Question 1

Temperament traits have a strong genetic component to them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Traits and superfactors are comparable concepts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

According to Eysenck,

Accepted Answer

A)  genetic factors play a major role in personality. 
B)  environmental factors play a major role in personality. 
C)  the basis for individual differences is unknown. 
D)  the future of psychology lies in clinical work. 
A)  genetic factors play a major role in personality. 
B)  environmental factors play a major role in personality. 
C)  the basis for individual differences is unknown. 
D)  the future of psychology lies in clinical work. A

Question 4

Research on the genetic contribution to traits is most apparent in the work of

Accepted Answer

A)  Allport and Cattell. 
B)  Eysenck and Cattell. 
C)  Allport and Eysenck. 
D)  Allport, Eysenck, and Cattell. 
A)  Allport and Cattell. 
B)  Eysenck and Cattell. 
C)  Allport and Eysenck. 
D)  Allport, Eysenck, and Cattell.

Question 5

According to Cattell, which traits represent the building blocks of personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  surface. 
B)  ability. 
C)  dynamic. 
D)  source. 
A)  surface. 
B)  ability. 
C)  dynamic. 
D)  source.

Question 6

OT-data are

Accepted Answer

A)  self-report data. 
B)  questionnaire data. 
C)  personal life-record data. 
D)  objective data. 
A)  self-report data. 
B)  questionnaire data. 
C)  personal life-record data. 
D)  objective data.

Question 7

For Eysenck, the concept of superfactor

Accepted Answer

A)  allows one to say that people are one type or another. 
B)  allows one to avoid dealing with dimensions. 
C)  refers to basic dimensions. 
D)  is the basis for using factor analysis. 
A)  allows one to say that people are one type or another. 
B)  allows one to avoid dealing with dimensions. 
C)  refers to basic dimensions. 
D)  is the basis for using factor analysis.

Question 8

According to Allport, to account for behavior one had to consider

Accepted Answer

A)  traits. 
B)  situation characteristics. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b). 
A)  traits. 
B)  situation characteristics. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b).

Question 9

Surface traits represent the building blocks of personality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Relative to one another, introverts drop out of college for psychiatric reasons and extraverts for academic reasons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Relative to Eysenck, Allport emphasized the healthy, striving components of human functioning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The trait theorist who emphasized the fewest traits was

Accepted Answer

A)  Allport. 
B)  Eysenck. 
C)  Cattell. 
D)  Plomin. 
A)  Allport. 
B)  Eysenck. 
C)  Cattell. 
D)  Plomin.

Question 13

People high on Eysenck's psychoticism factor tend to be

Accepted Answer

A)  cold. 
B)  antisocial. 
C)  both a and b. 
A)  cold. 
B)  antisocial. 
C)  both a and b.

Question 14

Allport's ordering of traits from most to least generalized and consistent is

Accepted Answer

A)  cardinal, central, secondary. 
B)  secondary, central, cardinal. 
C)  central, secondary, cardinal. 
D)  central, cardinal, secondary. 
A)  cardinal, central, secondary. 
B)  secondary, central, cardinal. 
C)  central, secondary, cardinal. 
D)  central, cardinal, secondary.

Question 15

According to Eysenck,

Accepted Answer

A)  there is a strong genetic component to psychopathology. 
B)  neurotic disorders can never change. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b). 
A)  there is a strong genetic component to psychopathology. 
B)  neurotic disorders can never change. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b).

Question 16

Introverts are

Accepted Answer

A)  restrained. 
B)  easily aroused by events. 
C)  inhibited. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  restrained. 
B)  easily aroused by events. 
C)  inhibited. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 17

According to Eysenck, extraversion is defined by

Accepted Answer

A)  sociability. 
B)  sensation-seeking. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b). 
A)  sociability. 
B)  sensation-seeking. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b).

Question 18

Allport emphasized psychopathology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The study demonstrating that people could be influenced by suggestions of an epidemic is evidence for

Accepted Answer

A)  the existence of individual differences. 
B)  the importance of introversion-extroversion. 
C)  the role of personality in health. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  the existence of individual differences. 
B)  the importance of introversion-extroversion. 
C)  the role of personality in health. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 20

Evidence in support of the biological basis for Eysenck's dimensions comes from

Accepted Answer

A)  cross-cultural research. 
B)  stability of individual differences. 
C)  twin and adoption studies. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  cross-cultural research. 
B)  stability of individual differences. 
C)  twin and adoption studies. 
D)  all of the above.

Temperament traits have a strong genetic component to them.

Traits and superfactors are comparable concepts.

According to Eysenck,

Research on the genetic contribution to traits is most apparent in the work of

According to Cattell, which traits represent the building blocks of personality?

OT-data are

For Eysenck, the concept of superfactor

According to Allport, to account for behavior one had to consider

Surface traits represent the building blocks of personality.

Relative to one another, introverts drop out of college for psychiatric reasons and extraverts for academic reasons.

Relative to Eysenck, Allport emphasized the healthy, striving components of human functioning.

The trait theorist who emphasized the fewest traits was

People high on Eysenck's psychoticism factor tend to be

Allport's ordering of traits from most to least generalized and consistent is

According to Eysenck,

Introverts are

According to Eysenck, extraversion is defined by

Allport emphasized psychopathology.

The study demonstrating that people could be influenced by suggestions of an epidemic is evidence for

Evidence in support of the biological basis for Eysenck's dimensions comes from

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Exam 7: Trait Approaches to Personality - Allport, Eyesneck and Cattell

Temperament traits have a strong genetic component to them.

Traits and superfactors are comparable concepts.

According to Eysenck,

Research on the genetic contribution to traits is most apparent in the work of

According to Cattell, which traits represent the building blocks of personality?

OT-data are

For Eysenck, the concept of superfactor

According to Allport, to account for behavior one had to consider

Surface traits represent the building blocks of personality.

Relative to one another, introverts drop out of college for psychiatric reasons and extraverts for academic reasons.

Relative to Eysenck, Allport emphasized the healthy, striving components of human functioning.

The trait theorist who emphasized the fewest traits was

People high on Eysenck's psychoticism factor tend to be

Allport's ordering of traits from most to least generalized and consistent is

According to Eysenck,

Introverts are

According to Eysenck, extraversion is defined by

Allport emphasized psychopathology.

The study demonstrating that people could be influenced by suggestions of an epidemic is evidence for

Evidence in support of the biological basis for Eysenck's dimensions comes from

Personality Theory: From Everyday Observations to Systematic Theories

The Scientific Study of People

A Psychodynamic Theory: Freuds Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality

Freuds Psychodynamic Theory: Applications, Related Theoretical Conceptions, and Contemporary Research

A Phenomenological Theory: Carl Rogers Person-Centered Theory of Personality

A Phenomenological Theory - Applications and Evaluation of Rogers Theory

Trait Theory: the Five-Factor Model: Applications and Evaluation of the Trait Approach

Biological Foundations of Personality

Behaviorism and the Learning Approaches to Personality

A Cognitive Theory of Personality: George a Kellys Personal Construct Theory of Personality

Social Cognitive Theory: Bandura and Mischel

Social-Cognitive Theory: Applications, Related Theoretical Conceptions, and Contemporary Research

Personality in Context: Interpersonal Relations, Culture, and Development Across the Course of Life

An Overview of Personality Theory, Assessment, and Research

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