Question 1

The concept of personality is used to explain the _____ in a person's behavior over time and the _____ among people reacting to the same situation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The concept of personality is used to...

Question 2

The process of pushing distressing thoughts into the unconscious and keeping them there is known as ​

Accepted Answer

A) neurogenic amnesia. 
B) suppression. 
C) avoidance. 
D) repression.

Question 3

Briefly describe the strengths and weaknesses of the humanistic approach to personality.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Briefly describe the strengths and weaknesses of...

Question 4

The evolutionary approach to personality suggests that _____ may have contributed to reproductive fitness.

Accepted Answer

A) primarily personality traits 
B) primarily the ability to recognize various personality traits in others 
C) both various personality traits and the ability to recognize the traits in others 
D) neither various personality traits nor the ability to recognize the traits in others

Question 5

Identification of oneself with the proper gender, male or female, would occur during the _____ stage.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

The id is ​

Accepted Answer

A) a developmental period that leaves its mark on adult personality. 
B) the moral component of personality. 
C) the decision-making component of personality. 
D) the primitive, instinctive component of personality.

Question 7

Thomas describes himself as an open and relaxed individual, but people who know him well would describe Thomas as secretive and tense. According to Carl Rogers, Thomas is likely to

Accepted Answer

A) experience incongruence. 
B) be low in self-monitoring. 
C) experience congruence. 
D) be low in self-efficacy.

Question 8

According to Hans Eysenck, people who condition easily are likely to be ​

Accepted Answer

A) ​​ neurotic. 
B) psychotic. 
C) extraverted. 
D) introverted.

Question 9

You are in a debate with a friend who argues that people's behavior is much less consistent across situations than most theorists assumed. Your friend's argument is MOST similar to the theory of personality of

Accepted Answer

A) Carl Rogers. 
B) Walter Mischel. 
C) B. F. Skinner. 
D) Albert Bandura.

Question 10

Observational learning and self-efficacy are associated with

Accepted Answer

A) Roger's person-centered theory. 
B) Bandura's social cognitive theory. 
C) Jung's analytical theory. 
D) Mischel's person-situation approach.

Question 11

According to Jung, the _____ is a storehouse of latent memory traces inherited from people's ancestral past.

Accepted Answer

A) unconscious 
B) collective unconscious 
C) universal unconscious 
D) personal unconscious

Question 12

People high in _____ tend to have a more positive outlook on life, while people high in _____ tend to be more impulsive.

Accepted Answer

A) neuroticism; psychoticism 
B) extraversion; neuroticism 
C) conscientiousness; extraversion 
D) openness to experience; extraversion

Question 13

Dr. Hewlett believes that early childhood experiences have a strong influence on adult personality and that our personality is largely shaped by unconscious forces. Dr. Hewlett's views MOST closely mirror those of the _____ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) behavioral 
B) humanistic 
C) psychodynamic 
D) biological

Question 14

Skinner would explain why one student responds positively to receiving a B on a test while another student responds negatively to a B by noting that ​

Accepted Answer

A) one student has a stronger superego than the other. 
B) one student has more self-efficacy than the other. 
C) the students have different personality traits. 
D) the students have different histories of reinforcement and punishment.

Question 15

Recent research provides some support for the claim that _____ underlies many people's homophobia.

Accepted Answer

A) reaction formation 
B) displacement 
C) projection 
D) repression

Question 16

An individual's unique constellation of consistent behavioral traits is known as

Accepted Answer

A) collectivism. 
B) individualism. 
C) personality. 
D) an archetype.

Question 17

Unconscious fixations and unresolved conflicts are to Sigmund Freud's theory of personality as _____ to B. F. Skinner's theory.

Accepted Answer

A) faulty learning is 
B) genetic vulnerability is 
C) incongruence between self and actual experience is 
D) innate chemical imbalances in the brain are

Question 18

The variety of modern psychodynamic theories of personality all derive from the work of which of the following individuals? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Albert Bandura 
B) Sigmund Freud 
C) Karen Horney 
D) Wilhelm Wundt

Question 19

According to Adler, compensation ​

Accepted Answer

A) refers to one's belief about one's ability to perform behaviors that should lead to expected outcomes. 
B) involves bolstering self-esteem by forming an imaginary or real alliance with some person or group. 
C) involves efforts to overcome imagined or real inferiorities by developing one's abilities. 
D) refers to largely unconscious reactions that protect a person from unpleasant emotions.

