Question 1

Yaritza is very shy. She avoids crowds and does not socialize much. According to Eysenck, Yaritza is high in ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  extraversion 
B)  introversion 
C)  neuroticism 
D)  psychoticism 
A)  extraversion 
B)  introversion 
C)  neuroticism 
D)  psychoticism

Question 2

Freud believed that a person's ____ always influences behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  unconscious 
B)  past 
C)  childhood 
D)  genetic background 
A)  unconscious 
B)  past 
C)  childhood 
D)  genetic background

Question 3

Which of the following best describes Freud's effect on modern thought?

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud was one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. 
B)  Freud's theories have contributed nothing to psychology. 
C)  Freud's theories about the unconscious explain more of human behavior than any other theory currently in use. 
D)  Because Freud developed his theories while under the influence of cocaine, they are more helpful in explaining the intoxicated mind than normal mental processes. 
A)  Freud was one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. 
B)  Freud's theories have contributed nothing to psychology. 
C)  Freud's theories about the unconscious explain more of human behavior than any other theory currently in use. 
D)  Because Freud developed his theories while under the influence of cocaine, they are more helpful in explaining the intoxicated mind than normal mental processes.

Question 4

A sexually promiscuous teenage girl may not realize that her motivations stem from conflicting emotions surrounding growing up without a father. Freud would most likely say that her motivations are arising from her ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  unconscious 
B)  interdependent self 
C)  sense of cognitive dissonance 
D)  preconscious 
A)  unconscious 
B)  interdependent self 
C)  sense of cognitive dissonance 
D)  preconscious

Question 5

Locus of control is to ____, as self-efficacy is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Julian Rotter; Albert Bandura 
B)  social cognitive view; humanistic view 
C)  internal; external 
D)  unconscious; conscious 
A)  Julian Rotter; Albert Bandura 
B)  social cognitive view; humanistic view 
C)  internal; external 
D)  unconscious; conscious

Question 6

Explain the difference between cardinal, central, and secondary traits.

Accepted Answer

Central traits: According to Allport, th

Question 7

Your friend has a high sense of self-efficacy in math class. That means that your friend ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  feels superior to others in the class 
B)  has a false sense of his abilities in math 
C)  has high expectations for success in math 
D)  senses that the teacher appreciates her math skills 
A)  feels superior to others in the class 
B)  has a false sense of his abilities in math 
C)  has high expectations for success in math 
D)  senses that the teacher appreciates her math skills

Question 8

Katrina was adopted as a newborn and has never had any contact with her biological parents. According to the Trait Approach, it would be expected that her personality is most similar to the personalities of her ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  adoptive siblings 
B)  adoptive parents 
C)  biological parents 
D)  peers 
A)  adoptive siblings 
B)  adoptive parents 
C)  biological parents 
D)  peers

Question 9

The superego is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  your rational, logical self 
B)  your moral conscience 
C)  motivated to seek pleasure 
D)  controlled by instinctual energy 
A)  your rational, logical self 
B)  your moral conscience 
C)  motivated to seek pleasure 
D)  controlled by instinctual energy

Question 10

Freudian theory contends that defense mechanisms are used ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  only by those who are mentally ill 
B)  by everyone on a regular basis 
C)  primarily by adults 
D)  primarily by children 
A)  only by those who are mentally ill 
B)  by everyone on a regular basis 
C)  primarily by adults 
D)  primarily by children

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT among the 16 source trait personality factors identified by Raymond Cattell?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emotional stability 
B)  Openness to change 
C)  Self-actualization 
D)  Self-reliance 
A)  Emotional stability 
B)  Openness to change 
C)  Self-actualization 
D)  Self-reliance

Question 12

Juanita is a doctor working in a developing country. She donates so much of what she earns to the local clinic that she lives in a room without heat or hot water. Juanita's situation is not readily explained by Maslow's hierarchy of needs because she_____.

Accepted Answer

A)  is not striving toward self-actualization 
B)  is depriving herself of lower needs in favor of higher ones 
C)  is incapable of achieving an organismic valuing process 
D)  has no free will 
A)  is not striving toward self-actualization 
B)  is depriving herself of lower needs in favor of higher ones 
C)  is incapable of achieving an organismic valuing process 
D)  has no free will

Question 13

According to Abraham Maslow, a person who is fulfilling all of her potential as a person has achieved ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  self-actualization 
B)  ego-stabilization 
C)  an internal locus of control 
D)  self-efficacy 
A)  self-actualization 
B)  ego-stabilization 
C)  an internal locus of control 
D)  self-efficacy

Question 14

Lilith and Rhys both score lower than they expected on the anthropology mid-term exam. Lilith has an external locus of control, while Rhys's locus of control is internal. Explain how Lilith and Rhys might understand their respective exam results.

