Question 1

Which of the following are debated among intelligence researchers?

Accepted Answer

A) Whether intelligence can be measured accurately. 
B) Whether measures of intelligence are biased to favor some individuals. 
C) Whether different racial groups differ with respect to intelligence. 
D) All of these. 
A) Whether intelligence can be measured accurately. 
B) Whether measures of intelligence are biased to favor some individuals. 
C) Whether different racial groups differ with respect to intelligence. 
D) All of these. D

Question 2

Pain tolerance has been studied with respect to

Accepted Answer

A) field-dependence versus field-independence. 
B) explanatory style. 
C) life tasks. 
D) reducing or augmenting pain. 
A) field-dependence versus field-independence. 
B) explanatory style. 
C) life tasks. 
D) reducing or augmenting pain. D

Question 3

Students who are _____ are especially good at seeing connections between different categories.

Accepted Answer

A) field-dependent 
B) field-independent 
C) both field dependent and field independent 
D) intelligent 
A) field-dependent 
B) field-independent 
C) both field dependent and field independent 
D) intelligent A

Question 4

Some researchers feel that the abilities Gardner calls "intelligences" are correlated enough with each other to

Accepted Answer

A) represent only three distinct intelligences-verbal, quantitative, and analytical. 
B) warrant more distinct types of intelligence. 
C) justify thinking of intelligence as a general factor. 
D) justify thinking of intelligence as an abstract concept that cannot be studied. 
A) represent only three distinct intelligences-verbal, quantitative, and analytical. 
B) warrant more distinct types of intelligence. 
C) justify thinking of intelligence as a general factor. 
D) justify thinking of intelligence as an abstract concept that cannot be studied.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a construct?

Accepted Answer

A) Gravity 
B) Anxiety 
C) Intelligence 
D) All of these 
A) Gravity 
B) Anxiety 
C) Intelligence 
D) All of these

Question 6

_____ intelligence is the term that most refers to a single broad factor of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) Achievement 
B) Aptitude 
C) General 
D) Emotional 
A) Achievement 
B) Aptitude 
C) General 
D) Emotional

Question 7

_____ is observed when people passively endure an uncomfortable situation.

Accepted Answer

A) Learned helplessness 
B) Passive endurance 
C) Internalized anxiety 
D) "Freezing" 
A) Learned helplessness 
B) Passive endurance 
C) Internalized anxiety 
D) "Freezing"

Question 8

A person who believes that luck plays an important part in her or his life has a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) internal locus of control. 
B) external locus of control. 
C) supernatural explanatory style. 
D) naturalistic explanatory style. 
A) internal locus of control. 
B) external locus of control. 
C) supernatural explanatory style. 
D) naturalistic explanatory style.

Question 9

_____ refers to the way people explain why events occur.

Accepted Answer

A) Causal attribution 
B) Learned helplessness 
C) Field independence 
D) Perception 
A) Causal attribution 
B) Learned helplessness 
C) Field independence 
D) Perception

Question 10

A women who concludes that all men are untrustworthy after her husband was unfaithful has an _____ explanatory style.

Accepted Answer

A) specific 
B) global 
C) unstable 
D) stable 
A) specific 
B) global 
C) unstable 
D) stable

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT an important topic in the cognitive/experiential domain?

Accepted Answer

A) Identifying the major traits of personality. 
B) People's subjective experience of self. 
C) Emotions. 
D) The ways people perceive their environment. 
A) Identifying the major traits of personality. 
B) People's subjective experience of self. 
C) Emotions. 
D) The ways people perceive their environment.

Question 12

According to Rotter, people differ in

Accepted Answer

A) their expectations that a course of action will lead to a reinforcement. 
B) the value they place on a given reinforcement. 
C) whether or not their actions influence events. 
D) All of these. 
A) their expectations that a course of action will lead to a reinforcement. 
B) the value they place on a given reinforcement. 
C) whether or not their actions influence events. 
D) All of these.

Question 13

A set of relevant actions intended to achieve a goal that the person has selected is known as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) explanatory style. 
B) causal attribution. 
C) personal project. 
D) outcome-focused strategy. 
A) explanatory style. 
B) causal attribution. 
C) personal project. 
D) outcome-focused strategy.

Question 14

Participants who were first exposed to problems without solutions later

Accepted Answer

A) completed more problems that did have solutions. 
B) completed fewer problems that did have solutions. 
C) demonstrated the concept of learned helplessness. 
D) completed fewer problems with solutions and demonstrated learned helplessness. 
A) completed more problems that did have solutions. 
B) completed fewer problems that did have solutions. 
C) demonstrated the concept of learned helplessness. 
D) completed fewer problems with solutions and demonstrated learned helplessness.

