Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

A common criticism of Adler,Freud,and Jung's theories of personality development is that

Accepted Answer

A) they are filled with unfalsifiable claims. 
B) they underestimate the human capacity for engaging in selfish and destructive actions. 
C) they place too much importance on adolescence and not enough on early childhood experiences. 
D) they overestimate the importance of the conscious mind in personality development. 
A) they are filled with unfalsifiable claims. 
B) they underestimate the human capacity for engaging in selfish and destructive actions. 
C) they place too much importance on adolescence and not enough on early childhood experiences. 
D) they overestimate the importance of the conscious mind in personality development.

Question 3

There were three friends.Maybe you've heard of them! Harry was rational,logical,and cunning.Hermione was rule-oriented,moral,and always ethical.Ron was pleasure seeking,found it hard to delay gratification,and usually just did what he wanted.According to Freud,Harry was mostly ____________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Relatively enduring predispositions that influence our behaviour across many situations are called _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) personalities 
B) schemas 
C) defence mechanisms 
D) traits 
A) personalities 
B) schemas 
C) defence mechanisms 
D) traits

Question 5

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 6

Which personality trait has the lowest correlation for fraternal twins,whether reared together or reared apart?

Accepted Answer

A) Aggression 
B) Impulse control 
C) Achievement orientation 
D) Emotional well-being 
A) Aggression 
B) Impulse control 
C) Achievement orientation 
D) Emotional well-being

Question 7

According to Freud,defence mechanisms are a(n)________ part of being a psychologically healthy and well-adjusted individual.

Accepted Answer

A) unsafe 
B) inevitable 
C) necessary 
D) unnecessary 
A) unsafe 
B) inevitable 
C) necessary 
D) unnecessary

Question 8

Miranda is a psychoanalytic theorist who uses this perspective to guide her therapeutic treatment of psychological disorders.As a result,she is most likely to focus on understanding her clients'

Accepted Answer

A) conscious motivations. 
B) patterns of thinking and behaving. 
C) symbolic dream imagery. 
D) desire for personal growth. 
A) conscious motivations. 
B) patterns of thinking and behaving. 
C) symbolic dream imagery. 
D) desire for personal growth.

Question 9

The empirical method of test construction is to ___________ as the rational/theoretical method of test construction is to ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) MMPI;Myers-Briggs Type Indicator 
B) NEO-PI-R;MMPI 
C) MBTI;NEO-PI-R 
D) MMPI;TAT 
A) MMPI;Myers-Briggs Type Indicator 
B) NEO-PI-R;MMPI 
C) MBTI;NEO-PI-R 
D) MMPI;TAT

Question 10

According to Freud's theory of psychosexual development,there are ________ stages that each person must pass through.

Accepted Answer

A) 3 
B) 5 
C) 7 
D) 8 
A) 3 
B) 5 
C) 7 
D) 8

Question 11

According to Freud,personality develops through a series of psychosexual stages.During infancy,the psychosexual stage is called the

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Psychologists believe that personality is largely the result of

Accepted Answer

A) parental and peer influences. 
B) multiple factors. 
C) responses to life stressors. 
D) genetics. 
A) parental and peer influences. 
B) multiple factors. 
C) responses to life stressors. 
D) genetics.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) archetype. 
B) persona. 
C) collective unconscious. 
D) personal unconscious. 
A) archetype. 
B) persona. 
C) collective unconscious. 
D) personal unconscious.

Question 14

A Freudian psychotherapist would assert that an alcoholic or a chain-smoker is stuck in what stage of development?

Accepted Answer

A) Anal stage 
B) Oral stage 
C) Latency stage 
D) Genital stage 
A) Anal stage 
B) Oral stage 
C) Latency stage 
D) Genital stage

Question 15

Freudian theories assume that __________________ play(s)a key role in shaping adult personality,which has been contradicted by recent behaviour-genetic studies.

Accepted Answer

A) defence mechanisms 
B) our sexual and aggressive drives 
C) shared environment 
D) our cognitive development 
A) defence mechanisms 
B) our sexual and aggressive drives 
C) shared environment 
D) our cognitive development

Question 16

______________ provides a reasonable-sounding explanation for our unreasonable behaviours or failures.

Accepted Answer

A) Sublimation 
B) Intellectualization 
C) Rationalization 
D) Reaction formation 
A) Sublimation 
B) Intellectualization 
C) Rationalization 
D) Reaction formation

Question 17

The id is motivated by the desire for

Accepted Answer

A) moral perfection. 
B) social acceptability. 
C) free will. 
D) immediate gratification. 
A) moral perfection. 
B) social acceptability. 
C) free will. 
D) immediate gratification.

Question 18

The Freudian stage in which boys must resolve the Oedipus complex is the ______ stage.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Which projective test involves creating a story based on interpersonal images?

Accepted Answer

A) Graphology 
B) Thematic Apperception Test 
C) Draw-A-Person Test 
D) Rorschach Inkblot Test 
A) Graphology 
B) Thematic Apperception Test 
C) Draw-A-Person Test 
D) Rorschach Inkblot Test

Exam 14: D: Personality

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

A common criticism of Adler,Freud,and Jung's theories of personality development is that

There were three friends.Maybe you've heard of them! Harry was rational,logical,and cunning.Hermione was rule-oriented,moral,and always ethical.Ron was pleasure seeking,found it hard to delay gratification,and usually just did what he wanted.According to Freud,Harry was mostly ____________.

Relatively enduring predispositions that influence our behaviour across many situations are called _____________.

Which personality trait has the lowest correlation for fraternal twins,whether reared together or reared apart?

According to Freud,defence mechanisms are a(n)________ part of being a psychologically healthy and well-adjusted individual.

Miranda is a psychoanalytic theorist who uses this perspective to guide her therapeutic treatment of psychological disorders.As a result,she is most likely to focus on understanding her clients'

The empirical method of test construction is to ___________ as the rational/theoretical method of test construction is to ___________.

According to Freud's theory of psychosexual development,there are ________ stages that each person must pass through.

According to Freud,personality develops through a series of psychosexual stages.During infancy,the psychosexual stage is called the

Psychologists believe that personality is largely the result of

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

A Freudian psychotherapist would assert that an alcoholic or a chain-smoker is stuck in what stage of development?

Freudian theories assume that __________________ play(s)a key role in shaping adult personality,which has been contradicted by recent behaviour-genetic studies.

______________ provides a reasonable-sounding explanation for our unreasonable behaviours or failures.

The id is motivated by the desire for

The Freudian stage in which boys must resolve the Oedipus complex is the ______ stage.

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

Which projective test involves creating a story based on interpersonal images?

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

The empirical method of test construction is to _ as the rational/theoretical method of test construction is to _.