Question 1

McCrae and Costa agree with Eysenck that personality traits are ______ and follow the bell shaped distribution.

Accepted Answer

A) unipolar 
B) dichotomous 
C) unpredictable 
D) bipolar 
A) unipolar 
B) dichotomous 
C) unpredictable 
D) bipolar

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT an example of the four postulates for basic tendencies?

Accepted Answer

A) individuality 
B) plasticity 
C) structure 
D) origin 
E) development 
A) individuality 
B) plasticity 
C) structure 
D) origin 
E) development

Question 3

Eysenck and Grossarth-Maticek found that

Accepted Answer

A) people with a helpless, hopeless attitude tended to die more from cancer than from heart disease. 
B) people who reacted to frustration with anger and emotional arousal tended to die more from cancer than from heart disease. 
C) people who regarded their own autonomy as important had high death rates from both cancer and heart disease. 
D) no relationship existed between personality factors and disease. 
A) people with a helpless, hopeless attitude tended to die more from cancer than from heart disease. 
B) people who reacted to frustration with anger and emotional arousal tended to die more from cancer than from heart disease. 
C) people who regarded their own autonomy as important had high death rates from both cancer and heart disease. 
D) no relationship existed between personality factors and disease.

Question 4

Cattell classified traits that refer to how far or how fast one can perform a given activity as ____________ traits.

Accepted Answer

A) temperament 
B) motivational 
C) dynamic 
D) ability 
A) temperament 
B) motivational 
C) dynamic 
D) ability

Question 5

Explain briefly how factor analysis is used to measure personality traits.

Accepted Answer

Factor analysis is a mathematical techni

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT listed by Eysenck as a criterion for identifying a factor?

Accepted Answer

A) It must possess social relevance. 
B) There must be psychometric evidence for its existence. 
C) It must be identified through the inductive method. 
D) It must relate to some reasonable theory of personality. 
E) The factor must possess heritability. 
A) It must possess social relevance. 
B) There must be psychometric evidence for its existence. 
C) It must be identified through the inductive method. 
D) It must relate to some reasonable theory of personality. 
E) The factor must possess heritability.

Question 7

What evidence did Eysenck present on the biological bases of personality?

Accepted Answer

A) People in different parts of the world have different types of personality. 
B) People tend to change their personality patterns as they age. 
C) Identical twins have more similar personalities than fraternal twins reared together. 
D) Identical twins and fraternal twins reared together are equally similar in their personalities. 
A) People in different parts of the world have different types of personality. 
B) People tend to change their personality patterns as they age. 
C) Identical twins have more similar personalities than fraternal twins reared together. 
D) Identical twins and fraternal twins reared together are equally similar in their personalities.

Question 8

Eysenck's P type is a bipolar factor consisting of

Accepted Answer

A) psychoticism and neuroticism. 
B) psychoticism and superego. 
C) proactivity and passivity. 
D) punctuality and procrastination. 
A) psychoticism and neuroticism. 
B) psychoticism and superego. 
C) proactivity and passivity. 
D) punctuality and procrastination.

Question 9

Eysenck's psychoticism factor (P) is characteristic of

Accepted Answer

A) normal personalities only. 
B) abnormal personalities only. 
C) normal and abnormal personalities. 
D) neither normal nor abnormal personalities. 
A) normal personalities only. 
B) abnormal personalities only. 
C) normal and abnormal personalities. 
D) neither normal nor abnormal personalities.

Question 10

The people who most influenced Eysenck were

Accepted Answer

A) Cyril Burt and Charles Spearman. 
B) R.B.Cattell and B.F.Skinner. 
C) Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler. 
D) E.L.Thorndike and Julian Rotter. 
A) Cyril Burt and Charles Spearman. 
B) R.B.Cattell and B.F.Skinner. 
C) Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler. 
D) E.L.Thorndike and Julian Rotter.

Question 11

The question of how we respond to opportunities and demands of the social situation or context is called

Accepted Answer

A) characteristic adaptations. 
B) external influences. 
C) peripheral adaptations. 
D) basic tendencies. 
A) characteristic adaptations. 
B) external influences. 
C) peripheral adaptations. 
D) basic tendencies.

