized self-image. 
B)  help a person pretend they are someone else. 
C)  be as accurate as face-to-face interactions in determining personality. 
D)  all the answers 
A)  increase an idealized self-image. 
B)  help a person pretend they are someone else. 
C)  be as accurate as face-to-face interactions in determining personality. 
D)  all the answers

Question 13

There is a significant difference in scores between online tests and paper-and-pencil tests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Freud is known as the founder of psychoanalysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

People from collectivist cultures ___________ than those from individualistic cultures.

Accepted Answer

A)  tend to be more self-critical 
B)  tend to be less self-critical 
C)  tend to be about the same in self-criticism 
D)  tend to exhibit greater optimism 
A)  tend to be more self-critical 
B)  tend to be less self-critical 
C)  tend to be about the same in self-criticism 
D)  tend to exhibit greater optimism

Question 16

Girls and boys are still reared according to

Accepted Answer

A)  the norms of the neighborhood where they were raised. 
B)  the explicit wishes of the grandparents. 
C)  books on parenting. 
D)  traditional stereotypes. 
A)  the norms of the neighborhood where they were raised. 
B)  the explicit wishes of the grandparents. 
C)  books on parenting. 
D)  traditional stereotypes.

Question 17

We ________ personality in order to better understand ourselves and others.

Accepted Answer

A)  correct 
B)  exaggerate 
C)  judge 
D)  ignore 
A)  correct 
B)  exaggerate 
C)  judge 
D)  ignore

Question 18

Wundt and others created the study of psychology but believed the subject was also linked to

Accepted Answer

A)  the study of physics and chemistry. 
B)  the analysis of basic elements as they pertain to our mind. 
C)  culture and the variety of our interactions with people. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  the study of physics and chemistry. 
B)  the analysis of basic elements as they pertain to our mind. 
C)  culture and the variety of our interactions with people. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 19

A limiting factor in research of personality is that subjects

Accepted Answer

A)  come from only cultural and ethnic samples. 
B)  are paid and easily conform to how the researcher wants them to respond. 
C)  are mostly college students. 
D)  are mostly children and adolescents in treatment. 
A)  come from only cultural and ethnic samples. 
B)  are paid and easily conform to how the researcher wants them to respond. 
C)  are mostly college students. 
D)  are mostly children and adolescents in treatment.

Question 20

Traditional Hispanic and Asian cultures tend to

Accepted Answer

A)  seek therapy more frequently than Whites. 
B)  seek therapy less often than Whites. 
C)  not seek therapy at all. 
D)  keep their distress hidden and only reveal this distress with close family members. 
A)  seek therapy more frequently than Whites. 
B)  seek therapy less often than Whites. 
C)  not seek therapy at all. 
D)  keep their distress hidden and only reveal this distress with close family members.

The most widely used self-report personality test used today is

The Internet,Facebook,and other media has increased our social networking.Give your opinions on how social networking can (A)increase and (B)decrease the accuracy of how we can perceive others? Give at least two different responses for A and B.

__________ is generally considered to have formalized the study of personality.

Your personality can be shaped by

Neo-psychoanalysts focus on

In research,shy American college students who use text messages were more likely to experience

In the assessment of personality,research shows

Projective tests are totally accurate and objective in their ability to describe personality.

Persona is

Watson argued that psychology must be studied by our senses,while Freud believed we should study the unconscious mind.Give two real-life examples of the importance of how we study with our senses as in Watson's viewpoint,and two examples in real-life of why we need to focus on the unconscious.

Social networking sites,such as Facebook,can

There is a significant difference in scores between online tests and paper-and-pencil tests.

Freud is known as the founder of psychoanalysis.

People from collectivist cultures ___________ than those from individualistic cultures.

Girls and boys are still reared according to

We ________ personality in order to better understand ourselves and others.

Wundt and others created the study of psychology but believed the subject was also linked to

A limiting factor in research of personality is that subjects

Traditional Hispanic and Asian cultures tend to

Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis

Carl Jung: Analytical Psychology

Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology

Karen Horney: Neurotic Needs and Trends

Erik Erikson: Identity Theory

Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

Raymond Cattell, hans Eysenck, and Other Trait Theorists

Abraham Maslow: Needs- Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

Bfskinner: Reinforcement Theory

Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory

Mini- Theories: Locus of Control, sensation Seeking, learned Helplessness, optimismpessimism, positive Psychology, and Happiness and Success

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Exam 1: Studying Personality: Assessment, research, and Theory

The most widely used self-report personality test used today is

The Internet,Facebook,and other media has increased our social networking.Give your opinions on how social networking can (A)increase and (B)decrease the accuracy of how we can perceive others? Give at least two different responses for A and B.

__________ is generally considered to have formalized the study of personality.

Your personality can be shaped by

Neo-psychoanalysts focus on

In research,shy American college students who use text messages were more likely to experience

In the assessment of personality,research shows

Projective tests are totally accurate and objective in their ability to describe personality.

Persona is

Watson argued that psychology must be studied by our senses,while Freud believed we should study the unconscious mind.Give two real-life examples of the importance of how we study with our senses as in Watson's viewpoint,and two examples in real-life of why we need to focus on the unconscious.

Social networking sites,such as Facebook,can

There is a significant difference in scores between online tests and paper-and-pencil tests.

Freud is known as the founder of psychoanalysis.

People from collectivist cultures ___________ than those from individualistic cultures.

Girls and boys are still reared according to

We ________ personality in order to better understand ourselves and others.

Wundt and others created the study of psychology but believed the subject was also linked to

A limiting factor in research of personality is that subjects

Traditional Hispanic and Asian cultures tend to

Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis

Carl Jung: Analytical Psychology

Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology

Karen Horney: Neurotic Needs and Trends

Erik Erikson: Identity Theory

Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

Raymond Cattell, hans Eysenck, and Other Trait Theorists

Abraham Maslow: Needs- Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

Bfskinner: Reinforcement Theory

Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory

Mini- Theories: Locus of Control, sensation Seeking, learned Helplessness, optimismpessimism, positive Psychology, and Happiness and Success

Personality in Perspective

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