Exam 12: Personality

During a grade school field trip,Ryan and his friends were running down a hill when he stepped on a snake.He was unharmed but shaken by the experience.When one of his friends mentioned the incident months later,Ryan could not remember running down the hill that day.Freud would say that this is an example of __________.

Dr.Mano is a personality researcher who is NOT interested in the particular idiosyncrasies that make individuals unique.Instead,her research involves studying large groups of people in order to make generalizations about the structure of personality.Dr.Mano's research is an example of:

According to Eysenck,the reason why some people seek out exciting new social and emotional experiences is that they:

An infant's temperament is a useful predictor of his or her adult personality.

The MMPI-2 is a personality test that is designed to:

Which of the following is not a critique of Freud's psychodynamic approach to personality?

_______________is a characteristic pattern of thinking,interacting,and reacting that is unique to each individual,and remains relatively consistent over time and situations.

Joe seems to be constantly condemning himself for being bad and "sinful." In psychoanalytic terms,we would say that Joe has an overdeveloped _______.

Creative,fair-minded,and impulsive are examples of ____________.

Six-year-old Suzie sees her younger brother approaching with the new toy he received for his birthday.Suzie suddenly decides she wants the toy,so she pushes her brother to the ground,grabs his toy,and rushes into the next room to play with it.During this situation,the part of Suzie's personality which is most likely in control is her _______.

A key critique of Freud's theory of personality is that:

Your friend,who is normally introverted,is outraged at the taxi driver who is trying to overcharge you.He is cursing at the driver in a verbal altercation.This event is most likely due to his _____.

Kaitlin describes herself as unmotivated.She has not felt rewarded by her attempts to succeed at school or work and,therefore,has given up trying.How might a psychologist who adopts a strict behaviorist approach account for Kaitlin's behavior?

Luisa believes that people are generally good at heart,and that they usually do the right thing if you give them a chance.Which psychological perspective is most likely to appeal to her?

Which of the following is a projective test?

According to Freud,the _______ makes up the largest part of our personality.

Kosuke believes that a woman should not be President of the United States because women are biologically predisposed to have "unpresidential" personalities.Which of the following should you tell him?

A newborn baby is in what stage of psychosexual development?

Research discussed in your textbook suggests that people misrepresent their true personalities on social networking sites such as Facebook.

According to Freud,which of the following is the order in which the stages of psychosexual development occur?