Question 1

Fragile X,Down syndrome,and fetal alcohol syndrome are all forms of intellectual disability or developmental delay.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A 10-year-old child who scored like an average 8-year-old on an intelligence test would have an IQ of 80.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which classification of developmental delay affects most of the population classified in this fashion?

Accepted Answer

A) mild 
B) moderate 
C) severe 
D) profound 
A) mild 
B) moderate 
C) severe 
D) profound

Question 4

A baseball player's son is quite talented; he has received lots of awards over the years.When he gets up to bat he expects to get a hit,and when he is in the field he expects to make every catch.According to Bandura,what characteristic does this young man seem to have?

Accepted Answer

A) self-regard 
B) self-centeredness 
C) self-efficacy 
D) self-actualization 
A) self-regard 
B) self-centeredness 
C) self-efficacy 
D) self-actualization

Question 5

When Anna looks at some modern artwork at the museum,she often thinks she sees human figures or faces and likes to make up stories about them.When she tells the stories to her friend,her friend says that the stories reflect Anna's unconscious thoughts.In psychological terms,what Anna does is most similar to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) classical conditioning 
B) a projective test 
C) behavior sampling 
D) an objective test 
A) classical conditioning 
B) a projective test 
C) behavior sampling 
D) an objective test

Question 6

What did Gordon Allport think about traits?

Accepted Answer

A) He thought they were like stages. 
B) He thought they were wired into the nervous system. 
C) He thought they were learned. 
D) He thought they were the result of cognitive modeling. 
A) He thought they were like stages. 
B) He thought they were wired into the nervous system. 
C) He thought they were learned. 
D) He thought they were the result of cognitive modeling.

Question 7

According to Rogers,which of the following people is MOST likely to become a fully functioning person?

Accepted Answer

A) someone with a strongly developed superego 
B) someone with an extraverted personality 
C) someone brought up with conditional positive regard 
D) someone brought up with unconditional positive regard 
A) someone with a strongly developed superego 
B) someone with an extraverted personality 
C) someone brought up with conditional positive regard 
D) someone brought up with unconditional positive regard

Question 8

Shanda is afraid of failing one of her final exams.This is primarily because she thinks that no matter how much studying she does,it will not help; her professor is known for giving hard exams.Cognitive theorists would suggest that Shanda:

Accepted Answer

A) has an external locus of control. 
B) has an internal locus of control. 
C) has an introverted personality. 
D) has an extroverted personality. 
A) has an external locus of control. 
B) has an internal locus of control. 
C) has an introverted personality. 
D) has an extroverted personality.

Question 9

According to Rogers,people brought up with unconditional positive regard _______.

Accepted Answer

A) tend to be vain and narcissistic 
B) tend to act as if they were orally fixated 
C) feel valued regardless of their attitudes and behaviors 
D) live lives directed toward what others want and value 
A) tend to be vain and narcissistic 
B) tend to act as if they were orally fixated 
C) feel valued regardless of their attitudes and behaviors 
D) live lives directed toward what others want and value

Question 10

A patient waiting for an appointment with Sigmund Freud looks around the room to see who else is waiting.Who among the following is most likely to have been one of Freud's patients?

Accepted Answer

A) Hal,a coal-mine worker who is severely depressed 
B) Angela,a maid,who is severely depressed 
C) Sue,a wealthy woman who is suffering from sexual repression 
D) Mario,a soldier who is suffering from a hysterical disorder 
A) Hal,a coal-mine worker who is severely depressed 
B) Angela,a maid,who is severely depressed 
C) Sue,a wealthy woman who is suffering from sexual repression 
D) Mario,a soldier who is suffering from a hysterical disorder

Question 11

Projective tests like the Rorschach inkblot test have a distinct advantage over other tests because of their high validity and reliability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What major conclusion about personality traits emerged from the Minnesota twin study?

Accepted Answer

A) Identical twins are more similar than any other type of sibling. 
B) Siblings reared apart were much more similar than identical twins. 
C) Fraternal twins reared together were much more similar than identical twins. 
D) Personality scores for twins were not related in either case. 
A) Identical twins are more similar than any other type of sibling. 
B) Siblings reared apart were much more similar than identical twins. 
C) Fraternal twins reared together were much more similar than identical twins. 
D) Personality scores for twins were not related in either case.

Question 13

Anna is a morally rigorous person who demands that her daughter remain a virgin until she is married.Anna cannot remember her own premarital sexual encounters.Which defense mechanism would likely account for this memory lapse?

Accepted Answer

A) rationalization 
B) denial 
C) repression 
D) projection 
A) rationalization 
B) denial 
C) repression 
D) projection

Question 14

Probably the biggest problem with personality assessments by behaviorists is the _________.

Accepted Answer

A) observer effect 
B) subject bias 
C) experimenter bias 
D) test bias 
A) observer effect 
B) subject bias 
C) experimenter bias 
D) test bias

Question 15

One limitation of the trait perspective compared to the other perspectives is there is not much __________.

Accepted Answer

A) description 
B) research 
C) material 
D) explanation 
A) description 
B) research 
C) material 
D) explanation

Question 16

Dr.Jackson is constantly late for her classes and often shows up late for her office hours,leaving students waiting in the hallway outside her door for nearly an hour at times.Using the fivefactor model,which dimension would show a very low score for Dr.Jackson?

Accepted Answer

A) self-sufficiency 
B) openness 
C) agreeableness 
D) conscientiousness 
A) self-sufficiency 
B) openness 
C) agreeableness 
D) conscientiousness

Question 17

According to Adler,middle children tend to be __________.

