Personality psychology MCQ
1. The lower your score is on measures of psychological health and well-being, the ________.
Positiv emotionalitynegative emotionality constraint
Extraversion
Psychological adjustment
Higher your score on neuroticism.
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Higher your score on neuroticism.
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2. Perhaps the biggest limitation associated with the use of punishment is that ________.
It is almost always administered incorrectly
The negative consequence of habituation
A generalized expectancy
The many systems of personality and cognition interact.
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It is almost always administered incorrectly
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3. In order to improve personality research, researchers can ________.
Check for factors that predict consistency
Predict behavioral trends rather than single acts
Measure behavior in real life
All of the above
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All of the above
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4. Incongruence is a disparity between what is personally experienced and ones __________.
View of others
Internal drives
Self-perception
Unconscious urges.
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Self-perception
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5. Covered entities must report all phi breaches to the _______ annually.
Secretary of Health and Human Services
National Archives and Records Administration
Federal Register
None of the above No
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Secretary of Health and Human Services
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6. Developmental personality psychology is the study of personality ________ and ________.
Structure; organization.
Traits; facets.
Consistency; stability
Judgment; accuracy
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Consistency; stability
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7. Goals that are unique to the individuals pursuing them are called ________ goals.
Strategic
Nomothetic
Judgment
Idiographic
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Idiographic
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8. George kellys personal construct theory emphasizes that individuals ________.
Mike thinks contemplating the meaning of life
Build the experience of reality through unique sets of ideas about the world
Maximize their employees' feelings of security so that the employees
Intense feelings of joy and happiness
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Build the experience of reality through unique sets of ideas about the world
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9. When gathering data or clues about personality, the best policy is to ________.
Gather only clues that are certain not to be misleading
Gather only a very small number of clues and focus on the important ones
Rely solely on self-report data
Collect as many clues as possible
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Collect as many clues as possible
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10. Someone who likes to work alone on individualized projects has a _____.
Bodily/kinesthetic learning style
Intrapersonal learning style
Rhythmic/musical learning style
Logical/mathematical learning style
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Intrapersonal learning style
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11. The ________ refers to the underlying genetic structure that leads to the observable ________.
Serotonin
Dna; gene
High; low
Genotype; phenotype
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Genotype; phenotype
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12. Mccrae and costas five-factor model (ffm) can both _____ and _____ behavior.
Forecast, foretell
Predict, explain
Identify, analyze
Measure
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Predict, explain
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13. Freud would say that the _____ functions to help us make practical, realistic decisions.
Impulses
Satisfies
Ego
Decision
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14. Factor loadings indicate the _____ between an item and a factor.
Correlation.
Deviation.
Analysis.
Kurtosis
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Correlation.
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15. According to situationists, the upper limit of personality coefficients is estimated as ________.
Aggregation
Situational selection
.30 to .40
Evocation
Predicting how an individual will behave in particular situations
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.30 to .40
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16. Reciprocal determinism is associated with the _____ perspective.
Social-cognitive
Self-efficacy
Humanistic
Reciprocal determinism
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Social-cognitive
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17. Research on intellectual and social expectancies demonstrates that ________.
Other people's perceptions of your personality can influence who you are and what you do
Your friends' ratings of your extraversion converge with your parents' ratings
A lifelong best friend
None of thsee
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Other people's perceptions of your personality can influence who you are and what you do
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18. Banduras ________ has proven to be the most influential of his ideas.
Specific approach to therapy
Emphasis on observational learning
Concept of
None if this
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Emphasis on observational learning
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19. Between ages 10 and 20, levels of extraversion tend to ________ and then ________.
Increase; level off
Decrease; stay the same
Level off; stay the same
All of this
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Increase; level off
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20. _____ personality disorder shares many features with social anxiety disorder.
Dependent
Frontal lobe
Paranoid
Reliability
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Dependent
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21. According to the text, psychological remedies to improve health often focus on changing ________.
Cultural norms
Attitudes about health
Personality
Learned behavior
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Personality
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22. According to lee jussim (1991), the source of real-life expectancies is likely ________.
Authoritarian personality traits
A cognitive bias to seek incongruent information
Previous observations of behavioral tendencies
Facilitate approach behavior
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Previous observations of behavioral tendencies
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23. A conditioned emotional response is an emotion that is _____.
Operantly conditioned
Evoked by a previously neutral stimulus
Repeatedly rewarded
Evoked
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Evoked by a previously neutral stimulus
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24. Behaviorists believe that personality differences can be entirely explained by ________.
Learning
Behavioral signature
Reinforcement
Functional analysis
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25. Early-onset antisocial behavior is defined as antisocial behavior before age _____.
