Exam 13: Theories of Personality

According to Freud, ________ is the basic motivation for all human behavior.

Why was the MMPI originally developed?

Cattell and Allport were both prominent ________ theorists.

Freud's refusal to believe his patients who said they were sexually molested as children is an example of ________.

Using Hofstede's dimensions of cultural personality, how would you describe a culture characterized by loose ties between individuals, shared activities among friends, autonomy, and equality?

Sigmund Freud's psychosexual stages focus on several parts of the body, identified as _______.

Research on ________ supports the hypothesis that personality differences are due in part to genetic differences.

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 which is most likely in control is her ________.

Interviews in which the interviewer asks questions about any material that comes up and asks follow-up questions whenever appropriate are known as ________ interviews.

Jessie becomes furious when her favorite hockey player is intentionally hurt by an opponent. According to Freud's model of the mind, her id would unconsciously say:

Someone who was interested in measuring a person's source traits, as described by Raymond Cattell, would use the ________.

Unconditional positive regard is most important to ________.

Which statement about the id is most accurate?

Four-year-old Kevin is in love with his mother, and wants very much to get rid of his father so that he can have his mother all to himself. According to Freud, Kevin is undergoing:

According to Rogers, all people have a need for:

The most famous humanistic psychologist was ________.

What do Abraham Maslow's and Carl Rogers's theories have in common?

One limitation of the trait perspective compared to the other perspectives is there is not much ________.

Jerod has saved plenty of money and has a lucrative business that he enjoys. He likes to volunteer his time in the community and enjoys the company of others-but still saves time to be alone. One of his favorite things to do in the evening is to sit outside and watch the sunset. Carl Rogers might suggest that Jerod is ________.

Albert Bandura called the relationship of the three factors that influence personality psychic determinism.