Question 1

McAdams' work followed in the footsteps of

Accepted Answer

A)  Rogers. 
B)  Adler. 
C)  Murray. 
D)  Allport.

Question 2

Alfred Adler emphasized the importance of unconditional positive regard in personality development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

If you had to write a research paper on ego defense mechanisms, which of the following would be the most appropriate summary position?

Accepted Answer

A)  Defense mechanisms are a person's conscious attempts to escape their problems. 
B)  The most effective way to deal with a problem is to use an ego defense mechanism. 
C)  The use of defense mechanisms can be beneficial to psychological health. 
D)  The use of defense mechanisms usually indicates an impending psychological breakdown.

Question 4

According to Maslow, self-actualizers are almost childlike in their capacity for awe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Maslow would argue that Gus went back to school at age forty because

Accepted Answer

A)  he had unresolved childhood issues. 
B)  he wanted to change his persona. 
C)  he chose to fully develop his potential. 
D)  he wanted to prove that he is intellectually capable.

Question 6

According to Jung, the collective unconscious is expressed through

Accepted Answer

A)  self-actualization. 
B)  the id. 
C)  positive regard. 
D)  archetypes.

Question 7

Describe how personality is related to health.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe how personality is related to health....

Question 8

If Marcy is feeling guilty about lying to her mother, Freud would argue that her ________ is making her feel this way.

Accepted Answer

A)  id 
B)  Oedipus complex 
C)  superego 
D)  ego

Question 9

Some critics believe that humanistic psychologists are too optimistic and encourage narcissism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Eysenck was most interested in the behavioral inhibition system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to ________, the person, the person's behavior, and the environment all influence one another in a pattern of two-way causal links.

Accepted Answer

A)  reciprocal determinism 
B)  reinforcement sensitivity theory 
C)  behavioral genetics 
D)  psychodynamic theory

Question 12

What defense mechanism is being used when the ego transforms the unacceptable (e.g., looking at pornography) into the acceptable (e.g., becoming a vocal advocate against pornography)?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Define and provide examples of displacement and sublimation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Define and provide examples of displacement and...

Question 14

If you are asked to write a story about two people sitting on a park bench, you have just taken the Rorschach projective test.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

At home Carrie is moody, self-centered and bossy. At social events, Carrie is the life of the party. She is funny, happy, and demonstrates social graces that none of her family ever see at home. What is Jung's explanation of Carrie's behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carrie adopts her persona at parties. 
B)  Carrie becomes her mandala at parties. 
C)  Carrie is her anima at home. 
D)  Carrie is her archetype at home.

Question 16

Adler believed that birth order

Accepted Answer

A)  put first-borns at an advantage. 
B)  had no effect on personality development. 
C)  was important to personality development. 
D)  only had an impact in the case of sensitive parenting.

Question 17

Optimism is related to delusional attitudes about serious illnesses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT an element of Carl Rogers' theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  unconditional positive regard 
B)  empathy 
C)  genuineness 
D)  defense mechanisms

Question 19

Blake secretly cheated on his girlfriend and now he is constantly accusing her of harboring desires for other people. What defense mechanism is Blake using?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Reggie joins the football team to please his father. According to Rogers, this is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  conditions of worth. 
B)  narcissism. 
C)  affiliation. 
D)  behavioral activation.

Exam 12: Personality

McAdams' work followed in the footsteps of

Alfred Adler emphasized the importance of unconditional positive regard in personality development.

If you had to write a research paper on ego defense mechanisms, which of the following would be the most appropriate summary position?

According to Maslow, self-actualizers are almost childlike in their capacity for awe.

Maslow would argue that Gus went back to school at age forty because

According to Jung, the collective unconscious is expressed through

Describe how personality is related to health.

If Marcy is feeling guilty about lying to her mother, Freud would argue that her ________ is making her feel this way.

Some critics believe that humanistic psychologists are too optimistic and encourage narcissism.

Eysenck was most interested in the behavioral inhibition system.

According to ________, the person, the person's behavior, and the environment all influence one another in a pattern of two-way causal links.

What defense mechanism is being used when the ego transforms the unacceptable (e.g., looking at pornography) into the acceptable (e.g., becoming a vocal advocate against pornography) ?

Define and provide examples of displacement and sublimation.

If you are asked to write a story about two people sitting on a park bench, you have just taken the Rorschach projective test.

At home Carrie is moody, self-centered and bossy. At social events, Carrie is the life of the party. She is funny, happy, and demonstrates social graces that none of her family ever see at home. What is Jung's explanation of Carrie's behavior?

Adler believed that birth order

Optimism is related to delusional attitudes about serious illnesses.

Which of the following is NOT an element of Carl Rogers' theory?

Blake secretly cheated on his girlfriend and now he is constantly accusing her of harboring desires for other people. What defense mechanism is Blake using?

Reggie joins the football team to please his father. According to Rogers, this is an example of