Accepted Answer

A) overachieving. 
B) competitive. 
C) resentful of the freedom of the older child. 
D) filled with feelings of inferiority. 
A) overachieving. 
B) competitive. 
C) resentful of the freedom of the older child. 
D) filled with feelings of inferiority.

Question 18

What is one purpose of the validity scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory,Version II (MMPI-2)?

Accepted Answer

A) to assess levels of current stressors 
B) to check the appropriateness of a particular diagnosis 
C) to detect tendencies of test takers to present themselves in a favorable light 
D) to distinguish items that incorrectly diagnose from those that correctly diagnose an individual 
A) to assess levels of current stressors 
B) to check the appropriateness of a particular diagnosis 
C) to detect tendencies of test takers to present themselves in a favorable light 
D) to distinguish items that incorrectly diagnose from those that correctly diagnose an individual

Question 19

Dan plays the trumpet,is on the debate team,bites his nails,and chews gum.Freud might say Dan was fixated in the ________ stage.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Donita is angry with her boss so she left work a little early in order to run an extra mile before it gets dark.Which defense mechanism is Donita employing?

Accepted Answer

A) repression 
B) reaction formation 
C) rationalization 
D) sublimation 
A) repression 
B) reaction formation 
C) rationalization 
D) sublimation

Fragile X,Down syndrome,and fetal alcohol syndrome are all forms of intellectual disability or developmental delay.

A 10-year-old child who scored like an average 8-year-old on an intelligence test would have an IQ of 80.

Which classification of developmental delay affects most of the population classified in this fashion?

A baseball player's son is quite talented; he has received lots of awards over the years.When he gets up to bat he expects to get a hit,and when he is in the field he expects to make every catch.According to Bandura,what characteristic does this young man seem to have?

What did Gordon Allport think about traits?

According to Rogers,which of the following people is MOST likely to become a fully functioning person?

Shanda is afraid of failing one of her final exams.This is primarily because she thinks that no matter how much studying she does,it will not help; her professor is known for giving hard exams.Cognitive theorists would suggest that Shanda:

According to Rogers,people brought up with unconditional positive regard _______.

A patient waiting for an appointment with Sigmund Freud looks around the room to see who else is waiting.Who among the following is most likely to have been one of Freud's patients?

Projective tests like the Rorschach inkblot test have a distinct advantage over other tests because of their high validity and reliability.

What major conclusion about personality traits emerged from the Minnesota twin study?

Anna is a morally rigorous person who demands that her daughter remain a virgin until she is married.Anna cannot remember her own premarital sexual encounters.Which defense mechanism would likely account for this memory lapse?

Probably the biggest problem with personality assessments by behaviorists is the _________.

One limitation of the trait perspective compared to the other perspectives is there is not much __________.

Dr.Jackson is constantly late for her classes and often shows up late for her office hours,leaving students waiting in the hallway outside her door for nearly an hour at times.Using the fivefactor model,which dimension would show a very low score for Dr.Jackson?

According to Adler,middle children tend to be __________.

What is one purpose of the validity scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory,Version II (MMPI-2)?

Dan plays the trumpet,is on the debate team,bites his nails,and chews gum.Freud might say Dan was fixated in the ________ stage.

Donita is angry with her boss so she left work a little early in order to run an extra mile before it gets dark.Which defense mechanism is Donita employing?

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Exam 11: Theories of Personality and Intelligence

Fragile X,Down syndrome,and fetal alcohol syndrome are all forms of intellectual disability or developmental delay.

A 10-year-old child who scored like an average 8-year-old on an intelligence test would have an IQ of 80.

Which classification of developmental delay affects most of the population classified in this fashion?

A baseball player's son is quite talented; he has received lots of awards over the years.When he gets up to bat he expects to get a hit,and when he is in the field he expects to make every catch.According to Bandura,what characteristic does this young man seem to have?

What did Gordon Allport think about traits?

According to Rogers,which of the following people is MOST likely to become a fully functioning person?

Shanda is afraid of failing one of her final exams.This is primarily because she thinks that no matter how much studying she does,it will not help; her professor is known for giving hard exams.Cognitive theorists would suggest that Shanda:

According to Rogers,people brought up with unconditional positive regard _______.

A patient waiting for an appointment with Sigmund Freud looks around the room to see who else is waiting.Who among the following is most likely to have been one of Freud's patients?

Projective tests like the Rorschach inkblot test have a distinct advantage over other tests because of their high validity and reliability.

What major conclusion about personality traits emerged from the Minnesota twin study?

Anna is a morally rigorous person who demands that her daughter remain a virgin until she is married.Anna cannot remember her own premarital sexual encounters.Which defense mechanism would likely account for this memory lapse?

Probably the biggest problem with personality assessments by behaviorists is the _________.

One limitation of the trait perspective compared to the other perspectives is there is not much __________.

Dr.Jackson is constantly late for her classes and often shows up late for her office hours,leaving students waiting in the hallway outside her door for nearly an hour at times.Using the fivefactor model,which dimension would show a very low score for Dr.Jackson?

According to Adler,middle children tend to be __________.

What is one purpose of the validity scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory,Version II (MMPI-2)?

Dan plays the trumpet,is on the debate team,bites his nails,and chews gum.Freud might say Dan was fixated in the ________ stage.

Donita is angry with her boss so she left work a little early in order to run an extra mile before it gets dark.Which defense mechanism is Donita employing?

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