Question 1

In an objective personality test,a person's answers are

Accepted Answer

A)  scored by a machine. 
B)  subjectively scored by an expert. 
C)  compared to the test developer's expectations. 
D)  compared with the answers of others. 
A)  scored by a machine. 
B)  subjectively scored by an expert. 
C)  compared to the test developer's expectations. 
D)  compared with the answers of others.

Question 2

What is the primary function of the preconscious mind?

Accepted Answer

A)  The contents of memory that we are currently processing. 
B)  Memories are not presently conscious but can easily be brought into consciousness. 
C)  The contents of memory that we are unaware of permantently. 
D)  Memories that were once available but are now gone due to interference and decay. 
A)  The contents of memory that we are currently processing. 
B)  Memories are not presently conscious but can easily be brought into consciousness. 
C)  The contents of memory that we are unaware of permantently. 
D)  Memories that were once available but are now gone due to interference and decay.

Question 3

The third force in psychology is known as the ______ theory of personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  humanistic 
B)  situational 
C)  psychoanalytic 
D)  behavioral 
A)  humanistic 
B)  situational 
C)  psychoanalytic 
D)  behavioral

Question 4

Brains of neurotic persons shown sad scenes evoking negative emotions

Accepted Answer

A)  showed increased amygdala activity. 
B)  showed decreased activity in the amygdale. 
C)  showed increases in activity in the cerebral cortex. 
D)  showed no changes in the cortical brain activity. 
A)  showed increased amygdala activity. 
B)  showed decreased activity in the amygdale. 
C)  showed increases in activity in the cerebral cortex. 
D)  showed no changes in the cortical brain activity.

Question 5

Adler believed that the primary goal of personality development was to overcome

Accepted Answer

A)  unconditional motivation. 
B)  anal-retentiveness. 
C)  feelings of inferiority. 
D)  low ego strength. 
A)  unconditional motivation. 
B)  anal-retentiveness. 
C)  feelings of inferiority. 
D)  low ego strength.

Question 6

Sublimation involves displacement but with a healthy or positive outcome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In social learning theory,the fact that an individual's behavior and the social learning environment continually influence each other is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  self-regulation. 
B)  self-efficacy. 
C)  joint monitoring. 
D)  reciprocal determination. 
A)  self-regulation. 
B)  self-efficacy. 
C)  joint monitoring. 
D)  reciprocal determination.

Question 8

The theory of personality most compatible with the view that the basic qualities of personality are shaped by environmental forces is _______ theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  Freudian 
B)  trait 
C)  humanistic 
D)  social learning 
A)  Freudian 
B)  trait 
C)  humanistic 
D)  social learning

Question 9

When shown pictures of scenes that were happy or positive,highly extraverted people

Accepted Answer

A)  showed less arousal than introverted persons. 
B)  showed more arousal than introverted people. 
C)  tended to become more subject to later depressions. 
D)  became dangerously manic in their behavior. 
A)  showed less arousal than introverted persons. 
B)  showed more arousal than introverted people. 
C)  tended to become more subject to later depressions. 
D)  became dangerously manic in their behavior.

Question 10

You took a personality test,and the results indicated you were high in extraversion and moderate in agreeableness.These are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  situational questions. 
B)  surface traits. 
C)  the "big five" personality traits. 
D)  projective test results. 
A)  situational questions. 
B)  surface traits. 
C)  the "big five" personality traits. 
D)  projective test results.

Question 11

According to Freud,information that you are not currently aware of but can easily be recalled into awareness resides in the __________ mind.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

If a child feels loved and secure,Horney believed the child will

Accepted Answer

A)  develop a weak personality. 
B)  experience little or no conflict. 
C)  develop the need to be perfect. 
D)  be envious of power and privilege. 
A)  develop a weak personality. 
B)  experience little or no conflict. 
C)  develop the need to be perfect. 
D)  be envious of power and privilege.

Question 13

The self-actualized person has reached a high level of moral development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Repression is the process of pushing unacceptable thoughts into the unconscious mind.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The first psychosexual stage in Freud's personality theory is the ______ stage.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

What do humanists,psychoanalysts,and social learning theorists tend to agree on regarding personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  We guide our behavior by society's standards. 
B)  We are all born to be either good or bad. 
C)  We operate on the reality principle. 
D)  The unconscious mind holds the key to personality. 
A)  We guide our behavior by society's standards. 
B)  We are all born to be either good or bad. 
C)  We operate on the reality principle. 
D)  The unconscious mind holds the key to personality.

