Question 1

The name most associated with research on the need for intimacy (nInt)is:

Accepted Answer

A) David McClelland. 
B) David Winter. 
C) Abraham Maslow. 
D) Dan McAdams. 
A) David McClelland. 
B) David Winter. 
C) Abraham Maslow. 
D) Dan McAdams.

Question 2

The big three motives are based on the needs for:

Accepted Answer

A) sex,aggression,and play. 
B) competence,sex,and aggression. 
C) self-esteem,self-expression,and reality. 
D) achievement,power,and intimacy. 
A) sex,aggression,and play. 
B) competence,sex,and aggression. 
C) self-esteem,self-expression,and reality. 
D) achievement,power,and intimacy.

Question 3

According to Carl Rogers,anxiety is a result of:

Accepted Answer

A) positive regard. 
B) distorting one's experiences. 
C) having an experience that does not fit with one's self-conception. 
D) experiencing conditions of worth. 
A) positive regard. 
B) distorting one's experiences. 
C) having an experience that does not fit with one's self-conception. 
D) experiencing conditions of worth.

Question 4

In the context of cultural differences in how the need for achievement (nAch)is expressed,the psychologist Demerath found that in Papua New Guinea,_____.

Accepted Answer

A) students were taught to value individual achievement more than group achievement 
B) parents of high-achieving students had them classified as special-education students 
C) schools were seen as noncompetitive places where it was important for all to do well 
D) students viewed cheating as a common and acceptable practice 
A) students were taught to value individual achievement more than group achievement 
B) parents of high-achieving students had them classified as special-education students 
C) schools were seen as noncompetitive places where it was important for all to do well 
D) students viewed cheating as a common and acceptable practice

Question 5

The name most associated with research on the need for achievement (nAch)is:

Accepted Answer

A) David McClelland. 
B) David Winter. 
C) Abraham Maslow. 
D) Dan McAdams. 
A) David McClelland. 
B) David Winter. 
C) Abraham Maslow. 
D) Dan McAdams.

Question 6

In the context of determining sex differences,which of the following is a major difference between men and women high in need for achievement (nAch)?

Accepted Answer

A) Preference for moderate challenge 
B) Personal responsibility for an outcome 
C) Tasks with feedback 
D) Childhood experiences 
A) Preference for moderate challenge 
B) Personal responsibility for an outcome 
C) Tasks with feedback 
D) Childhood experiences

Question 7

Which of the following is a feature of Carl Roger's client-centered therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) Clients are given an interpretation of their problem. 
B) The therapist tries to create the right conditions in which clients can change themselves. 
C) Clients are informed about the course of action that will be taken to solve their problem. 
D) The therapist identifies a specialist who can transform a client based on a decided course of action. 
A) Clients are given an interpretation of their problem. 
B) The therapist tries to create the right conditions in which clients can change themselves. 
C) Clients are informed about the course of action that will be taken to solve their problem. 
D) The therapist identifies a specialist who can transform a client based on a decided course of action.

Question 8

Which of the following is a characteristic of fully functioning persons?

Accepted Answer

A) They like to live in the future. 
B) They are highly conventional and collectivistic in their approach. 
C) They automatically look around to others for guidance when faced with a decision. 
D) They are on their way to self-actualization. 
A) They like to live in the future. 
B) They are highly conventional and collectivistic in their approach. 
C) They automatically look around to others for guidance when faced with a decision. 
D) They are on their way to self-actualization.

Question 9

In the context of the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT),which of the following statements is true about state levels of a need?

Accepted Answer

A) They remain constant for a person even under specific circumstances. 
B) Their evaluation is the most frequent goal of personality psychologists. 
C) Their assessment refers to a person's average tendency on a specific trait. 
D) They refer to a person's momentary amount of a specific neeD. 
A) They remain constant for a person even under specific circumstances. 
B) Their evaluation is the most frequent goal of personality psychologists. 
C) Their assessment refers to a person's average tendency on a specific trait. 
D) They refer to a person's momentary amount of a specific neeD.

Question 10

According to Murray,people might actually seek to increase tension:

Accepted Answer

A) only if they suffer from mental illness. 
B) because they want to seek attention from others. 
C) in order to experience the pleasure of reducing that tension. 
D) None of the answers is correct. 
A) only if they suffer from mental illness. 
B) because they want to seek attention from others. 
C) in order to experience the pleasure of reducing that tension. 
D) None of the answers is correct.

Question 11

According to Carl Rogers,good parents should:

Accepted Answer

A) provide their children unconditional positive regard. 
B) set firm goals for their children. 
C) try to self-actualize their child. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) provide their children unconditional positive regard. 
B) set firm goals for their children. 
C) try to self-actualize their child. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 12

The name most associated with research on the need for power (nPow)is:

Accepted Answer

A) David McClelland. 
B) David Winter. 
C) Abraham Maslow. 
D) Dan McAdams. 
A) David McClelland. 
B) David Winter. 
C) Abraham Maslow. 
D) Dan McAdams.

Question 13

On average,women have a higher _____ than men.