11
15
19
23
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26. Results of cross-cultural and animal studies on the big five model of personality _____.
Support the fundamental predictions of the big five model.
Georgia is most likely to perform better
Use their caregiver as a secure base from which to explore the environment
Humanistic counseling
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Support the fundamental predictions of the big five model.
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27. According to erikson, the pathology of the _____ stage of development is rejection.
From a simplistic right or wrong to a relativism that recognizes multiple perspectives
There is a positive correlation between income and education
Take time to consider their options and decide on the best course of action
Generativity versus stagnation
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Generativity versus stagnation
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28. A(n) ________ searches for specific genes that are linked with particular personality attributes.
Genome-wide association study
Epigenetic scan
Epigenetic association study
Allelic frequency study
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Genome-wide association study
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29. Trait theorists are more focused on _______ personality rather than ______ it.
Describing people, personality development and treatment
Predicting; assessing
Describing; explaining.
Changing; analyzing
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Describing people, personality development and treatment
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30. Personality is thought to be ________.
Short term and easily changed
A pattern of short-term characteristics
Unstable and short term
Long term, stable and not easily changed
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Long term, stable and not easily changed
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31. A series of symmetrical stimuli is to picture what _____ is to _____.
Rorschach; TAT
TAT; Rorschach
TAT; TAT
None of the above
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Rorschach; TAT
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32. Each of the big five traits consists of a _____.
Continuum from one extreme to the other
Core belief
Two-factor correlation
Series of stages
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Continuum from one extreme to the other
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33. The central idea of psychoanalytic theory is that _____.
Because all behavior is learned, it can be unlearned
The environment affects behavior, which affects the cognitive factors in an individual
One’s perceived competence affects behavior and performance
Unconscious forces shape human thought and behavior
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Unconscious forces shape human thought and behavior
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34. Surface trait is to source trait as _____ is to _____.
Allport; Cattell
Introverted; quiet
Foundational; observable
Many; few
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Many; few
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35. Psychologists who study personality investigate _____.
The enduring patterns of thinking
Feeling
Behaving of individuals
All of these
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All of these
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36. Learned responses are a _____ influence on personality.
React violently
Psychological
Extraversion
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Psychological
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37. Outgoing and sociable describe aspects of the _____ factor of the five-factor model.
Conscientiousness; neuroticism
Openness to experience; sociability
Introversion; extroversion
Extroversion; conscientiousness
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Introversion; extroversion
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38. In psychology, enduring dispositions or lasting personality characteristics are known as _____.
Personality traits
Personality
Personality states
Behaviors
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Personality traits
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39. For freud, ideas, thoughts, and feelings of which we are currently aware are in the ______ mind.
Halo effect
Preconscious level
Social cognitive
Conscious
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Conscious
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40. Cross-cultural research on the big five suggests that ________.
Some of the U.S. factors are found in studies using European samples, but none of the U.S. factors are found in studies of Asian samples
None of the factors appears to replicate cross-culturally
The central attributes of personality are generally similar in other cultures, but there are at least a few important differences
The same Big Five are found in all cultures that have been studied to date
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The central attributes of personality are generally similar in other cultures, but there are at least a few important differences
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41. Cattell and allport were both prominent ________ theorists.
Psychodynamic
Trait
Behavioral
Humanistic Incorrect. Both Cattell and Allport were involved in the trait theory movement.
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42. Situationism is the position that ________.
Situations do not influence behavior
Situations are more important than personality traits in determining behavior
The ability of personality traits to predict behavior is severely limited
Both b and c
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The ability of personality traits to predict behavior is severely limited
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43. In the metaphor of the angel, the devil, and me, the devil is the _________.
Anxiety
Conscious
Openness
Superego
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44. Freud believed that the oedipus complex produces _____ in little boys and _____ in little girls.
The interpretation of dreams
Castration anxiety; penis envy
The actualizing tendency.
Oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital
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Castration anxiety; penis envy
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45. When compared to high self-monitors, people who score low in self-monitoring tend to ________.
Typological
Be regarded as more honest.
Higher; neuroticism
Conscientiousness
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Be regarded as more honest.
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46. Adoption studies focusing on the heritability of traits have ________.
Disputed the findings of twin studies
Been attacked for ethical reasons
Confirmed what twin studies have shown
Shown that twin studies have methods that need to be reexamined
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Confirmed what twin studies have shown
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47. According to zuckerman, _____ have _____ levels of monoamine oxidase.
Sensation seekers; low
Introverts; low
Sensation seekers; high
Extraverts; low
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Sensation seekers; low
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48. According to sigmund freud, the _____ was the main determinant of personality development.
