Question 1

A valid test is one that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) produces consistent results 
B) has split-half reliability 
C) actually measures what it sets out to measure 
D) has a correlation coefficient of .50 
A) produces consistent results 
B) has split-half reliability 
C) actually measures what it sets out to measure 
D) has a correlation coefficient of .50

Question 2

The individual test most often given to adults is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the WAIS-IV 
B) the MMPI 
C) the Stanford-Binet 
D) the WISC-III 
A) the WAIS-IV 
B) the MMPI 
C) the Stanford-Binet 
D) the WISC-III

Question 3

Sigmund Freud proposed that his patients' disorders resulted most often from psychological conflicts related to ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) sex 
B) denial 
C) marriage 
D) depression 
A) sex 
B) denial 
C) marriage 
D) depression

Question 4

Steve is extremely uptight and compulsively neat and orderly.According to Freudian theory,he became fixated at the oral stage of psychosexual development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What two categories of subtests make up the Wechsler intelligence tests?

Accepted Answer

A) performance and verbal 
B) objective and subjective 
C) analytical and visual-motor 
D) crystallized and visualization 
A) performance and verbal 
B) objective and subjective 
C) analytical and visual-motor 
D) crystallized and visualization

Question 6

Which of these is an acronym that could help you remember the Big Five traits?

Accepted Answer

A) START 
B) BEGIN 
C) DUNES 
D) OCEAN 
A) START 
B) BEGIN 
C) DUNES 
D) OCEAN

Question 7

Which neo-Freudian theorist believed social relationships were the key to understanding personality?

Accepted Answer

A) Carl Jung 
B) Alfred Adler 
C) Carl Rogers 
D) Erik Erikson 
A) Carl Jung 
B) Alfred Adler 
C) Carl Rogers 
D) Erik Erikson

Question 8

Jane is an angry,hostile woman.At work and in her personal life,she is described as energetic go-getter because she is a workaholic and does a great deal and does a great deal of volunteer work for abused children and women.Jane's behavior may be an example of which defense mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A) sublimation 
B) displacement 
C) reaction formation 
D) projection 
A) sublimation 
B) displacement 
C) reaction formation 
D) projection

Question 9

Sigmund Freud proposed that little boys' fears that their fathers may retaliate against them for forbidden sexual and aggressive impulses may lead to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) penis envy 
B) penis anxiety 
C) castration phobia. 
D) castration anxiety 
A) penis envy 
B) penis anxiety 
C) castration phobia. 
D) castration anxiety

Question 10

While taking the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory,Version II,Vince notices that it contains certain questions that are asked several times in different ways.He asks his daughter,who is a graduate student in psychology,why that is.What is his daughter likely to say?

Accepted Answer

A) Truly psychotic individuals expect to find "strange" items on tests. 
B) Those items contain hidden content that is not apparent to normal people. 
C) Some items are used to determine if test takers are trying to "fake" the test by not reading. 
D) The MMPI-2 contains a number of experimental items that are used in developing future versions of the test. 
A) Truly psychotic individuals expect to find "strange" items on tests. 
B) Those items contain hidden content that is not apparent to normal people. 
C) Some items are used to determine if test takers are trying to "fake" the test by not reading. 
D) The MMPI-2 contains a number of experimental items that are used in developing future versions of the test.

Question 11

Dallas is a 10-year-old boy who has a mental age of 10 years.His IQ would be ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) 80 
B) 100 
C) 115 
D) 130 
A) 80 
B) 100 
C) 115 
D) 130

Question 12

If a client is having trouble talking about what is bothering them,a psychoanalyst might turn to a(n)__________ to probe the patient's unconscious conflicts.

Accepted Answer

A) objective test 
B) projective test 
C) personality inventory 
D) observational study 
A) objective test 
B) projective test 
C) personality inventory 
D) observational study

Question 13

The field of ____________ is devoted to the study of just how much of personality and intelligence are due to inherited traits.

Accepted Answer

A) behavioral genetics 
B) genetic microbiology 
C) genomanalysis 
D) geometric heredity 
A) behavioral genetics 
B) genetic microbiology 
C) genomanalysis 
D) geometric heredity

Question 14

The stage of personality development which lasts from about age 6 until puberty is known as the _______ stage.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

In the Terman's study of gifted children,social and behavioral problems were found only in those __________________

Accepted Answer

A) with IQs of 150 or higher 
B) with IQs of 180 or higher. 
C) with IQs of 180 or higher in adulthood. 
D) with IQs of 180 or higher in childhood. 
A) with IQs of 150 or higher 
B) with IQs of 180 or higher. 
C) with IQs of 180 or higher in adulthood. 
D) with IQs of 180 or higher in childhood.

Question 16

For Freud,the seething cauldron of unconscious urges and desires continuously seeking expression is the ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

What do Abraham Maslow's and Carl Rogers's theories have in common?

Accepted Answer

A) They are both stage theories. 
B) They focus on unconscious motivation. 
C) They believe that each human being is free to choose his or her own destiny. 
D) They both fit in the learning/cognitive perspective. 
A) They are both stage theories. 
B) They focus on unconscious motivation. 
C) They believe that each human being is free to choose his or her own destiny. 
D) They both fit in the learning/cognitive perspective.

