Question 1

Which of the following is NOT one of the dimensions of the Big Five?

Accepted Answer

A) Conscientiousness 
B) Extraversion 
C) Openness to experience 
D) Sociability 
A) Conscientiousness 
B) Extraversion 
C) Openness to experience 
D) Sociability D

Question 2

Dylan believes that his hard work,rather than luck or chance,resulted in his promotion at work.Dylan probably has

Accepted Answer

A) an external locus of control. 
B) self-delusions. 
C) an internal locus of control. 
D) an inferiority complex. 
A) an external locus of control. 
B) self-delusions. 
C) an internal locus of control. 
D) an inferiority complex. C

Question 3

Many projective assessment tools have disputed levels of

Accepted Answer

A) standardization. 
B) representativeness. 
C) subjectivity. 
D) validity. 
A) standardization. 
B) representativeness. 
C) subjectivity. 
D) validity. D

Question 4

The main conflict of the anal stage comes from

Accepted Answer

A) the Oedipal complex. 
B) toilet training. 
C) sexual repression. 
D) weaning off the breast or bottle. 
A) the Oedipal complex. 
B) toilet training. 
C) sexual repression. 
D) weaning off the breast or bottle.

Question 5

The MMPI and MMPI-2 are personality tests that are designed to

Accepted Answer

A) detect individual differences in personality patterns. 
B) detect symptoms of mental disorders. 
C) detect relationships between body types and personality patterns. 
D) detect differences in interpretation of ambiguous stimuli. 
A) detect individual differences in personality patterns. 
B) detect symptoms of mental disorders. 
C) detect relationships between body types and personality patterns. 
D) detect differences in interpretation of ambiguous stimuli.

Question 6

The practice of physiognomy,as well as that of phrenology,have been summarily discredited by modern scientific research.As it turns out,the bumps on a person's head and one's facial characteristics give virtually no information about their personality characteristics.This is an important reminder of the importance of the critical thinking principle of

Accepted Answer

A) falsifiability. 
B) correlation versus causation. 
C) extraordinary claims. 
D) ruling out rival hypotheses. 
A) falsifiability. 
B) correlation versus causation. 
C) extraordinary claims. 
D) ruling out rival hypotheses.

Question 7

The neo-Freudian,Carl Jung,suggested the existence of a collective unconscious that contains images shared by all people,called _____.

Accepted Answer

A) schemas 
B) archetypes 
C) prototypes 
D) instincts 
A) schemas 
B) archetypes 
C) prototypes 
D) instincts

Question 8

Lena answered true to most of the questions that asked her about her participation in outdoor activities or social gatherings.When she received her results,she was amazed that the test had accurately described her extraverted personality.What may Lena be a victim of?

Accepted Answer

A) Self-validation 
B) Confirmation bias 
C) Personal validation 
D) Projective accuracy 
A) Self-validation 
B) Confirmation bias 
C) Personal validation 
D) Projective accuracy

Question 9

A major difference between the humanists and both the behaviorists and psychodynamic theorists is that the humanists focus on

Accepted Answer

A) the destructive side of human nature. 
B) free will. 
C) the scientific method. 
D) unconscious information processing. 
A) the destructive side of human nature. 
B) free will. 
C) the scientific method. 
D) unconscious information processing.

Question 10

Cailee and Rick's parents take them to church every week.What type of influence on personality is being exhibited?

Accepted Answer

A) Genetic 
B) Nonshared environmental 
C) Shared environmental 
D) Sociological 
A) Genetic 
B) Nonshared environmental 
C) Shared environmental 
D) Sociological

Exam 14: Personality

Which of the following is NOT one of the dimensions of the Big Five?

Dylan believes that his hard work,rather than luck or chance,resulted in his promotion at work.Dylan probably has

Many projective assessment tools have disputed levels of

The main conflict of the anal stage comes from

The MMPI and MMPI-2 are personality tests that are designed to

The neo-Freudian,Carl Jung,suggested the existence of a collective unconscious that contains images shared by all people,called _____.

Lena answered true to most of the questions that asked her about her participation in outdoor activities or social gatherings.When she received her results,she was amazed that the test had accurately described her extraverted personality.What may Lena be a victim of?

A major difference between the humanists and both the behaviorists and psychodynamic theorists is that the humanists focus on

Cailee and Rick's parents take them to church every week.What type of influence on personality is being exhibited?

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