Exam 13: Theories of Personality

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Freud believed that the ________ was the most important determining factor in human behavior and personality and this theory was a shock to the Victorian era in which Freud lived.

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Problems with behavioral assessments can include the ________ (when a person's behavior is affected by being watched).

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The awakening of sexual curiosity and interest in the genitals is the beginning of what Freud termed the

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

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What is the function of a validity scale?

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A college student takes a lot of psychology courses so that he will be able to talk about his personal psychological problems in a calm, detached, clinical fashion. He is using the defense mechanism of ________.

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

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One of the main differences between the psychoanalytic view and the social cognitive view is that ________.

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That part of the personality which operates on the reality principle is the ________.

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What did Carl Rogers mean by the term "fully functioning person"?

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Freud believed the mind had ________ level(s).

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Gordon Allport thought traits were wired into the brain.

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Someone interested in an inventory that might be helpful for making a career choice should try ________.

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Projective tests make use of ________ stimuli.

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Which of the following is NOT one of the levels of consciousness proposed by Sigmund Freud?

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A patient waiting for an appointment with Sigmund Freud looks around the room to see who else is waiting. Who among the following is most likely to have been one of Freud's patients?

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________ theory emphasizes that humans are positively motivated and progress toward higher levels of functioning.

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According to Bill's psychoanalyst, he was traumatized during the anal stage of his psychosexual development, which accounts for Bill's tightwad habits. Which of the following would be Freud's term for Bill's behavior?

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Monozygotic twins are ________, while dizygotic twins are ________.

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

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