Question 1

_____ best tell us which things are important to people.

Accepted Answer

A) Traits 
B) Emotions 
C) Self-esteem levels 
D) Perceptions 
A) Traits 
B) Emotions 
C) Self-esteem levels 
D) Perceptions

Question 2

What is defined as "intelligent behavior"

Accepted Answer

A) is consistent across cultures. 
B) differs across cultures. 
C) is only found in Western cultures. 
D) None of these. 
A) is consistent across cultures. 
B) differs across cultures. 
C) is only found in Western cultures. 
D) None of these.

Question 3

A study by Vrij et al.suggests that field-independent police officers, compared to field-dependent police officers,

Accepted Answer

A) notice fewer details under distracting conditions. 
B) remember more details encoded under distracting conditions. 
C) generally perform worse under distraction conditions. 
D) hit fewer targets in simulated shooting tasks. 
A) notice fewer details under distracting conditions. 
B) remember more details encoded under distracting conditions. 
C) generally perform worse under distraction conditions. 
D) hit fewer targets in simulated shooting tasks.

Question 4

Field-dependent people

Accepted Answer

A) pay more attention to visual cues than field-independent people. 
B) pay less attention to visual cues than field-independent people. 
C) do not differ from field-independent people with regard to using visual cues. 
D) are less successful than field-independent people. 
A) pay more attention to visual cues than field-independent people. 
B) pay less attention to visual cues than field-independent people. 
C) do not differ from field-independent people with regard to using visual cues. 
D) are less successful than field-independent people.

Question 5

The Rod and Frame Test (RFT) has been used to assess

Accepted Answer

A) defensive pessimism. 
B) field dependence versus field independence. 
C) learned helplessness. 
D) life tasks. 
A) defensive pessimism. 
B) field dependence versus field independence. 
C) learned helplessness. 
D) life tasks.

Question 6

"Post-modernism" in psychology can be summarized as

Accepted Answer

A) "Perception is not necessarily reality." 
B) "Experience defines reality." 
C) "Reality is constructed, and so there are many different views of reality." 
D) "There is no spoon." 
A) "Perception is not necessarily reality." 
B) "Experience defines reality." 
C) "Reality is constructed, and so there are many different views of reality." 
D) "There is no spoon."

Question 7

It is probably less adaptive to have an internal locus of control

Accepted Answer

A) in the domain of health behaviors. 
B) in academic domains. 
C) when negative events are not controllable. 
D) All of these. 
A) in the domain of health behaviors. 
B) in academic domains. 
C) when negative events are not controllable. 
D) All of these.

Question 8

_____ tend to be more sociable than _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Individuals with an external locus of control; those with an internal locus of control 
B) Individuals with an internal locus of control; those with an external locus of control 
C) Field-independent individuals; those who are field-dependent 
D) Field-dependent individuals; those who are field-independent 
A) Individuals with an external locus of control; those with an internal locus of control 
B) Individuals with an internal locus of control; those with an external locus of control 
C) Field-independent individuals; those who are field-dependent 
D) Field-dependent individuals; those who are field-independent

Question 9

_____ describes the transformation of sensory information to mental representations, and the manipulation of those representations.

Accepted Answer

A) Explanatory style 
B) Life tasks 
C) Interpretation 
D) Information processing 
A) Explanatory style 
B) Life tasks 
C) Interpretation 
D) Information processing

Question 10

The name most associated with the idea of multiple intelligences is

Accepted Answer

A) Gardner. 
B) Cantor. 
C) Petrie. 
D) Witkin. 
A) Gardner. 
B) Cantor. 
C) Petrie. 
D) Witkin.

Question 11

A woman who states that skydiving reminds her of riding roller coasters is said to be engaging in

Accepted Answer

A) personalizing cognition. 
B) objectifying cognition. 
C) attributional cognition. 
D) interpretation. 
A) personalizing cognition. 
B) objectifying cognition. 
C) attributional cognition. 
D) interpretation.

Question 12

The process of _____ refers to making sense of or explaining events in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) interpretation 
B) perception 
C) learned helplessness 
D) augmenting 
A) interpretation 
B) perception 
C) learned helplessness 
D) augmenting

Question 13

A man who recalls that a cup of milk contains 130 calories when he pours a glass of milk is said to be engaging in

Accepted Answer

A) personalizing cognition. 
B) objectifying cognition. 
C) attributional cognition. 
D) interpretation. 
A) personalizing cognition. 
B) objectifying cognition. 
C) attributional cognition. 
D) interpretation.

