Question 1

Which of the following people is most clearly using the defence mechanism projection?

Accepted Answer

A)  Colette, who yells at her husband after she had a difficult day at work 
B)  Cody, who justifies his problem drinking by saying, "I'm just being sociable" 
C)  Biren, who is wrestling with his own sexual identity and makes derogatory remarks about any man he suspects of being gay 
D)  Liang, who yells and gestures at other drivers who are "in her way" 
A)  Colette, who yells at her husband after she had a difficult day at work 
B)  Cody, who justifies his problem drinking by saying, "I'm just being sociable" 
C)  Biren, who is wrestling with his own sexual identity and makes derogatory remarks about any man he suspects of being gay 
D)  Liang, who yells and gestures at other drivers who are "in her way"

Question 2

Ameer works hard in school and gets very good grades.According to the interactionist perspective,why would Ameer be working so hard?

Accepted Answer

A)  because this is what he has learned through observational learning 
B)  because of reciprocal determinism 
C)  because of his degree of self-efficacy 
D)  because of innate response tendencies 
A)  because this is what he has learned through observational learning 
B)  because of reciprocal determinism 
C)  because of his degree of self-efficacy 
D)  because of innate response tendencies

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT an assumption of trait theorists?

Accepted Answer

A)  People have innate tendencies to respond to situations in specific ways. 
B)  Response tendencies can be grouped to form broad habits. 
C)  Broad habits are modifiable with experience. 
D)  Trait theories are scientifically testable. 
A)  People have innate tendencies to respond to situations in specific ways. 
B)  Response tendencies can be grouped to form broad habits. 
C)  Broad habits are modifiable with experience. 
D)  Trait theories are scientifically testable.

Question 4

According to Rogers,what is the root cause of a person's maladaptive functioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  unconscious impulses 
B)  conditions of worth 
C)  unconditional positive regard 
D)  not achieving self-actualization 
A)  unconscious impulses 
B)  conditions of worth 
C)  unconditional positive regard 
D)  not achieving self-actualization

Question 5

Freida is going to graduate school in clinical psychology so that she can help people one day.However,all her classes are about the negative side of the human mind,and all of the different kinds of disorders and treatments.She thinks that it would be much more helpful to people if the focus was on how to live well,and to study people who are currently happy and see how they do it.What area of psychology should Freida be studying instead of clinical psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  positive psychology 
B)  meditative psychology 
C)  transcendental psychology 
D)  unconditional psychology 
A)  positive psychology 
B)  meditative psychology 
C)  transcendental psychology 
D)  unconditional psychology

Question 6

"Frame switching" refers to the tendency of people to

Accepted Answer

A)  change back and forth between introversion and extraversion depending on the situation. 
B)  change back and forth between traditional and modern gender roles depending on the situation. 
C)  change back and forth between collectivist and individualistic norms depending on the situation. 
D)  change back and forth between negative emotionality and positive emotionality depending on the situation. 
A)  change back and forth between introversion and extraversion depending on the situation. 
B)  change back and forth between traditional and modern gender roles depending on the situation. 
C)  change back and forth between collectivist and individualistic norms depending on the situation. 
D)  change back and forth between negative emotionality and positive emotionality depending on the situation.

Question 7

Felix finds a wallet with $350.00 in it.Although the wallet has the owner's identification inside,Felix decides to keep the money because he tells himself that it is the owner's fault for losing the wallet.After all,the owner should NOT have been so careless.Felix's behaviour is an example of which defence mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A)  sublimation 
B)  denial 
C)  rationalization 
D)  reaction formation 
A)  sublimation 
B)  denial 
C)  rationalization 
D)  reaction formation

Question 8

When designing tests it is impossible to control for the factor of socially-desirable responding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following people is most inconsistent with Maslow's theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  After Adrienne married a wealthy businessman, she became extensively involved in many her husband's charitable causes. 
B)  Sebastian is a "starving artist" who lives in a small, cold apartment that he can barely afford. He creates beautiful paintings. 
C)  Ji-a works in a factory. She saves a little bit from each paycheque so that she can take a vacation once a year. 
D)  Rhys dropped out of school to look after his younger siblings after their parents died. 
A)  After Adrienne married a wealthy businessman, she became extensively involved in many her husband's charitable causes. 
B)  Sebastian is a "starving artist" who lives in a small, cold apartment that he can barely afford. He creates beautiful paintings. 
C)  Ji-a works in a factory. She saves a little bit from each paycheque so that she can take a vacation once a year. 
D)  Rhys dropped out of school to look after his younger siblings after their parents died.

Question 10

Women are generally superior to men in reading emotions in others and are more attuned to interpersonal concerns when making moral decisions than men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Dr.LeBlanc is discussing gender differences in personality with his graduate class.He offers 2% bonus marks for the first student to correctly identify these differences.Which student below will get the bonus marks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lester says that women tend to score higher on individuality and men tend to score higher on emotionality. 
B)  Kincaid says that women tend to score higher on independence and men tend to score higher on agreeableness. 
C)  Gethin says that women tend to score higher on conscientiousness and men tend to score higher on nurturing. 
D)  Erwan says that women tend to score higher on empathy and men tend to score higher on autonomy. 
A)  Lester says that women tend to score higher on individuality and men tend to score higher on emotionality. 
B)  Kincaid says that women tend to score higher on independence and men tend to score higher on agreeableness. 
C)  Gethin says that women tend to score higher on conscientiousness and men tend to score higher on nurturing. 
D)  Erwan says that women tend to score higher on empathy and men tend to score higher on autonomy.

