Question 1

Which personality trait has the highest correlation for identical twins that are reared together?

Accepted Answer

A) Alienation 
B) Anxiety proneness 
C) Impulse control 
D) Emotional well-being 
A) Alienation 
B) Anxiety proneness 
C) Impulse control 
D) Emotional well-being

Question 2

What neo-Freudian introduced the concept of the inferiority complex into discussions of psychological adjustment?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

What theorist strongly disagreed with Freud's ideas about women and their feelings of inferiority and the Oedipus complex?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

In the classic sitcom The Odd Couple,it was amazing that Oscar and Felix got along because Oscar was such a slob and Felix was so obsessively neat.From a Freudian perspective,what could be said about the way these two men made it through the anal stage of development?

Accepted Answer

A) Oscar was anally fixated,but Felix was not. 
B) Oscar and Felix were both anally fixated,but in different ways. 
C) Neither Oscar nor Felix were anally fixated.They just had different personalities. 
D) Felix was anally fixated,but Oscar was not. 
A) Oscar was anally fixated,but Felix was not. 
B) Oscar and Felix were both anally fixated,but in different ways. 
C) Neither Oscar nor Felix were anally fixated.They just had different personalities. 
D) Felix was anally fixated,but Oscar was not.

Question 5

A key point from the research on individualism-collectivism is that

Accepted Answer

A) there are consistently differences between and within cultures on these personality styles. 
B) persons from collectivistic cultures are more emotionally and socially well-adjusted than those from more individualistic cultures. 
C) there are consistently differences between cultures on these personality styles and seldom any differences within cultures. 
D) persons from individualistic cultures are more emotionally and socially well-adjusted than those from more collectivistic cultures. 
A) there are consistently differences between and within cultures on these personality styles. 
B) persons from collectivistic cultures are more emotionally and socially well-adjusted than those from more individualistic cultures. 
C) there are consistently differences between cultures on these personality styles and seldom any differences within cultures. 
D) persons from individualistic cultures are more emotionally and socially well-adjusted than those from more collectivistic cultures.

Question 6

Which object is commonly used as an analogy for Freud's view of the mind?

Accepted Answer

A) A triangle 
B) An inkblot 
C) An iceberg 
D) A horoscope 
A) A triangle 
B) An inkblot 
C) An iceberg 
D) A horoscope

Question 7

According to Carl Rogers,when do conditions of worth arise in our development?

Accepted Answer

A) Infancy 
B) Childhood 
C) Adolescence 
D) Adulthood 
A) Infancy 
B) Childhood 
C) Adolescence 
D) Adulthood

Question 8

Freud often engaged in reinterpreting evidence that contradicted his theories into further sources of support for his theories.In particular,he often used ____________ to protect his pet hypotheses from refutation.

Accepted Answer

A) displacement 
B) the overconfidence barrier 
C) ad hoc manoeuvres 
D) reaction-formation 
A) displacement 
B) the overconfidence barrier 
C) ad hoc manoeuvres 
D) reaction-formation

Question 9

Jungian sandplay therapy is used by some therapists to examine emotional conflicts in children,and is based upon the assumption that ___________ is/are reflected in the shapes that children draw in the sand.

Accepted Answer

A) the collective unconscious 
B) sexual and aggressive drives 
C) archetypes 
D) a child's inferiority complex 
A) the collective unconscious 
B) sexual and aggressive drives 
C) archetypes 
D) a child's inferiority complex

Question 10

For Freud,the mind is divided into ___ levels.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 3 
C) 4 
D) 5 
A) 2 
B) 3 
C) 4 
D) 5

Question 11

Taylor is completing a personality test as part of a job application for a position he really wants.He alters his answers somewhat to make himself look better than he really is to increase his chances of getting the job.Taylor is engaging in

Accepted Answer

A) malingering 
B) impression management 
C) self-correction 
D) projection 
A) malingering 
B) impression management 
C) self-correction 
D) projection

Question 12

According to Adler,the principle motive in human personality was not sex or aggression,but _____________________.

Accepted Answer

A) a need to belong. 
B) striving for superiority. 
C) a hierarchy of needs. 
D) the collective unconscious. 
A) a need to belong. 
B) striving for superiority. 
C) a hierarchy of needs. 
D) the collective unconscious.

Question 13

Young Bart says to his friend,"What do you want to play at recess today,war or forts?" His comrade,Yevgeni,replies "Why don't we try something different today and play with the girls?" Completely aghast,Bart yells back,"Are you crazy?? Girls have COOTIES!" Which stage of personality development is Bart likely in,according to Freud?

Accepted Answer

A) Phallic 
B) Latency 
C) Oral 
D) Anal 
A) Phallic 
B) Latency 
C) Oral 
D) Anal

Question 14

According to William Sheldon's view that personality is linked to body type,individuals that are introverted and intellectual belong to which category?

