Question 1

Someone who was interested in measuring a person's source traits,as described by Raymond Cattell,would use the ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) NEO Personality Inventory 
B) California Psychological Inventory (CPI) 
C) Sixteen Personality Factors Questionnaire (16PF) 
D) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) 
A) NEO Personality Inventory 
B) California Psychological Inventory (CPI) 
C) Sixteen Personality Factors Questionnaire (16PF) 
D) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)

Question 2

An individual operating on the reality principle seeks ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) immediate gratification 
B) perfect accomplishments 
C) to reveal unconscious motivations 
D) rational means for obtaining gratification 
A) immediate gratification 
B) perfect accomplishments 
C) to reveal unconscious motivations 
D) rational means for obtaining gratification

Question 3

Which of the following statements is criticism that one might legitimately make about the humanistic perspective of personality?

Accepted Answer

A) it relies far too much on the influence of environments 
B) it spends way too much time looking at unconscious determinants of behaviors. 
C) it paints too rosy a picture of humanity,ignoring negative aspects of human nature. 
D) it's concept of womb envy cannot be empirically validated. 
A) it relies far too much on the influence of environments 
B) it spends way too much time looking at unconscious determinants of behaviors. 
C) it paints too rosy a picture of humanity,ignoring negative aspects of human nature. 
D) it's concept of womb envy cannot be empirically validated.

Question 4

Sigmund Freud's psychosexual stages focus on several parts of the body identified as _______.

Accepted Answer

A) focal zones 
B) erogenous zones 
C) pleasure zones 
D) unconscious zones 
A) focal zones 
B) erogenous zones 
C) pleasure zones 
D) unconscious zones

Question 5

According to Rogers,which of the following people is MOST likely to become a fully functioning person?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Personality assessments conducted by behaviorists sometimes make use of _______.

Accepted Answer

A) projective tests 
B) introjective tests 
C) reports by friends 
D) rating scales and frequency counts 
A) projective tests 
B) introjective tests 
C) reports by friends 
D) rating scales and frequency counts

Question 7

If you were to design a personality test,what things would you have to consider? Which of the personality tests that you have studied would you use as a model and why?

Accepted Answer

When designing a personality test, there

Question 8

Which psychological test asks the subject to tell a story based on a picture of one or more people in which it is unclear what is going on?

Accepted Answer

A) Rorschach test 
B) Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) 
C) California Psychological Inventory (CPI) 
D) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) 
A) Rorschach test 
B) Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) 
C) California Psychological Inventory (CPI) 
D) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)

Question 9

What do Abraham Maslow's and Carl Rogers's theories have in common?

Accepted Answer

A) They are both stage theories. 
B) They focus on unconscious motivation. 
C) They believe that each human being is free to choose his or her own destiny. 
D) They both fit in the learning/cognitive perspective. 
A) They are both stage theories. 
B) They focus on unconscious motivation. 
C) They believe that each human being is free to choose his or her own destiny. 
D) They both fit in the learning/cognitive perspective.

Question 10

The most commonly used personality inventory is the _____________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Derrick is an executive with a large financial firm.Any time his investments do poorly,he throws temper tantrums and breaks things.Then he starts barking orders at his secretary.Which personality structure would Freud say is exerting control?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

In Carl Rogers's theory,our perception of our abilities,behaviors,and characteristics is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) personality 
B) self-regard 
C) self-esteem 
D) self-concept 
A) personality 
B) self-regard 
C) self-esteem 
D) self-concept

Question 13

Ellen has been described as creative,imaginative,curious,artistic,and nonconforming.She is likely to obtain an elevated score on a questionnaire designed to measure ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) extraversion 
B) agreeableness 
C) conscientiousness 
D) openness 
A) extraversion 
B) agreeableness 
C) conscientiousness 
D) openness

Question 14

The job of the _________ is to find practical ways for the _________ to get its pleasure needs met without offending the morality of the ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

For Freud,material that we are not currently aware of but that can be easily recalled is in the ______ mind.

Accepted Answer

A) unconscious 
B) preconscious 
C) collective unconscious 
D) conscious 
A) unconscious 
B) preconscious 
C) collective unconscious 
D) conscious

Question 16

What was the basis for Freud's development of his theory of the Oedipus conflict?

