Question 1

Which statement about the id is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) It is in close contact with bodily needs. 
B) It follows the reality principle. 
C) It houses the conscience. 
D) It drives us to live up to our ideals. 
A) It is in close contact with bodily needs. 
B) It follows the reality principle. 
C) It houses the conscience. 
D) It drives us to live up to our ideals. A

Question 2

Which structure of personality houses one's instincts,according to Freud?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Which of the following gives the stages of development outlined by Freud in the order in which they occur?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

The part of personality,according to Freud,that seeks to avoid pain is the ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Jamie is a joiner.She is interested in other people and events going on around her in the world.In Jung's view,she is an ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A) archetype 
B) endomorph 
C) introvert 
D) extrovert 
A) archetype 
B) endomorph 
C) introvert 
D) extrovert

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a humanist?

Accepted Answer

A) May 
B) Maslow 
C) Bandura 
D) Rogers 
A) May 
B) Maslow 
C) Bandura 
D) Rogers

Question 7

Which of the following Freudian concepts motivates us to better ourselves and live up to our ideals?

Accepted Answer

A) id 
B) ego 
C) reality principle 
D) superego 
A) id 
B) ego 
C) reality principle 
D) superego

Question 8

Behavior is influenced by:

Accepted Answer

A) personality. 
B) situational characteristics. 
C) individual interpretations of unique situations. 
D) all of the above 
A) personality. 
B) situational characteristics. 
C) individual interpretations of unique situations. 
D) all of the above

Question 9

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.

Question 10

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 11

What did Freud call the part of the personality that learns that we will be happier if we postpone gratification?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

The id is that part of the personality which operates according to the:

Accepted Answer

A) pleasure principle. 
B) superego. 
C) rules of reality. 
D) past experiences of the individual. 
A) pleasure principle. 
B) superego. 
C) rules of reality. 
D) past experiences of the individual.

Question 13

Which of the following is the most criticized and least empirically supported of Freud's ideas?

Accepted Answer

A) superego 
B) ego 
C) latency period 
D) Oedipus and Electra complexes 
A) superego 
B) ego 
C) latency period 
D) Oedipus and Electra complexes

Question 14

Carl Rogers,Abraham Maslow,and Rollo May are all _______.

Accepted Answer

A) behaviorists 
B) psychoanalysts 
C) humanists 
D) cognitivists 
A) behaviorists 
B) psychoanalysts 
C) humanists 
D) cognitivists

Question 15

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.

Question 16

The superego is that part of the personality which represents the _______.

Accepted Answer

A) pleasure principle 
B) reality principle 
C) thanatos 
D) conscience 
A) pleasure principle 
B) reality principle 
C) thanatos 
D) conscience

Question 17

Social Learning Theory suggests that ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A) reinforcement alone explains how behaviors are learned 
B) reinforcement and classical conditioning account for the learning of behaviors 
C) people learn from observing which behaviors of others are rewarded and punished 
D) classical conditioning alone accounts for the learning of behaviors. 
A) reinforcement alone explains how behaviors are learned 
B) reinforcement and classical conditioning account for the learning of behaviors 
C) people learn from observing which behaviors of others are rewarded and punished 
D) classical conditioning alone accounts for the learning of behaviors.

Question 18

What did Freud call the part of the personality that begins to develop at about age five?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

If a person becomes a Catholic priest or nun because of latent homosexual desires,their occupational choice might represent which defense mechanism?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

The fundamental or most basic defense mechanism is _______.

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 14: Theories of Personality

Which statement about the id is most accurate?

Which structure of personality houses one's instincts,according to Freud?

Which of the following gives the stages of development outlined by Freud in the order in which they occur?

The part of personality,according to Freud,that seeks to avoid pain is the ________.

Jamie is a joiner.She is interested in other people and events going on around her in the world.In Jung's view,she is an ___________________.

Which of the following is NOT a humanist?

Which of the following Freudian concepts motivates us to better ourselves and live up to our ideals?

Behavior is influenced by:

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

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

What did Freud call the part of the personality that learns that we will be happier if we postpone gratification?

The id is that part of the personality which operates according to the:

Which of the following is the most criticized and least empirically supported of Freud's ideas?

Carl Rogers,Abraham Maslow,and Rollo May are all _______.

According to Rogers,all people have a need for:

The superego is that part of the personality which represents the _______.

Social Learning Theory suggests that ___________________.

What did Freud call the part of the personality that begins to develop at about age five?

If a person becomes a Catholic priest or nun because of latent homosexual desires,their occupational choice might represent which defense mechanism?

The fundamental or most basic defense mechanism is _______.

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