Question 1

Describe an adult who is fixated in the oral stage.

Accepted Answer

An adult who is fixated in the oral stag

Question 2

Jeff has to get up early to go to school,but he wants to stay up late and watch television.His parents disapprove of him staying up late,but when they go out for the evening he disregards their wishes and stays up late anyway.The next day he feels extremely guilty.How would Carl Rogers explain Jeff's guilt?

Accepted Answer

A) It results from Jeff's inferiority complex,which has been enlarged by Jeff's adoption of his parents' value judgments. 
B) It results from the conflict between Jeff's need to seek pleasure and his desire to do well in school. 
C) It results from a psychological conflict between Jeff's personal desire to stay up late and the opinion adopted from his parents that it is wrong to stay up late. 
D) It results from an overactive superego,which is punishing Jeff's id for gratifying his desires. 
A) It results from Jeff's inferiority complex,which has been enlarged by Jeff's adoption of his parents' value judgments. 
B) It results from the conflict between Jeff's need to seek pleasure and his desire to do well in school. 
C) It results from a psychological conflict between Jeff's personal desire to stay up late and the opinion adopted from his parents that it is wrong to stay up late. 
D) It results from an overactive superego,which is punishing Jeff's id for gratifying his desires.

Question 3

In the metaphor the angel,the devil,and me,the angel is the ____________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Cattell and Allport are both prominent ______ theorists.

Accepted Answer

A) psychodynamic 
B) trait 
C) behavioral 
D) humanistic 
A) psychodynamic 
B) trait 
C) behavioral 
D) humanistic

Question 5

If you had to have a personality assessment,which type (projective,interview,inventory)would you prefer? Would you want more than one approach taken? What are the benefits and drawbacks of the approaches you selected?

Accepted Answer

If I had to have a personality assessmen

Question 6

When Freud referred to the sexual drive of babies and young children,to what was he really referring?

Accepted Answer

A) the fact that sexual orientation is established from birth 
B) the fact that children focus on their bodies to give them physical pleasure 
C) the fact that children need to be taught about sexual morality from a very early age 
D) all of the above 
A) the fact that sexual orientation is established from birth 
B) the fact that children focus on their bodies to give them physical pleasure 
C) the fact that children need to be taught about sexual morality from a very early age 
D) all of the above

Question 7

According to Rogers,people brought up with unconditional positive regard ______.

Accepted Answer

A) tend to be vain and narcissistic 
B) are unlikely to be fully functioning 
C) feel valued regardless of their attitudes and behaviors 
D) live lives directed toward what others want and value 
A) tend to be vain and narcissistic 
B) are unlikely to be fully functioning 
C) feel valued regardless of their attitudes and behaviors 
D) live lives directed toward what others want and value

Question 8

Who of the following was NOT a neo-Freudian?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Define id,ego,and superego.

Accepted Answer

The concepts of the id, ego, and supereg

Question 10

According to Carl Rogers,anxiety and neurotic behaviors occur when _______.

Accepted Answer

A) a person has low self-esteem 
B) there is matching between the real self and ideal self 
C) there is a discrepancy between the real self and ideal self 
D) the individual receives too much unconditional positive regard 
A) a person has low self-esteem 
B) there is matching between the real self and ideal self 
C) there is a discrepancy between the real self and ideal self 
D) the individual receives too much unconditional positive regard

Question 11

Karen Horney viewed personality disturbances as resulting from the basic anxiety all people share.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The age at which a baby was weaned would have most impact on the ____ stage.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Which component of a person's personality is responsible for the continuing desire to engage in sex indiscriminately?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Mei is Chinese American.She is very loyal to her family.Her sister lives with her,and she mails money back to China to her father and younger brother.Mei's way of life is typical of someone who comes from a culture that is _________.

Accepted Answer

A) collectivistic 
B) low in power distance 
C) feminine 
D) low in uncertainty avoidance 
A) collectivistic 
B) low in power distance 
C) feminine 
D) low in uncertainty avoidance

Question 15

Yongmei is studying for her math test.Her boyfriend Marcus asks if she can go to the movies with him.She would love to go but she knows she has to study for the math test in order to pass the class.What part of Yongmei's personality will say "You must stay home and study because passing the class is necessary for you to graduate."

Accepted Answer

A) her ego because it is the moral conscience of her personality 
B) her id because studying is what she really wants to do 
C) her libido because she knows her boyfriend will love her more if she studies 
D) her superego because it is this part of the personality that is the moral conscience 
A) her ego because it is the moral conscience of her personality 
B) her id because studying is what she really wants to do 
C) her libido because she knows her boyfriend will love her more if she studies 
D) her superego because it is this part of the personality that is the moral conscience

Question 16

The ______ controls the satisfaction of the id's drives in the external world.

