Question 1

According to Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs,which of the following correctly lists needs from weakest to strongest?

Accepted Answer

A) Physiological,esteem,belongingness,safety,self-actualization 
B) Physiological,safety,belongingness,esteem,self-actualization 
C) Self-actualization,esteem,belongingness,safety,physiological 
D) Self-actualization,safety,belongingness,esteem,physiological 
A) Physiological,esteem,belongingness,safety,self-actualization 
B) Physiological,safety,belongingness,esteem,self-actualization 
C) Self-actualization,esteem,belongingness,safety,physiological 
D) Self-actualization,safety,belongingness,esteem,physiological C

Question 2

Which of the following questions do motivational psychologists ask?

Accepted Answer

A) What are people like? 
B) What do people want? 
C) What do people do? 
D) Why do people like what they like? 
A) What are people like? 
B) What do people want? 
C) What do people do? 
D) Why do people like what they like? B

Question 3

The humanistic tradition is most associated with the:

Accepted Answer

A) motive to self-actualize. 
B) need for power (nPow). 
C) need for intimacy (nInt). 
D) need for achievement (nAch). 
A) motive to self-actualize. 
B) need for power (nPow). 
C) need for intimacy (nInt). 
D) need for achievement (nAch). A

Question 4

Unlike psychoanalysis,the humanistic tradition provides a(n)_____ view of human nature.

Accepted Answer

A) confused 
B) optimistic 
C) pessimistic 
D) open-minded 
A) confused 
B) optimistic 
C) pessimistic 
D) open-minded

Question 5

A parent may withhold love from children unless they earn good grades.Carl Rogers would cite this as an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) bullying. 
B) positive regard. 
C) conditions of worth. 
D) low need for intimacy (nInt). 
A) bullying. 
B) positive regard. 
C) conditions of worth. 
D) low need for intimacy (nInt).

Question 6

The idea that an individual's various needs can be thought of as existing at different levels of strength is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) the hierarchy of needs. 
B) press. 
C) motive constellations. 
D) the need tree. 
A) the hierarchy of needs. 
B) press. 
C) motive constellations. 
D) the need tree.

Question 7

Which of the following is a characteristic of Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

Accepted Answer

A) Needs toward the top of the hierarchy are more relevant to survival than needs lower in the hierarchy. 
B) The higher-level needs emerge earlier than the lower-level needs during the course of human development. 
C) Safety needs include needs that are of prime importance to the immediate survival of an individual. 
D) The lower-level needs must be satisfied before proceeding to satisfy the higher-level needs. 
A) Needs toward the top of the hierarchy are more relevant to survival than needs lower in the hierarchy. 
B) The higher-level needs emerge earlier than the lower-level needs during the course of human development. 
C) Safety needs include needs that are of prime importance to the immediate survival of an individual. 
D) The lower-level needs must be satisfied before proceeding to satisfy the higher-level needs.

Question 8

Understanding a person from his or her point of view is best referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) positive regard. 
B) genuine acceptance. 
C) empathy. 
D) reflection. 
A) positive regard. 
B) genuine acceptance. 
C) empathy. 
D) reflection.

Question 9

Which of the following terms best describes a state of tension within a person that is usually caused by a lack of something?

Accepted Answer

A) Alpha press 
B) Motive 
C) Beta press 
D) Need 
A) Alpha press 
B) Motive 
C) Beta press 
D) Need

Question 10

People who accept their weaknesses and shortcomings probably experience:

Accepted Answer

A) conditions of worth. 
B) unconditional positive self-regard. 
C) positive regard. 
D) conditional positive regarD. 
A) conditions of worth. 
B) unconditional positive self-regard. 
C) positive regard. 
D) conditional positive regarD.

Question 11

Which of the following is an essential feature of the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)?

Accepted Answer

A) Subjects are made to sit in a darkened room and watch a glowing rod surrounded by a glowing square frame. 
B) Subjects are given a list of human acts and asked to categorize them under different personality traits. 
C) Subjects are given an ambiguous stimulus and asked to describe and interpret what is going on. 
D) Subjects are given a pair of statements and asked to indicate which statement in the pair is more true of them. 
A) Subjects are made to sit in a darkened room and watch a glowing rod surrounded by a glowing square frame. 
B) Subjects are given a list of human acts and asked to categorize them under different personality traits. 
C) Subjects are given an ambiguous stimulus and asked to describe and interpret what is going on. 
D) Subjects are given a pair of statements and asked to indicate which statement in the pair is more true of them.