Need for self-actualization
Human sex drive
Collective unconscious
Endocrine system
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Human sex drive
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49. _____ traits are to allport as _____ traits are to cattell.
Stage.
Trait.
Biological.
Humanisti
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50. Monoamine oxidase acts upon the nervous system by _____ neurotransmission.
Maximizing.
Inhibiting.
Optimizing.
Moderating.
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Inhibiting.
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51. A person's responses to a projective test are thought to reflect ________.
Current events
Daydreaming themes
Maladaptive patterns of behaviour
Unconscious thoughts and feelings
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Unconscious thoughts and feelings
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52. Jung explored human behavior and divided it into functions. one of them is ________
Thinking
Collective
Factor analysis
Aptitude test
Achievement test
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53. Jung believed that there were two levels to the unconscious mind, the personal and the ________.
Collective
Factor analysis
Aptitude test
Achievement test
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Collective
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54. Which of the following is not a way we tend to think of personality? our personalities ________.
Not easy to change
Existing over a long term
Mutable
Stable
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55. When people think about their own behavior, they tend to believe that their ________.
Behavior is the logical response to the situation
Behavior arises from who they are
Positive behaviors are always a result of the situation
Behavior arises from a chronic pattern of activities
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Behavior is the logical response to the situation
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56. The source that a person believes to be exerting control over life's events is called ________.
Low self-esteem
Locus of control
High self-efficacy
An internal focus
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Locus of control
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57. The most widely held view in contemporary psychology is that _____.
Genetic factors are somewhat more important than environmental factors in determining personality
Your opportunities
Expectancies of your behavior
Your chances of getting a job
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Genetic factors are somewhat more important than environmental factors in determining personality
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58. The judgments other people make of your personality may affect ________.
Your opportunities
Expectancies of your behavior
Your chances of getting a job
All of the above
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All of the above
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59. Rotter believed that personality or behavior is determined by your _____.
Self-reinforcers
Cognitive expectancies
Self-expectancies
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Cognitive expectancies
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60. Personality psychologists are concerned with ______________ in a given situation.
Individual differences in behavior
Self-reinforcers
Cognitive expectancies
Self-expectancies
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Individual differences in behavior
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61. People began measuring intelligence through tests roughly________ years ago.
100
50
200
150
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62. People are more critical of their ________ selves than of their ________ selves.
Past; current
Current; past
Possible; impossible
Impossible; possible
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Past; current
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63. Learning is said to be a relatively permanent change in behavior because ________.
It is though that learning changes the nerve fiber patterns in your muscles
Once you learn something, you will never fail to remember it or carry out the correct action
It is thought that when learning occurs, some part of the brain physically changes
Memory processes, unlike learning processes, are not permanent
Learning processes, unlike memory processes, are not permanent.
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It is thought that when learning occurs, some part of the brain physically changes
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64. Learning is of vital importance because so many problems that face society involve_________.
Behavior
Heredity
Criminal impulses
Unconscious motivation
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65. Learning has the most influence on behavior when _____.
Making mistakes does not result in death
Animals reproduce asexually
Animals have enormous cognitive ability
Mistakes result in death
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Making mistakes does not result in death
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66. Latency is to _____ as reaction formation is to _____.
Psychosexual stage; ego defense mechanism
Ego defense mechanism; psychosexual stage
Conscious; unconscious
Unconscious; conscious
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Psychosexual stage; ego defense mechanism
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67. Freudian psychologists suggested that __________.
Lerae shows signs of a strong superego.
Animals reproduce asexually
Animals have enormous cognitive ability
Making mistakes result in death
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Lerae shows signs of a strong superego.
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68. Freud is to psychosexual as erikson is to ________.
Psychosocial
Behavior
Heredity
Criminal impulses
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Psychosocial
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69. Freud considered _____ to be the primary motivating force of human behavior.
The conscious
The unconscious
Rewards and punishments
Self-actualization
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The unconscious
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70. Essential goals that almost everyone pursues are called ________ goals.
Development
Judgment
Nomothetic
Idiographic
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Nomothetic
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71. Albert bandura is one of the leading proponents of a _____ perspective on personality.
Behavioral
Trait
Psychoanalytic
Social Cognitive
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Social Cognitive
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72. According to gray's reinforcement sensitivity theory, the _____ is involved in avoidance learning.
Behavioral inhibition system (BIS)
Behavioral activation system (BAS)
Both A & B
None of the above
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Behavioral inhibition system (BIS)
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73. According to freud, our gender identity develops most rapidly during the ________ stage.
Anal
Phallic
Genital
Oral
Sublimation
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74. ____________ is the point at which one moves from not having a particular response to having one.
A behavioral threshold
Pleasure principle
Conscientiousness
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A behavioral threshold
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75. _____ and _____ are prominent psychologists associated with the humanistic perspective.
