Question 1

"Becoming what one ought to be" is one way to define ________.

Accepted Answer

A) a peak experience 
B) self-actualisation 
C) achievement potential 
D) self-concept 
A) a peak experience 
B) self-actualisation 
C) achievement potential 
D) self-concept

Question 2

A statistical technique that analyses the correlations among responses on personality inventories and other measures is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the Big Five 
B) factor analysis 
C) self-actualisation 
D) standard deviation 
A) the Big Five 
B) factor analysis 
C) self-actualisation 
D) standard deviation

Question 3

The important study of twins conducted at the University of Minnesota has found that many personality traits are influenced by genetic factors. These findings have been repeatedly confirmed by examining twin samples from intact families. This is an important reminder of the critical-thinking concept of

Accepted Answer

A) ruling out rival hypotheses. 
B) extraordinary claims. 
C) falsifiability. 
D) replicability. 
A) ruling out rival hypotheses. 
B) extraordinary claims. 
C) falsifiability. 
D) replicability.

Question 4

According to the authors, the key criteria for evaluating personality assessments are ________.

Accepted Answer

A) objectivity and reliability 
B) objectivity and validity 
C) reliability and objectivity 
D) reliability and validity 
A) objectivity and reliability 
B) objectivity and validity 
C) reliability and objectivity 
D) reliability and validity

Question 5

What theorist strongly disagreed with Freud's ideas about women and their feelings of inferiority and the Oedipus complex?

Accepted Answer

A) Adler 
B) Horney 
C) Jung 
D) Klein 
A) Adler 
B) Horney 
C) Jung 
D) Klein

Question 6

Research suggests that the Big Five personality traits are

Accepted Answer

A) unique to each culture. 
B) identical in every culture. 
C) fairly consistent across many cultures. 
D) useless for cultural evaluation. 
A) unique to each culture. 
B) identical in every culture. 
C) fairly consistent across many cultures. 
D) useless for cultural evaluation.

Question 7

Oscar redirects his aggressive urges to beat up and dominate others into a lucrative career as a professional boxer. This is an example of what Freudian defence mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A) Displacement 
B) Projection 
C) Rationalisation 
D) Sublimation 
A) Displacement 
B) Projection 
C) Rationalisation 
D) Sublimation

Question 8

According to the humanists, a core motive in human personality development was

Accepted Answer

A) achieving desired behavioural contingencies. 
B) conditional acceptance. 
C) self-actualisation. 
D) resolving internal motivational conflict. 
A) achieving desired behavioural contingencies. 
B) conditional acceptance. 
C) self-actualisation. 
D) resolving internal motivational conflict.

Question 9

Illustrate the acceptable and dubious forms of personality assessment that have existed or exist today in the field of personality psychology. Your discussion needs to identify at least one acceptable and two dubious forms of personality assessment.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary but should contain the

Question 10

In one of Aesop's fables, a fox is unable to obtain some grapes that he truly wishes to have. However, after failing to obtain them, he downplays their importance. This behaviour is most consistent with the defence mechanism of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) displacement 
B) intellectualisation 
C) rationalisation 
D) sublimation 
A) displacement 
B) intellectualisation 
C) rationalisation 
D) sublimation

Question 11

Which motto would best fit the id?

Accepted Answer

A) "I can't do that because it is against the rules." 
B) "I would like to do that, but it can wait for later." 
C) "If it feels good, then do it." 
D) "If she did it, I can, too." 
A) "I can't do that because it is against the rules." 
B) "I would like to do that, but it can wait for later." 
C) "If it feels good, then do it." 
D) "If she did it, I can, too."

Question 12

A key criticism of the trait perspective of personality development is that it

Accepted Answer

A) fails to explain the cause of the differences in the various trait dimensions. 
B) focuses too much on the role of unconscious forces in personality development. 
C) ignores the evil and selfishness that humans are capable of. 
D) lacks supportive evidence for the existence of multiple trait dimensions. 
A) fails to explain the cause of the differences in the various trait dimensions. 
B) focuses too much on the role of unconscious forces in personality development. 
C) ignores the evil and selfishness that humans are capable of. 
D) lacks supportive evidence for the existence of multiple trait dimensions.

Question 13

When Kate read her horoscope for the day, she was amazed to find that it described her very well. She is probably a victim of

Accepted Answer

A) the P.T. Barnum effect. 
B) mental set bias. 
C) self-actualisation. 
D) social desirability bias. 
A) the P.T. Barnum effect. 
B) mental set bias. 
C) self-actualisation. 
D) social desirability bias.

Question 14

Rationalisation involves

Accepted Answer

A) motivated forgetting of distressing experiences. 
B) unconscious attribution of our negative qualities onto others. 
C) providing reasonable-sounding explanations for unreasonable behaviours or failures. 
D) transforming an anxiety-producing experience into its opposite. 
A) motivated forgetting of distressing experiences. 
B) unconscious attribution of our negative qualities onto others. 
C) providing reasonable-sounding explanations for unreasonable behaviours or failures. 
D) transforming an anxiety-producing experience into its opposite.

Question 15

A newborn baby is in what stage of psychosexual development?

