Question 1

Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences divides intelligence into _________ independent abilities.

Accepted Answer

A) three 
B) five 
C) seven 
D) nine 
A) three 
B) five 
C) seven 
D) nine

Question 2

An individual operating on the reality principle seeks ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) immediate gratification 
B) perfect accomplishments 
C) to reveal unconscious motivations 
D) rational means for obtaining gratification 
A) immediate gratification 
B) perfect accomplishments 
C) to reveal unconscious motivations 
D) rational means for obtaining gratification

Question 3

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 _______.

Accepted Answer

A) conscious 
B) superego 
C) ego 
D) id 
A) conscious 
B) superego 
C) ego 
D) id

Question 4

There were three friends.Maybe you have heard of them! Harry was rational,logical,and cunning.Hermione was rule oriented,moral,and always ethical.Ron was pleasure seeking,found it hard to delay gratification,and usually just did what he wanted.According to Freud,Hermione was mostly __________.

Accepted Answer

A) id 
B) ego 
C) superego 
D) libido 
A) id 
B) ego 
C) superego 
D) libido

Question 5

Personality neuroscience is an emerging field,offering evidence of a possible relationship between various aspects of personality with __________________.

Accepted Answer

A) brain structure and function 
B) the structure and function of individual neurons 
C) skull shape and size 
D) neuroticism 
A) brain structure and function 
B) the structure and function of individual neurons 
C) skull shape and size 
D) neuroticism

Question 6

Which assessment technique requires people to respond to unstructured or ambiguous stimuli?

Accepted Answer

A) dynamic 
B) projective 
C) objective 
D) predictive 
A) dynamic 
B) projective 
C) objective 
D) predictive

Question 7

What did Raymond Cattell call the underlying traits that direct surface traits?

Accepted Answer

A) source traits 
B) secondary traits 
C) background traits 
D) subordinate traits 
A) source traits 
B) secondary traits 
C) background traits 
D) subordinate traits

Question 8

You are quite hungry but do not have a dime to your name.If you were described as "all id and only id'" what would you do?

Accepted Answer

A) Distract yourself with images of food. 
B) Steal a hot dog from the vendor on the corner. 
C) Run all the way home to get something to eat as soon as possible. 
D) Use the defense mechanism of denial to thwart the hunger pangs until an appropriate meal can be obtained. 
A) Distract yourself with images of food. 
B) Steal a hot dog from the vendor on the corner. 
C) Run all the way home to get something to eat as soon as possible. 
D) Use the defense mechanism of denial to thwart the hunger pangs until an appropriate meal can be obtained.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) libido 
B) id 
C) ego 
D) superego 
A) libido 
B) id 
C) ego 
D) superego

Question 10

Which of the Freudian stages of personality development begins around puberty?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

The concept of generalized intelligence is largely based on the theories of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Thurstone 
B) Simon 
C) Gardner 
D) Spearman 
A) Thurstone 
B) Simon 
C) Gardner 
D) Spearman

Question 12

The Minnesota Twin Studies have determined,as a result of years of research,that personality is entirely genetic and is not influenced by our surroundings or environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to Rogers,anxiety and neurotic behavior result from __________.

Accepted Answer

A) unconscious conflicts and desires. 
B) a mismatch between the real self and ideal self. 
C) receiving too much unconditional positive regard from significant others. 
D) learned habits of behavior. 
A) unconscious conflicts and desires. 
B) a mismatch between the real self and ideal self. 
C) receiving too much unconditional positive regard from significant others. 
D) learned habits of behavior.

Question 14

In the classic sitcom The Odd Couple,it was amazing that Oscar and Felix got along because Oscar was such a slob and Felix was so obsessively neat.From a Freudian perspective,what could be said about the way these two men made it through the anal stage of development?

Accepted Answer

A) Oscar was anally fixated,but Felix was not. 
B) Oscar and Felix were both anally fixated,but in different ways. 
C) Neither Oscar nor Felix were anally fixated.They just had different personalities. 
D) Felix was anally fixated,but Oscar was not. 
A) Oscar was anally fixated,but Felix was not. 
B) Oscar and Felix were both anally fixated,but in different ways. 
C) Neither Oscar nor Felix were anally fixated.They just had different personalities. 
D) Felix was anally fixated,but Oscar was not.

Question 15

According to Rogers,all people have a need for:

Accepted Answer

A) superiority. 
B) sex and aggression. 
C) positive regard. 
D) anxiety reduction. 
A) superiority. 
B) sex and aggression. 
C) positive regard. 
D) anxiety reduction.

Question 16

___________________theory emphasizes that humans are positively motivated and progress toward higher levels of functioning.