Question 12

How is hemispheric dominance in the brain related to personality?

Accepted Answer

Research indicates that right hemispheri

Question 13

Poppy is studying with her psychology group by playing 'Guess the Psychologist'.It's Poppy's turn,and she has to guess the name of the psychologist who would say the following quote: "There is no such thing as personality per se,just response tendencies to environmental triggers that have led to good outcomes in the past".Who would have said that?

Accepted Answer

A)  Skinner 
B)  Bandura 
C)  Maslow 
D)  Mischel 
A)  Skinner 
B)  Bandura 
C)  Maslow 
D)  Mischel

Question 14

Describe and differentiate the situationist and interactionist views of personality.

Accepted Answer

-Situationism holds that behaviour is go

Question 15

Which characteristic(s)is/are related to antisocial personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  egocentrism 
B)  recklessness 
C)  impulsivity 
D)  all of the above 
A)  egocentrism 
B)  recklessness 
C)  impulsivity 
D)  all of the above

Question 16

Yuito is struggling with his grades this term in high school.He has always been a good student,but this year he's joined a rep hockey team and he's starring in the school play.He didn't have time to devote to studying.And now he's worried that his parents will be disappointed in him once they see his grades.They'll realize he's a bad student,blame him for all the extra activities he's doing,and they'll shun him from the rest of the family.According to Rogers,what is wrong with Yuito?

Accepted Answer

A)  He has unconditional positive regard. 
B)  He has a healthy self-concept. 
C)  He has conditions of worth. 
D)  He is approaching self-actualization. 
A)  He has unconditional positive regard. 
B)  He has a healthy self-concept. 
C)  He has conditions of worth. 
D)  He is approaching self-actualization.

Question 17

Which of the following behaviours has conscientiousness been used to predict?

Accepted Answer

A)  self-esteem 
B)  absenteeism 
C)  biological predispositions 
D)  extraversion 
A)  self-esteem 
B)  absenteeism 
C)  biological predispositions 
D)  extraversion

Question 18

All the following are characteristics of projective tests EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A)  they rely on clinicians' judgment for analysis. 
B)  they have a validity scale built into them that guards against socially-desirable responses. 
C)  they include the Rorschach and the TAT. 
D)  they have problems with reliability. 
A)  they rely on clinicians' judgment for analysis. 
B)  they have a validity scale built into them that guards against socially-desirable responses. 
C)  they include the Rorschach and the TAT. 
D)  they have problems with reliability.

Question 19

Margot has low levels of dopamine.It is likely that Margot is

Accepted Answer

A)  extroverted. 
B)  schizophrenic. 
C)  inhibited. 
D)  psychotic. 
A)  extroverted. 
B)  schizophrenic. 
C)  inhibited. 
D)  psychotic.

Question 20

Interactionism emphasizes the relationship between underlying personality traits and situational forces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following people is most clearly using the defence mechanism projection?

Ameer works hard in school and gets very good grades.According to the interactionist perspective,why would Ameer be working so hard?

Which of the following is NOT an assumption of trait theorists?

According to Rogers,what is the root cause of a person's maladaptive functioning?

"Frame switching" refers to the tendency of people to

When designing tests it is impossible to control for the factor of socially-desirable responding.

Which of the following people is most inconsistent with Maslow's theory?

Women are generally superior to men in reading emotions in others and are more attuned to interpersonal concerns when making moral decisions than men.

Dr.LeBlanc is discussing gender differences in personality with his graduate class.He offers 2% bonus marks for the first student to correctly identify these differences.Which student below will get the bonus marks?

How is hemispheric dominance in the brain related to personality?

Describe and differentiate the situationist and interactionist views of personality.

Which characteristic(s)is/are related to antisocial personality disorder?

Which of the following behaviours has conscientiousness been used to predict?

All the following are characteristics of projective tests EXCEPT that

Margot has low levels of dopamine.It is likely that Margot is

Interactionism emphasizes the relationship between underlying personality traits and situational forces.

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Exam 12: Personality

Which of the following people is most clearly using the defence mechanism projection?

Ameer works hard in school and gets very good grades.According to the interactionist perspective,why would Ameer be working so hard?

Which of the following is NOT an assumption of trait theorists?

According to Rogers,what is the root cause of a person's maladaptive functioning?

"Frame switching" refers to the tendency of people to

When designing tests it is impossible to control for the factor of socially-desirable responding.

Which of the following people is most inconsistent with Maslow's theory?

Women are generally superior to men in reading emotions in others and are more attuned to interpersonal concerns when making moral decisions than men.

Dr.LeBlanc is discussing gender differences in personality with his graduate class.He offers 2% bonus marks for the first student to correctly identify these differences.Which student below will get the bonus marks?

How is hemispheric dominance in the brain related to personality?

Describe and differentiate the situationist and interactionist views of personality.

Which characteristic(s)is/are related to antisocial personality disorder?

Which of the following behaviours has conscientiousness been used to predict?

All the following are characteristics of projective tests EXCEPT that

Margot has low levels of dopamine.It is likely that Margot is

Interactionism emphasizes the relationship between underlying personality traits and situational forces.

Psychology Yesterday and Today

Psychology as a Science

Neuroscience

Human Development

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Language and Thought

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

social Psychology

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Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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