Question 1

During the course of adulthood, which personality change is most likely to occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  People become less cautious as they approach later adulthood. 
B)  People become less agreeable throughout early and middle adulthood. 
C)  People become more androgynous as they age. 
D)  People become more extraverted as they age. 
A)  People become less cautious as they approach later adulthood. 
B)  People become less agreeable throughout early and middle adulthood. 
C)  People become more androgynous as they age. 
D)  People become more extraverted as they age.

Question 2

Reliability refers to ____ whereas validity refers to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  consistency; measuring what it says it is measuring 
B)  measurement; observation 
C)  measuring what it says it is measuring; repeatability 
D)  documentation; evaluation 
A)  consistency; measuring what it says it is measuring 
B)  measurement; observation 
C)  measuring what it says it is measuring; repeatability 
D)  documentation; evaluation

Question 3

At the top of Maslow's hierarchy of needs is the need for ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  self-actualization 
B)  unconditional positive regard 
C)  locus of control 
D)  self-efficacy 
A)  self-actualization 
B)  unconditional positive regard 
C)  locus of control 
D)  self-efficacy

Question 4

Which test is most similar to the Rorschach Inkblot Test?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Myers-Briggs Personality Inventory 
B)  The Thematic Apperception Test 
C)  The CPI 
D)  The MMPI-2 
A)  The Myers-Briggs Personality Inventory 
B)  The Thematic Apperception Test 
C)  The CPI 
D)  The MMPI-2

Question 5

Luis believes that personality arises from the characteristic ways that a person perceives and interprets events in the environment. Luis's view is most consistent with the ____ view of personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic 
B)  trait 
C)  social cognitive 
D)  humanistic 
A)  psychoanalytic 
B)  trait 
C)  social cognitive 
D)  humanistic

Question 6

According to Freud, the job of the ego is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  satisfy the demands of the id only 
B)  satisfy the demands of the superego only 
C)  satisfy the demands of both the id and the superego 
D)  eliminate the demands of both the id and the superego 
A)  satisfy the demands of the id only 
B)  satisfy the demands of the superego only 
C)  satisfy the demands of both the id and the superego 
D)  eliminate the demands of both the id and the superego

Question 7

When Wendy kisses James, she says, "I love you, Bill." Followers of Freud would say that this is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  sublimation 
B)  a reality principle 
C)  rationalization 
D)  a Freudian slip 
A)  sublimation 
B)  a reality principle 
C)  rationalization 
D)  a Freudian slip

Question 8

According to Freud, which part of a person's personality has the most energy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conscious 
B)  Id 
C)  Unconscious 
D)  Ego 
A)  Conscious 
B)  Id 
C)  Unconscious 
D)  Ego

Question 9

Freud's latency stage most differs from the other stages in that the latency stage is the only one that does not involve ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  erogenous zones 
B)  defense mechanisms 
C)  the Oedipal complex 
D)  psychic energy 
A)  erogenous zones 
B)  defense mechanisms 
C)  the Oedipal complex 
D)  psychic energy

Question 10

Freud's theory of personality is difficult to support, yet also difficult to disprove. This is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  considered to be a strength of his theory 
B)  considered to be a weakness of his theory 
C)  not considered to be a weakness or a strength of his theory 
D)  no longer correct, as new technology has allowed more sophisticated testing of his theory 
A)  considered to be a strength of his theory 
B)  considered to be a weakness of his theory 
C)  not considered to be a weakness or a strength of his theory 
D)  no longer correct, as new technology has allowed more sophisticated testing of his theory

During the course of adulthood, which personality change is most likely to occur?

Reliability refers to whereas validity refers to _.

At the top of Maslow's hierarchy of needs is the need for ____.

Which test is most similar to the Rorschach Inkblot Test?

Luis believes that personality arises from the characteristic ways that a person perceives and interprets events in the environment. Luis's view is most consistent with the ____ view of personality.

According to Freud, the job of the ego is to ____.

When Wendy kisses James, she says, "I love you, Bill." Followers of Freud would say that this is ____.

According to Freud, which part of a person's personality has the most energy?

Freud's latency stage most differs from the other stages in that the latency stage is the only one that does not involve ____.

Freud's theory of personality is difficult to support, yet also difficult to disprove. This is ____.

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Exam 11: Personality

During the course of adulthood, which personality change is most likely to occur?

Reliability refers to ____ whereas validity refers to _____.

At the top of Maslow's hierarchy of needs is the need for ____.

Which test is most similar to the Rorschach Inkblot Test?

Luis believes that personality arises from the characteristic ways that a person perceives and interprets events in the environment. Luis's view is most consistent with the ____ view of personality.

According to Freud, the job of the ego is to ____.

When Wendy kisses James, she says, "I love you, Bill." Followers of Freud would say that this is ____.

According to Freud, which part of a person's personality has the most energy?

Freud's latency stage most differs from the other stages in that the latency stage is the only one that does not involve ____.

Freud's theory of personality is difficult to support, yet also difficult to disprove. This is ____.

The Science of Psychology

Neuroscience

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Motivation and Emotion

Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Human Development

Social Psychology

Health, Stress, and Coping

Mental Health Disorders

Mental Health Therapies

Filters

Reliability refers to whereas validity refers to _.