Question 1

Which of the following conflicts is correctly matched with the stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  phallic; identification with the same-sex parent 
B)  latency; repression of sexual impulses 
C)  anal; weaning 
D)  genital; attraction to opposite-sex parent

Question 2

This theorist believed that cultural differences play a more significant role in development than Freud acknowledged.

Accepted Answer

A)  Rogers 
B)  Jung 
C)  Adler 
D)  Horney

Question 3

Ariba has sent out dozens of applications and has gone to five job interviews,but still has NOT found a job.Ariba remains optimistic that even in a difficult economy,she has the skills and determination to land a great job.Ariba is high in

Accepted Answer

A)  response tendencies. 
B)  self-efficacy. 
C)  reciprocal determinism. 
D)  extraversion.

Question 4

Summarize the leading trait theories,and describe how the five-factor theory has evolved from the work of Gordon Allport and Hans Eysenck.

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Question 5

What is an alternative projective test to the Rorschach Inkblot Test? Describe this test.

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Question 6

The reality principle states that

Accepted Answer

A)  it is not always possible or acceptable to have all desires met. 
B)  the ego's job is to keep the personality from losing touch with reality. 
C)  unconscious forces are realistically always going to influence personality. 
D)  having to deal with other people is a reality of human existence.

Question 7

Freud's observations were based on a very small and select group of upper-class individuals from Vienna.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A method of assessing a person's mental and moral qualities by studying the shape of the skull is called ___.

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Question 9

Which of the following is a likely reason why impulsive adolescents are more likely to engage in delinquent behaviour if they live in low versus high socio-economic neighbourhoods,according to researchers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children from poor neighbourhoods are more likely to have lower IQ because of impoverished environmental conditions. 
B)  Children in poor neighbourhoods are more likely to have delinquent parents as models. 
C)  Children from poor neighbourhoods are more tempted by peers because they have low self-esteem. 
D)  There are limited opportunities for antisocial activities in high socio-economic neighbourhoods.

Question 10

High dopamine activity in the reward centres of the brain is related to negative emotions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Borderline personality disorder is characterized by severe instability in ___ and self-concept.

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Question 12

Omar is an extrovert and generally happy.All the following are likely true for Omar EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A)  Omar is probably left-brain dominant. 
B)  Omar probably has relatively high levels of serotonin. 
C)  Omar probably has relatively high levels of cortisol. 
D)  Omar probably has enough dopamine.

Question 13

Adele and Damon are out for a walk when they find a wallet containing $300 as well as the owner's identification.According to Gilligan (2011),which of the following best predicts how each will respond?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adele will want to return the money because the person who lost it might need the money; Damon will want to keep the money. 
B)  Adele will want to return the money because the person who lost it might need it; Damon will want to return the money because it is legally the owner's. 
C)  Adele will want to return the money because it is legally the owner's; Damon will want to return the money because the person who lost it might need it. 
D)  Both will want to return the money because the person who lost it might need the money.

Question 14

According to Csikszentmihalyi,what are the feelings associated with peak experiences?

Accepted Answer

A)  conditions of worth 
B)  unconditional positive regard 
C)  unconscious impulses associated with gratifying basic needs 
D)  joy and a suspended sense of time and reality

Question 15

According to Freud,the most basic human drives are

Accepted Answer

A)  libido and morality. 
B)  conscious and unconscious. 
C)  sex and aggression. 
D)  pleasure and guilt.

Question 16

Which three factors interact in reciprocal determinism?

Accepted Answer

A)  thoughts, feelings, and behaviours 
B)  self-efficacy, social environment, and physical abilities 
C)  external environment, mental events, and behaviour 
D)  consciousness, unconsciousness, and preconsciousness

Question 17

Researchers have found that people tend to display the characteristic of ___ with a great degree of stability across similar situations.

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Question 18

An individual who displays enthusiasm and leads an active life would likely score high on Clark and Watson's component of ___.

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Question 19

Erik is becoming just like his father.He wants to dress like him,and has taken an interest in all his father's jobs around the house: cooking,making house repairs,and fixing the car.What psychosexual stage is Erik likely in,according to Freud?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Beau's friends describe him as impulsive and assertive.Which of Eysenck's superfactors does he most likely possess?

Accepted Answer

A)  extraversion 
B)  introversion 
C)  neuroticism 
D)  psychoticism

Exam 12: Personality