Accepted Answer

A) need for power (nPow) 
B) need for intimacy (nInt) 
C) need for achievement (nAch) 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) need for power (nPow) 
B) need for intimacy (nInt) 
C) need for achievement (nAch) 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 14

According to Carl Rogers,people who experience many conditions of worth may:

Accepted Answer

A) lose touch with their own desires and wants. 
B) work primarily for approval from others. 
C) distort their shortcomings. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) lose touch with their own desires and wants. 
B) work primarily for approval from others. 
C) distort their shortcomings. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 15

Unlike people low in need for intimacy (nInt),people high in nInt are most likely to:

Accepted Answer

A) write less letters and have many good friends. 
B) report more pleasant emotions when they are around other people. 
C) spend more time during the day thinking about ways to make money to sustain their relationships. 
D) be loud,outgoing,life-of-the-party extraverts. 
A) write less letters and have many good friends. 
B) report more pleasant emotions when they are around other people. 
C) spend more time during the day thinking about ways to make money to sustain their relationships. 
D) be loud,outgoing,life-of-the-party extraverts.

Question 16

Maslow estimated that about _____ percent of the population are growth motivated and are working on becoming all that they can become.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 10 
C) 25 
D) 50 
A) 1 
B) 10 
C) 25 
D) 50

Question 17

_____ is defined as a subjective state that people report when they are completely involved in something to the point of forgetting time,fatigue,and everything else but the activity itself.

Accepted Answer

A) Power stress 
B) Flow 
C) Anxiety 
D) Distortion 
A) Power stress 
B) Flow 
C) Anxiety 
D) Distortion

Question 18

The Multi-Motive Grid is:

Accepted Answer

A) a term used to describe the interconnected relationship between motives. 
B) a procedure used to assess alpha press and beta press. 
C) a relatively new technique used to assess motives. 
D) an idea that our needs and motives influence apperception. 
A) a term used to describe the interconnected relationship between motives. 
B) a procedure used to assess alpha press and beta press. 
C) a relatively new technique used to assess motives. 
D) an idea that our needs and motives influence apperception.

Question 19

Carl Roger's client-centered therapy is designed to:

Accepted Answer

A) get a person back on the path to self-actualization. 
B) interpret a person's problems. 
C) solve a person's problems. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) get a person back on the path to self-actualization. 
B) interpret a person's problems. 
C) solve a person's problems. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 20

The humanist tradition emphasizes:

Accepted Answer

A) free will. 
B) personal responsibility. 
C) growth. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) free will. 
B) personal responsibility. 
C) growth. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

The name most associated with research on the need for intimacy (nInt)is:

The big three motives are based on the needs for:

According to Carl Rogers,anxiety is a result of:

In the context of cultural differences in how the need for achievement (nAch)is expressed,the psychologist Demerath found that in Papua New Guinea,_____.

The name most associated with research on the need for achievement (nAch)is:

In the context of determining sex differences,which of the following is a major difference between men and women high in need for achievement (nAch)?

Which of the following is a feature of Carl Roger's client-centered therapy?

Which of the following is a characteristic of fully functioning persons?

In the context of the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT),which of the following statements is true about state levels of a need?

According to Murray,people might actually seek to increase tension:

According to Carl Rogers,good parents should:

The name most associated with research on the need for power (nPow)is:

On average,women have a higher _____ than men.

According to Carl Rogers,people who experience many conditions of worth may:

Unlike people low in need for intimacy (nInt),people high in nInt are most likely to:

Maslow estimated that about _____ percent of the population are growth motivated and are working on becoming all that they can become.

_____ is defined as a subjective state that people report when they are completely involved in something to the point of forgetting time,fatigue,and everything else but the activity itself.

The Multi-Motive Grid is:

Carl Roger's client-centered therapy is designed to:

The humanist tradition emphasizes:

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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Exam 11: Motives and Personality

The name most associated with research on the need for intimacy (nInt)is:

The big three motives are based on the needs for:

According to Carl Rogers,anxiety is a result of:

In the context of cultural differences in how the need for achievement (nAch)is expressed,the psychologist Demerath found that in Papua New Guinea,_____.

The name most associated with research on the need for achievement (nAch)is:

In the context of determining sex differences,which of the following is a major difference between men and women high in need for achievement (nAch)?

Which of the following is a feature of Carl Roger's client-centered therapy?

Which of the following is a characteristic of fully functioning persons?

In the context of the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT),which of the following statements is true about state levels of a need?

According to Murray,people might actually seek to increase tension:

According to Carl Rogers,good parents should:

The name most associated with research on the need for power (nPow)is:

On average,women have a higher _____ than men.

According to Carl Rogers,people who experience many conditions of worth may:

Unlike people low in need for intimacy (nInt),people high in nInt are most likely to:

Maslow estimated that about _____ percent of the population are growth motivated and are working on becoming all that they can become.

_____ is defined as a subjective state that people report when they are completely involved in something to the point of forgetting time,fatigue,and everything else but the activity itself.

The Multi-Motive Grid is:

Carl Roger's client-centered therapy is designed to:

The humanist tradition emphasizes:

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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