Question 12

The act of interpreting the environment and perceiving the meaning of what is going on in a situation is termed:

Accepted Answer

A) integration. 
B) apperception. 
C) self-actualization. 
D) motivation. 
A) integration. 
B) apperception. 
C) self-actualization. 
D) motivation.

Question 13

According to Donhauser,Rosch,and Schultheiss (2015),which of the following is a characteristic of people high on need for power (nPow)?

Accepted Answer

A) They are faster at recognizing facial expressions of emotions in others. 
B) They avoid ostentatious displays of valued personal possessions. 
C) They discourage others from reacting to them with admiration. 
D) They prefer as friends people who are well known or popular. 
A) They are faster at recognizing facial expressions of emotions in others. 
B) They avoid ostentatious displays of valued personal possessions. 
C) They discourage others from reacting to them with admiration. 
D) They prefer as friends people who are well known or popular.

Question 14

When studying childhood experiences associated with the need for achievement (nAch),Jerome Kagan and Moss (1962)found that:

Accepted Answer

A) mothers of schoolgirls high in nAch were highly affectionate toward their daughters. 
B) mothers of girls high in nAch were competitive toward their daughters. 
C) women whose parents had separated when they were children had lower nAch. 
D) women whose parents had divorced during their childhood were less likely to be drawn to potentially risky careers. 
A) mothers of schoolgirls high in nAch were highly affectionate toward their daughters. 
B) mothers of girls high in nAch were competitive toward their daughters. 
C) women whose parents had separated when they were children had lower nAch. 
D) women whose parents had divorced during their childhood were less likely to be drawn to potentially risky careers.

Question 15

People high in the need for intimacy (nInt)tend to:

Accepted Answer

A) have a few close friends. 
B) have more friends than people low in the need for intimacy (nInt). 
C) be physically attractive. 
D) be extraverteD. 
A) have a few close friends. 
B) have more friends than people low in the need for intimacy (nInt). 
C) be physically attractive. 
D) be extraverteD.

Question 16

Needs at the _____ of Abraham Maslow's hierarchy are more powerful when not satisfied.

Accepted Answer

A) top 
B) bottom 
C) middle 
D) top and at the bottom 
A) top 
B) bottom 
C) middle 
D) top and at the bottom

Question 17

According to a study that compared groups defined in terms of where they stood on Abraham Maslow's need hierarchy in terms of overall happiness,people working on higher-level needs _____ compared to people working on more basic needs.

Accepted Answer

A) are less happy 
B) are happier 
C) are no different in terms of overall happiness 
D) sleep more 
A) are less happy 
B) are happier 
C) are no different in terms of overall happiness 
D) sleep more

Question 18

Which of the following is a characteristic of adults who have experienced many conditions of worth in their childhood?

Accepted Answer

A) They work out of their own sense of self-direction. 
B) They remain centered on their own desires and wants. 
C) They act in ways that make others unhappy and miserable. 
D) They remain preoccupied with what others think of them. 
A) They work out of their own sense of self-direction. 
B) They remain centered on their own desires and wants. 
C) They act in ways that make others unhappy and miserable. 
D) They remain preoccupied with what others think of them.

Question 19

Which of the following psychologists was one of the first to develop a modern theory of motivation?

Accepted Answer

A) Carl Rogers 
B) Abraham Maslow 
C) Henry Murray 
D) David McClelland 
A) Carl Rogers 
B) Abraham Maslow 
C) Henry Murray 
D) David McClelland

Question 20

Which of the following terms best describes an internal state that arouses and directs behavior toward specific objects or goals?

Accepted Answer

A) Need 
B) Desire 
C) Motive 
D) Press 
A) Need 
B) Desire 
C) Motive 
D) Press

According to Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs,which of the following correctly lists needs from weakest to strongest?

Which of the following questions do motivational psychologists ask?

