Question 1

The role of reciprocal determinism in personality development was highlighted by the _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) behaviourists 
B) humanists 
C) social-cognitive theorists 
D) trait theorists 
A) behaviourists 
B) humanists 
C) social-cognitive theorists 
D) trait theorists

Question 2

Which order is correct for Freud's psychosexual stages of development?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Which theory of personality is most concerned with understanding people's unconscious motivations?

Accepted Answer

A) Behavioural 
B) Humanistic 
C) Psychodynamic 
D) Trait 
A) Behavioural 
B) Humanistic 
C) Psychodynamic 
D) Trait

Question 4

Which of the following is true about claims that women and men have different personalities?

Accepted Answer

A) Gender differences in personality do not exist. 
B) Men and women have fundamentally different personalities. 
C) Gender differences in personality exist,but are small. 
D) Hormonal differences between men and women cause moderate differences in personality. 
A) Gender differences in personality do not exist. 
B) Men and women have fundamentally different personalities. 
C) Gender differences in personality exist,but are small. 
D) Hormonal differences between men and women cause moderate differences in personality.

Question 5

What is one criticism of projective tests?

Accepted Answer

A) They are inappropriate for use with children. 
B) They are too simple in their administration and scoring. 
C) They have low validity and reliability. 
D) They fail to take into account differences in the testing environments. 
A) They are inappropriate for use with children. 
B) They are too simple in their administration and scoring. 
C) They have low validity and reliability. 
D) They fail to take into account differences in the testing environments.

Question 6

Jung believed that there were two levels to the unconscious mind,the personal and the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) collective 
B) analytical 
C) heroic 
D) preconscious 
A) collective 
B) analytical 
C) heroic 
D) preconscious

Question 7

Which of the following statements describes the relationship between temperament and personality?

Accepted Answer

A) Temperament and personality are the exact same thing. 
B) Personality,which we are born with,is the basis upon which one's temperament is built. 
C) Temperament,which we are born with,is the basis upon which one's personality is built. 
D) Temperament refers to negative personal characteristics,while personality refers to positive personal characteristics. 
A) Temperament and personality are the exact same thing. 
B) Personality,which we are born with,is the basis upon which one's temperament is built. 
C) Temperament,which we are born with,is the basis upon which one's personality is built. 
D) Temperament refers to negative personal characteristics,while personality refers to positive personal characteristics.

Question 8

Which psychodynamic theorist introduced the concept of the inferiority complex into discussions of psychological adjustment?

Accepted Answer

A) Adler 
B) Fromm 
C) Horney 
D) Jung 
A) Adler 
B) Fromm 
C) Horney 
D) Jung

Question 9

Eila is a 16-year-old girl.Her mom just got remarried to Brick,a strikingly handsome and very kind man.Recently,Eila has begun to taunt Brick about his physique and even tells her mom that she can't stand him.Which defence mechanism is she exhibiting?

Accepted Answer

A) denial 
B) repression 
C) reaction formation 
D) isolation 
A) denial 
B) repression 
C) reaction formation 
D) isolation

Question 10

The libido is dormant during the __________ stage.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

A psychologist who studies the unique personality characteristics of individuals is using __________________ approach to studying personality.

Accepted Answer

A) a trait 
B) a factor analysis 
C) an idiographic 
D) a nomothetic 
A) a trait 
B) a factor analysis 
C) an idiographic 
D) a nomothetic

Question 12

What technique do trait theorists use to identify groups or clusters of related personality traits?

Accepted Answer

A) idiography 
B) factor analysis 
C) MMPI-2 
D) reciprocal determinism 
A) idiography 
B) factor analysis 
C) MMPI-2 
D) reciprocal determinism

Question 13

According to the authors,the key criteria for evaluating personality assessments are

Accepted Answer

A) significance and reliability. 
B) significance and validity. 
C) reliability and significance. 
D) reliability and validity. 
A) significance and reliability. 
B) significance and validity. 
C) reliability and significance. 
D) reliability and validity.

Question 14

According to Eysenck,people who have decreased reactivity in the limbic system (the emotional circuits),reticular activating system,and cortex are more likely to be ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) extraverts 
B) neurotic 
C) introverts 
D) conscientious 
A) extraverts 
B) neurotic 
C) introverts 
D) conscientious

Question 15

Research discussed in your textbook suggests that people on Facebook tend to present themselves

Accepted Answer

A) accurately. 
B) as they wished they were,not as they really are. 
C) in extreme or exaggerated ways. 
D) as being more extraverted than they really are. 
A) accurately. 
B) as they wished they were,not as they really are. 
C) in extreme or exaggerated ways. 
D) as being more extraverted than they really are.