Question 17

According to Horney,the source of all psychological conflicts stems from

Accepted Answer

A)  conflicts between the personal and collective unconscious. 
B)  conflicts arising from inborn motives of the id. 
C)  failure to symbolize unconscious thoughts. 
D)  the development of anxious insecurity. 
A)  conflicts between the personal and collective unconscious. 
B)  conflicts arising from inborn motives of the id. 
C)  failure to symbolize unconscious thoughts. 
D)  the development of anxious insecurity.

Question 18

What is the major responsibility of the ego?

Accepted Answer

A)  to find socially acceptable ways for the id to be gratified 
B)  to prevent the death instinct from destroying the ego ideal 
C)  to fulfill the desire of the superego in moral matters 
D)  to make sure that the process of identification is not hampered 
A)  to find socially acceptable ways for the id to be gratified 
B)  to prevent the death instinct from destroying the ego ideal 
C)  to fulfill the desire of the superego in moral matters 
D)  to make sure that the process of identification is not hampered

Question 19

In Freud's analogy of the mind,the ______ mind is the tip of the iceberg visible above the surface.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

The Freudian part of personality called the id operates on the ______ principle.

Accepted Answer

A)  reality 
B)  pain 
C)  pleasure 
D)  guilt 
A)  reality 
B)  pain 
C)  pleasure 
D)  guilt

In an objective personality test,a person's answers are

What is the primary function of the preconscious mind?

The third force in psychology is known as the ______ theory of personality.

Brains of neurotic persons shown sad scenes evoking negative emotions

Adler believed that the primary goal of personality development was to overcome

Sublimation involves displacement but with a healthy or positive outcome.

In social learning theory,the fact that an individual's behavior and the social learning environment continually influence each other is known as

The theory of personality most compatible with the view that the basic qualities of personality are shaped by environmental forces is _______ theory.

When shown pictures of scenes that were happy or positive,highly extraverted people

You took a personality test,and the results indicated you were high in extraversion and moderate in agreeableness.These are examples of

According to Freud,information that you are not currently aware of but can easily be recalled into awareness resides in the __________ mind.

If a child feels loved and secure,Horney believed the child will

The self-actualized person has reached a high level of moral development.

Repression is the process of pushing unacceptable thoughts into the unconscious mind.

The first psychosexual stage in Freud's personality theory is the ______ stage.

What do humanists,psychoanalysts,and social learning theorists tend to agree on regarding personality?

According to Horney,the source of all psychological conflicts stems from

What is the major responsibility of the ego?

In Freud's analogy of the mind,the ______ mind is the tip of the iceberg visible above the surface.

The Freudian part of personality called the id operates on the ______ principle.

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Exam 12: Personality Theories and Assessment

In an objective personality test,a person's answers are

What is the primary function of the preconscious mind?

The third force in psychology is known as the ______ theory of personality.

Brains of neurotic persons shown sad scenes evoking negative emotions

Adler believed that the primary goal of personality development was to overcome

Sublimation involves displacement but with a healthy or positive outcome.

In social learning theory,the fact that an individual's behavior and the social learning environment continually influence each other is known as

The theory of personality most compatible with the view that the basic qualities of personality are shaped by environmental forces is _______ theory.

When shown pictures of scenes that were happy or positive,highly extraverted people

You took a personality test,and the results indicated you were high in extraversion and moderate in agreeableness.These are examples of

According to Freud,information that you are not currently aware of but can easily be recalled into awareness resides in the __________ mind.

If a child feels loved and secure,Horney believed the child will

The self-actualized person has reached a high level of moral development.

Repression is the process of pushing unacceptable thoughts into the unconscious mind.

The first psychosexual stage in Freud's personality theory is the ______ stage.

What do humanists,psychoanalysts,and social learning theorists tend to agree on regarding personality?

According to Horney,the source of all psychological conflicts stems from

What is the major responsibility of the ego?

In Freud's analogy of the mind,the ______ mind is the tip of the iceberg visible above the surface.

The Freudian part of personality called the id operates on the ______ principle.

Introduction to Psychology

Research Methods in Psychology

Biological Foundations in Behavior

The Interplay of Nature and Nurture

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Basic Principles of Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Developmental Psychology

Motivation and Emotion

Stress and Health

Abnormal Behavior

Therapies

Social Psychology

Psychology Applied to Business and Other Professions

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