Exam 15: Personality in Perspective

Members of minority groups develop a(n)____ identity as well as a(n)____ identity.

Contemporary researchers focus on unconscious cognitive processes and describe them as more ____ than ____.

Considerable research suggests that ____ from parents can promote a child's autonomy,competence,and self-efficacy.

Almost every personality theory we have described deals explicitly or implicitly with

Some studies in the 1990s showed that personality is more influenced by _____ than by ______.

In the first two years of life,parents need to satisfy their child's physiological and safety needs,according to the personality theory of

Maslow saw infancy as the major formative period,with the behavior of parents and siblings shaping the child's character.

No matter how many traits there may be,not even the most ardent proponent of the ___________ approach can argue that personality is completely shaped by ______ factors.

Overwhelming evidence shows the key factor that influences virtually every aspect of behavior is

A longitudinal study in the U.S.found that children high in conformity and low in self-direction had parents who were

Societal standards and attitudes,likes and dislikes,as well as the nature of external threats are ____ for each generation.

In a study of 32,000 people,ages 21 to 60,conscientiousness and agreeableness ____ through early and middle adulthood.

A high degree of control has been related to better coping mechanisms,fewer stress effects,and greater mental and physical strength.

In a study of children in Finland,mothers who had a hostile attitude about child rearing raised children who had ____ attitudes at age 15.

Jung,Maslow,Erikson,and Cattell noted middle age as a time of major personality change.

According to research,our jobs can influence our personality.

In a study called "Mommy and I are one," ____ presentation of certain stimuli influences cognitive as well as emotional responses.

Studies have found that the unconscious may have both a(n)____ and an ____ component.

Rogers believed parents had a responsibility to supply unconditional positive regard to their children.

Consider a theorist who used the environmental factor and explain how this person's theory could affect a person in (A)childhood, (B)adolescence,and (C)adulthood.