Exam 12: Personality-Part A

A second-string running back takes his preparation just as seriously as the starter.When asked why he puts forth so much effort when he is not likely to receive much playing time,the player responds that his hard work will earn him playing time and when that happens he will succeed on the field.The player's comments illustrate a(n)_____ locus of control.

A doctorate in English literature would be most likely to experience a flow experience when:

Jessica and Ashley are talking about Carla.Jessica says that she does not like Carla because she is loud and annoying.In fact,loud and annoying are adjectives that many people use to describe Jessica.Which defense mechanism is Jessica using?

Which statement is NOT a criticism of projective personality tests?

The MMPI-2-RF consists of more than _____ true/false statements.

When Lisa received a paper with a D grade,she immediately told her friends (and herself)that it didn't matter because she had intended to drop the course all along.Which defense mechanisms is Lisa using?

Social theorist George Mead observed that we adopt a self-concept that is consistent with the consensual view of ourselves held by the _____ other.

To measure a person's personality,a psychologist MOST likely would:

A disadvantage of the Thematic Apperception Test is that:

Which statement about gender and personality is FALSE?

Jean was at the mall with her family.She tried on a pair of shoes she really wanted.Her parents told her that they could not afford the shoes and walked out of the store.For a moment,Jean thought of running out of the store with the shoes on,but her parents had taught her at a very young age that stealing was wrong.A split second after thinking about stealing the shoes,Jean began to feel incredibly guilty about even having the thought.Which part of Jean's mind squelched her desire to steal the shoes?

Hans Eysenck developed a model of personality that initially had _____ factors.

According to Jeffrey Gray,people with a highly reactive behavioral activation system (BAS)are more likely to be:

According to Jeffrey Gray,people with a highly reactive behavioral inhibition system (BIS)are more likely to be:

Which statement about the humanistic-existential approach to personality is FALSE?

Researchers interested in studying how prior events influence personality likely will NOT study:

The Big Five personality factor that has the LOWEST heritability estimate is:

Which statement about projective personality tests is TRUE?

Theories attempting to determine the basis for psychological differences among people seek to _____ personality.

Imagine Eysenck's two factors expressed in two-dimensional space.On the vertical axis is insecurity at the top and security at the bottom.Bisecting this axis is the second factor,with introversion on the left and extroversion on the right.Using this model,a person who is outgoing and personable but prone to extreme swings in mood would be placed in which quadrant?