Question 1

The latency period lasts from _______ years of age.

Accepted Answer

A) 1-3 
B) 3-6 
C) 6-12 
D) 12-18

Question 2

A college professor continually implies that his students are intellectually inferior.Which of the following defense mechanisms is this professor likely using?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

The part of personality,according to Freud,that seeks to avoid pain is the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) id 
B) ego 
C) superego 
D) ego-ideal

Question 4

To assess personality,behaviorists prefer _______.

Accepted Answer

A) observation 
B) interviews 
C) objective tests 
D) projective tests

Question 5

The correct order of Freud's stages of development is:

Accepted Answer

A) anal,oral,phallic,genital,latency. 
B) oral,anal,genital,phallic,latency. 
C) latency,oral,anal,phallic,genital. 
D) oral,anal,phallic,latency,genital.

Question 6

The most famous humanistic psychologist was _______.

Accepted Answer

A) Rogers 
B) Skinner 
C) Maslow 
D) Adler

Question 7

Anna is a morally rigorous person who demands that her daughter remain a virgin until she is married.Anna cannot remember her own premarital sexual encounters.Which defense mechanism would likely account for this memory lapse?

Accepted Answer

A) rationalization 
B) denial 
C) repression 
D) projection

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a humanist?

Accepted Answer

A) May 
B) Maslow 
C) Bandura 
D) Rogers

Question 9

According to Rogers,all people have a need for:

Accepted Answer

A) superiority. 
B) sex and aggression. 
C) positive regard. 
D) anxiety reduction.

Question 10

Which structure of personality houses one's instincts,according to Freud?

Accepted Answer

A) ego-ideal 
B) ego 
C) id 
D) superego

Question 11

"Becoming what one ought to be" is one way to define _______.

Accepted Answer

A) peak experience 
B) self-actualization 
C) achievement potential 
D) self concept

Question 12

Steve has an overriding need to submit to others and feels safe only when receiving their guidance and protection.Horney would label him a ____________________ type.

Accepted Answer

A) detached 
B) compliant 
C) recessive 
D) dominant

Question 13

Which of the following Freudian concepts motivates us to better ourselves and live up to our ideals?

Accepted Answer

A) id 
B) ego 
C) reality principle 
D) superego

Question 14

There is a relationship between reliability and validity.Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) A test cannot be valid unless it is reliable. 
B) A test cannot be reliable unless it is valid. 
C) A test can be valid but not reliable. 
D) Reliability and validity are not related.

Question 15

After a brief early commitment to hypnosis as a method of uncovering unconscious material,Freud later developed his psychoanalytic method of:

Accepted Answer

A) factor analysis. 
B) situational determinism. 
C) empathy. 
D) free association.

Question 16

Psychodynamic theorists believe that objective tests are of little use because _________________.

Accepted Answer

A) they are difficult to score 
B) people are not usually aware of the unconscious determinants of their behavior 
C) they are usually neither valid nor reliable 
D) it is difficult to agree on the meaning of test results

Question 17

Maria takes good notes in class.Whenever someone who has missed class due to illness asks her if he can copy her notes,she grips them tightly and says "No! They're mine,and I don't wish to share them." A psychoanalytic theorist would probably contend that Maria has a(n)_______ fixation.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

The success of an interview depends largely on _______.

Accepted Answer

A) the care with which the questions are prepared 
B) luck 
C) the skill of the interviewer 
D) whether the subject likes being interviewed

Question 19

_______ is a unique set of behaviors and enduring qualities that influence the way a person adapts to her/his environment.

Accepted Answer

A) Instinct 
B) Personality 
C) Trait 
D) Motivation

Question 20

The stage of personality development which lasts from about age 6 until puberty is known as the _______ stage.

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 13: Theories of Personality