Exam 13: Theories of Personality

Freud's theories about how early childhood experiences impact later life personality came from his direct observation of children in his clinical practice.

A relatively consistent characteristic that exists across situations is called ________.

Shanda is afraid of failing one of her final exams, primarily because she thinks the professor gives hard exams, so no matter how much studying she does, it won't matter. Cognitive theorists would suggest that Shanda:

Consistency of measurement is indicative of the ________ of a test.

An investigation of students' housing preferences would probably show that single rooms are preferred by ________, whereas suites are preferred by ________.

Anthony is sick of writing papers and studying for tests, but he knows he needs a college degree if he wants to be successful in his chosen career. So every morning Anthony gives himself a dressing down-in essence, yelling at himself-to make himself get out of bed and go to classes, and every evening he does the same thing to get himself to do his work. According to Freud, which personality structure is in control here?

Which element in Freud's personality theory contains the conscience?

According to Freud, personality develops through a series of psychosexual stages. During infancy, the psychosexual stage is called the ________ stage.

To assess personality, behaviorists prefer ________.

Which one of the goals of psychology would be most relevant in the trait perspective?

Which of the following statements is a claim often made by critics of projective testing?

Which of the following is considered to be an individualistic culture?

Cheri went to see a psychologist, who showed her several detailed black and white pictures and asked her to explain what was going on in them. The psychologist was using the ________.

An individual operating on the reality principle seeks ________.

Frank and Gina are looking at an abstract painting in a museum. Gina describes objects and people she thinks she sees in the painting. Frank says, "It's a bunch of paint thrown on a canvas." Gina responds, "No, there is so much here that you just don't see." During lunch, they agree that their experience reminds them of what concept they learned in introductory psychology?

The Big Five personality dimensions are in direct competition with Hofstede's cultural dimensions.

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

The id operates according to the reality principle.

Which assessment technique requires people to respond to unstructured or ambiguous stimuli?

The most widely used objective personality test is the ________.