Question 1

Beck emphasized _____ in explaining depression.

Accepted Answer

A) vulnerability to negative emotions 
B) activity in the limbic system 
C) distortions in thoughts 
D) the categorical approach to emotions 
A) vulnerability to negative emotions 
B) activity in the limbic system 
C) distortions in thoughts 
D) the categorical approach to emotions

Question 2

People who are concerned with aggressively achieving more in less time

Accepted Answer

A) score high on measures of neuroticism. 
B) tend to be depressed. 
C) exhibit Type A personality. 
D) score high on measures of extraversion. 
A) score high on measures of neuroticism. 
B) tend to be depressed. 
C) exhibit Type A personality. 
D) score high on measures of extraversion.

Question 3

Mood variability is a component of

Accepted Answer

A) Type A personality. 
B) affect intensity. 
C) extraversion. 
D) anxiety. 
A) Type A personality. 
B) affect intensity. 
C) extraversion. 
D) anxiety.

Question 4

Which of the following traits refers to an emotional style?

Accepted Answer

A) Type A personality 
B) Hostility 
C) Affect intensity 
D) Easygoingness 
A) Type A personality 
B) Hostility 
C) Affect intensity 
D) Easygoingness

Question 5

A person who scores low on affect intensity

Accepted Answer

A) never experiences strong emotions. 
B) experiences negative emotions more frequently than a person who scores high. 
C) experiences strong emotions less frequently than a person who scores high. 
D) All of these. 
A) never experiences strong emotions. 
B) experiences negative emotions more frequently than a person who scores high. 
C) experiences strong emotions less frequently than a person who scores high. 
D) All of these.

Question 6

According to the dimensional view, emotions define a common dimension when they

Accepted Answer

A) have similar facial expressions. 
B) serve similar functions. 
C) occur together in experience. 
D) are rated as feeling distinct. 
A) have similar facial expressions. 
B) serve similar functions. 
C) occur together in experience. 
D) are rated as feeling distinct.

Question 7

Which of the following is a potential "third variable" that might explain the correlation between wealth and happiness across countries?

Accepted Answer

A) Civil rights 
B) Health care 
C) Education 
D) All of these 
A) Civil rights 
B) Health care 
C) Education 
D) All of these

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a part of Beck's cognitive triad?

Accepted Answer

A) Information about the self 
B) Information about one's past 
C) Information about one's future 
D) Information about the world 
A) Information about the self 
B) Information about one's past 
C) Information about one's future 
D) Information about the world

Question 9

Studies of happiness and age have found that

Accepted Answer

A) levels of happiness are not predicted well by age. 
B) relationships and success at work are more important to young people. 
C) financial security is more important to older people. 
D) All of these. 
A) levels of happiness are not predicted well by age. 
B) relationships and success at work are more important to young people. 
C) financial security is more important to older people. 
D) All of these.

Question 10

Depressed persons maintain an _____, _____, and _____ explanatory style.

Accepted Answer

A) external; unstable; specific 
B) external; stable; specific 
C) internal; stable; global 
D) internal; unstable; global 
A) external; unstable; specific 
B) external; stable; specific 
C) internal; stable; global 
D) internal; unstable; global

Question 11

_____ is the part of a person's emotional life that refers to the kinds of emotions that are being experienced.

Accepted Answer

A) Style 
B) Content 
C) Action tendency 
D) Intensity 
A) Style 
B) Content 
C) Action tendency 
D) Intensity

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT likely to increase happiness?

Accepted Answer

A) Spending time with friends 
B) Helping others 
C) Wishing for happiness 
D) Exercise 
A) Spending time with friends 
B) Helping others 
C) Wishing for happiness 
D) Exercise

Question 13

_____ refers to a way of organizing and interpreting the world.

Accepted Answer

A) Cognitive schemas 
B) Cognitive triads 
C) Syndromes 
D) Cognitive categorization 
A) Cognitive schemas 
B) Cognitive triads 
C) Syndromes 
D) Cognitive categorization

Question 14

_____ depend more on particular situations than personality characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A) Emotional states 
B) Emotional traits 
C) Mood inductions 
D) Dimensional emotions 
A) Emotional states 
B) Emotional traits 
C) Mood inductions 
D) Dimensional emotions

Question 15

Pictures designed to create an emotional reaction would be used

Accepted Answer

A) in the emotional Stroop task. 
B) in a mood induction. 
C) to assess Type A personality. 
D) All of these. 
A) in the emotional Stroop task. 
B) in a mood induction. 
C) to assess Type A personality. 
D) All of these.