Accepted Answer

A) Anal stage 
B) Latency stage 
C) Oral stage 
D) Phallic stage 
A) Anal stage 
B) Latency stage 
C) Oral stage 
D) Phallic stage

Question 16

Freud's theory of personality is most interested in understanding the interaction among the three structures of personality within the ________ mind.

Accepted Answer

A) conscious 
B) preconscious 
C) split 
D) unconscious 
A) conscious 
B) preconscious 
C) split 
D) unconscious

Question 17

When reviewing Freud's theory of personality development, a critical thinker would be most concerned about the

Accepted Answer

A) mixture of correlation with causation. 
B) lack of falsifiable hypotheses for key aspects. 
C) lack of extraordinary evidence for extraordinary claims. 
D) high level of support for many key aspects. 
A) mixture of correlation with causation. 
B) lack of falsifiable hypotheses for key aspects. 
C) lack of extraordinary evidence for extraordinary claims. 
D) high level of support for many key aspects.

Question 18

According to the authors, criminal profilers are

Accepted Answer

A) no more accurate and insightful than college students with no training in criminology. 
B) much more accurate and insightful than college students with no training in criminology. 
C) more accurate and insightful than college students, but not any more accurate than clinical psychologists in their judgements. 
D) less accurate and insightful than both college students and clinical psychologists in their judgements. 
A) no more accurate and insightful than college students with no training in criminology. 
B) much more accurate and insightful than college students with no training in criminology. 
C) more accurate and insightful than college students, but not any more accurate than clinical psychologists in their judgements. 
D) less accurate and insightful than both college students and clinical psychologists in their judgements.

Question 19

Jayne is a 26-month-old toddler. She is most likely in the ________ stage.

Accepted Answer

A) oral 
B) anal 
C) phallic 
D) genital 
A) oral 
B) anal 
C) phallic 
D) genital

Question 20

Who is not a psychoanalytic personality theorist?

Accepted Answer

A) Carl Rogers 
B) Alfred Adler 
C) Sigmund Freud 
D) Carl Jung 
A) Carl Rogers 
B) Alfred Adler 
C) Sigmund Freud 
D) Carl Jung

"Becoming what one ought to be" is one way to define ________.

A statistical technique that analyses the correlations among responses on personality inventories and other measures is called ________.

According to the authors, the key criteria for evaluating personality assessments are ________.

What theorist strongly disagreed with Freud's ideas about women and their feelings of inferiority and the Oedipus complex?

Research suggests that the Big Five personality traits are

Oscar redirects his aggressive urges to beat up and dominate others into a lucrative career as a professional boxer. This is an example of what Freudian defence mechanism?

According to the humanists, a core motive in human personality development was

Illustrate the acceptable and dubious forms of personality assessment that have existed or exist today in the field of personality psychology. Your discussion needs to identify at least one acceptable and two dubious forms of personality assessment.

In one of Aesop's fables, a fox is unable to obtain some grapes that he truly wishes to have. However, after failing to obtain them, he downplays their importance. This behaviour is most consistent with the defence mechanism of ________.

Which motto would best fit the id?

A key criticism of the trait perspective of personality development is that it

When Kate read her horoscope for the day, she was amazed to find that it described her very well. She is probably a victim of

Rationalisation involves

A newborn baby is in what stage of psychosexual development?

Freud's theory of personality is most interested in understanding the interaction among the three structures of personality within the ________ mind.

When reviewing Freud's theory of personality development, a critical thinker would be most concerned about the

According to the authors, criminal profilers are

Jayne is a 26-month-old toddler. She is most likely in the ________ stage.

Who is not a psychoanalytic personality theorist?

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Exam 15: Personality

"Becoming what one ought to be" is one way to define ________.

A statistical technique that analyses the correlations among responses on personality inventories and other measures is called ________.

According to the authors, the key criteria for evaluating personality assessments are ________.

What theorist strongly disagreed with Freud's ideas about women and their feelings of inferiority and the Oedipus complex?

Research suggests that the Big Five personality traits are

Oscar redirects his aggressive urges to beat up and dominate others into a lucrative career as a professional boxer. This is an example of what Freudian defence mechanism?

According to the humanists, a core motive in human personality development was

Illustrate the acceptable and dubious forms of personality assessment that have existed or exist today in the field of personality psychology. Your discussion needs to identify at least one acceptable and two dubious forms of personality assessment.

In one of Aesop's fables, a fox is unable to obtain some grapes that he truly wishes to have. However, after failing to obtain them, he downplays their importance. This behaviour is most consistent with the defence mechanism of ________.

Which motto would best fit the id?

A key criticism of the trait perspective of personality development is that it

When Kate read her horoscope for the day, she was amazed to find that it described her very well. She is probably a victim of

Rationalisation involves

A newborn baby is in what stage of psychosexual development?

Freud's theory of personality is most interested in understanding the interaction among the three structures of personality within the ________ mind.

When reviewing Freud's theory of personality development, a critical thinker would be most concerned about the

According to the authors, criminal profilers are

Jayne is a 26-month-old toddler. She is most likely in the ________ stage.

Who is not a psychoanalytic personality theorist?

Science and Pseudoscience in Psychology

Research Methods

Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Reasoning and Language

Intelligence and Iq Testing

Human Development

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Stress, Coping and Health

Social Psychology

Cross-Cultural Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Psychological and Biological Treatments

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