Question 1

Someone who was interested in measuring a person's source traits,as described by Raymond Cattell,would use the ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) NEO Personality Inventory 
B) California Psychological Inventory (CPI) 
C) Sixteen Personality Factors Questionnaire (16PF) 
D) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) 
A) NEO Personality Inventory 
B) California Psychological Inventory (CPI) 
C) Sixteen Personality Factors Questionnaire (16PF) 
D) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)

Question 2

For the behaviorist,personality is a set of learned responses or _________.

Accepted Answer

A) traits 
B) conditions 
C) stimuli 
D) habits 
A) traits 
B) conditions 
C) stimuli 
D) habits

Question 3

What is Anna Freud's term for the unconscious efforts by the ego to deny or distort reality for the purpose of protecting itself when conflict becomes too intense?

Accepted Answer

A) false cognitions 
B) coping techniques 
C) disordered thinking 
D) defense mechanisms 
A) false cognitions 
B) coping techniques 
C) disordered thinking 
D) defense mechanisms

Question 4

Tina's boss gives her a bad review,making Tina feel lousy.When she arrives at home,she yells at her husband and children.Tina is likely displaying __________.

Accepted Answer

A) escape. 
B) withdrawal. 
C) displacement. 
D) projection. 
A) escape. 
B) withdrawal. 
C) displacement. 
D) projection.

Question 5

What is Albert Bandura's term for the relationship between the three factors that influence personality?

Accepted Answer

A) feedback loops 
B) learned responses 
C) reciprocal determinism 
D) external expectancies 
A) feedback loops 
B) learned responses 
C) reciprocal determinism 
D) external expectancies

Question 6

According to Jung,the memories and behavior patterns inherited from past generations are part of the _________.

Accepted Answer

A) persona 
B) personal unconscious 
C) alter-ego 
D) collective unconscious 
A) persona 
B) personal unconscious 
C) alter-ego 
D) collective unconscious

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following,according to Rogers,is MOST likely to become a fully functioning person?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

The age at which a baby was weaned would have most impact on the _______ stage.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Which of the following believes humans have a natural motivation to reach their highest potential?

Accepted Answer

A) Maslow 
B) Skinner 
C) Adler 
D) Jung 
A) Maslow 
B) Skinner 
C) Adler 
D) Jung

Question 11

Charles Spearman believed that intelligence is composed of ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) verbal and mathematical abilities 
B) crystallized and visual-motor abilities 
C) general intelligence and specific abilities 
D) analytical,creative,and practical intelligence 
A) verbal and mathematical abilities 
B) crystallized and visual-motor abilities 
C) general intelligence and specific abilities 
D) analytical,creative,and practical intelligence

Question 12

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,Ron was mostly ___________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

According to Albert Bandura,a person's belief about his or her skills and ability to perform certain behaviors is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) self-efficacy 
B) locus of control 
C) phenomenology 
D) reciprocal determinism 
A) self-efficacy 
B) locus of control 
C) phenomenology 
D) reciprocal determinism

Question 14

Which of the following statements is criticism that one might legitimately make about the humanistic perspective of personality?

Accepted Answer

A) It relies far too much on the influence of environments. 
B) It spends way too much time looking at unconscious determinants of behaviors. 
C) It paints too rosy a picture of humanity,ignoring negative aspects of human nature. 
D) Its concept of womb envy cannot be empirically validated. 
A) It relies far too much on the influence of environments. 
B) It spends way too much time looking at unconscious determinants of behaviors. 
C) It paints too rosy a picture of humanity,ignoring negative aspects of human nature. 
D) Its concept of womb envy cannot be empirically validated.

Question 15

A college professor continually implies that his students are intellectually inferior.Which of the following defense mechanisms is this professor likely using?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Ted is friendly,loves to tells jokes at parties,and is perceived by others as warm and considerate.On which two of the Big Five traits would you expect Ted to obtain high scores?

Accepted Answer

A) agreeableness and extraversion 
B) extraversion and conscientiousness 
C) neuroticism and openness to experience 
D) openness to experience and conscientiousness 
A) agreeableness and extraversion 
B) extraversion and conscientiousness 
C) neuroticism and openness to experience 
D) openness to experience and conscientiousness

Question 17

Which of the following was a neo-Freudian?

