Question 1

What did Gordon Allport think about traits?

Accepted Answer

A) He thought they were like stages. 
B) He thought they were wired into the nervous system. 
C) He thought they were learned. 
D) He thought they were the result of cognitive modeling. 
A) He thought they were like stages. 
B) He thought they were wired into the nervous system. 
C) He thought they were learned. 
D) He thought they were the result of cognitive modeling.

Question 2

Sigmund Freud proposed that his patients' disorders resulted most often from psychological conflicts related to sex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

You are about to undergo delicate brain surgery that requires great skill on the part of the surgeon.As the surgical team wheels you into the operating room,you hope the surgeon has a high level of _______.

Accepted Answer

A) ego 
B) extraversion 
C) self-efficacy 
D) superego 
A) ego 
B) extraversion 
C) self-efficacy 
D) superego

Question 5

Gordon Allport thought traits were wired into the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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 7

Which of the following is a projective test?

Accepted Answer

A) MMPI-2 
B) 16PF 
C) NEO-PI-R 
D) Rorschach 
A) MMPI-2 
B) 16PF 
C) NEO-PI-R 
D) Rorschach

Question 8

The unique and relatively stable ways in which each individual thinks,acts,and feels is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) personality 
B) nurture 
C) a trait 
D) nature 
A) personality 
B) nurture 
C) a trait 
D) nature

Question 9

Carl Jung's term for the part of our personality that Freud referred to as the unconscious was the _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) personal unconscious 
B) archetype 
C) collective unconscious 
D) animus 
A) personal unconscious 
B) archetype 
C) collective unconscious 
D) animus

Question 10

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 11

"If it feels good,do it" best describes the ______________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

The tendency to form a favorable or unfavorable impression of someone at the first meeting is called the _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) bias effect 
B) interview bias 
C) halo effect 
D) subject bias effect 
A) bias effect 
B) interview bias 
C) halo effect 
D) subject bias effect

Question 13

According to Jung,the memories and behavior patterns inherited from past generations are part of the ______.

Accepted Answer

A) persona 
B) personal unconscious 
C) alter-ego 
D) collective unconscious 
A) persona 
B) personal unconscious 
C) alter-ego 
D) collective unconscious

Question 14

Which of these is an acronym that could help you remember the Big Five traits?

Accepted Answer

A) START 
B) BEGIN 
C) DUNES 
D) OCEAN 
A) START 
B) BEGIN 
C) DUNES 
D) OCEAN

Question 15

_____________ theory is called the "third force" in personality theory.

Accepted Answer

A) Psychoanalytic 
B) Behaviorist 
C) Cognitive 
D) Humanistic 
A) Psychoanalytic 
B) Behaviorist 
C) Cognitive 
D) Humanistic

Question 16

A personality that consisted of only the ego and the id would be completely ______.

Accepted Answer

A) illogical 
B) selfless 
C) rational 
D) amoral 
A) illogical 
B) selfless 
C) rational 
D) amoral

Question 17

In Sigmund Freud's theory,the _______ operates according to the pleasure principle.

Accepted Answer

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

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

According to Freud,personality develops through a series of psychosexual stages.The last stage is called the ___________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be associated with a collectivist culture?

Accepted Answer

A) duty 
B) order 
C) respect for elders 
D) equality 
A) duty 
B) order 
C) respect for elders 
D) equality

What did Gordon Allport think about traits?

Sigmund Freud proposed that his patients' disorders resulted most often from psychological conflicts related to sex.

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

You are about to undergo delicate brain surgery that requires great skill on the part of the surgeon.As the surgical team wheels you into the operating room,you hope the surgeon has a high level of _______.

Gordon Allport thought traits were wired into the brain.

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

Which of the following is a projective test?

The unique and relatively stable ways in which each individual thinks,acts,and feels is called __________.

Carl Jung's term for the part of our personality that Freud referred to as the unconscious was the _____________.

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?

"If it feels good,do it" best describes the ______________.

The tendency to form a favorable or unfavorable impression of someone at the first meeting is called the _____________.

According to Jung,the memories and behavior patterns inherited from past generations are part of the ______.

Which of these is an acronym that could help you remember the Big Five traits?

_____________ theory is called the "third force" in personality theory.

A personality that consisted of only the ego and the id would be completely ______.

In Sigmund Freud's theory,the _______ operates according to the pleasure principle.

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

According to Freud,personality develops through a series of psychosexual stages.The last stage is called the ___________.

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be associated with a collectivist culture?

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What did Gordon Allport think about traits?

Sigmund Freud proposed that his patients' disorders resulted most often from psychological conflicts related to sex.

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

You are about to undergo delicate brain surgery that requires great skill on the part of the surgeon.As the surgical team wheels you into the operating room,you hope the surgeon has a high level of _______.

Gordon Allport thought traits were wired into the brain.

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

Which of the following is a projective test?

The unique and relatively stable ways in which each individual thinks,acts,and feels is called __________.

Carl Jung's term for the part of our personality that Freud referred to as the unconscious was the _____________.

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?

"If it feels good,do it" best describes the ______________.

The tendency to form a favorable or unfavorable impression of someone at the first meeting is called the _____________.

According to Jung,the memories and behavior patterns inherited from past generations are part of the ______.

Which of these is an acronym that could help you remember the Big Five traits?

_____________ theory is called the "third force" in personality theory.

A personality that consisted of only the ego and the id would be completely ______.

In Sigmund Freud's theory,the _______ operates according to the pleasure principle.

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

According to Freud,personality develops through a series of psychosexual stages.The last stage is called the ___________.

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be associated with a collectivist culture?

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation, Stress, and Emotion

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Statistics in Psychology

Applied Psychology and Psychology Careers

Psychology in Action

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