The humanistic tradition is most associated with the:

Unlike psychoanalysis,the humanistic tradition provides a(n)_____ view of human nature.

A parent may withhold love from children unless they earn good grades.Carl Rogers would cite this as an example of:

The idea that an individual's various needs can be thought of as existing at different levels of strength is referred to as:

Which of the following is a characteristic of Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

Understanding a person from his or her point of view is best referred to as:

Which of the following terms best describes a state of tension within a person that is usually caused by a lack of something?

People who accept their weaknesses and shortcomings probably experience:

Which of the following is an essential feature of the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)?

The act of interpreting the environment and perceiving the meaning of what is going on in a situation is termed:

According to Donhauser,Rosch,and Schultheiss (2015),which of the following is a characteristic of people high on need for power (nPow)?

When studying childhood experiences associated with the need for achievement (nAch),Jerome Kagan and Moss (1962)found that:

People high in the need for intimacy (nInt)tend to:

Needs at the _____ of Abraham Maslow's hierarchy are more powerful when not satisfied.

According to a study that compared groups defined in terms of where they stood on Abraham Maslow's need hierarchy in terms of overall happiness,people working on higher-level needs _____ compared to people working on more basic needs.

Which of the following is a characteristic of adults who have experienced many conditions of worth in their childhood?

Which of the following psychologists was one of the first to develop a modern theory of motivation?

Which of the following terms best describes an internal state that arouses and directs behavior toward specific objects or goals?

Introduction to Personality Psychology

Personality Assessment, Measurement, and Research Design

Traits and Trait Taxonomies

Theoretical and Measurement Issues in Trait Psychology

Personality Dispositions Over Time: Stability, Coherence, and Change

Genetics and Personality

Physiological Approaches to Personality

Evolutionary Perspectives on Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches to Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches: Contemporary Issues

Cognitive Topics in Personality

Emotion and Personality

Approaches to the Self

Personality and Social Interaction

Sex,Gender,and Personality

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Exam 11: Motives and Personality

According to Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs,which of the following correctly lists needs from weakest to strongest?

Which of the following questions do motivational psychologists ask?

The humanistic tradition is most associated with the:

Unlike psychoanalysis,the humanistic tradition provides a(n)_____ view of human nature.

A parent may withhold love from children unless they earn good grades.Carl Rogers would cite this as an example of:

The idea that an individual's various needs can be thought of as existing at different levels of strength is referred to as:

Which of the following is a characteristic of Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

Understanding a person from his or her point of view is best referred to as:

Which of the following terms best describes a state of tension within a person that is usually caused by a lack of something?

People who accept their weaknesses and shortcomings probably experience:

Which of the following is an essential feature of the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)?

The act of interpreting the environment and perceiving the meaning of what is going on in a situation is termed:

According to Donhauser,Rosch,and Schultheiss (2015),which of the following is a characteristic of people high on need for power (nPow)?

When studying childhood experiences associated with the need for achievement (nAch),Jerome Kagan and Moss (1962)found that:

People high in the need for intimacy (nInt)tend to:

Needs at the _____ of Abraham Maslow's hierarchy are more powerful when not satisfied.

According to a study that compared groups defined in terms of where they stood on Abraham Maslow's need hierarchy in terms of overall happiness,people working on higher-level needs _____ compared to people working on more basic needs.

Which of the following is a characteristic of adults who have experienced many conditions of worth in their childhood?

Which of the following psychologists was one of the first to develop a modern theory of motivation?

Which of the following terms best describes an internal state that arouses and directs behavior toward specific objects or goals?

Introduction to Personality Psychology

Personality Assessment, Measurement, and Research Design

Traits and Trait Taxonomies

Theoretical and Measurement Issues in Trait Psychology

Personality Dispositions Over Time: Stability, Coherence, and Change

Genetics and Personality

Physiological Approaches to Personality

Evolutionary Perspectives on Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches to Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches: Contemporary Issues

Cognitive Topics in Personality

Emotion and Personality

Approaches to the Self

Personality and Social Interaction

Sex,Gender,and Personality

Culture and Personality

Stress,Coping,Adjustment,and Health

Disorders of Personality

Summary and Future Directions

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