Question 1

Showing someone how fun an activity will be is an example of the _____ manipulation tactic.

Accepted Answer

A) pleasure induction 
B) hardball 
C) silent treatment 
D) self-abasement 
A) pleasure induction 
B) hardball 
C) silent treatment 
D) self-abasement

Question 2

A boy who persuades his brother to steal some candy demonstrates the concept of

Accepted Answer

A) manipulation. 
B) selection. 
C) evocation. 
D) stagnation. 
A) manipulation. 
B) selection. 
C) evocation. 
D) stagnation.

Question 3

The finding that aggressive people interpret ambiguous situations as hostile demonstrates the

Accepted Answer

A) evocative imperative. 
B) paranoid externalization bias. 
C) hostile attribution bias. 
D) fundamental situation error. 
A) evocative imperative. 
B) paranoid externalization bias. 
C) hostile attribution bias. 
D) fundamental situation error.

Question 4

According to the "violation of desire" theory, people are most likely to break up with mates

Accepted Answer

A) with whom they are no longer romantically infatuated after a period of time in the relationship. 
B) who violate the person's desire to reach their level of optimal reproductively success. 
C) who lack widely sought personality characteristics in a mate, such as dependability, emotional stability, or pleasing disposition. 
D) who discover, over time, that their partner no longer meets their complimentary needs. 
A) with whom they are no longer romantically infatuated after a period of time in the relationship. 
B) who violate the person's desire to reach their level of optimal reproductively success. 
C) who lack widely sought personality characteristics in a mate, such as dependability, emotional stability, or pleasing disposition. 
D) who discover, over time, that their partner no longer meets their complimentary needs.

Question 5

Evocation is NOT demonstrated in which of the following situations?

Accepted Answer

A) When a person acts in a way that causes an emotional response in another person. 
B) When a husband's actions cause a wife to behave in ways that anger her husband. 
C) When a wife nags her husband to get something accomplished. 
D) When a charismatic person walks into a room and a dull party becomes enjoyable. 
A) When a person acts in a way that causes an emotional response in another person. 
B) When a husband's actions cause a wife to behave in ways that anger her husband. 
C) When a wife nags her husband to get something accomplished. 
D) When a charismatic person walks into a room and a dull party becomes enjoyable.

Question 6

Aggressive people tend to evoke _____ from others.

Accepted Answer

A) hostility 
B) submission 
C) understanding 
D) praise 
A) hostility 
B) submission 
C) understanding 
D) praise

Question 7

Buss, Block, and Block found that highly active children elicited behaviors to bring them under control by their parents and teachers.This finding is an example of the mechanism of person-environment mechanism of

Accepted Answer

A) manipulation. 
B) evocation. 
C) exasperation. 
D) provocation. 
A) manipulation. 
B) evocation. 
C) exasperation. 
D) provocation.

Question 8

People who are married to someone who has personality characteristics close to their ratings of their preferred partner are

Accepted Answer

A) much more satisfied than people who are married to someone less like their ideal. 
B) slightly much more satisfied than people who are married to someone less like their ideal. 
C) less satisfied than people who are married to someone less like their ideal. 
D) no different from other people in terms of satisfaction. 
A) much more satisfied than people who are married to someone less like their ideal. 
B) slightly much more satisfied than people who are married to someone less like their ideal. 
C) less satisfied than people who are married to someone less like their ideal. 
D) no different from other people in terms of satisfaction.

Question 9

In 1997, Botwin, Buss, and Shackelford found that individuals preferred mates with personality traits that

Accepted Answer

A) made up for deficits in their own personality traits. 
B) were strongly skewed to the positive pole of each personality trait. 
C) were similar to their own personality traits. 
D) matched their opposite sex parent's personality traits. 
A) made up for deficits in their own personality traits. 
B) were strongly skewed to the positive pole of each personality trait. 
C) were similar to their own personality traits. 
D) matched their opposite sex parent's personality traits.

Question 10

The tendency to feel tense, anxious, or worried during social interactions, or even when anticipating a social interaction, is known as

Accepted Answer

A) openness. 
B) emotional stability. 
C) expectation confirmation. 
D) shyness. 
A) openness. 
B) emotional stability. 
C) expectation confirmation. 
D) shyness.

Showing someone how fun an activity will be is an example of the _____ manipulation tactic.

A boy who persuades his brother to steal some candy demonstrates the concept of

The finding that aggressive people interpret ambiguous situations as hostile demonstrates the

According to the "violation of desire" theory, people are most likely to break up with mates

Evocation is NOT demonstrated in which of the following situations?

Aggressive people tend to evoke _____ from others.

Buss, Block, and Block found that highly active children elicited behaviors to bring them under control by their parents and teachers.This finding is an example of the mechanism of person-environment mechanism of

People who are married to someone who has personality characteristics close to their ratings of their preferred partner are

In 1997, Botwin, Buss, and Shackelford found that individuals preferred mates with personality traits that

The tendency to feel tense, anxious, or worried during social interactions, or even when anticipating a social interaction, is known as

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Exam 15: Personality and Social Interaction

Showing someone how fun an activity will be is an example of the _____ manipulation tactic.

A boy who persuades his brother to steal some candy demonstrates the concept of

The finding that aggressive people interpret ambiguous situations as hostile demonstrates the

According to the "violation of desire" theory, people are most likely to break up with mates

Evocation is NOT demonstrated in which of the following situations?

Aggressive people tend to evoke _____ from others.

Buss, Block, and Block found that highly active children elicited behaviors to bring them under control by their parents and teachers.This finding is an example of the mechanism of person-environment mechanism of

People who are married to someone who has personality characteristics close to their ratings of their preferred partner are

In 1997, Botwin, Buss, and Shackelford found that individuals preferred mates with personality traits that

The tendency to feel tense, anxious, or worried during social interactions, or even when anticipating a social interaction, is known as

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

Sex, Gender, and Personality

Culture and Personality

Stress, Coping, Adjustment, and Health

Disorders of Personality

Summary and Future Directions

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