Question 1

Hypnosis and sodium amytal usually lead to

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A) distorted memories. 
B) more accurate memories of childhood. 
C) more accurate memories of all time periods. 
D) forgetting or repression. 
A) distorted memories. 
B) more accurate memories of childhood. 
C) more accurate memories of all time periods. 
D) forgetting or repression.

Question 2

The narcissistic paradox is that narcissists

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A) appear to have high self-esteem, but it is fragile. 
B) have high self-esteem, but are aggressive. 
C) act modestly, but actually have very high self-esteem. 
D) act violently, but deny these actions. 
A) appear to have high self-esteem, but it is fragile. 
B) have high self-esteem, but are aggressive. 
C) act modestly, but actually have very high self-esteem. 
D) act violently, but deny these actions.

Question 3

One of the main factors influencing people to report false memories is

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A) advances in psychoanalytic therapy. 
B) the many books on the topic in the popular press. 
C) new types of memory enhancing drugs. 
D) recent findings in hypnosis research. 
A) advances in psychoanalytic therapy. 
B) the many books on the topic in the popular press. 
C) new types of memory enhancing drugs. 
D) recent findings in hypnosis research.

Question 4

Without telling you that I have used photo-editing software to create a photo, I show you a picture of yourself next to a flying saucer.Later I ask you if you ever had an encounter with a flying saucer in your childhood.You most likely will report that you

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A) probably are more confident that you had seen a flying saucer when a child than you would have been before seeing the picture. 
B) do not have any more confidence that you have seen a flying saucer than before you saw the obviously edited picture. 
C) will readily be able to recall an alien abduction in a past life while under hypnosis after seeing the picture. 
D) will be prompted to have a dream about an alien encounter in the near future. 
A) probably are more confident that you had seen a flying saucer when a child than you would have been before seeing the picture. 
B) do not have any more confidence that you have seen a flying saucer than before you saw the obviously edited picture. 
C) will readily be able to recall an alien abduction in a past life while under hypnosis after seeing the picture. 
D) will be prompted to have a dream about an alien encounter in the near future.

Question 5

Horney thought that the penis was

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A) important in the understanding development in boys. 
B) not important to understanding the development in girls. 
C) a symbol of social power. 
D) even more important then Freud believed. 
A) important in the understanding development in boys. 
B) not important to understanding the development in girls. 
C) a symbol of social power. 
D) even more important then Freud believed.

Question 6

In the "strange situation procedure," _____ infants are happiest when the mother returns.

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A) securely attached 
B) avoidantly attached 
C) ambivalently attached 
D) separation anxiety 
A) securely attached 
B) avoidantly attached 
C) ambivalently attached 
D) separation anxiety

Question 7

Research discussed in the text found that people who scored low, compared to high, on narcissism

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A) used more first-person pronouns in essays. 
B) do not punish opponents in video games when insulted. 
C) spent more time looking at themselves on videos. 
D) rated their performance more positively than other observers. 
A) used more first-person pronouns in essays. 
B) do not punish opponents in video games when insulted. 
C) spent more time looking at themselves on videos. 
D) rated their performance more positively than other observers.

Question 8

Research suggests that when criticized, a narcissist may tend to

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A) ignore it. 
B) behave aggressively. 
C) congratulate themselves quietly. 
D) boast loudly to everyone who will listen. 
A) ignore it. 
B) behave aggressively. 
C) congratulate themselves quietly. 
D) boast loudly to everyone who will listen.

Question 9

A study on false memories by psychologist Elizabeth Loftus demonstrated that

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A) false memories can occur only in brain damaged individuals. 
B) individuals find it impossible to bring forth false memories when hypnotized. 
C) asking leading questions could implant false memories in individuals. 
D) individuals remembered only salient cues when under the influence of sodium amatol. 
A) false memories can occur only in brain damaged individuals. 
B) individuals find it impossible to bring forth false memories when hypnotized. 
C) asking leading questions could implant false memories in individuals. 
D) individuals remembered only salient cues when under the influence of sodium amatol.

Question 10

The terms "feminine" and "masculine" refer to

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A) sex. 
B) personality disorders. 
C) traits or roles assigned to women and men in a particular culture. 
D) All of these. 
A) sex. 
B) personality disorders. 
C) traits or roles assigned to women and men in a particular culture. 
D) All of these.

Question 11

Eva's mother left her on her own quite often and did not care for her needs when she was a child.If Eva internalizes this image of her mother she may, from an object relations perspective,

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A) have difficulty trusting people later in life. 
B) search for acceptance in later life. 
C) become a poor mother herself in later life. 
D) become an overly cautious mother in later life. 
A) have difficulty trusting people later in life. 
B) search for acceptance in later life. 
C) become a poor mother herself in later life. 
D) become an overly cautious mother in later life.

Question 12

More infants fall into the _____ category than the other categories.

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A) securely attached 
B) avoidantly attached 
C) ambivalently attached 
D) separation anxiety 
A) securely attached 
B) avoidantly attached 
C) ambivalently attached 
D) separation anxiety

Question 13

Which of the following terms does NOT describe an attachment style identified by Ainsworth?

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A) Secure 
B) Avoidant 
C) Ambivalent 
D) Separated 
A) Secure 
B) Avoidant 
C) Ambivalent 
D) Separated

Question 14

Bowlby suggested that _____ anxiety indicates a problem with a child's attachment to the mother.

