Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a factor that might cause personality differences in nontwin siblings?

Accepted Answer

A)  The way their parents treat them 
B)  Chance unpredictable events 
C)  Differing genes 
D)  Differing peer groups 
A)  The way their parents treat them 
B)  Chance unpredictable events 
C)  Differing genes 
D)  Differing peer groups

Question 2

Recently, there has been a consensus that ________ factors best characterize personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  3 
B)  5 
C)  7 
D)  16 
A)  3 
B)  5 
C)  7 
D)  16

Question 3

A common assumption among humanist psychologists, such as Rollo May, is that human nature is viewed optimistically.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is the advantage of objective tests or inventories, compared with clinical judgment and pop-psych tests, in measuring personality?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 5

Four-year-old Cole squeezes between his mommy and daddy as they sit together on the couch. He kisses mommy but refuses to cuddle with daddy. This illustrates which Freudian concept?

Accepted Answer

A)  Oedipus complex 
B)  superego 
C)  sublimation 
D)  regression 
A)  Oedipus complex 
B)  superego 
C)  sublimation 
D)  regression

Question 6

Makayla is nine years old. According to Freud, she would be in the psychosexual stage called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  anal stage. 
B)  phallic stage. 
C)  oral stage. 
D)  latency stage. 
A)  anal stage. 
B)  phallic stage. 
C)  oral stage. 
D)  latency stage.

Question 7

Chloe loved to live on the edge. Last week at work she improvised an important presentation to the vice presidents of her company. During her free time she enjoys rock climbing and sky diving, and she is always the life of the party. Chloe would score high on the following personality trait:

Accepted Answer

A)  openness. 
B)  agreeableness. 
C)  extroversion. 
D)  neuroticism. 
A)  openness. 
B)  agreeableness. 
C)  extroversion. 
D)  neuroticism.

Question 8

By the end of the twentieth century, biological research was demonstrating that about half of the variation in personality traits is due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  brain differences. 
B)  genetic variation. 
C)  hormones. 
D)  neurotransmitters. 
A)  brain differences. 
B)  genetic variation. 
C)  hormones. 
D)  neurotransmitters.

Question 9

Judith Harris (2009) would agree that:

Accepted Answer

A)  punitive treatment by parents is named by adolescents as the top reason they are unhappy. 
B)  parents shape our personalities, but peers do have a slight influence as well. 
C)  most children conform to the norms and rules of their peer group. 
D)  the attachment of modern teens to their peer groups has become irrational and unhealthy. 
A)  punitive treatment by parents is named by adolescents as the top reason they are unhappy. 
B)  parents shape our personalities, but peers do have a slight influence as well. 
C)  most children conform to the norms and rules of their peer group. 
D)  the attachment of modern teens to their peer groups has become irrational and unhealthy.

Question 10

The Freudian concept of sublimation is illustrated by the passionate poetry written by a celibate priest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In Freud's view, the adult personality is the result of all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the resolution of conflicts between the id and the superego. 
B)  the use of defence mechanisms. 
C)  acceptance of the opposite sex archetype of maleness or femaleness. 
D)  progression through the psychosexual stages. 
A)  the resolution of conflicts between the id and the superego. 
B)  the use of defence mechanisms. 
C)  acceptance of the opposite sex archetype of maleness or femaleness. 
D)  progression through the psychosexual stages.

Question 12

According to Freud, when the Oedipus complex is resolved by about age five or six, the child's fundamental personality patterns are formed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In recent years, Freud has been criticized for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  bullying his patients into accepting his diagnoses. 
B)  ignoring all evidence that disconfirmed his ideas. 
C)  barring women from becoming practicing psychoanalysts. 
D)  pressuring an 18-year-old to accept the sexual advances of her father's friend. 
A)  bullying his patients into accepting his diagnoses. 
B)  ignoring all evidence that disconfirmed his ideas. 
C)  barring women from becoming practicing psychoanalysts. 
D)  pressuring an 18-year-old to accept the sexual advances of her father's friend.

Question 14

________ are standardized questionnaires requiring written responses.

Accepted Answer

A)  Rorschach tests 
B)  Objective tests 
C)  Humanist tests 
D)  Projective tests 
A)  Rorschach tests 
B)  Objective tests 
C)  Humanist tests 
D)  Projective tests

Question 15

List two types of personality traits according to Gordon Allport. Give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 16

Freud believed that the ego was the first of the personality components to become evident.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which psychosexual stage is most crucial for the formation of personality, according to Freud?

Accepted Answer

A)  the genital stage 
B)  the phallic stage 
C)  the oral stage 
D)  the anal stage 
A)  the genital stage 
B)  the phallic stage 
C)  the oral stage 
D)  the anal stage

Question 18

In the aftermath of the 2006 Dawson College shooting in Montreal, many people tried to find reasons for the behaviour of the young men, wondering about his upbringing. The reasoning followed the entrenched belief that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the boys were caught up in the Western fascination with firearms and this tragedy could have been avoided by better gun-control legislation. 
B)  parental child-rearing practices are the strongest influence on children's personality development. 
C)  genes are the strongest influence on personality, and so these two boys were destined to commit murderous acts of violence. 
D)  Western adolescents are becoming violent due to their exposure to violent video games and television shows. 
A)  the boys were caught up in the Western fascination with firearms and this tragedy could have been avoided by better gun-control legislation. 
B)  parental child-rearing practices are the strongest influence on children's personality development. 
C)  genes are the strongest influence on personality, and so these two boys were destined to commit murderous acts of violence. 
D)  Western adolescents are becoming violent due to their exposure to violent video games and television shows.

