Question 1

Mahmoud was just told that his father has cancer.Mahmoud's first response is that there must be a mistake and he demands that the doctor repeat his tests.Which defense mechanism is at work here?

Accepted Answer

A) reaction formation 
B) denial 
C) repression 
D) undoing

Question 2

According to Freud,the ______ acts as our conscience.

Accepted Answer

A) id 
B) superego 
C) ego 
D) collective unconscious

Question 3

An investigation of students' housing preferences would probably show that single rooms are preferred by _______whereas suites are preferred by _______.

Accepted Answer

A) extraverts;introverts 
B) introverts;extraverts 
C) good students;poor students 
D) poor students;good students

Question 4

According to Karen Horney,what causes us to develop a neurotic personality?

Accepted Answer

A) getting fixated at the oral stage of development 
B) being raised without love,affection,and security 
C) failing to adequately resolve the Oedipus complex 
D) conflict between the anima and the animus

Question 5

Young Bart says to his friend "What do you want to play at recess today,war or forts?" His comrade,Yevgeni,replies "Why don't we try something different today and play with the girls?" Completely aghast,Bart yells back "Are you crazy?? Girls have COOTIES!" Which stage of personality development is Bart likely in,according to Freud?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Skinner and Watson believed that personality is the result of:

Accepted Answer

A) operant conditioning and vicarious learning. 
B) classical and operant conditioning and observational learning. 
C) observational learning and classical conditioning. 
D) behavioral reinforcement.

Question 7

Donita is angry with her boss so she left work a little early in order to run an extra mile before it gets dark.Which defense mechanism is Donita employing?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Anthony is sick of writing papers and studying for tests,but he knows he needs a college degree if he wants to be successful in his chosen career.So every morning Anthony gives himself a dressing down - in essence yelling at himself - to make himself get out of bed and go to classes,and every evening he does the same thing to get himself to do his work.According to Freud,which personality structure is in control here?

Accepted Answer

A) id 
B) ego 
C) unconscious 
D) superego

Question 9

Ron often sees the shapes of animals in the clouds,and he tells his children stories about what the animals are doing.In psychological terms,what Ron is doing is most similar to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) hallucinating 
B) taking a projective test 
C) having delusions 
D) taking an objective test

Question 10

As part of the initial screening for possible employment,a nuclear power company administers a psychological test that yields scores on tendencies toward depression and schizophrenia.What is the name of this psychological test?

Accepted Answer

A) Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) 
B) Myers-Briggs Personality Indicator 
C) Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Adults (WAIS) 
D) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)

Question 11

One of the main differences between the psychoanalytic view and the social cognitive view is ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) the social cognitive view allows for testing whereas the psychoanalytic view does not 
B) that the mind is more important to the psychoanalyst than the cognitivist 
C) the psychoanalytic view requires feedback from clients and the social cognitive view does not 
D) the social cognitive view is more abstract than the psychoanalytic view

Question 12

Unconditional positive regard is MOST important to the theory of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Freud 
B) Maslow 
C) Jung 
D) Rogers

Question 13

For Freud,thoughts and feelings that are well below the surface of awareness and cannot normally be recalled are in the ______ mind.

Accepted Answer

A) unconscious 
B) preconscious 
C) collective unconscious 
D) conscious

Question 14

According to Freud,during the first 18 months of life,the dominant source of sensual pleasure is the ______.

Accepted Answer

A) genitals 
B) mouth 
C) hands 
D) anus

Question 15

Albert Bandura is to self-efficacy as Julian Rotter is to __________

Accepted Answer

A) control 
B) expectancy 
C) personal freedom 
D) self confidence

Question 16

In the metaphor the angel,the devil,and me,the devil is the _________.

Accepted Answer

A) id 
B) ego 
C) superego 
D) libido

Question 17

Cattell used the statistical technique called _______.

Accepted Answer

A) factor features 
B) t test 
C) pf analysis 
D) factor analysis

Question 18

According to Karen Horney,men had __________.

Accepted Answer

A) penis envy 
B) breast envy 
C) womb envy 
D) vagina envy

Question 19

Carl Rogers emphasized accepting people for what they are,not for what you would like them to be.This acceptance is termed ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) conditional esteem 
B) unconditional esteem 
C) conditional positive regard 
D) unconditional positive regard

Question 20

The Big Five personality dimensions are in direct competition with Hofstede's cultural dimensions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 13: Theories of Personality