Question 1

Jung theorized that sometimes inferiority feelings are so strong that they prevent personal development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The goal of the id is to satisfy every wish while avoiding pain and seeking pleasure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Cattell thought the personality of an individual reflects the degree to which he or she possesses certain

Accepted Answer

A)  primary traits. 
B)  cardinal traits. 
C)  source traits 
D)  core traits.

Question 4

Humanistic theories have been criticized for all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  viewing human nature as beingherently good. 
B)  being overly optimistic. 
C)  being unscientific. 
D)  studying the positive emotions

Question 5

Which of the following is not one of the ideas central to psychoanalytic theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  The sexualstinct 
B)  The unconscious 
C)  Infantile sexuality 
D)  The lack of a cause for most human thought and behaviour

Question 6

James is outside gazing at the stars when he feels a powerful sense of unity with the universe and is overwhelmed with awe and wonder. Maslow would say that James is having

Accepted Answer

A)  a peak experience 
B)  congruence. 
C)  a drug reaction. 
D)  personal dissociation.

Question 7

What are the three major methods used in personality assessment? Give an example of each in use.

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the three major methods used...

Question 8

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 structuredterview 
C)  The observational method 
D)  Anventory for personality assessment

Question 9

One of the newest personality inventories that is still undergoing validation work, is the MMPI

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Adler stated that people at an early age developed a "style of life." What is a style of life?

Accepted Answer

A)  A particular myth that the person chooses to live out within their life 
B)  A way of living, terms of economic level 
C)  A set of expectations about how life will unfold for them, as they grow older 
D)  A way which they will go about the struggle to achieve superiority

Question 11

The field of behavioural genetics reveals that about ________ of personality can be attributed to the genes.

Accepted Answer

A)  40 to 50 percent 
B)  75 to 85 percent 
C)  15 to 25 percent 
D)  95 to 100 percent

Question 12

Adler believed that ________ were more likely to be high achievers.

Accepted Answer

A)  inferiority-filled people 
B)  first-born children 
C)  deep style-of-lifers 
D)  superior people

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

"I think people are basically good," asserts Wade, "and if you just treat them right, they'll live healthy, productive lives." Wade's beliefs are consistent with those of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

What are two ways in which repression operates?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are two ways in which repression...

Question 16

Personality is defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  the degree of popularity or social approval accorded andividual. 
B)  the common characteristics that alldividuals share regardless of superficial differences. 
C)  unpredictable deviations from andividual's usual pattern of behaviour. 
D)  andividual's unique and stable pattern of characteristics and behaviour

Question 17

Eme becomes distressed and anxious if any object in the house is out of place or if there is dust, smudges, or spots on the floor, walls, or furniture. Freud would suggest that the roots of Eme's behaviour are in the

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

In the concept of reciprocal determinism, environment and genes work together to control the personal/cognitive factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Defence mechanisms are used only by psychologically unhealthy individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The part of the personality Freud called the id roughly corresponds to the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  conscience. 
B)  desire 
C)  reason. 
D)  restriction.

Exam 11: Personality Theory and Assessment

Jung theorized that sometimes inferiority feelings are so strong that they prevent personal development.

The goal of the id is to satisfy every wish while avoiding pain and seeking pleasure.

Cattell thought the personality of an individual reflects the degree to which he or she possesses certain

Humanistic theories have been criticized for all of the following except

Which of the following is not one of the ideas central to psychoanalytic theory?

James is outside gazing at the stars when he feels a powerful sense of unity with the universe and is overwhelmed with awe and wonder. Maslow would say that James is having

What are the three major methods used in personality assessment? Give an example of each in use.

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?

One of the newest personality inventories that is still undergoing validation work, is the MMPI

Adler stated that people at an early age developed a "style of life." What is a style of life?

The field of behavioural genetics reveals that about ________ of personality can be attributed to the genes.

Adler believed that ________ were more likely to be high achievers.

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

"I think people are basically good," asserts Wade, "and if you just treat them right, they'll live healthy, productive lives." Wade's beliefs are consistent with those of

What are two ways in which repression operates?

Personality is defined as

Eme becomes distressed and anxious if any object in the house is out of place or if there is dust, smudges, or spots on the floor, walls, or furniture. Freud would suggest that the roots of Eme's behaviour are in the

In the concept of reciprocal determinism, environment and genes work together to control the personal/cognitive factors.

Defence mechanisms are used only by psychologically unhealthy individuals.

The part of the personality Freud called the id roughly corresponds to the concept of