Question 16

Which of the following MOST suggests a cognitive basis of neuroticism?

Accepted Answer

A) Neuroticism scores are stable over time. 
B) Neuroticism is associated with better recall of negative information. 
C) Neuroticism is partially heritable. 
D) Neuroticism is described by almost all cultures. 
A) Neuroticism scores are stable over time. 
B) Neuroticism is associated with better recall of negative information. 
C) Neuroticism is partially heritable. 
D) Neuroticism is described by almost all cultures.

Question 17

People who spend much time worrying score

Accepted Answer

A) high on measures of hostility. 
B) low on measures of hostility. 
C) high on measures of neuroticism. 
D) low on measures of neuroticism. 
A) high on measures of hostility. 
B) low on measures of hostility. 
C) high on measures of neuroticism. 
D) low on measures of neuroticism.

Question 18

The extent to which people are satisfied with their lives correlates with

Accepted Answer

A) social desirability. 
B) having many positive emotions. 
C) positive illusions. 
D) All of these. 
A) social desirability. 
B) having many positive emotions. 
C) positive illusions. 
D) All of these.

Question 19

Which of the following has NOT been used as a criterion for identifying fundamental or primary emotions?

Accepted Answer

A) Subjective experience 
B) Unique motivational properties 
C) Distinct facial expressions 
D) Relationship to biological processes 
A) Subjective experience 
B) Unique motivational properties 
C) Distinct facial expressions 
D) Relationship to biological processes

Question 20

People who score high (as compared to low) on neuroticism tend to

Accepted Answer

A) underestimate their physical symptoms. 
B) reported fewer serious physical symptoms. 
C) have exaggerated memories of the physical symptoms they experienced. 
D) believe that others have physical symptoms even when they do not. 
A) underestimate their physical symptoms. 
B) reported fewer serious physical symptoms. 
C) have exaggerated memories of the physical symptoms they experienced. 
D) believe that others have physical symptoms even when they do not.

Beck emphasized _____ in explaining depression.

People who are concerned with aggressively achieving more in less time

Mood variability is a component of

Which of the following traits refers to an emotional style?

A person who scores low on affect intensity

According to the dimensional view, emotions define a common dimension when they

Which of the following is a potential "third variable" that might explain the correlation between wealth and happiness across countries?

Which of the following is NOT a part of Beck's cognitive triad?

Studies of happiness and age have found that

Depressed persons maintain an ___, _, and ___ explanatory style.

_____ is the part of a person's emotional life that refers to the kinds of emotions that are being experienced.

Which of the following is NOT likely to increase happiness?

_____ refers to a way of organizing and interpreting the world.

_____ depend more on particular situations than personality characteristics.

Pictures designed to create an emotional reaction would be used

Which of the following MOST suggests a cognitive basis of neuroticism?

People who spend much time worrying score

The extent to which people are satisfied with their lives correlates with

Which of the following has NOT been used as a criterion for identifying fundamental or primary emotions?

People who score high (as compared to low) on neuroticism tend to

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

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Sex, Gender, and Personality

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Exam 13: Emotion and Personality

Beck emphasized _____ in explaining depression.

People who are concerned with aggressively achieving more in less time

Mood variability is a component of

Which of the following traits refers to an emotional style?

A person who scores low on affect intensity

According to the dimensional view, emotions define a common dimension when they

Which of the following is a potential "third variable" that might explain the correlation between wealth and happiness across countries?

Which of the following is NOT a part of Beck's cognitive triad?

Studies of happiness and age have found that

Depressed persons maintain an _____, _____, and _____ explanatory style.

_____ is the part of a person's emotional life that refers to the kinds of emotions that are being experienced.

Which of the following is NOT likely to increase happiness?

_____ refers to a way of organizing and interpreting the world.

_____ depend more on particular situations than personality characteristics.

Pictures designed to create an emotional reaction would be used

Which of the following MOST suggests a cognitive basis of neuroticism?

People who spend much time worrying score

The extent to which people are satisfied with their lives correlates with

Which of the following has NOT been used as a criterion for identifying fundamental or primary emotions?

People who score high (as compared to low) on neuroticism tend to

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

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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Depressed persons maintain an ___, _, and ___ explanatory style.