Question 16

Of the following,which is the oldest theory of personality?

Accepted Answer

A) phrenology 
B) behaviourism 
C) the psychodynamic approach 
D) humorism 
A) phrenology 
B) behaviourism 
C) the psychodynamic approach 
D) humorism

Question 17

An Ancient Roman physician would be most likely to diagnosis a patient with a melancholy (depressed)personality as

Accepted Answer

A) having experienced some psychological trauma as a child. 
B) an imbalance in the bodily fluids known as humors. 
C) caused by physical trauma to the head. 
D) having inherited the trait from his or her parents. 
A) having experienced some psychological trauma as a child. 
B) an imbalance in the bodily fluids known as humors. 
C) caused by physical trauma to the head. 
D) having inherited the trait from his or her parents.

Question 18

__________ is the personality theorist whose work is now reflected in the psychodynamic schools of thought.

Accepted Answer

A) Gordon Allport 
B) Sigmund Freud 
C) Abraham Maslow 
D) B.F.Skinner 
A) Gordon Allport 
B) Sigmund Freud 
C) Abraham Maslow 
D) B.F.Skinner

Question 19

You notice your classmate Hannah chewing on her pencil as she takes her psychology final.Which psychosexual stage may not have been resolved?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Nancy is a three month old infant.Compared to other infants her age,she is fussy and cries easily.Nancy's behaviours would most accurately be described as the result of her _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) state 
B) neuroticism 
C) personality 
D) temperament 
A) state 
B) neuroticism 
C) personality 
D) temperament

Exam 12: B: Personality

The role of reciprocal determinism in personality development was highlighted by the _____________.

Which order is correct for Freud's psychosexual stages of development?

Which theory of personality is most concerned with understanding people's unconscious motivations?

Which of the following is true about claims that women and men have different personalities?

What is one criticism of projective tests?

Jung believed that there were two levels to the unconscious mind,the personal and the __________.

Which of the following statements describes the relationship between temperament and personality?

Which psychodynamic theorist introduced the concept of the inferiority complex into discussions of psychological adjustment?

Eila is a 16-year-old girl.Her mom just got remarried to Brick,a strikingly handsome and very kind man.Recently,Eila has begun to taunt Brick about his physique and even tells her mom that she can't stand him.Which defence mechanism is she exhibiting?

The libido is dormant during the __________ stage.

A psychologist who studies the unique personality characteristics of individuals is using __________________ approach to studying personality.

What technique do trait theorists use to identify groups or clusters of related personality traits?

According to the authors,the key criteria for evaluating personality assessments are

According to Eysenck,people who have decreased reactivity in the limbic system (the emotional circuits),reticular activating system,and cortex are more likely to be ______________.

Research discussed in your textbook suggests that people on Facebook tend to present themselves

Of the following,which is the oldest theory of personality?

An Ancient Roman physician would be most likely to diagnosis a patient with a melancholy (depressed)personality as

__________ is the personality theorist whose work is now reflected in the psychodynamic schools of thought.

You notice your classmate Hannah chewing on her pencil as she takes her psychology final.Which psychosexual stage may not have been resolved?

Nancy is a three month old infant.Compared to other infants her age,she is fussy and cries easily.Nancy's behaviours would most accurately be described as the result of her _____________.

A: Introducing Psychological Science

B: Introducing Psychological Science

C: Introducing Psychological Science

D: Introducing Psychological Science

E: Introducing Psychological Science

A: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

B: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

C: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

D: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

E: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

A: Biological Psychology

B: Biological Psychology

C: Biological Psychology

D: Biological Psychology

E: Biological Psychology

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

E: Sensation and Perception

A: Consciousness

B: Consciousness

C: Consciousness

D: Consciousness

E: Consciousness

A: Learning

B: Learning

C: Learning

D: Learning

E: Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

D: Memory

E: Memory

A: Thought and Language

B: Thought and Language

C: Thought and Language

D: Thought and Language

E: Thought and Language

A: Intelligence Testing

B: Intelligence Testing

C: Intelligence Testing

D: Intelligence Testing

E: Intelligence Testing

A: Lifespan Development

B: Lifespan Development

C: Lifespan Development

D: Lifespan Development

E: Lifespan Development

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

D: Motivation and Emotion

Emotivation and Emotion

A: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

E: Personality