Accepted Answer

A) Ectomorph 
B) Mesomorph 
C) Endomorph 
D) Minomorph 
A) Ectomorph 
B) Mesomorph 
C) Endomorph 
D) Minomorph

Question 15

Freud's studies are limited in ________________ because the samples of patients that he studied were unrepresentative of the general population.

Accepted Answer

A) external validity 
B) internal validity 
C) demand characteristics 
D) experimenter bias 
A) external validity 
B) internal validity 
C) demand characteristics 
D) experimenter bias

Question 16

The role of one's thought patterns in personality development was emphasized by

Accepted Answer

A) humanistic theorists. 
B) social learning theorists. 
C) classical conditioning theorists. 
D) operant conditioning theorists. 
A) humanistic theorists. 
B) social learning theorists. 
C) classical conditioning theorists. 
D) operant conditioning theorists.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) ego. 
B) superego. 
C) alter ego. 
D) id. 
A) ego. 
B) superego. 
C) alter ego. 
D) id.

Question 18

According to Freud,the reality principle is

Accepted Answer

A) the way in which the ego tries to delay satisfying the id's desires until it can do so safely and successfully. 
B) the way in which the id tries to obtain gratification and avoid pain. 
C) the way in which the ego ideal establishes standards of what one would like to be. 
D) the way in which young children instinctively seek self-actualization. 
A) the way in which the ego tries to delay satisfying the id's desires until it can do so safely and successfully. 
B) the way in which the id tries to obtain gratification and avoid pain. 
C) the way in which the ego ideal establishes standards of what one would like to be. 
D) the way in which young children instinctively seek self-actualization.

Question 19

For Freud,the only personality structure that would be present at birth is the

Accepted Answer

A) ego. 
B) superego. 
C) alter ego. 
D) id. 
A) ego. 
B) superego. 
C) alter ego. 
D) id.

Question 20

Some research has found that males with high levels of homophobia show significantly greater increases in penile circumference than males low in this trait when exposed to erotic homosexual stimuli.According to Freud,this demonstrates the defence mechanism of _____________ as these males may harbour unconscious homosexual impulses that they find unacceptable and transform them into a conscious dislike of homosexuals.

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 14: D: Personality

Which personality trait has the highest correlation for identical twins that are reared together?

What neo-Freudian introduced the concept of the inferiority complex into discussions of psychological adjustment?

What theorist strongly disagreed with Freud's ideas about women and their feelings of inferiority and the Oedipus complex?

In the classic sitcom The Odd Couple,it was amazing that Oscar and Felix got along because Oscar was such a slob and Felix was so obsessively neat.From a Freudian perspective,what could be said about the way these two men made it through the anal stage of development?

A key point from the research on individualism-collectivism is that

Which object is commonly used as an analogy for Freud's view of the mind?

According to Carl Rogers,when do conditions of worth arise in our development?

Freud often engaged in reinterpreting evidence that contradicted his theories into further sources of support for his theories.In particular,he often used ____________ to protect his pet hypotheses from refutation.

Jungian sandplay therapy is used by some therapists to examine emotional conflicts in children,and is based upon the assumption that ___________ is/are reflected in the shapes that children draw in the sand.

For Freud,the mind is divided into ___ levels.

Taylor is completing a personality test as part of a job application for a position he really wants.He alters his answers somewhat to make himself look better than he really is to increase his chances of getting the job.Taylor is engaging in

According to Adler,the principle motive in human personality was not sex or aggression,but _____________________.

According to William Sheldon's view that personality is linked to body type,individuals that are introverted and intellectual belong to which category?

Freud's studies are limited in ________________ because the samples of patients that he studied were unrepresentative of the general population.

The role of one's thought patterns in personality development was emphasized by

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

According to Freud,the reality principle is

For Freud,the only personality structure that would be present at birth is the

A: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

B: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

C: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

D: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

A: Research Methods

B: Research Methods

C: Research Methods

D: Research Methods

A: Biological Psychology

B: Biological Psychology

C: Biological Psychology

D: Biological Psychology

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

A: Consciousness

B: Consciousness

C: Consciousness

D: Consciousness

A: Learning

B: Learning

C: Learning

D: Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

D: Memory

A: Thinking,reasoning,and Language

B: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

C: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

D: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

A: Intelligence and Iq Testing

B: Intelligence and Iq Testing

C: Intelligence and Iq Testing

D: Intelligence and Iq Testing

A: Human Development

B: Human Development

C: Human Development

D: Human Development

A: Emotion and Motivation

B: Emotion and Motivation

C: Emotion and Motivation

D: Emotion and Motivation

A: Stress,coping,and Health

B: Stress,coping,and Health

C: Stress,coping,and Health

D: Stress,coping,and Health

A: Social Psychology

B: Social Psychology

C: Social Psychology

D: Social Psychology

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

D: Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological and Biological Treatments

B: Psychological and Biological Treatments