Question 12

According to Eysenck, introverted types are characterized by all the following traits EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) quiet. 
B) passive. 
C) optimistic. 
D) sober. 
E) thoughtful. 
A) quiet. 
B) passive. 
C) optimistic. 
D) sober. 
E) thoughtful.

Question 13

According to Eysenck, an individual characterized by hysteria, suggestibility, and somatic symptoms would score high on the ____________ scale.

Accepted Answer

A) extraversion 
B) neuroticism 
C) psychoticism 
D) superego 
A) extraversion 
B) neuroticism 
C) psychoticism 
D) superego

Question 14

The principal difference between basic tendencies and characteristic adaptations is

Accepted Answer

A) their resistance to change. 
B) their separateness. 
C) their flexibility. 
D) their inflexibility. 
A) their resistance to change. 
B) their separateness. 
C) their flexibility. 
D) their inflexibility.

Question 15

Eysenck's three general types or superfactors are

Accepted Answer

A) bipolar factors. 
B) unique surface traits. 
C) pathological factors. 
D) surface traits. 
A) bipolar factors. 
B) unique surface traits. 
C) pathological factors. 
D) surface traits.

Question 16

A major thrust of Eysenck's theory is that personality results from the basic genetic and neurophysiological makeup of humans.Which biological research findings support this assertion?

Accepted Answer

A) Cortical arousal and sensory stimulation levels match certain personality traits. 
B) Identical twins are much more likely to have the same basic trait orientations. 
C) Extraverts tend to think faster than introverts. 
D) Introverts were found to outperform extraverts on tasks involving motoric response rates. 
A) Cortical arousal and sensory stimulation levels match certain personality traits. 
B) Identical twins are much more likely to have the same basic trait orientations. 
C) Extraverts tend to think faster than introverts. 
D) Introverts were found to outperform extraverts on tasks involving motoric response rates.

Question 17

The key, ideal factor that has allowed Costa and McCrae to investigate the trait-structure of personality has been

Accepted Answer

A) the re-emergence in the 1970s of traits as the most viable explanation for personality. 
B) the mentoring of Walter Mischel for both researchers. 
C) serendipity and good fortune. 
D) the large, well-established datasets of adults at the NIH in Baltimore, 
E) Maryland. 
A) the re-emergence in the 1970s of traits as the most viable explanation for personality. 
B) the mentoring of Walter Mischel for both researchers. 
C) serendipity and good fortune. 
D) the large, well-established datasets of adults at the NIH in Baltimore, 
E) Maryland.

Question 18

Research on traits and emotion tends to support the hypothesis that

Accepted Answer

A) extraversion is related to more negative moods in the face of stressors. 
B) neuroticism is related to more positive, but also more unstable, moods. 
C) people's actions can subvert their predispositions to certain behaviors. 
D) acting extraverted does not raise positive moods in the less extraverted. 
A) extraversion is related to more negative moods in the face of stressors. 
B) neuroticism is related to more positive, but also more unstable, moods. 
C) people's actions can subvert their predispositions to certain behaviors. 
D) acting extraverted does not raise positive moods in the less extraverted.

Question 19

The major strength of the Factor and Trait approaches

Accepted Answer

A) is found in their ability to organize knowledge. 
B) lies in the high level of internal consistency between the two main theories. 
C) lies in the parsimony of the theory, or the fewest number of explanatory factors possible. 
D) is found in all of these. 
A) is found in their ability to organize knowledge. 
B) lies in the high level of internal consistency between the two main theories. 
C) lies in the parsimony of the theory, or the fewest number of explanatory factors possible. 
D) is found in all of these.

Question 20

In the Five-Factor theory, behavior, in part, is predicted by three core components.Which of the following is NOT a core component?

Accepted Answer

A) self-concept 
B) external influences 
C) characteristic adaptations 
D) basic tendencies 
A) self-concept 
B) external influences 
C) characteristic adaptations 
D) basic tendencies

McCrae and Costa agree with Eysenck that personality traits are ______ and follow the bell shaped distribution.

