Question 1

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be associated with a collectivist culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  duty 
B)  order 
C)  respect for elders 
D)  equality 
A)  duty 
B)  order 
C)  respect for elders 
D)  equality

Question 2

There were three friends. Maybe you've heard of them! Harry was rational, logical, and cunning. Hermione was rule-oriented, moral, and always ethical. Ron was pleasure seeking, found it hard to delay gratification, and usually just did what he wanted. According to Freud, Hermione was mostly ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

In Sigmund Freud's theory, the ________ operates according to the pleasure principle.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

A baseball player's son is quite talented; he has received lots of awards over the years. When he gets up to bat, he expects to get a hit, and when he is in the field, he expects to make every catch. According to Bandura, what characteristic does this young man seem to have?

Accepted Answer

A)  self-regard 
B)  self-centeredness 
C)  self-efficacy 
D)  self-actualization 
A)  self-regard 
B)  self-centeredness 
C)  self-efficacy 
D)  self-actualization

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic types of tools used by psychologists to measure personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  personal interview 
B)  objective tests 
C)  projective tests 
D)  aptitude tests 
A)  personal interview 
B)  objective tests 
C)  projective tests 
D)  aptitude tests

Question 6

Trait theories are less concerned with ________ and more concerned with ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  changing personality; predicting personality 
B)  describing personality; explaining personality development 
C)  predicting personality; changing personality 
D)  predicting behavior; changing personality 
A)  changing personality; predicting personality 
B)  describing personality; explaining personality development 
C)  predicting personality; changing personality 
D)  predicting behavior; changing personality

Question 7

Tony has devised a test in which people look at clouds and talk about what they see. What type of test would psychologists call this?

Accepted Answer

A)  dynamic 
B)  projective 
C)  objective 
D)  predictive 
A)  dynamic 
B)  projective 
C)  objective 
D)  predictive

Question 8

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 9

Which aspect of the mind held the greatest fascination for Freud?

Accepted Answer

A)  the preconscious mind 
B)  the conscious area 
C)  suppressions 
D)  the unconscious 
A)  the preconscious mind 
B)  the conscious area 
C)  suppressions 
D)  the unconscious

Question 10

For Freud, material that we are not currently aware of but that can be easily recalled is in the ________ mind.

Accepted Answer

A)  unconscious 
B)  preconscious 
C)  collective unconscious 
D)  conscious 
A)  unconscious 
B)  preconscious 
C)  collective unconscious 
D)  conscious

Question 11

Carl Rogers believed that people question themselves and experience negative effects on their self-concept when they receive ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  conditional esteem 
B)  unconditional esteem 
C)  conditional positive regard 
D)  unconditional positive regard 
A)  conditional esteem 
B)  unconditional esteem 
C)  conditional positive regard 
D)  unconditional positive regard

Question 12

The pleasure principle is to the reality principle as the ________ is to the ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Jill is an 8-year-old girl who is having a birthday party. According to Freud, since Jill is in the latency period, whom would you expect to be at her party?

Accepted Answer

A)  mostly girls 
B)  mostly boys 
C)  mostly male parents who look like her father 
D)  mostly parents 
A)  mostly girls 
B)  mostly boys 
C)  mostly male parents who look like her father 
D)  mostly parents

Question 14

Which term was given to psychoanalysts who broke away from strict interpretation of Freud's theory and developed theories of their own that were based upon Freud's work?

Accepted Answer

A)  retro-Freudians 
B)  nouveau-Freudians 
C)  neo-Freudians 
D)  anti-Freudians 
A)  retro-Freudians 
B)  nouveau-Freudians 
C)  neo-Freudians 
D)  anti-Freudians

Question 15

Cattell's research and use of factor analysis essentially scaled down many, many different ways of describing aspects of personality into ________ source traits.

Accepted Answer

A)  16 
B)  10 
C)  5 
D)  2 
A)  16 
B)  10 
C)  5 
D)  2

Question 16

According to Freud, the reality principle is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the way in which the ego tries to delay satisfying the id's desires until it can do so safely and successfully 
B)  the way in which the id tries to obtain gratification and avoid pain 
C)  the way in which the ego ideal establishes standards of what one would like to be 
D)  the way in which young children instinctively seek self-actualization 
A)  the way in which the ego tries to delay satisfying the id's desires until it can do so safely and successfully 
B)  the way in which the id tries to obtain gratification and avoid pain 
C)  the way in which the ego ideal establishes standards of what one would like to be 
D)  the way in which young children instinctively seek self-actualization

Question 17

When Freud referred to the sexual drive of babies and young children, to what was he really referring?

