Exam 13: Self and Personality

When Bart turns four,he begins to find his mother sexually attractive.He wants to kill his father,Homer,so that he does not have to share his mother.According to Freud,Bart is experiencing the ________ complex.

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A) Describe the reticular activating system (RAS)and its function. B) How does RAS explain extraversion/introversion?

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A) The reticular activating system is a brain structure that affects alertness and manages the degree of arousal.It also is involved in inducing and terminating the different stages of sleep.
B) Eysenck proposed that extraversion/introversion is due to different activation levels in the RAS.Every person has an optimal level of arousal at which he or she functions best.Extraverts are chronically under-aroused compared to their optimal level of arousal and thus often seek out activities to increase their arousal.Introverts are chronically overaroused compared to their optimal level of arousal and thus do not want to seek out additional arousal.

The Rorschach inkblot test is an example of a(n)________ measure of personality.

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The cognitive structure that helps us perceive,organize,interpret,and use information about ourselves is called our

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Psychologists use the term personality mainly to refer to characteristics and behaviors that

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Josh is not worried that his newborn baby seems easily frightened.He tells his wife,"His personality will develop later,as a pattern of learned thinking." Josh believes in the ________ approach to personality.

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You know you can successfully get into medical school.You say,"All I have to do is figure out how other people got in,select the strategies I can use,and implement my plan." You appear to have a(n)________ locus of control.

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Isabelle always believed she was a pretty calm person.Other people,however,think of her as somewhat neurotic.According to research,who would give the most accurate description of Isabelle's personality?

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Trait theories,like the five-factor theory,are important because they

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Aman and Pavan are identical twins separated and adopted into different families as infants.They grew up in different cities,went to different schools,and had adoptive parents with different parenting styles.Which of the following people will be most similar to Aman in personality?

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Which person is most likely to have a sense of self largely defined by his social roles and group relationships?

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A) Describe what a projective measure is and provide an example. B) What approach to personality would be most likely to use this type of measure? C) What is a weakness of this type of measure?

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Eddie failed his driver's license test.When asked why he failed,Eddie says the questions were not fair and the driving instructor did not teach him properly.According to expectancy theory,Eddie probably has an

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Question 13

Your teacher asks you what you did on your last vacation.After thinking about it for a moment,you tell her that last summer you went to Europe.To be able to answer your teacher's question,you had to pull information from your ________ level of awareness.

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Janie is high on the openness to experience dimension of personality.She likes to skydive and travel to exotic destinations.As she gets older,she may be less likely to skydive,but may still enjoy unusual vacations.This change in Janie's typical activities is due to

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A) Define self-schema. B) Then explain at least two ways in which one's self-schema influences how one processes information.

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Which person is most likely to have a sense of self that is based on his feeling of being unique from others?

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Question 17

A) Name and describe the three levels of consciousness. B) Provide an example of the type of information at each level.

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A trait that is determined largely by biological processes is a

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What is the difference between temperaments and personality traits?

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When Bart turns four,he begins to find his mother sexually attractive.He wants to kill his father,Homer,so that he does not have to share his mother.According to Freud,Bart is experiencing the ________ complex.

A) Describe the reticular activating system (RAS)and its function. B) How does RAS explain extraversion/introversion?

The Rorschach inkblot test is an example of a(n)________ measure of personality.

The cognitive structure that helps us perceive,organize,interpret,and use information about ourselves is called our

Psychologists use the term personality mainly to refer to characteristics and behaviors that

Josh is not worried that his newborn baby seems easily frightened.He tells his wife,"His personality will develop later,as a pattern of learned thinking." Josh believes in the ________ approach to personality.

You know you can successfully get into medical school.You say,"All I have to do is figure out how other people got in,select the strategies I can use,and implement my plan." You appear to have a(n)________ locus of control.

Isabelle always believed she was a pretty calm person.Other people,however,think of her as somewhat neurotic.According to research,who would give the most accurate description of Isabelle's personality?

Trait theories,like the five-factor theory,are important because they

Aman and Pavan are identical twins separated and adopted into different families as infants.They grew up in different cities,went to different schools,and had adoptive parents with different parenting styles.Which of the following people will be most similar to Aman in personality?

Which person is most likely to have a sense of self largely defined by his social roles and group relationships?

A) Describe what a projective measure is and provide an example. B) What approach to personality would be most likely to use this type of measure? C) What is a weakness of this type of measure?

Eddie failed his driver's license test.When asked why he failed,Eddie says the questions were not fair and the driving instructor did not teach him properly.According to expectancy theory,Eddie probably has an

Your teacher asks you what you did on your last vacation.After thinking about it for a moment,you tell her that last summer you went to Europe.To be able to answer your teacher's question,you had to pull information from your ________ level of awareness.

Janie is high on the openness to experience dimension of personality.She likes to skydive and travel to exotic destinations.As she gets older,she may be less likely to skydive,but may still enjoy unusual vacations.This change in Janie's typical activities is due to

A) Define self-schema. B) Then explain at least two ways in which one's self-schema influences how one processes information.

Which person is most likely to have a sense of self that is based on his feeling of being unique from others?

A) Name and describe the three levels of consciousness. B) Provide an example of the type of information at each level.

A trait that is determined largely by biological processes is a

What is the difference between temperaments and personality traits?

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