Question 1

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. C

Question 2

One of the most serious criticisms of psychoanalytic theory is its:

Accepted Answer

A) reliance on tests. 
B) lack of flexibility. 
C) unrealistic optimism. 
D) use of after-the-fact explanations. 
A) reliance on tests. 
B) lack of flexibility. 
C) unrealistic optimism. 
D) use of after-the-fact explanations. D

Question 3

"I didn't get the job even though I was the most qualified applicant because the company has to hire a minority worker." This probably illustrates which defence mechanism?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

According to Jung's psychoanalytic theory,each of us has ________,which are inherited predispositions to respond to certain concepts.

Accepted Answer

A) drive 
B) instincts 
C) archetypes 
D) arch-egos 
A) drive 
B) instincts 
C) archetypes 
D) arch-egos

Question 5

Which personality tests rely on the interpretation of inkblots to understand personality?

Accepted Answer

A) MMPI-2 
B) TAT 
C) 16PF 
D) Rorschach 
A) MMPI-2 
B) TAT 
C) 16PF 
D) Rorschach

Question 6

Explain why psychodynamic theorists believe that objective tests are of little use because _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) they are difficult to score 
B) people are not usually aware of the unconscious determinants of their behaviour 
C) they are usually neither valid nor reliable 
D) it is difficult to agree on the meaning of test results 
A) they are difficult to score 
B) people are not usually aware of the unconscious determinants of their behaviour 
C) they are usually neither valid nor reliable 
D) it is difficult to agree on the meaning of test results

Question 7

What did Freud call the part of the personality that had to be socialized by parents?

Accepted Answer

A) id 
B) ego 
C) authentic self 
D) superego 
A) id 
B) ego 
C) authentic self 
D) superego

Question 8

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 that 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 9

Carl Jung stressed the ________________ of people.

Accepted Answer

A) sexual instincts 
B) learned motives 
C) spiritual qualities 
D) primary drives 
A) sexual instincts 
B) learned motives 
C) spiritual qualities 
D) primary drives

Question 10

The process of toilet training occurs during the _______ stage.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Freud developed his theory of personality on the basis of:

Accepted Answer

A) carefully controlled experiments. 
B) systematic observations of children. 
C) cross-cultural investigations. 
D) case studies of patients. 
A) carefully controlled experiments. 
B) systematic observations of children. 
C) cross-cultural investigations. 
D) case studies of patients.

Question 12

Individual memory is to preconscious as ancestral memory is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) unconscious 
B) personal unconscious 
C) ego 
D) collective unconscious 
A) unconscious 
B) personal unconscious 
C) ego 
D) collective unconscious

Question 13

The most famous humanistic psychologist was _______.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Agnes is 70 years old.According to Erikson,her main task will be to develop a sense of _______.

Accepted Answer

A) identity 
B) initiative 
C) generativity 
D) integrity 
A) identity 
B) initiative 
C) generativity 
D) integrity

Question 15

Sally has a desire to eat a steak with a baked potato smothered with butter and sour cream.One component of her personality tells her that,because she is overweight,instead of eating the meal she should fast and direct her efforts to ending world hunger.Another component suggests that it would be better to eat a salad and a bran muffin,then run 3 kilometres.The fasting suggestion most likely was made by which component of personality?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

According to Rogers,people brought up with conditional 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 behaviours 
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 behaviours 
D) live lives directed toward what others want and value

Question 17

The view that personality results from struggles between opposites within each of us is an assumption of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

An individual's personality,as well as situational variables,will determine that person's _______.

Accepted Answer

A) behaviour 
B) predispositions 
C) uniqueness 
D) all of the above 
A) behaviour 
B) predispositions 
C) uniqueness 
D) all of the above

Question 19

A college professor continually implies that his students are intellectually inferior.Which of the following defence 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 20

The Oedipus and Electra complexes occur during the _______ stage.

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 14: Understanding Human Personality

According to Rogers,all people have a need for:

One of the most serious criticisms of psychoanalytic theory is its:

"I didn't get the job even though I was the most qualified applicant because the company has to hire a minority worker." This probably illustrates which defence mechanism?

According to Jung's psychoanalytic theory,each of us has ________,which are inherited predispositions to respond to certain concepts.

Which personality tests rely on the interpretation of inkblots to understand personality?

Explain why psychodynamic theorists believe that objective tests are of little use because _____________.

What did Freud call the part of the personality that had to be socialized by parents?

Carl Jung stressed the ________________ of people.

The process of toilet training occurs during the _______ stage.

Freud developed his theory of personality on the basis of:

Individual memory is to preconscious as ancestral memory is to ________.

The most famous humanistic psychologist was _______.

Agnes is 70 years old.According to Erikson,her main task will be to develop a sense of _______.

According to Rogers,people brought up with conditional positive regard _______________.

The view that personality results from struggles between opposites within each of us is an assumption of which of the following?

An individual's personality,as well as situational variables,will determine that person's _______.

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

The Oedipus and Electra complexes occur during the _______ stage.

Psychology and Life

A: Psychology and Life

Research Methods in Psychology

A: Research Methods in Psychology

The Biological Bases of Behaviour

A: Evolutionary Psychology

Sensation and Perception

A: the Biological Bases of Behaviour

Mind,consciousness,and Alternate States

A: Sensation and Perception

Learning and Bahaviour Analysis

A: Mind,consciousness,and Alternate States

Memory

A: Learning and Bahaviour Analysis

Cognitive Processes

A: Memory

Intelligence and Intelligence Assessment

A: Cognitive Processes

Human Development Across the Life Span

A: Intelligence and Intelligence Assessment

Motivation

A: Human Development Across the Life Span

Emotion,stress,and Health

A: Emotion,stress,and Health

A: Understanding Human Personality

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A: Psychological Disorders

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