Accepted Answer

Lilith might be more likely to attribute

Question 15

According to Freud, a child's ego begins to develop ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  at birth 
B)  in response to an awareness of "right" and "wrong" 
C)  at the same time as the superego 
D)  when it becomes necessary to deal with societal demands 
A)  at birth 
B)  in response to an awareness of "right" and "wrong" 
C)  at the same time as the superego 
D)  when it becomes necessary to deal with societal demands

Question 16

The ego operates according to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  inherited archetypes 
B)  the reality principle 
C)  the Oedipal complex 
D)  the pleasure principle 
A)  inherited archetypes 
B)  the reality principle 
C)  the Oedipal complex 
D)  the pleasure principle

Question 17

Carl Rogers believed that the actualizing tendency is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  set at birth 
B)  learned in early childhood 
C)  learned in adolescence 
D)  learned in adulthood 
A)  set at birth 
B)  learned in early childhood 
C)  learned in adolescence 
D)  learned in adulthood

Question 18

The organismic valuing process described by Carl Rogers can be seriously damaged by ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  unconditional positive regard 
B)  authoritative parenting 
C)  conditional positive regard 
D)  the actualizing tendency 
A)  unconditional positive regard 
B)  authoritative parenting 
C)  conditional positive regard 
D)  the actualizing tendency

Question 19

Ziyi believes that she cannot master Spanish. She avoids doing her Spanish homework and does not study for Spanish tests since she believes she will not do well. According to Bandura, Ziyi is most likely low in ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  reciprocal determinism 
B)  self-efficacy 
C)  external locus of control 
D)  extraversion 
A)  reciprocal determinism 
B)  self-efficacy 
C)  external locus of control 
D)  extraversion

Question 20

When examining nature's contribution to personality, twin studies have ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  been inconclusive 
B)  shown more similarities between the personalities of identical twins than between the personalities of fraternal twins 
C)  yielded different results than adoption studies 
D)  shown that identical twins reared in separate environments usually have very different personalities 
A)  been inconclusive 
B)  shown more similarities between the personalities of identical twins than between the personalities of fraternal twins 
C)  yielded different results than adoption studies 
D)  shown that identical twins reared in separate environments usually have very different personalities

Yaritza is very shy. She avoids crowds and does not socialize much. According to Eysenck, Yaritza is high in ____.

Freud believed that a person's ____ always influences behavior.

Which of the following best describes Freud's effect on modern thought?

A sexually promiscuous teenage girl may not realize that her motivations stem from conflicting emotions surrounding growing up without a father. Freud would most likely say that her motivations are arising from her ____.

Locus of control is to , as self-efficacy is to .

Explain the difference between cardinal, central, and secondary traits.

Your friend has a high sense of self-efficacy in math class. That means that your friend ____.

Katrina was adopted as a newborn and has never had any contact with her biological parents. According to the Trait Approach, it would be expected that her personality is most similar to the personalities of her ____.

The superego is ____.

Freudian theory contends that defense mechanisms are used ____.

Which of the following is NOT among the 16 source trait personality factors identified by Raymond Cattell?

Juanita is a doctor working in a developing country. She donates so much of what she earns to the local clinic that she lives in a room without heat or hot water. Juanita's situation is not readily explained by Maslow's hierarchy of needs because she_____.

According to Abraham Maslow, a person who is fulfilling all of her potential as a person has achieved ____.

Lilith and Rhys both score lower than they expected on the anthropology mid-term exam. Lilith has an external locus of control, while Rhys's locus of control is internal. Explain how Lilith and Rhys might understand their respective exam results.

According to Freud, a child's ego begins to develop ____.

The ego operates according to ____.

Carl Rogers believed that the actualizing tendency is ____.

The organismic valuing process described by Carl Rogers can be seriously damaged by ____.

Ziyi believes that she cannot master Spanish. She avoids doing her Spanish homework and does not study for Spanish tests since she believes she will not do well. According to Bandura, Ziyi is most likely low in ____.

When examining nature's contribution to personality, twin studies have ____.

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Yaritza is very shy. She avoids crowds and does not socialize much. According to Eysenck, Yaritza is high in ____.

Freud believed that a person's ____ always influences behavior.

Which of the following best describes Freud's effect on modern thought?

A sexually promiscuous teenage girl may not realize that her motivations stem from conflicting emotions surrounding growing up without a father. Freud would most likely say that her motivations are arising from her ____.

Locus of control is to ____, as self-efficacy is to ____.

Explain the difference between cardinal, central, and secondary traits.

Your friend has a high sense of self-efficacy in math class. That means that your friend ____.

Katrina was adopted as a newborn and has never had any contact with her biological parents. According to the Trait Approach, it would be expected that her personality is most similar to the personalities of her ____.

The superego is ____.

Freudian theory contends that defense mechanisms are used ____.

Which of the following is NOT among the 16 source trait personality factors identified by Raymond Cattell?

Juanita is a doctor working in a developing country. She donates so much of what she earns to the local clinic that she lives in a room without heat or hot water. Juanita's situation is not readily explained by Maslow's hierarchy of needs because she_____.

According to Abraham Maslow, a person who is fulfilling all of her potential as a person has achieved ____.

Lilith and Rhys both score lower than they expected on the anthropology mid-term exam. Lilith has an external locus of control, while Rhys's locus of control is internal. Explain how Lilith and Rhys might understand their respective exam results.

According to Freud, a child's ego begins to develop ____.

The ego operates according to ____.

Carl Rogers believed that the actualizing tendency is ____.

The organismic valuing process described by Carl Rogers can be seriously damaged by ____.

Ziyi believes that she cannot master Spanish. She avoids doing her Spanish homework and does not study for Spanish tests since she believes she will not do well. According to Bandura, Ziyi is most likely low in ____.

When examining nature's contribution to personality, twin studies have ____.

The Science of Psychology

Neuroscience

Sensation and Perception

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Learning

Memory

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Human Development

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Health, Stress, and Coping

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Mental Health Therapies

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Locus of control is to , as self-efficacy is to .