Question 1

Freud described _____ as the most basic component of the mind that serves as the source of our bodily needs,wants,and desires.

Accepted Answer

A) the ego 
B) the superego 
C) the id 
D) consciousness 
A) the ego 
B) the superego 
C) the id 
D) consciousness C

Question 2

When people define themselves according to personality traits,they are using _____ to organize their self-concept.

Accepted Answer

A) self-esteem 
B) a self-narrative 
C) self-schemas 
D) self-serving biases 
A) self-esteem 
B) a self-narrative 
C) self-schemas 
D) self-serving biases C

Question 3

Individuals who are _____ have a highly reactive behavioral activation system (BAS)and actively engage the environment and seek social reinforcement.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Which statement BEST defines narcissism?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a trait that reflects a grandiose view of the self combined with a tendency to seek admiration from and exploit others. 
B) It is a trait more common in people who are self-actualized. 
C) It is a tendency to take credit for one's successes but downplay responsibility for one's failures. 
D) It is a personality disorder resulting from low self-esteem. 
A) It is a trait that reflects a grandiose view of the self combined with a tendency to seek admiration from and exploit others. 
B) It is a trait more common in people who are self-actualized. 
C) It is a tendency to take credit for one's successes but downplay responsibility for one's failures. 
D) It is a personality disorder resulting from low self-esteem.

Question 5

Which statement is a criticism of the psychosexual theory of personality?

Accepted Answer

A) It ignores the importance of early childhood experiences in forming personality. 
B) It fails to offer an account of how gender roles develop. 
C) It fails to offer an account of how same-sex people differ in personality. 
D) It offers after-the-fact interpretation instead of testable predictions. 
A) It ignores the importance of early childhood experiences in forming personality. 
B) It fails to offer an account of how gender roles develop. 
C) It fails to offer an account of how same-sex people differ in personality. 
D) It offers after-the-fact interpretation instead of testable predictions.

Question 6

Shelby attends class,takes notes,reads her textbook,and reviews her work because she believes that it is up to her to do well in school and that she has the resources to do so.Shelby has a(n)_____ locus of control.

Accepted Answer

A) internal 
B) external 
C) global 
D) stable 
A) internal 
B) external 
C) global 
D) stable

Question 7

Which statement about gender differences in personality is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Women are more sensitive to nonverbal cues than are men. 
B) Women have slightly higher self-esteem than do men. 
C) Men are more physically aggressive than are women. 
D) Men are more assertive than are women. 
A) Women are more sensitive to nonverbal cues than are men. 
B) Women have slightly higher self-esteem than do men. 
C) Men are more physically aggressive than are women. 
D) Men are more assertive than are women.

Question 8

The Rorschach Inkblot Test is an example of a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) intelligence test. 
B) self-report. 
C) personality inventory. 
D) projective technique. 
A) intelligence test. 
B) self-report. 
C) personality inventory. 
D) projective technique.

Question 9

Early research into the _____ approach to personality attempted to identify main themes in the adjectives used to describe a person's personality.

Accepted Answer

A) trait 
B) social-cognitive 
C) humanistic-existential 
D) psychodynamic 
A) trait 
B) social-cognitive 
C) humanistic-existential 
D) psychodynamic

Question 10

Proponents of the humanistic approach focused on the positive view of human nature that highlights a person's potential to:

Accepted Answer

A) feel empathy. 
B) engage in abstract thinking. 
C) use language. 
D) show personal growth. 
A) feel empathy. 
B) engage in abstract thinking. 
C) use language. 
D) show personal growth.

Question 11

Sigmund is interested in his neighbor Sally but is anxious about his attraction to her because his friends may not approve.Every time he sees her,he acts rude and says mean things to her despite his intense attraction to her.What type of defense mechanism does this scenario illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A) rationalization 
B) reaction formation 
C) displacement 
D) sublimation 
A) rationalization 
B) reaction formation 
C) displacement 
D) sublimation

Question 12

Which statement BEST defines personality?

Accepted Answer

A) It refers to an individual's ability to produce and comprehend language. 
B) It refers to an individual's perception of the world based on sensory information. 
C) It refers to an individual's style of responding,thinking,and feeling. 
D) It refers to an individual's capacity to express and control emotion. 
A) It refers to an individual's ability to produce and comprehend language. 
B) It refers to an individual's perception of the world based on sensory information. 
C) It refers to an individual's style of responding,thinking,and feeling. 
D) It refers to an individual's capacity to express and control emotion.

