Exam 13: Theories of Personality

The textbook suggests that Freudian theory,though controversial,has had an impact on many things seen in today's society.Which of the following is NOT cited by the book as having been influenced by Freud?

A relatively consistent characteristic that exists across situations is called ________.

Raymond Cattell originally proposed that there are ________ personality source traits.

Which of the following was not a facet of Bandura's theory of reciprocal determinism?

Projective tests like the Rorschach inkblot test have a distinct advantage over other tests because of their high validity and reliability.

According to Jung,each person's own repressed thoughts,undeveloped ideas,and forgotten experiences are contained in the ______.

A baseball player's son is quite talented;he has received lots of awards over the years.When he gets up to bat he expects to get a hit,and when he is in the field he expects to make every catch.According to Bandura,what characteristic does this young man seem to have?

Four-year-old Larry squeezes between his Mommy and Daddy as they sit together on the couch.He cuddles with Mommy and pushes Daddy away.This illustrates which Freudian concept?

As part of an application for a job,Dan is asked to complete some psychological tests including one in which he responds true or false to items such as "I feel sad most of the time," or "I had a good childhood." What type of psychological test is Dan taking?

According to Freud,the second part of the personality is the ego,which gets its name from the Latin word for __________.

Steve is extremely uptight and compulsively neat and orderly.According to Freudian theory,he became fixated at the ________ stage of psychosexual development.

What is Freud's term for the primitive,biological side of personality?

Using Hofstede's terms,how would you describe a cultural personality in which the majority of the members of the culture accept that power is in the hands of the few?

Adoption studies focusing on the heritability of traits have _____________.

According to Freud,rationality and logical thinking and reasoning are controlled by the ______.

Carolyn took home some printer paper from the office.Later,she felt guilty for stealing it so she brought some paper to work to replace what she took.Freud would suggest that Carolyn's ________ was influencing her motives and behavior.

According to Rogers,one's perception of whom one should be or would like to be is called the real self.

What is the main sticking point between the theories of Sigmund Freud and Karen Horney? How are their theories alike? Which do you agree with,if either?

Briefly discuss Freud's idea of the unconscious.

"What did you have for lunch an hour ago?" Before I asked you that question,the information was in your _______________.