Question 1

What term best describes a person becoming everything he or she is capable of being?

Accepted Answer

A) Self-actualization 
B) Self-esteem 
C) The idiographic approach 
D) Positive regard 
A) Self-actualization 
B) Self-esteem 
C) The idiographic approach 
D) Positive regard

Question 2

The idea that people have different levels of different needs is know as

Accepted Answer

A) the hierarchy of needs. 
B) press. 
C) motive constellations. 
D) the need tree. 
A) the hierarchy of needs. 
B) press. 
C) motive constellations. 
D) the need tree.

Question 3

High levels of _____ have been associated with having a satisfying job and family life.

Accepted Answer

A) the need for intimacy 
B) the need for power 
C) the need for achievement 
D) All of these. 
A) the need for intimacy 
B) the need for power 
C) the need for achievement 
D) All of these.

Question 4

Henry Murray assumed that needs varied

Accepted Answer

A) over time. 
B) by situation. 
C) between people. 
D) All of these. 
A) over time. 
B) by situation. 
C) between people. 
D) All of these.

Question 5

Loneliness is a sign that _____ needs are not being satisfied.

Accepted Answer

A) belongingness 
B) safety 
C) esteem 
D) self-actualization 
A) belongingness 
B) safety 
C) esteem 
D) self-actualization

Question 6

Which term below best describes a state of tension within a person usually caused by a lack of something?

Accepted Answer

A) Alpha press 
B) Motive 
C) Beta press 
D) Need 
A) Alpha press 
B) Motive 
C) Beta press 
D) Need

Question 7

Maslow conducted case studies on individuals

Accepted Answer

A) in over a dozen countries. 
B) he knew personally. 
C) he believed to be self-actualizing or self-actualized. 
D) at each of the hierarchically organized levels. 
A) in over a dozen countries. 
B) he knew personally. 
C) he believed to be self-actualizing or self-actualized. 
D) at each of the hierarchically organized levels.

Question 8

Compared to the behaviorist tradition, the humanistic tradition places _____ emphasis on free will.

Accepted Answer

A) more 
B) less 
C) about the same 
D) more or less, depending on the particular humanistic theorist, 
A) more 
B) less 
C) about the same 
D) more or less, depending on the particular humanistic theorist,

Question 9

According to Rogers, people who experience many conditions of worth may

Accepted Answer

A) deny their feelings. 
B) work for the approval of others. 
C) distort their shortcomings. 
D) All of these. 
A) deny their feelings. 
B) work for the approval of others. 
C) distort their shortcomings. 
D) All of these.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of self-actualizing people?

Accepted Answer

A) They are spontaneous. 
B) They have an affinity for solitude. 
C) They are creative. 
D) They are well enculturated. 
A) They are spontaneous. 
B) They have an affinity for solitude. 
C) They are creative. 
D) They are well enculturated.

Question 11

Who developed client-centered therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) Rogers 
B) Maslow 
C) Murray 
D) McClelland 
A) Rogers 
B) Maslow 
C) Murray 
D) McClelland

Question 12

Using Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of the following correctly lists needs from weakest to strongest?

Accepted Answer

A) Physiological, Esteem, Belongingness, Safety, Self-actualization 
B) Physiological, Safety, Belongingness, Esteem, Self-actualization 
C) Self-actualization, Esteem, Belongingness, Safety, Physiological 
D) Self-actualization, Safety, Belongingness, Esteem, Physiological 
A) Physiological, Esteem, Belongingness, Safety, Self-actualization 
B) Physiological, Safety, Belongingness, Esteem, Self-actualization 
C) Self-actualization, Esteem, Belongingness, Safety, Physiological 
D) Self-actualization, Safety, Belongingness, Esteem, Physiological

Question 13

The name most associated with research on the need for power is

Accepted Answer

A) McClelland. 
B) Winter. 
C) Maslow. 
D) McAdams. 
A) McClelland. 
B) Winter. 
C) Maslow. 
D) McAdams.

