Question 1

Researchers working in which of the following domains are most interested in stable characteristics that make people different from one another?

Accepted Answer

A) Adjustment 
B) Dispositional 
C) Social and cultural 
D) Cognitive/experiential 
A) Adjustment 
B) Dispositional 
C) Social and cultural 
D) Cognitive/experiential

Question 2

Researchers investigating personality from the evolutionary perspective will most likely find _____ in the future.

Accepted Answer

A) a few basic adaptations 
B) a set of new adaptive problems 
C) a few basic traits 
D) many more psychological mechanisms than we are now aware of 
A) a few basic adaptations 
B) a set of new adaptive problems 
C) a few basic traits 
D) many more psychological mechanisms than we are now aware of

Question 3

One modern view on the unconscious is that

Accepted Answer

A) there is no empirical support for the notion of an unconscious mind as there has been little support for most of Freud's other theories. 
B) it is an automatic information processing mechanism that can influence conscious awareness. 
C) the unconscious is irrelevant as it can be shown to hold inaccurate or false memories. 
D) Freud's view of a motivated unconscious based on sexual and aggressive energy is still the dominant perspective in the intrapsychic domain. 
A) there is no empirical support for the notion of an unconscious mind as there has been little support for most of Freud's other theories. 
B) it is an automatic information processing mechanism that can influence conscious awareness. 
C) the unconscious is irrelevant as it can be shown to hold inaccurate or false memories. 
D) Freud's view of a motivated unconscious based on sexual and aggressive energy is still the dominant perspective in the intrapsychic domain.

Question 4

Proponents of the evolutionary perspective on personality will continue to ask which of the following basic questions?

Accepted Answer

A) "What are the basic traits of personality?" 
B) "What is the adaptive function of each psychological mechanism?" 
C) "Are there sex differences in every domain of personality?" 
D) "How close have evolutionary adaptations come to perfection?" 
A) "What are the basic traits of personality?" 
B) "What is the adaptive function of each psychological mechanism?" 
C) "Are there sex differences in every domain of personality?" 
D) "How close have evolutionary adaptations come to perfection?"

Question 5

Current research in personality psychology focuses mostly on

Accepted Answer

A) grand theories of personality. 
B) the cognitive/experiential domain. 
C) the biological domain. 
D) specific components of personality. 
A) grand theories of personality. 
B) the cognitive/experiential domain. 
C) the biological domain. 
D) specific components of personality.

Question 6

Further research using the lexical approach is

Accepted Answer

A) unnecessary. 
B) likely to find new traits related to sociability. 
C) likely to find new traits related to sexuality or sex differences. 
D) likely to find new traits related to agreeableness. 
A) unnecessary. 
B) likely to find new traits related to sociability. 
C) likely to find new traits related to sexuality or sex differences. 
D) likely to find new traits related to agreeableness.

Question 7

The metaphor most commonly used within the cognitive/experiential domain to describe human information processing is a

Accepted Answer

A) telephone switching box. 
B) computer. 
C) blank slate. 
D) suitcase. 
A) telephone switching box. 
B) computer. 
C) blank slate. 
D) suitcase.

Question 8

Research on the relationship between personality and health will likely NOT benefit in the future from

Accepted Answer

A) studies of positive emotions. 
B) longitudinal studies. 
C) studies of unconscious goals. 
D) studies of heart disease. 
A) studies of positive emotions. 
B) longitudinal studies. 
C) studies of unconscious goals. 
D) studies of heart disease.

Question 9

The fact that our world is becoming "smaller" demonstrates the importance of the _____ domain.

Accepted Answer

A) intrapsychic 
B) social and cultural 
C) biological 
D) cognitive/experiential 
A) intrapsychic 
B) social and cultural 
C) biological 
D) cognitive/experiential

Researchers working in which of the following domains are most interested in stable characteristics that make people different from one another?

Researchers investigating personality from the evolutionary perspective will most likely find _____ in the future.

One modern view on the unconscious is that

Proponents of the evolutionary perspective on personality will continue to ask which of the following basic questions?

Current research in personality psychology focuses mostly on

Further research using the lexical approach is

The metaphor most commonly used within the cognitive/experiential domain to describe human information processing is a

Research on the relationship between personality and health will likely NOT benefit in the future from

The fact that our world is becoming "smaller" demonstrates the importance of the _____ domain.

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

Motives and Personality

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

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Exam 20: Summary and Future Directions

Researchers working in which of the following domains are most interested in stable characteristics that make people different from one another?

Researchers investigating personality from the evolutionary perspective will most likely find _____ in the future.

One modern view on the unconscious is that

Proponents of the evolutionary perspective on personality will continue to ask which of the following basic questions?

Current research in personality psychology focuses mostly on

Further research using the lexical approach is

The metaphor most commonly used within the cognitive/experiential domain to describe human information processing is a

Research on the relationship between personality and health will likely NOT benefit in the future from

The fact that our world is becoming "smaller" demonstrates the importance of the _____ domain.

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

Motives and Personality

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

Filters