Question 19

Psychoanalysts believed that personality is an illusion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

If parents accept Carl Rogers's approach to personality development, then they are likely to respond in which of the following ways when their daughter kicks her little brother?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Daddy has unconditional love for you and understands that you just felt like kicking someone." 
B)  "If you don't tell your brother you are sorry, then Mommy won't kiss you goodnight." 
C)  "How can you be such a mean child? Now you'll go to your room for 30 minutes." 
D)  "Our rule is that it's not OK to hurt one another." 
A)  "Daddy has unconditional love for you and understands that you just felt like kicking someone." 
B)  "If you don't tell your brother you are sorry, then Mommy won't kiss you goodnight." 
C)  "How can you be such a mean child? Now you'll go to your room for 30 minutes." 
D)  "Our rule is that it's not OK to hurt one another."

Which of the following is NOT a factor that might cause personality differences in nontwin siblings?

Recently, there has been a consensus that ________ factors best characterize personality.

A common assumption among humanist psychologists, such as Rollo May, is that human nature is viewed optimistically.

What is the advantage of objective tests or inventories, compared with clinical judgment and pop-psych tests, in measuring personality?

Four-year-old Cole squeezes between his mommy and daddy as they sit together on the couch. He kisses mommy but refuses to cuddle with daddy. This illustrates which Freudian concept?

Makayla is nine years old. According to Freud, she would be in the psychosexual stage called the:

Chloe loved to live on the edge. Last week at work she improvised an important presentation to the vice presidents of her company. During her free time she enjoys rock climbing and sky diving, and she is always the life of the party. Chloe would score high on the following personality trait:

By the end of the twentieth century, biological research was demonstrating that about half of the variation in personality traits is due to:

Judith Harris (2009) would agree that:

The Freudian concept of sublimation is illustrated by the passionate poetry written by a celibate priest.

In Freud's view, the adult personality is the result of all of the following EXCEPT:

According to Freud, when the Oedipus complex is resolved by about age five or six, the child's fundamental personality patterns are formed.

In recent years, Freud has been criticized for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

________ are standardized questionnaires requiring written responses.

List two types of personality traits according to Gordon Allport. Give an example of each.

Freud believed that the ego was the first of the personality components to become evident.

Which psychosexual stage is most crucial for the formation of personality, according to Freud?

In the aftermath of the 2006 Dawson College shooting in Montreal, many people tried to find reasons for the behaviour of the young men, wondering about his upbringing. The reasoning followed the entrenched belief that:

Psychoanalysts believed that personality is an illusion.

If parents accept Carl Rogers's approach to personality development, then they are likely to respond in which of the following ways when their daughter kicks her little brother?

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Exam 14: Theories of Personality

Which of the following is NOT a factor that might cause personality differences in nontwin siblings?

Recently, there has been a consensus that ________ factors best characterize personality.

A common assumption among humanist psychologists, such as Rollo May, is that human nature is viewed optimistically.

What is the advantage of objective tests or inventories, compared with clinical judgment and pop-psych tests, in measuring personality?

Four-year-old Cole squeezes between his mommy and daddy as they sit together on the couch. He kisses mommy but refuses to cuddle with daddy. This illustrates which Freudian concept?

Makayla is nine years old. According to Freud, she would be in the psychosexual stage called the:

Chloe loved to live on the edge. Last week at work she improvised an important presentation to the vice presidents of her company. During her free time she enjoys rock climbing and sky diving, and she is always the life of the party. Chloe would score high on the following personality trait:

By the end of the twentieth century, biological research was demonstrating that about half of the variation in personality traits is due to:

Judith Harris (2009) would agree that:

The Freudian concept of sublimation is illustrated by the passionate poetry written by a celibate priest.

In Freud's view, the adult personality is the result of all of the following EXCEPT:

According to Freud, when the Oedipus complex is resolved by about age five or six, the child's fundamental personality patterns are formed.

In recent years, Freud has been criticized for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

________ are standardized questionnaires requiring written responses.

List two types of personality traits according to Gordon Allport. Give an example of each.

Freud believed that the ego was the first of the personality components to become evident.

Which psychosexual stage is most crucial for the formation of personality, according to Freud?

In the aftermath of the 2006 Dawson College shooting in Montreal, many people tried to find reasons for the behaviour of the young men, wondering about his upbringing. The reasoning followed the entrenched belief that:

Psychoanalysts believed that personality is an illusion.

If parents accept Carl Rogers's approach to personality development, then they are likely to respond in which of the following ways when their daughter kicks her little brother?

What Is Psychology

How Psychologists Do Research

Genes, Evolution, and Environment

The Brain: Source of Mind and Self

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Conditioning

Behaviour in Social and Cultural Context

Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Emotion, Stress, and Health

Motivation

Development Over the Life Span

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Filters