Accepted Answer

A) He did not believe that the stories his female patients told about having been sexually abused by their fathers and other family members were real memories. 
B) He felt that we were biologically pre-wired to go through this conflict at certain ages,regardless of our surroundings or experiences. 
C) He felt that women,by definition,were born neurotic and the Oedipus conflict gave value to that belief. 
D) He observed that all women were unconsciously angry at their own children,and developed the theory of the Oedipus conflict as a result. 
A) He did not believe that the stories his female patients told about having been sexually abused by their fathers and other family members were real memories. 
B) He felt that we were biologically pre-wired to go through this conflict at certain ages,regardless of our surroundings or experiences. 
C) He felt that women,by definition,were born neurotic and the Oedipus conflict gave value to that belief. 
D) He observed that all women were unconsciously angry at their own children,and developed the theory of the Oedipus conflict as a result.

Question 17

The id operates according to the reality principle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Toilet training takes place during which of Freud's psychosexual stages?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Jung's collective unconscious and Freud's unconscious are very similar.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

An assessment in which a numerical value is assigned to specific behavior(s)that is/are listed on the assessment is called a ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) rating scale 
B) frequency count 
C) projective test 
D) interview 
A) rating scale 
B) frequency count 
C) projective test 
D) interview

Someone who was interested in measuring a person's source traits,as described by Raymond Cattell,would use the ______________.

An individual operating on the reality principle seeks ____________.

Which of the following statements is criticism that one might legitimately make about the humanistic perspective of personality?

Sigmund Freud's psychosexual stages focus on several parts of the body identified as _______.

According to Rogers,which of the following people is MOST likely to become a fully functioning person?

Personality assessments conducted by behaviorists sometimes make use of _______.

If you were to design a personality test,what things would you have to consider? Which of the personality tests that you have studied would you use as a model and why?

Which psychological test asks the subject to tell a story based on a picture of one or more people in which it is unclear what is going on?

What do Abraham Maslow's and Carl Rogers's theories have in common?

The most commonly used personality inventory is the _____________.

Derrick is an executive with a large financial firm.Any time his investments do poorly,he throws temper tantrums and breaks things.Then he starts barking orders at his secretary.Which personality structure would Freud say is exerting control?

In Carl Rogers's theory,our perception of our abilities,behaviors,and characteristics is known as ________.

Ellen has been described as creative,imaginative,curious,artistic,and nonconforming.She is likely to obtain an elevated score on a questionnaire designed to measure ______________.

The job of the _____ is to find practical ways for the _ to get its pleasure needs met without offending the morality of the ____.

For Freud,material that we are not currently aware of but that can be easily recalled is in the ______ mind.

What was the basis for Freud's development of his theory of the Oedipus conflict?

The id operates according to the reality principle.

Toilet training takes place during which of Freud's psychosexual stages?

Jung's collective unconscious and Freud's unconscious are very similar.

An assessment in which a numerical value is assigned to specific behavior(s)that is/are listed on the assessment is called a ____________.

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Exam 13: Theories of Personality

Someone who was interested in measuring a person's source traits,as described by Raymond Cattell,would use the ______________.

An individual operating on the reality principle seeks ____________.

Which of the following statements is criticism that one might legitimately make about the humanistic perspective of personality?

Sigmund Freud's psychosexual stages focus on several parts of the body identified as _______.

According to Rogers,which of the following people is MOST likely to become a fully functioning person?

Personality assessments conducted by behaviorists sometimes make use of _______.

If you were to design a personality test,what things would you have to consider? Which of the personality tests that you have studied would you use as a model and why?

Which psychological test asks the subject to tell a story based on a picture of one or more people in which it is unclear what is going on?

What do Abraham Maslow's and Carl Rogers's theories have in common?

The most commonly used personality inventory is the _____________.

Derrick is an executive with a large financial firm.Any time his investments do poorly,he throws temper tantrums and breaks things.Then he starts barking orders at his secretary.Which personality structure would Freud say is exerting control?

In Carl Rogers's theory,our perception of our abilities,behaviors,and characteristics is known as ________.

Ellen has been described as creative,imaginative,curious,artistic,and nonconforming.She is likely to obtain an elevated score on a questionnaire designed to measure ______________.

The job of the _________ is to find practical ways for the _________ to get its pleasure needs met without offending the morality of the ________.

For Freud,material that we are not currently aware of but that can be easily recalled is in the ______ mind.

What was the basis for Freud's development of his theory of the Oedipus conflict?

The id operates according to the reality principle.

Toilet training takes place during which of Freud's psychosexual stages?

Jung's collective unconscious and Freud's unconscious are very similar.

An assessment in which a numerical value is assigned to specific behavior(s)that is/are listed on the assessment is called a ____________.

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Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

Learning

Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

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Sexuality and Gender

Stress and Health

Social Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

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The job of the _____ is to find practical ways for the _ to get its pleasure needs met without offending the morality of the ____.