Question 13

The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)requires test takers to make up stories about different pictures they see,and the researchers attempt to:

Accepted Answer

A) infer the underlying motives,concerns,and views about the world of the responders. 
B) directly measure the responders' patterns of behavior,thinking,and feeling. 
C) correlate the results with the responders' intelligence. 
D) relate the results to self-report inventories such as the MMPI-2-RF. 
A) infer the underlying motives,concerns,and views about the world of the responders. 
B) directly measure the responders' patterns of behavior,thinking,and feeling. 
C) correlate the results with the responders' intelligence. 
D) relate the results to self-report inventories such as the MMPI-2-RF.

Question 14

Most researchers using factor analysis agree that _____ are the core traits of personality.

Accepted Answer

A) conscientiousness,agreeableness,neuroticism,openness to experience,and extraversion 
B) anger,fear,happiness,sadness,and surprise 
C) orderliness,happiness,extraversion,neuroticism,and conscientiousness 
D) openness to experience,neuroticism,agreeableness,introversion,and extraversion 
A) conscientiousness,agreeableness,neuroticism,openness to experience,and extraversion 
B) anger,fear,happiness,sadness,and surprise 
C) orderliness,happiness,extraversion,neuroticism,and conscientiousness 
D) openness to experience,neuroticism,agreeableness,introversion,and extraversion

Question 15

Existentialists focused their research on the aspect of the human condition that forced people to:

Accepted Answer

A) succumb to external social pressures to conform to stereotypes. 
B) confront reality,rather than denying it. 
C) address events that occurred in the past. 
D) act on their abilities to self-actualize. 
A) succumb to external social pressures to conform to stereotypes. 
B) confront reality,rather than denying it. 
C) address events that occurred in the past. 
D) act on their abilities to self-actualize.

Exam 12: Personality-Part D

Freud described _____ as the most basic component of the mind that serves as the source of our bodily needs,wants,and desires.

When people define themselves according to personality traits,they are using _____ to organize their self-concept.

Individuals who are _____ have a highly reactive behavioral activation system (BAS)and actively engage the environment and seek social reinforcement.

Which statement BEST defines narcissism?

Which statement is a criticism of the psychosexual theory of personality?

Shelby attends class,takes notes,reads her textbook,and reviews her work because she believes that it is up to her to do well in school and that she has the resources to do so.Shelby has a(n)_____ locus of control.

Which statement about gender differences in personality is FALSE?

The Rorschach Inkblot Test is an example of a(n):

Early research into the _____ approach to personality attempted to identify main themes in the adjectives used to describe a person's personality.

Proponents of the humanistic approach focused on the positive view of human nature that highlights a person's potential to:

Sigmund is interested in his neighbor Sally but is anxious about his attraction to her because his friends may not approve.Every time he sees her,he acts rude and says mean things to her despite his intense attraction to her.What type of defense mechanism does this scenario illustrate?

Which statement BEST defines personality?

The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)requires test takers to make up stories about different pictures they see,and the researchers attempt to:

Most researchers using factor analysis agree that _____ are the core traits of personality.

Existentialists focused their research on the aspect of the human condition that forced people to:

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part A

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part B

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part C

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part D

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part E

Methods in Psychology-Part A

Methods in Psychology-Part B

Methods in Psychology-Part C

Methods in Psychology-Part D

Methods in Psychology-Part E

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part A

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part B

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part C

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part D

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part E

Sensation and Perception-Part A

Sensation and Perception-Part B

Sensation and Perception-Part C

Sensation and Perception-Part D

Sensation and Perception-Part E

Consciousness-Part A

Consciousness-Part B

Consciousness-Part C

Consciousness-Part D

Consciousness-Part E

Memory-Part A

Memory-Part B

Memory-Part C

Memory-Part D

Memory-Part E

Learning-Part A

Learning-Part B

Learning-Part C

Learning-Part D

Learning-Part E

Emotion and Motivation-Part A

Emotion and Motivation-Part B

Emotion and Motivation-Part C

Emotion and Motivation-Part D

Emotion and Motivation-Part E

Language and Thought-Part A

Language and Thought-Part B

Language and Thought-Part C

Language and Thought-Part D

Language and Thought-Part E

Intelligence-Part A

Intelligence-Part B

Intelligence-Part C

Intelligence-Part D

Intelligence-Part E

Development-Part A

Development-Part B

Development-Part C

Development-Part D

Development-Part E

Personality-Part A

Personality-Part B

Personality-Part C

Personality-Part E

Social Psychology-Part A

Social Psychology-Part B

Social Psychology-Part C

Social Psychology-Part D

Social Psychology-Part E