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A) moral 
B) neurotic 
C) objective 
D) separation 
A) moral 
B) neurotic 
C) objective 
D) separation

Question 15

Holly Ramona's memories of being abused as a child were

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A) most likely implanted in her memory by her therapist. 
B) considered accurate by memory researchers. 
C) were thought to be misinterpretations of childhood fantasies. 
D) based on the manifest content of her dreams. 
A) most likely implanted in her memory by her therapist. 
B) considered accurate by memory researchers. 
C) were thought to be misinterpretations of childhood fantasies. 
D) based on the manifest content of her dreams.

Question 16

The _____ view holds that information in our unconscious mind operates mostly the same as information in our conscious mind.

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A) id psychology 
B) Freudian 
C) social power 
D) cognitive unconscious 
A) id psychology 
B) Freudian 
C) social power 
D) cognitive unconscious

Question 17

According to Erikson, overprotective parents can contribute to a child's sense of

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A) guilt. 
B) stagnation. 
C) doubt. 
D) mistrust. 
A) guilt. 
B) stagnation. 
C) doubt. 
D) mistrust.

Question 18

The _____ bias is the tendency to only look for evidence that confirms a previous hunch.

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A) confirmatory 
B) repression 
C) priming 
D) regression 
A) confirmatory 
B) repression 
C) priming 
D) regression

Question 19

Mothers who are very responsive to their baby's crying in its early months of life will find that when their baby is about 1-year-old the baby will

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A) be ambivalently attached to the mother. 
B) cry just as much as it did as an infant. 
C) be securely attached to the mother. 
D) cry substantially less then when it was an infant. 
A) be ambivalently attached to the mother. 
B) cry just as much as it did as an infant. 
C) be securely attached to the mother. 
D) cry substantially less then when it was an infant.

Question 20

Erikson believed that each stage of development was marked by a _____ conflict.

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A) psychosexual 
B) libidinal 
C) psychosocial 
D) thanatatic 
A) psychosexual 
B) libidinal 
C) psychosocial 
D) thanatatic

Hypnosis and sodium amytal usually lead to

The narcissistic paradox is that narcissists

One of the main factors influencing people to report false memories is

Without telling you that I have used photo-editing software to create a photo, I show you a picture of yourself next to a flying saucer.Later I ask you if you ever had an encounter with a flying saucer in your childhood.You most likely will report that you

Horney thought that the penis was

In the "strange situation procedure," _____ infants are happiest when the mother returns.

Research discussed in the text found that people who scored low, compared to high, on narcissism

Research suggests that when criticized, a narcissist may tend to

A study on false memories by psychologist Elizabeth Loftus demonstrated that

The terms "feminine" and "masculine" refer to

Eva's mother left her on her own quite often and did not care for her needs when she was a child.If Eva internalizes this image of her mother she may, from an object relations perspective,

More infants fall into the _____ category than the other categories.

Which of the following terms does NOT describe an attachment style identified by Ainsworth?

Bowlby suggested that _____ anxiety indicates a problem with a child's attachment to the mother.

Holly Ramona's memories of being abused as a child were

The _____ view holds that information in our unconscious mind operates mostly the same as information in our conscious mind.

According to Erikson, overprotective parents can contribute to a child's sense of

The _____ bias is the tendency to only look for evidence that confirms a previous hunch.

Mothers who are very responsive to their baby's crying in its early months of life will find that when their baby is about 1-year-old the baby will

Erikson believed that each stage of development was marked by a _____ conflict.

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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

Motives and Personality

Cognitive Topics in Personality

Emotion and Personality

Approaches to the Self

Personality and Social Interaction

Sex, Gender, and Personality

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Exam 10: Psychoanalytic Approaches: Contemporary Issues

Hypnosis and sodium amytal usually lead to

The narcissistic paradox is that narcissists

One of the main factors influencing people to report false memories is

Without telling you that I have used photo-editing software to create a photo, I show you a picture of yourself next to a flying saucer.Later I ask you if you ever had an encounter with a flying saucer in your childhood.You most likely will report that you

Horney thought that the penis was

In the "strange situation procedure," _____ infants are happiest when the mother returns.

Research discussed in the text found that people who scored low, compared to high, on narcissism

Research suggests that when criticized, a narcissist may tend to

A study on false memories by psychologist Elizabeth Loftus demonstrated that

The terms "feminine" and "masculine" refer to

Eva's mother left her on her own quite often and did not care for her needs when she was a child.If Eva internalizes this image of her mother she may, from an object relations perspective,

More infants fall into the _____ category than the other categories.

Which of the following terms does NOT describe an attachment style identified by Ainsworth?

Bowlby suggested that _____ anxiety indicates a problem with a child's attachment to the mother.

Holly Ramona's memories of being abused as a child were

The _____ view holds that information in our unconscious mind operates mostly the same as information in our conscious mind.

According to Erikson, overprotective parents can contribute to a child's sense of

The _____ bias is the tendency to only look for evidence that confirms a previous hunch.

Mothers who are very responsive to their baby's crying in its early months of life will find that when their baby is about 1-year-old the baby will

Erikson believed that each stage of development was marked by a _____ conflict.

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

Motives and Personality

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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