Question 20

A personality measure that asks you to respond freely to an ambiguous stimulus such as a picture or an inkblot is called a ​

Accepted Answer

A) self-report personality inventory. 
B) projective test. 
C) behavior rating. 
D) deceptive test.

Exam 11: Personality

The concept of personality is used to explain the _ in a person's behavior over time and the _ among people reacting to the same situation.

The process of pushing distressing thoughts into the unconscious and keeping them there is known as

Briefly describe the strengths and weaknesses of the humanistic approach to personality.

The evolutionary approach to personality suggests that _____ may have contributed to reproductive fitness.

Identification of oneself with the proper gender, male or female, would occur during the _____ stage.

The id is

Thomas describes himself as an open and relaxed individual, but people who know him well would describe Thomas as secretive and tense. According to Carl Rogers, Thomas is likely to

According to Hans Eysenck, people who condition easily are likely to be

You are in a debate with a friend who argues that people's behavior is much less consistent across situations than most theorists assumed. Your friend's argument is MOST similar to the theory of personality of

Observational learning and self-efficacy are associated with

According to Jung, the _____ is a storehouse of latent memory traces inherited from people's ancestral past.

People high in _ tend to have a more positive outlook on life, while people high in _ tend to be more impulsive.

Dr. Hewlett believes that early childhood experiences have a strong influence on adult personality and that our personality is largely shaped by unconscious forces. Dr. Hewlett's views MOST closely mirror those of the _____ perspective.

Skinner would explain why one student responds positively to receiving a B on a test while another student responds negatively to a B by noting that

Recent research provides some support for the claim that _____ underlies many people's homophobia.

An individual's unique constellation of consistent behavioral traits is known as

Unconscious fixations and unresolved conflicts are to Sigmund Freud's theory of personality as _____ to B. F. Skinner's theory.

The variety of modern psychodynamic theories of personality all derive from the work of which of the following individuals?

According to Adler, compensation

A personality measure that asks you to respond freely to an ambiguous stimulus such as a picture or an inkblot is called a

Exam 11: Personality

The concept of personality is used to explain the _____ in a person's behavior over time and the _____ among people reacting to the same situation.

The process of pushing distressing thoughts into the unconscious and keeping them there is known as ​

Briefly describe the strengths and weaknesses of the humanistic approach to personality.

The evolutionary approach to personality suggests that _____ may have contributed to reproductive fitness.

Identification of oneself with the proper gender, male or female, would occur during the _____ stage.

The id is ​

Thomas describes himself as an open and relaxed individual, but people who know him well would describe Thomas as secretive and tense. According to Carl Rogers, Thomas is likely to

According to Hans Eysenck, people who condition easily are likely to be ​

You are in a debate with a friend who argues that people's behavior is much less consistent across situations than most theorists assumed. Your friend's argument is MOST similar to the theory of personality of

Observational learning and self-efficacy are associated with

According to Jung, the _____ is a storehouse of latent memory traces inherited from people's ancestral past.

People high in _____ tend to have a more positive outlook on life, while people high in _____ tend to be more impulsive.

Dr. Hewlett believes that early childhood experiences have a strong influence on adult personality and that our personality is largely shaped by unconscious forces. Dr. Hewlett's views MOST closely mirror those of the _____ perspective.

Skinner would explain why one student responds positively to receiving a B on a test while another student responds negatively to a B by noting that ​

Recent research provides some support for the claim that _____ underlies many people's homophobia.

An individual's unique constellation of consistent behavioral traits is known as

Unconscious fixations and unresolved conflicts are to Sigmund Freud's theory of personality as _____ to B. F. Skinner's theory.

The variety of modern psychodynamic theories of personality all derive from the work of which of the following individuals? ​

According to Adler, compensation ​

A personality measure that asks you to respond freely to an ambiguous stimulus such as a picture or an inkblot is called a ​

The concept of personality is used to explain the _ in a person's behavior over time and the _ among people reacting to the same situation.

The process of pushing distressing thoughts into the unconscious and keeping them there is known as

The id is

According to Hans Eysenck, people who condition easily are likely to be

People high in _ tend to have a more positive outlook on life, while people high in _ tend to be more impulsive.

Skinner would explain why one student responds positively to receiving a B on a test while another student responds negatively to a B by noting that

The variety of modern psychodynamic theories of personality all derive from the work of which of the following individuals?

According to Adler, compensation

A personality measure that asks you to respond freely to an ambiguous stimulus such as a picture or an inkblot is called a