Accepted Answer

A) personal unconscious 
B) ego 
C) superego 
D) persona 
A) personal unconscious 
B) ego 
C) superego 
D) persona

Question 17

Which of the following concepts is NOT found in the humanistic perspective of personality?

Accepted Answer

A) self-actualization 
B) each person is unique 
C) personal freedom of choice 
D) self-efficacy 
A) self-actualization 
B) each person is unique 
C) personal freedom of choice 
D) self-efficacy

Question 18

What did Raymond Cattell call the underlying traits that direct surface traits?

Accepted Answer

A) source traits 
B) secondary traits 
C) background traits 
D) subordinate traits 
A) source traits 
B) secondary traits 
C) background traits 
D) subordinate traits

Question 19

According to Albert Bandura,a person's belief about his or her skills and ability to perform certain behaviors is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) self-efficacy 
B) locus of control 
C) phenomenology 
D) reciprocal determinism 
A) self-efficacy 
B) locus of control 
C) phenomenology 
D) reciprocal determinism

Question 20

Karesh is from India and really cares about others' welfare.His wife is Chinese and he is known for the fact that he does not adhere to strict rules and regulations.He is tolerant of others and plans to become a social worker.According to Hofstede,what type of cultural personality would Karesh be?

Accepted Answer

A) highly individualistic 
B) low in uncertainty avoidance 
C) highly masculine 
D) feminine 
A) highly individualistic 
B) low in uncertainty avoidance 
C) highly masculine 
D) feminine

Describe an adult who is fixated in the oral stage.

In the metaphor the angel,the devil,and me,the angel is the ____________.

Cattell and Allport are both prominent ______ theorists.

If you had to have a personality assessment,which type (projective,interview,inventory)would you prefer? Would you want more than one approach taken? What are the benefits and drawbacks of the approaches you selected?

When Freud referred to the sexual drive of babies and young children,to what was he really referring?

According to Rogers,people brought up with unconditional positive regard ______.

Who of the following was NOT a neo-Freudian?

Define id,ego,and superego.

According to Carl Rogers,anxiety and neurotic behaviors occur when _______.

Karen Horney viewed personality disturbances as resulting from the basic anxiety all people share.

The age at which a baby was weaned would have most impact on the ____ stage.

Which component of a person's personality is responsible for the continuing desire to engage in sex indiscriminately?

Mei is Chinese American.She is very loyal to her family.Her sister lives with her,and she mails money back to China to her father and younger brother.Mei's way of life is typical of someone who comes from a culture that is _________.

The ______ controls the satisfaction of the id's drives in the external world.

Which of the following concepts is NOT found in the humanistic perspective of personality?

What did Raymond Cattell call the underlying traits that direct surface traits?

According to Albert Bandura,a person's belief about his or her skills and ability to perform certain behaviors is known as ________.

Karesh is from India and really cares about others' welfare.His wife is Chinese and he is known for the fact that he does not adhere to strict rules and regulations.He is tolerant of others and plans to become a social worker.According to Hofstede,what type of cultural personality would Karesh be?

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Describe an adult who is fixated in the oral stage.

In the metaphor the angel,the devil,and me,the angel is the ____________.

Cattell and Allport are both prominent ______ theorists.

If you had to have a personality assessment,which type (projective,interview,inventory)would you prefer? Would you want more than one approach taken? What are the benefits and drawbacks of the approaches you selected?

When Freud referred to the sexual drive of babies and young children,to what was he really referring?

According to Rogers,people brought up with unconditional positive regard ______.

Who of the following was NOT a neo-Freudian?

Define id,ego,and superego.

According to Carl Rogers,anxiety and neurotic behaviors occur when _______.

Karen Horney viewed personality disturbances as resulting from the basic anxiety all people share.

The age at which a baby was weaned would have most impact on the ____ stage.

Which component of a person's personality is responsible for the continuing desire to engage in sex indiscriminately?

Mei is Chinese American.She is very loyal to her family.Her sister lives with her,and she mails money back to China to her father and younger brother.Mei's way of life is typical of someone who comes from a culture that is _________.

The ______ controls the satisfaction of the id's drives in the external world.

Which of the following concepts is NOT found in the humanistic perspective of personality?

What did Raymond Cattell call the underlying traits that direct surface traits?

According to Albert Bandura,a person's belief about his or her skills and ability to perform certain behaviors is known as ________.

Karesh is from India and really cares about others' welfare.His wife is Chinese and he is known for the fact that he does not adhere to strict rules and regulations.He is tolerant of others and plans to become a social worker.According to Hofstede,what type of cultural personality would Karesh be?

The Science of Psychology

Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

Learning

Memory

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Development Across the Life Span

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Sexuality and Gender

Stress and Health

Social Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

I Psychology in Action

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