Question 14

Individual differences can be observed in all of these EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) perception. 
B) interpretation. 
C) beliefs and desires. 
D) None of these. 
A) perception. 
B) interpretation. 
C) beliefs and desires. 
D) None of these.

Question 15

A pessimistic explanatory style has been shown to be associated with all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) aggressiveness. 
B) poor health. 
C) mortality. 
D) lowered immunocompetence. 
A) aggressiveness. 
B) poor health. 
C) mortality. 
D) lowered immunocompetence.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT an example of a generalized expectancy?

Accepted Answer

A) The belief that people are solely responsible for their actions. 
B) The belief that all tests are unfair. 
C) The belief that good things happen to lucky people. 
D) None of these.They are all examples of generalized expectancy. 
A) The belief that people are solely responsible for their actions. 
B) The belief that all tests are unfair. 
C) The belief that good things happen to lucky people. 
D) None of these.They are all examples of generalized expectancy.

Question 17

_____ refers to the time it takes to make a simple discrimination between two displayed objects.

Accepted Answer

A) Inspection time 
B) Reaction time 
C) Discrimination effort 
D) Examination time 
A) Inspection time 
B) Reaction time 
C) Discrimination effort 
D) Examination time

Question 18

People who see a Necker Cube differently are showing differences in

Accepted Answer

A) objectifying cognitions. 
B) personalizing cognitions. 
C) perception. 
D) learned helplessness. 
A) objectifying cognitions. 
B) personalizing cognitions. 
C) perception. 
D) learned helplessness.

Question 19

A person who relates a new event to past experiences 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 20

Differences in responses to the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) are the result of differences in

Accepted Answer

A) perception. 
B) learned helplessness. 
C) memory. 
D) interpretation. 
A) perception. 
B) learned helplessness. 
C) memory. 
D) interpretation.

_____ best tell us which things are important to people.

What is defined as "intelligent behavior"

A study by Vrij et al.suggests that field-independent police officers, compared to field-dependent police officers,

Field-dependent people

The Rod and Frame Test (RFT) has been used to assess

"Post-modernism" in psychology can be summarized as

It is probably less adaptive to have an internal locus of control

_ tend to be more sociable than _.

_____ describes the transformation of sensory information to mental representations, and the manipulation of those representations.

The name most associated with the idea of multiple intelligences is

A woman who states that skydiving reminds her of riding roller coasters is said to be engaging in

The process of _____ refers to making sense of or explaining events in the world.

A man who recalls that a cup of milk contains 130 calories when he pours a glass of milk is said to be engaging in

Individual differences can be observed in all of these EXCEPT

A pessimistic explanatory style has been shown to be associated with all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following is NOT an example of a generalized expectancy?

_____ refers to the time it takes to make a simple discrimination between two displayed objects.

People who see a Necker Cube differently are showing differences in

A person who relates a new event to past experiences is engaging in

Differences in responses to the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) are the result of differences in

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Exam 12: Cognitive Topics in Personality

_____ best tell us which things are important to people.

What is defined as "intelligent behavior"

A study by Vrij et al.suggests that field-independent police officers, compared to field-dependent police officers,

Field-dependent people

The Rod and Frame Test (RFT) has been used to assess

"Post-modernism" in psychology can be summarized as

It is probably less adaptive to have an internal locus of control

_____ tend to be more sociable than _____.

_____ describes the transformation of sensory information to mental representations, and the manipulation of those representations.

The name most associated with the idea of multiple intelligences is

A woman who states that skydiving reminds her of riding roller coasters is said to be engaging in

The process of _____ refers to making sense of or explaining events in the world.

A man who recalls that a cup of milk contains 130 calories when he pours a glass of milk is said to be engaging in

Individual differences can be observed in all of these EXCEPT

A pessimistic explanatory style has been shown to be associated with all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following is NOT an example of a generalized expectancy?

_____ refers to the time it takes to make a simple discrimination between two displayed objects.

People who see a Necker Cube differently are showing differences in

A person who relates a new event to past experiences is engaging in

Differences in responses to the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) are the result of differences in

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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_ tend to be more sociable than _.