Question 15

People who rate their personal projects _____ are generally more satisfied with life.

Accepted Answer

A) as stressful 
B) optimistically 
C) as within their control 
D) optimistically and within their control 
A) as stressful 
B) optimistically 
C) as within their control 
D) optimistically and within their control

Question 16

People use _____ to evaluate themselves.

Accepted Answer

A) beliefs and desires 
B) perception 
C) interpretation 
D) personalizing cognition 
A) beliefs and desires 
B) perception 
C) interpretation 
D) personalizing cognition

Question 17

A person who recalls factual information in response to a new event is engaging in

Accepted Answer

A) personalizing cognition. 
B) objectifying cognition. 
C) causal attribution. 
D) defensive pessimism. 
A) personalizing cognition. 
B) objectifying cognition. 
C) causal attribution. 
D) defensive pessimism.

Question 18

A student who attributes his failure to get into a graduate school as due to the fact that he was sick on the day of his interview has a(n) _____ explanatory style.

Accepted Answer

A) specific 
B) global 
C) unstable 
D) stable 
A) specific 
B) global 
C) unstable 
D) stable

Question 19

_____ measure(s) field dependence versus field dependence.

Accepted Answer

A) The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) 
B) The Rod and Frame Test (RFT) 
C) The Embedded Figures Test (EFT) 
D) Both the Rod and Frame Test (RFT) and the Embedded Figures Test (EFT) 
A) The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) 
B) The Rod and Frame Test (RFT) 
C) The Embedded Figures Test (EFT) 
D) Both the Rod and Frame Test (RFT) and the Embedded Figures Test (EFT)

Question 20

_____ is a general term to refer to awareness, thinking, and other mental acts.

Accepted Answer

A) Strategies 
B) Explanatory style 
C) Cognition 
D) Perception 
A) Strategies 
B) Explanatory style 
C) Cognition 
D) Perception

Which of the following are debated among intelligence researchers?

Pain tolerance has been studied with respect to

Students who are _____ are especially good at seeing connections between different categories.

Some researchers feel that the abilities Gardner calls "intelligences" are correlated enough with each other to

Which of the following is NOT a construct?

_____ intelligence is the term that most refers to a single broad factor of intelligence.

_____ is observed when people passively endure an uncomfortable situation.

A person who believes that luck plays an important part in her or his life has a(n)

_____ refers to the way people explain why events occur.

A women who concludes that all men are untrustworthy after her husband was unfaithful has an _____ explanatory style.

Which of the following is NOT an important topic in the cognitive/experiential domain?

According to Rotter, people differ in

A set of relevant actions intended to achieve a goal that the person has selected is known as a(n)

Participants who were first exposed to problems without solutions later

People who rate their personal projects _____ are generally more satisfied with life.

People use _____ to evaluate themselves.

A person who recalls factual information in response to a new event is engaging in

A student who attributes his failure to get into a graduate school as due to the fact that he was sick on the day of his interview has a(n) _____ explanatory style.

_____ measure(s) field dependence versus field dependence.

_____ is a general term to refer to awareness, thinking, and other mental acts.

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

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 12: Cognitive Topics in Personality

Which of the following are debated among intelligence researchers?

Pain tolerance has been studied with respect to

Students who are _____ are especially good at seeing connections between different categories.

Some researchers feel that the abilities Gardner calls "intelligences" are correlated enough with each other to

Which of the following is NOT a construct?

_____ intelligence is the term that most refers to a single broad factor of intelligence.

_____ is observed when people passively endure an uncomfortable situation.

A person who believes that luck plays an important part in her or his life has a(n)

_____ refers to the way people explain why events occur.

A women who concludes that all men are untrustworthy after her husband was unfaithful has an _____ explanatory style.

Which of the following is NOT an important topic in the cognitive/experiential domain?

According to Rotter, people differ in

A set of relevant actions intended to achieve a goal that the person has selected is known as a(n)

Participants who were first exposed to problems without solutions later

People who rate their personal projects _____ are generally more satisfied with life.

People use _____ to evaluate themselves.

A person who recalls factual information in response to a new event is engaging in

A student who attributes his failure to get into a graduate school as due to the fact that he was sick on the day of his interview has a(n) _____ explanatory style.

_____ measure(s) field dependence versus field dependence.

_____ is a general term to refer to awareness, thinking, and other mental acts.

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

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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