Which of the following is NOT an example of the four postulates for basic tendencies?

Eysenck and Grossarth-Maticek found that

Cattell classified traits that refer to how far or how fast one can perform a given activity as ____________ traits.

Explain briefly how factor analysis is used to measure personality traits.

Which of the following is NOT listed by Eysenck as a criterion for identifying a factor?

What evidence did Eysenck present on the biological bases of personality?

Eysenck's P type is a bipolar factor consisting of

Eysenck's psychoticism factor (P) is characteristic of

The people who most influenced Eysenck were

The question of how we respond to opportunities and demands of the social situation or context is called

According to Eysenck, introverted types are characterized by all the following traits EXCEPT

According to Eysenck, an individual characterized by hysteria, suggestibility, and somatic symptoms would score high on the ____________ scale.

The principal difference between basic tendencies and characteristic adaptations is

Eysenck's three general types or superfactors are

A major thrust of Eysenck's theory is that personality results from the basic genetic and neurophysiological makeup of humans.Which biological research findings support this assertion?

The key, ideal factor that has allowed Costa and McCrae to investigate the trait-structure of personality has been

Research on traits and emotion tends to support the hypothesis that

The major strength of the Factor and Trait approaches

In the Five-Factor theory, behavior, in part, is predicted by three core components.Which of the following is NOT a core component?

Introduction to Personality Theory

Freud: Psychoanalysis

Adler: Individual Psychology

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Klein: Object Relations Theory

Horney: Psychoanalytic Social Theory

Erikson: Post-Freudian Theory

Fromm: Humanistic Psychoanalysis

Maslow: Holistic-Dynamic Theory

Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

May: Existential Psychology

Allport: Psychology of the Individual

Mccrae and Costas Five Factor Trait Theory

Buss: Evolutionary Theory of Personality

Skinner: Behavioral Analysis

Bandura: Social Cognitive Theory

Rotter and Mischel: Cognitive Social Learning Theory

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Exam 14: Eysencks Biologically Based Factor Theory

McCrae and Costa agree with Eysenck that personality traits are ______ and follow the bell shaped distribution.

Which of the following is NOT an example of the four postulates for basic tendencies?

Eysenck and Grossarth-Maticek found that

Cattell classified traits that refer to how far or how fast one can perform a given activity as ____________ traits.

Explain briefly how factor analysis is used to measure personality traits.

Which of the following is NOT listed by Eysenck as a criterion for identifying a factor?

What evidence did Eysenck present on the biological bases of personality?

Eysenck's P type is a bipolar factor consisting of

Eysenck's psychoticism factor (P) is characteristic of

The people who most influenced Eysenck were

The question of how we respond to opportunities and demands of the social situation or context is called

According to Eysenck, introverted types are characterized by all the following traits EXCEPT

According to Eysenck, an individual characterized by hysteria, suggestibility, and somatic symptoms would score high on the ____________ scale.

The principal difference between basic tendencies and characteristic adaptations is

Eysenck's three general types or superfactors are

A major thrust of Eysenck's theory is that personality results from the basic genetic and neurophysiological makeup of humans.Which biological research findings support this assertion?

The key, ideal factor that has allowed Costa and McCrae to investigate the trait-structure of personality has been

Research on traits and emotion tends to support the hypothesis that

The major strength of the Factor and Trait approaches

In the Five-Factor theory, behavior, in part, is predicted by three core components.Which of the following is NOT a core component?

Introduction to Personality Theory

Freud: Psychoanalysis

Adler: Individual Psychology

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Klein: Object Relations Theory

Horney: Psychoanalytic Social Theory

Erikson: Post-Freudian Theory

Fromm: Humanistic Psychoanalysis

Maslow: Holistic-Dynamic Theory

Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

May: Existential Psychology

Allport: Psychology of the Individual

Mccrae and Costas Five Factor Trait Theory

Buss: Evolutionary Theory of Personality

Skinner: Behavioral Analysis

Bandura: Social Cognitive Theory

Rotter and Mischel: Cognitive Social Learning Theory

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