Question 1

Michel recently quit smoking, and now he constantly talks about how disgusting and dangerous smoking is. What defence mechanism might Michel be using?

Accepted Answer

A)  reaction formation 
B)  displacement 
C)  regression 
D)  sublimation

Question 2

Following the resolution of the Oedipal conflict, the individual enters the

Accepted Answer

A)  oral stage. 
B)  phallic stage. 
C)  latency period. 
D)  genital stage.

Question 3

For Julian Rotter, an internal locus of control implies control over our own behaviour and taking responsibility for its consequences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Humanistic psychologists would not say that

Accepted Answer

A)  human beings have free will. 
B)  human beings have a natural tendency toward self-actualization. 
C)  human nature is innately good. 
D)  researchers should focus primarily on observable behaviour.

Question 5

The basic message of the theory proposed by ________ is that human beings will develop in healthy ways and develop positive traits if they live in the right kind of environment.

Accepted Answer

A)  Raymond Cattell 
B)  Carl Rogers 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  Carl Jung

Question 6

What term did Freud use to describe what occurs when development is arrested by either too much or too little gratification at one of the stages of psychosexual development?

Accepted Answer

A)  derailment 
B)  overcompensation 
C)  stunting 
D)  fixation

Question 7

Describe the logic of twin studies.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the logic of twin studies....

Question 8

The theory of psychoanalysis was developed under the leadership of

Accepted Answer

A)  Alfred Adler. 
B)  Sigmund Freud. 
C)  Abraham Maslow. 
D)  Carl Rogers.

Question 9

Which is not one of the problems with the observation technique of personality assessment?

Accepted Answer

A)  influence of the observer 
B)  establishing a baseline 
C)  the time it takes 
D)  the possibility for misinterpretation

Question 10

Freud believed that the few people who reach the genital stage of psychosexual development without having fixations at earlier stages can achieve the state of psychological health that he equated with the ability to

Accepted Answer

A)  remain at the genital stage. 
B)  love and work. 
C)  love and party. 
D)  work and play.

Question 11

Ramona often has emotional outbursts that appear almost irrational. Then, quite quickly, she can become friendly and talkative. Based on this information, Ramona would be best described in terms of the five-factor theory as

Accepted Answer

A)  low on the openness to experience dimension. 
B)  low on the extroversion dimension. 
C)  high on the agreeableness dimension. 
D)  high on the neuroticism dimension.

Question 12

Which statement is not true of people low in self-efficacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  They persist in their efforts. 
B)  They avoid challenge. 
C)  They expect failure. 
D)  They lack confidence.

Question 13

Gordon Allport discussed two types of traits-surface traits and source traits

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which psychological test was developed with the original purpose of screening and diagnosing a variety of psychiatric problems and disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rorschach Ink Blot Test 
B)  Cattell's 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF) 
C)  California Psychological Inventory 
D)  MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory)

Question 15

Lipman is collecting information for a study on anxiety and social networks. He is asking Jonah the list of questions he has been using to assess his participant's level of anxiety. Lipman is using which method of personality assessment?

Accepted Answer

A)  a projective test 
B)  a structured interview 
C)  the observational method 
D)  an inventory for personality assessment

Question 16

Which of the following is not a projective test?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) 
B)  the Thematic Apperception Test 
C)  the Rorschach Inkblot Test 
D)  a sentence-completion test

Question 17

Which of the following terms did Jung use to refer to the store of images and ideas that we inherit from our ancestors and share with all human beings?

Accepted Answer

A)  collective unconscious 
B)  primal representation 
C)  psychic structure 
D)  racial memory

Question 18

The personal unconscious in Jung's theory resembles a combination of Freud's

Accepted Answer

A)  conscious and preconscious. 
B)  preconscious and unconscious. 
C)  conscious and unconscious. 
D)  id, ego, and superego.

Question 19

According to Freud, the part of the personality that corresponds roughly to the conscience is the

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

In humanistic theory, the innate tendency to strive to realize one's potential, or to be all one can be, is termed

Accepted Answer

A)  the power illusion. 
B)  self-efficacy. 
C)  self-aggrandizement. 
D)  self-actualization.

Exam 11: Personality, Theory and Assessment