Question 14

Rogers described the need to be loved and accepted by parents and others as the desire for

Accepted Answer

A) conditions of worth. 
B) positive regard. 
C) intimacy. 
D) attachment. 
A) conditions of worth. 
B) positive regard. 
C) intimacy. 
D) attachment.

Question 15

_____ refers to the objective features of the environment.

Accepted Answer

A) Alpha press 
B) Beta press 
C) A need 
D) A motive 
A) Alpha press 
B) Beta press 
C) A need 
D) A motive

Question 16

Research suggests that people who score high on measures of empathy

Accepted Answer

A) are better at giving positive regard. 
B) tend to be male. 
C) are more accurate in guessing what others are thinking and feeling. 
D) cannot improve their empathy skills with practice. 
A) are better at giving positive regard. 
B) tend to be male. 
C) are more accurate in guessing what others are thinking and feeling. 
D) cannot improve their empathy skills with practice.

Question 17

Which term best describes an internal state that arouses and directs behavior toward specific objects or goals?

Accepted Answer

A) Need 
B) Desire 
C) Motive 
D) Press 
A) Need 
B) Desire 
C) Motive 
D) Press

Question 18

Maslow thought that about _____ percent of people are working primarily on self-actualization needs.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 10 
C) 25 
D) 50 
A) 1 
B) 10 
C) 25 
D) 50

Question 19

The "Big 3" motives are

Accepted Answer

A) sex, aggression, and play. 
B) competence, sex, and aggression. 
C) self-esteem, self-expression, and reality. 
D) achievement, power, and intimacy. 
A) sex, aggression, and play. 
B) competence, sex, and aggression. 
C) self-esteem, self-expression, and reality. 
D) achievement, power, and intimacy.

Question 20

The humanistic tradition is most associated with the

Accepted Answer

A) motive to self-actualize. 
B) need for power. 
C) need for intimacy. 
D) need for achievement. 
A) motive to self-actualize. 
B) need for power. 
C) need for intimacy. 
D) need for achievement.

What term best describes a person becoming everything he or she is capable of being?

The idea that people have different levels of different needs is know as

High levels of _____ have been associated with having a satisfying job and family life.

Henry Murray assumed that needs varied

Loneliness is a sign that _____ needs are not being satisfied.

Which term below best describes a state of tension within a person usually caused by a lack of something?

Maslow conducted case studies on individuals

Compared to the behaviorist tradition, the humanistic tradition places _____ emphasis on free will.

According to Rogers, people who experience many conditions of worth may

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of self-actualizing people?

Who developed client-centered therapy?

Using Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of the following correctly lists needs from weakest to strongest?

The name most associated with research on the need for power is

Rogers described the need to be loved and accepted by parents and others as the desire for

_____ refers to the objective features of the environment.

Research suggests that people who score high on measures of empathy

Which term best describes an internal state that arouses and directs behavior toward specific objects or goals?

Maslow thought that about _____ percent of people are working primarily on self-actualization needs.

The "Big 3" motives are

The humanistic tradition is most associated with the

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Exam 11: Motives and Personality

What term best describes a person becoming everything he or she is capable of being?

The idea that people have different levels of different needs is know as

High levels of _____ have been associated with having a satisfying job and family life.

Henry Murray assumed that needs varied

Loneliness is a sign that _____ needs are not being satisfied.

Which term below best describes a state of tension within a person usually caused by a lack of something?

Maslow conducted case studies on individuals

Compared to the behaviorist tradition, the humanistic tradition places _____ emphasis on free will.

According to Rogers, people who experience many conditions of worth may

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of self-actualizing people?

Who developed client-centered therapy?

Using Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of the following correctly lists needs from weakest to strongest?

The name most associated with research on the need for power is

Rogers described the need to be loved and accepted by parents and others as the desire for

_____ refers to the objective features of the environment.

Research suggests that people who score high on measures of empathy

Which term best describes an internal state that arouses and directs behavior toward specific objects or goals?

Maslow thought that about _____ percent of people are working primarily on self-actualization needs.

The "Big 3" motives are

The humanistic tradition is most associated with the

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

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

Summary and Future Directions

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