Question 18

According to Freud,personality develops through a series of psychosexual stages.During infancy,the psychosexual stage is called the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) latency stage 
B) oral stage 
C) anal stage 
D) phallic stage 
A) latency stage 
B) oral stage 
C) anal stage 
D) phallic stage

Question 19

On Monday,Sal took a test developed to measure levels of sensation seeking and obtained a score of 13; he took the same test one week later and obtained the same score.Based on this information,you can most accurately conclude that the test is likely to be:

Accepted Answer

A) standardized. 
B) reliable. 
C) valid. 
D) normed. 
A) standardized. 
B) reliable. 
C) valid. 
D) normed.

Question 20

Which component of personality mediates between the forces of desire and reality on a moral basis?

Accepted Answer

A) id 
B) ego 
C) superego 
D) ego-ideal 
A) id 
B) ego 
C) superego 
D) ego-ideal

A valid test is one that __________.

The individual test most often given to adults is __________.

Sigmund Freud proposed that his patients' disorders resulted most often from psychological conflicts related to ____________.

Steve is extremely uptight and compulsively neat and orderly.According to Freudian theory,he became fixated at the oral stage of psychosexual development.

What two categories of subtests make up the Wechsler intelligence tests?

Which of these is an acronym that could help you remember the Big Five traits?

Which neo-Freudian theorist believed social relationships were the key to understanding personality?

Jane is an angry,hostile woman.At work and in her personal life,she is described as energetic go-getter because she is a workaholic and does a great deal and does a great deal of volunteer work for abused children and women.Jane's behavior may be an example of which defense mechanism?

Sigmund Freud proposed that little boys' fears that their fathers may retaliate against them for forbidden sexual and aggressive impulses may lead to ________.

While taking the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory,Version II,Vince notices that it contains certain questions that are asked several times in different ways.He asks his daughter,who is a graduate student in psychology,why that is.What is his daughter likely to say?

Dallas is a 10-year-old boy who has a mental age of 10 years.His IQ would be ___________.

If a client is having trouble talking about what is bothering them,a psychoanalyst might turn to a(n)__________ to probe the patient's unconscious conflicts.

The field of ____________ is devoted to the study of just how much of personality and intelligence are due to inherited traits.

The stage of personality development which lasts from about age 6 until puberty is known as the _______ stage.

In the Terman's study of gifted children,social and behavioral problems were found only in those __________________

For Freud,the seething cauldron of unconscious urges and desires continuously seeking expression is the ________.

What do Abraham Maslow's and Carl Rogers's theories have in common?

According to Freud,personality develops through a series of psychosexual stages.During infancy,the psychosexual stage is called the __________.

On Monday,Sal took a test developed to measure levels of sensation seeking and obtained a score of 13; he took the same test one week later and obtained the same score.Based on this information,you can most accurately conclude that the test is likely to be:

Which component of personality mediates between the forces of desire and reality on a moral basis?

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Exam 11: Theories of Personality and Intelligence

A valid test is one that __________.

The individual test most often given to adults is __________.

Sigmund Freud proposed that his patients' disorders resulted most often from psychological conflicts related to ____________.

Steve is extremely uptight and compulsively neat and orderly.According to Freudian theory,he became fixated at the oral stage of psychosexual development.

What two categories of subtests make up the Wechsler intelligence tests?

Which of these is an acronym that could help you remember the Big Five traits?

Which neo-Freudian theorist believed social relationships were the key to understanding personality?

Jane is an angry,hostile woman.At work and in her personal life,she is described as energetic go-getter because she is a workaholic and does a great deal and does a great deal of volunteer work for abused children and women.Jane's behavior may be an example of which defense mechanism?

Sigmund Freud proposed that little boys' fears that their fathers may retaliate against them for forbidden sexual and aggressive impulses may lead to ________.

While taking the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory,Version II,Vince notices that it contains certain questions that are asked several times in different ways.He asks his daughter,who is a graduate student in psychology,why that is.What is his daughter likely to say?

Dallas is a 10-year-old boy who has a mental age of 10 years.His IQ would be ___________.

If a client is having trouble talking about what is bothering them,a psychoanalyst might turn to a(n)__________ to probe the patient's unconscious conflicts.

The field of ____________ is devoted to the study of just how much of personality and intelligence are due to inherited traits.

The stage of personality development which lasts from about age 6 until puberty is known as the _______ stage.

In the Terman's study of gifted children,social and behavioral problems were found only in those __________________

For Freud,the seething cauldron of unconscious urges and desires continuously seeking expression is the ________.

What do Abraham Maslow's and Carl Rogers's theories have in common?

According to Freud,personality develops through a series of psychosexual stages.During infancy,the psychosexual stage is called the __________.

On Monday,Sal took a test developed to measure levels of sensation seeking and obtained a score of 13; he took the same test one week later and obtained the same score.Based on this information,you can most accurately conclude that the test is likely to be:

Which component of personality mediates between the forces of desire and reality on a moral basis?

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