Accepted Answer

A) Horney 
B) Rogers 
C) Maslow 
D) Skinner 
A) Horney 
B) Rogers 
C) Maslow 
D) Skinner

Question 18

The five-factor model of personality traits includes all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) openness 
B) self-sufficiency 
C) extraversion 
D) neuroticism 
A) openness 
B) self-sufficiency 
C) extraversion 
D) neuroticism

Question 19

According to Freud's theory of personality development,there are _________ stages that each person must pass through.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

What are the Big Five personality traits?

Accepted Answer

A) conscientiousness,openness,agreeableness,extraversion,dominance 
B) openness,conscientiousness,extraversion,agreeableness,and neuroticism 
C) sensation seeking,conscientiousness,openness,agreeableness,dominance 
D) neuroticism,psychoticism,extraversion,agreeableness,and conscientiousness 
A) conscientiousness,openness,agreeableness,extraversion,dominance 
B) openness,conscientiousness,extraversion,agreeableness,and neuroticism 
C) sensation seeking,conscientiousness,openness,agreeableness,dominance 
D) neuroticism,psychoticism,extraversion,agreeableness,and conscientiousness

Someone who was interested in measuring a person's source traits,as described by Raymond Cattell,would use the ___________.

For the behaviorist,personality is a set of learned responses or _________.

What is Anna Freud's term for the unconscious efforts by the ego to deny or distort reality for the purpose of protecting itself when conflict becomes too intense?

Tina's boss gives her a bad review,making Tina feel lousy.When she arrives at home,she yells at her husband and children.Tina is likely displaying __________.

What is Albert Bandura's term for the relationship between the three factors that influence personality?

According to Jung,the memories and behavior patterns inherited from past generations are part of the _________.

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

Which of the following,according to Rogers,is MOST likely to become a fully functioning person?

The age at which a baby was weaned would have most impact on the _______ stage.

Which of the following believes humans have a natural motivation to reach their highest potential?

Charles Spearman believed that intelligence is composed of ____________.

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,Ron was mostly ___________.

According to Albert Bandura,a person's belief about his or her skills and ability to perform certain behaviors is known as ________.

Which of the following statements is criticism that one might legitimately make about the humanistic perspective of personality?

A college professor continually implies that his students are intellectually inferior.Which of the following defense mechanisms is this professor likely using?

Ted is friendly,loves to tells jokes at parties,and is perceived by others as warm and considerate.On which two of the Big Five traits would you expect Ted to obtain high scores?

Which of the following was a neo-Freudian?

The five-factor model of personality traits includes all but which of the following?

According to Freud's theory of personality development,there are _________ stages that each person must pass through.

What are the Big Five personality traits?

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Exam 11: Theories of Personality and Intelligence

Someone who was interested in measuring a person's source traits,as described by Raymond Cattell,would use the ___________.

For the behaviorist,personality is a set of learned responses or _________.

What is Anna Freud's term for the unconscious efforts by the ego to deny or distort reality for the purpose of protecting itself when conflict becomes too intense?

Tina's boss gives her a bad review,making Tina feel lousy.When she arrives at home,she yells at her husband and children.Tina is likely displaying __________.

What is Albert Bandura's term for the relationship between the three factors that influence personality?

According to Jung,the memories and behavior patterns inherited from past generations are part of the _________.

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

Which of the following,according to Rogers,is MOST likely to become a fully functioning person?

The age at which a baby was weaned would have most impact on the _______ stage.

Which of the following believes humans have a natural motivation to reach their highest potential?

Charles Spearman believed that intelligence is composed of ____________.

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,Ron was mostly ___________.

According to Albert Bandura,a person's belief about his or her skills and ability to perform certain behaviors is known as ________.

Which of the following statements is criticism that one might legitimately make about the humanistic perspective of personality?

A college professor continually implies that his students are intellectually inferior.Which of the following defense mechanisms is this professor likely using?

Ted is friendly,loves to tells jokes at parties,and is perceived by others as warm and considerate.On which two of the Big Five traits would you expect Ted to obtain high scores?

Which of the following was a neo-Freudian?

The five-factor model of personality traits includes all but which of the following?

According to Freud's theory of personality development,there are _________ stages that each person must pass through.

What are the Big Five personality traits?

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