Accepted Answer

A) Humanistic 
B) Psychoanalytic 
C) Social learning 
D) Trait 
A) Humanistic 
B) Psychoanalytic 
C) Social learning 
D) Trait

Question 17

The Rorschach test requires test-takers to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) tell stories about a picture with people in it. 
B) answer hundreds of questions about their feelings and thoughts. 
C) perform tasks while an observer watches through a one-way mirror. 
D) look at ambiguous visual stimuli and tell what they think it is. 
A) tell stories about a picture with people in it. 
B) answer hundreds of questions about their feelings and thoughts. 
C) perform tasks while an observer watches through a one-way mirror. 
D) look at ambiguous visual stimuli and tell what they think it is.

Question 18

Unlike the psychodynamic view,the social cognitive view of personality __________.

Accepted Answer

A) tries to explain how people become the people they are. 
B) stresses the importance of early childhood in personality development. 
C) is fully able to explain all the complexities of human behavior. 
D) has been scientifically tested. 
A) tries to explain how people become the people they are. 
B) stresses the importance of early childhood in personality development. 
C) is fully able to explain all the complexities of human behavior. 
D) has been scientifically tested.

Question 19

What is Freud's term for the primitive,biological side of personality?

Accepted Answer

A) id 
B) ego 
C) superego 
D) preconscious 
A) id 
B) ego 
C) superego 
D) preconscious

Question 20

In Freud's theory,the id is to fun as the superego is to __________

Accepted Answer

A) guilt 
B) pride 
C) rules 
D) freedom 
A) guilt 
B) pride 
C) rules 
D) freedom

Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences divides intelligence into _________ independent abilities.

An individual operating on the reality principle seeks ___________.

There were three friends.Maybe you have heard of them! Harry was rational,logical,and cunning.Hermione was rule oriented,moral,and always ethical.Ron was pleasure seeking,found it hard to delay gratification,and usually just did what he wanted.According to Freud,Hermione was mostly __________.

Personality neuroscience is an emerging field,offering evidence of a possible relationship between various aspects of personality with __________________.

Which assessment technique requires people to respond to unstructured or ambiguous stimuli?

What did Raymond Cattell call the underlying traits that direct surface traits?

You are quite hungry but do not have a dime to your name.If you were described as "all id and only id'" what would you do?

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

Which of the Freudian stages of personality development begins around puberty?

The concept of generalized intelligence is largely based on the theories of __________.

The Minnesota Twin Studies have determined,as a result of years of research,that personality is entirely genetic and is not influenced by our surroundings or environment.

According to Rogers,anxiety and neurotic behavior result from __________.

In the classic sitcom The Odd Couple,it was amazing that Oscar and Felix got along because Oscar was such a slob and Felix was so obsessively neat.From a Freudian perspective,what could be said about the way these two men made it through the anal stage of development?

According to Rogers,all people have a need for:

___________________theory emphasizes that humans are positively motivated and progress toward higher levels of functioning.

The Rorschach test requires test-takers to __________.

Unlike the psychodynamic view,the social cognitive view of personality __________.

What is Freud's term for the primitive,biological side of personality?

In Freud's theory,the id is to fun as the superego is to __________

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Exam 11: Theories of Personality and Intelligence

Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences divides intelligence into _________ independent abilities.

An individual operating on the reality principle seeks ___________.

There were three friends.Maybe you have heard of them! Harry was rational,logical,and cunning.Hermione was rule oriented,moral,and always ethical.Ron was pleasure seeking,found it hard to delay gratification,and usually just did what he wanted.According to Freud,Hermione was mostly __________.

Personality neuroscience is an emerging field,offering evidence of a possible relationship between various aspects of personality with __________________.

Which assessment technique requires people to respond to unstructured or ambiguous stimuli?

What did Raymond Cattell call the underlying traits that direct surface traits?

You are quite hungry but do not have a dime to your name.If you were described as "all id and only id'" what would you do?

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

Which of the Freudian stages of personality development begins around puberty?

The concept of generalized intelligence is largely based on the theories of __________.

The Minnesota Twin Studies have determined,as a result of years of research,that personality is entirely genetic and is not influenced by our surroundings or environment.

According to Rogers,anxiety and neurotic behavior result from __________.

In the classic sitcom The Odd Couple,it was amazing that Oscar and Felix got along because Oscar was such a slob and Felix was so obsessively neat.From a Freudian perspective,what could be said about the way these two men made it through the anal stage of development?

According to Rogers,all people have a need for:

___________________theory emphasizes that humans are positively motivated and progress toward higher levels of functioning.

The Rorschach test requires test-takers to __________.

Unlike the psychodynamic view,the social cognitive view of personality __________.

What is Freud's term for the primitive,biological side of personality?

In Freud's theory,the id is to fun as the superego is to __________

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Consciousness and Cognition

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation and Emotion

Stress and Health

Social Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Filters