Exam 9: Personality and Individual Differences

Intelligence tests were originally designed to identify students in need of special attention in the classroom.

A statistical method of identifying associations among a large number of variables to reveal more general patterns is called _____________.

Sarah takes the WAIS-III and finds out that her score is a 145.Sarah is considered intellectually __________ according to the results of her test.

The pattern of enduring characteristics that produce consistency and individuality in a given person constitutes their ____________.

A technique used to validate questions in personality tests by studying the responses of people with known diagnoses is called test validity.

According to humanistic theory,an attitude of acceptance and respect on the part of an observer,no matter what a person says or does,is called _________________.

Internal events such as thoughts,feelings,and motivations are ignored by strict learning theorists.

The capacity to understand the world,think rationally,and use resources effectively when faced with challenges is considered one's _______________.

According to Jung,there are universal symbols that represent a particular person,object,or experience,and these are called _______________.

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 is an example of a self-report measure used to assess personality and behaviors.

Explain the biological and evolutionary approaches to personality.

Standards of test performance that permit the comparison of one person's score on a test with the scores of others who have taken the same test are called ______________.

The ego operates according to the ____________ principle.

It is no longer acceptable to call people mentally retarded;instead we must classify them as intellectually disabled.

The accumulation of information,skills,and strategies that are learned through experience and can be applied in problem-solving situations is known as __________ intelligence.

Why is the trait approach to personality significant?

In his theory of multiple intelligences,Sigmund Freud proposed that there are eight distinct spheres of intelligence.

The id operates according to the _____________ principle.

A statistical method of identifying associations among a large number of variables to reveal more general patterns is called _____________.

The pattern of enduring characteristics that produce consistency and individuality in a given person is a description of their ____________.