Accepted Answer

A)  the fact that sexual orientation is established from birth 
B)  the fact that children focus on their bodies to give them physical pleasure 
C)  the fact that children need to be taught about sexual morality from a very early age 
D)  the fact that children have genitals that distinguish them as male or female from birth 
A)  the fact that sexual orientation is established from birth 
B)  the fact that children focus on their bodies to give them physical pleasure 
C)  the fact that children need to be taught about sexual morality from a very early age 
D)  the fact that children have genitals that distinguish them as male or female from birth

Question 18

When Candace ordered a hot fudge sundae and a diet soda, she told herself that the calories from the ice cream really were not a big deal because the diet soda sort of balanced it all out. Which of Freud's defense mechanisms is motivating Candace?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Identifying with one's opposite-sex parent occurs in which psychosexual stage?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Which name is most closely associated with the concept of a trait-situation interaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mischel 
B)  Cattell 
C)  Horn 
D)  Costa 
A)  Mischel 
B)  Cattell 
C)  Horn 
D)  Costa

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be associated with a collectivist culture?

In Sigmund Freud's theory, the ________ operates according to the pleasure principle.

A baseball player's son is quite talented; he has received lots of awards over the years. When he gets up to bat, he expects to get a hit, and when he is in the field, he expects to make every catch. According to Bandura, what characteristic does this young man seem to have?

Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic types of tools used by psychologists to measure personality?

Trait theories are less concerned with and more concerned with .

Tony has devised a test in which people look at clouds and talk about what they see. What type of test would psychologists call this?

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

Which aspect of the mind held the greatest fascination for Freud?

For Freud, material that we are not currently aware of but that can be easily recalled is in the ________ mind.

Carl Rogers believed that people question themselves and experience negative effects on their self-concept when they receive ________.

The pleasure principle is to the reality principle as the is to the .

Jill is an 8-year-old girl who is having a birthday party. According to Freud, since Jill is in the latency period, whom would you expect to be at her party?

Which term was given to psychoanalysts who broke away from strict interpretation of Freud's theory and developed theories of their own that were based upon Freud's work?

Cattell's research and use of factor analysis essentially scaled down many, many different ways of describing aspects of personality into ________ source traits.

According to Freud, the reality principle is ________.

When Freud referred to the sexual drive of babies and young children, to what was he really referring?

When Candace ordered a hot fudge sundae and a diet soda, she told herself that the calories from the ice cream really were not a big deal because the diet soda sort of balanced it all out. Which of Freud's defense mechanisms is motivating Candace?

Identifying with one's opposite-sex parent occurs in which psychosexual stage?

Which name is most closely associated with the concept of a trait-situation interaction?

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Exam 13: Theories of Personality

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be associated with a collectivist culture?

In Sigmund Freud's theory, the ________ operates according to the pleasure principle.

A baseball player's son is quite talented; he has received lots of awards over the years. When he gets up to bat, he expects to get a hit, and when he is in the field, he expects to make every catch. According to Bandura, what characteristic does this young man seem to have?

Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic types of tools used by psychologists to measure personality?

Trait theories are less concerned with ________ and more concerned with ________.

Tony has devised a test in which people look at clouds and talk about what they see. What type of test would psychologists call this?

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

Which aspect of the mind held the greatest fascination for Freud?

For Freud, material that we are not currently aware of but that can be easily recalled is in the ________ mind.

Carl Rogers believed that people question themselves and experience negative effects on their self-concept when they receive ________.

The pleasure principle is to the reality principle as the ________ is to the ________.

Jill is an 8-year-old girl who is having a birthday party. According to Freud, since Jill is in the latency period, whom would you expect to be at her party?

Which term was given to psychoanalysts who broke away from strict interpretation of Freud's theory and developed theories of their own that were based upon Freud's work?

Cattell's research and use of factor analysis essentially scaled down many, many different ways of describing aspects of personality into ________ source traits.

According to Freud, the reality principle is ________.

When Freud referred to the sexual drive of babies and young children, to what was he really referring?

When Candace ordered a hot fudge sundae and a diet soda, she told herself that the calories from the ice cream really were not a big deal because the diet soda sort of balanced it all out. Which of Freud's defense mechanisms is motivating Candace?

Identifying with one's opposite-sex parent occurs in which psychosexual stage?

Which name is most closely associated with the concept of a trait-situation interaction?

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The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

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Trait theories are less concerned with and more concerned with .

The pleasure principle is to the reality principle as the is to the .