Question 1

Which statement about the id is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) It is in close contact with bodily needs. 
B) It follows the reality principle. 
C) It houses the conscience. 
D) It drives us to live up to our ideals. 
A) It is in close contact with bodily needs. 
B) It follows the reality principle. 
C) It houses the conscience. 
D) It drives us to live up to our ideals.

Question 2

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 3

Which of the following,according to Rogers,is MOST likely to become a fully functioning person?

Accepted Answer

A) someone with a strongly developed superego 
B) someone with an extroverted personality 
C) someone brought up with conditional positive regard 
D) someone brought up with unconditional positive regard 
A) someone with a strongly developed superego 
B) someone with an extroverted personality 
C) someone brought up with conditional positive regard 
D) someone brought up with unconditional positive regard

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a humanist?

Accepted Answer

A) May 
B) Maslow 
C) Bandura 
D) Rogers 
A) May 
B) Maslow 
C) Bandura 
D) Rogers

Question 5

The view that personality results from struggles between opposites within each of us is an assumption of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Jung 
B) Adler 
C) Maslow 
D) Mischel 
A) Jung 
B) Adler 
C) Maslow 
D) Mischel

Question 6

Explain why Psychodynamic theorists believe that objective tests are of little use because _______.

Accepted Answer

A) they are difficult to score 
B) people are not usually aware of the unconscious determinants of their behavior 
C) they are usually neither valid nor reliable 
D) it is difficult to agree on the meaning of test results 
A) they are difficult to score 
B) people are not usually aware of the unconscious determinants of their behavior 
C) they are usually neither valid nor reliable 
D) it is difficult to agree on the meaning of test results

Question 7

The fundamental or most basic defense mechanism is _______.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

The most widely used objective personality test is the _______.

Accepted Answer

A) MMPI-2 
B) EPQ 
C) 16PF 
D) TAT 
A) MMPI-2 
B) EPQ 
C) 16PF 
D) TAT

Question 9

Carl Jung stressed the ___________________ of people.

Accepted Answer

A) sexual instincts 
B) learned motives 
C) spiritual qualities 
D) primary drives 
A) sexual instincts 
B) learned motives 
C) spiritual qualities 
D) primary drives

Question 10

Joe seems to be constantly condemning himself for being bad and "sinful." In psychoanalytic terms,we would say that Joe has an overdeveloped _______.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

The superego is that part of the personality which represents the _______.

Accepted Answer

A) pleasure principle 
B) reality principle 
C) thanatos 
D) conscience 
A) pleasure principle 
B) reality principle 
C) thanatos 
D) conscience

Question 12

Jane is an angry,hostile woman.At work and in her personal life,she is described as energetic go-getter because she is a workaholic and does a great deal and does a great deal of volunteer work for abused children and women.Jane's behavior may be an example of which defense mechanism?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Pleasure principle is to _______ as reality principle is to _______.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Erikson stresses the quality of _______ in personality development.

Accepted Answer

A) sexual motives 
B) stimulus motives 
C) primary-process thinking 
D) parent-child relationships 
A) sexual motives 
B) stimulus motives 
C) primary-process thinking 
D) parent-child relationships

Question 15

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 16

Which personality tests rely on the interpretation of inkblots to understand personality?

Accepted Answer

A) MMPI-2 
B) TAT 
C) 16PF 
D) Rorschach 
A) MMPI-2 
B) TAT 
C) 16PF 
D) Rorschach

Question 17

The stage of personality development which lasts from about age 6 until puberty is known as the _______ stage.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Sally has a desire to eat a steak with a baked potato smothered with butter and sour cream.One component of her personality tells her,because she is overweight,that instead of eating the meal,she should fast and direct her efforts to ending world hunger.Another component suggests that it would be better to eat a salad and a bran muffin,then run two miles.The fasting suggestion most likely was made by which component of personality?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Which type of standardized test presents ambiguous stimuli?

Accepted Answer

A) MMPI-2 
B) CPI 
C) Rorschach 
D) TAT 
A) MMPI-2 
B) CPI 
C) Rorschach 
D) TAT

Question 20

Behavior is influenced by:

Accepted Answer

A) personality. 
B) situational characteristics. 
C) individual interpretations of unique situations. 
D) all of the above 
A) personality. 
B) situational characteristics. 
C) individual interpretations of unique situations. 
D) all of the above

Exam 13: C: Theories of Personality

Which statement about the id is most accurate?

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

Which of the following,according to Rogers,is MOST likely to become a fully functioning person?

Which of the following is NOT a humanist?

The view that personality results from struggles between opposites within each of us is an assumption of which of the following?

Explain why Psychodynamic theorists believe that objective tests are of little use because _______.

The fundamental or most basic defense mechanism is _______.

The most widely used objective personality test is the _______.

Carl Jung stressed the ___________________ of people.

Joe seems to be constantly condemning himself for being bad and "sinful." In psychoanalytic terms,we would say that Joe has an overdeveloped _______.

The superego is that part of the personality which represents the _______.

Jane is an angry,hostile woman.At work and in her personal life,she is described as energetic go-getter because she is a workaholic and does a great deal and does a great deal of volunteer work for abused children and women.Jane's behavior may be an example of which defense mechanism?

Pleasure principle is to _______ as reality principle is to _______.

Erikson stresses the quality of _______ in personality development.

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

Which personality tests rely on the interpretation of inkblots to understand personality?

The stage of personality development which lasts from about age 6 until puberty is known as the _______ stage.

Which type of standardized test presents ambiguous stimuli?

Behavior is influenced by:

The Science of Psychology

A: The Science of Psychology

B: The Science of Psychology

C: The Science of Psychology

Biological Perspective

A: Biological Perspective

B: Biological Perspective

C: The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

A: Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

B: Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

C: Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

Learning

A: Learning

B: Learning

C: Learning

Memory

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

A: Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

B: Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

C: Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

A: Development Across the Life Span

B: Development Across the Life Span

C: Development Across the Life Span

Motivation and Emotion

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

Sexuality and Gender

A: Sexuality and Gender

B: Sexuality and Gender

C: Sexuality and Gender

Stress and Health

A: Stress and Health

B: Stress and Health

C: Stress and Health

Social Psychology

A: Social Psychology

B: Social Psychology

C: Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

A: Theories of Personality

B: Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

A: Psychological Therapies

B: Psychological Therapies

C: Psychological Therapies

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