Abraham Maslow; Alfred Adler
Abraham Maslow; Carl Rogers
Alfred Adler; Carl Rogers
B.F. Skinner; Albert Bandura
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Abraham Maslow; Carl Rogers
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76. According to carl rogers, anxiety and neurotic behaviors occur when ________.
A person has low self-esteem
There is matching between the real self and ideal self
There is a discrepancy between the real self and ideal self
The individual receives too much unconditional positive regard
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There is matching between the real self and ideal self
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77. A fundamental problem for the trait approach is that ________.
People are inconsistent.
People are consistent.
None
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People are inconsistent.
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78. According to the text, learning theorists emphasize ________ in influencing one's behavior.
Situations
People are inconsistent.
People are consistent.
None
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Situations
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79. The personality of an individual is _____.
A unique cluster of characteristics
There is matching between the real self and ideal self
There is a discrepancy between the real self and ideal self
The individual receives too much unconditional positive regard
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A unique cluster of characteristics
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80. William james believed that our ________ includes ________.
Me self; our personality traits only
I self; our possessions
I self; our personality traits only
Me self; our possessions
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Me self; our possessions
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81. According to freud, the process of psychological development is driven by the ________.
Development of autonomy
Conflict between the conscious and preconscious mind
Development of key psychosocial relationships with others
Investment and redirection of psychic energy
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Investment and redirection of psychic energy
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82. ________ focus on the role of the unconscious mind in personality.
Psychodynamic perspective
Self-actualization tendency
Three parts of personality
Genital stage
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Psychodynamic perspective
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83. _____ is the study of the inherited underpinnings of behavioral characteristics.
Behavior modification
Molecular biology
Behavioral genetics
Molecular pharmaceutics
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Behavioral genetics
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84. A trait is likely to be heritable if _____ are more similar in that trait than _____.
Monozygotic twins; dizygotic twins
Dizygotic twins; ordinary siblings
Dizygotic twins; monozygotic twins
Ordinary siblings; dizygotic twins
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Monozygotic twins; dizygotic twins
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85. According to your text, the best definition of factor analysis is _____.
An objective measure of personality traits or factors
A statistical procedure used to determine the most basic units contained in a large array of data
The theory of personality that uses a variety of factors in analyzing character traits
A projective measure of personality traits or factors
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A statistical procedure used to determine the most basic units contained in a large array of data
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86. A personality is an individual's characteristic way of thinking, _____, and behaving.
Giving
Managing
Feeling
Receiving feedback
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87. _____ is associated with both novelty-seeking and extroversion.
Serotonin
Adrenaline
Dopamine
Norepinephrine
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88. According to freud, id functions are __________, while superego functions are __________.
Innate; learned
Sexual; aggressive
Rational; irrational
Based on the pleasure principle; based on the reality principle
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Innate; learned
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89. According to freud, the moral element of the personality is called the _____.
Superego
Id
Ego
Libido
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90. The _____ is to the pleasure principle as the _____ is to the reality principle.
Superego; conscious
Ego ideal; conscience
Id; ego
Superego; ego
Id; superego
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91. In psychology, the term personality means _____________________.
Tend to be low in reliability and validity
The part of the mind containing moral standards
No. Although genetics are important in behavior and personality, non-shared environmental factors are more influential.
A combination of long-lasting and distinctive behaviors, thoughts, motives, and emotions that typify how we react to other people and situations
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A combination of long-lasting and distinctive behaviors, thoughts, motives, and emotions that typify how we react to other people and situations
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92. Freud is to psychoanalytic theory as allport is to ________ theory
Behavioral.
Humanistic.
Trait.
Social-cognitive
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93. According to freud, the ego _____.
Id.
Ego.
Superego.
Collective unconscious.
Must balance the needs of the id, superego, and reality
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Must balance the needs of the id, superego, and reality
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94. A multiphasic personality test measures _____.
Multiple personalities
A range of personality traits
Personalities that emerge during different developmental phases
Personalities that emerge during different phases of the moon
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A range of personality traits
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95. Probably the biggest problem with personality assessments by behaviorists is the _______.
Observer effect.
Subject bias.
Experimenter bias
Test bias
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Observer effect.
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96. According to the text, the personality one begins with is known as one’s ________.
Rank-order consistency
Trait structure
Temperament
Social clock
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Temperament
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97. _____ created person-centered therapy in an effort to help each individual become _____
Id
Unconditional positive regard
Carl Rogers; a fully functioning person.
Raymond Cattell
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Carl Rogers; a fully functioning person.
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98. For freud, the moral guardian of personality is the ______.
Superego.
Id.
Ego.
Libido
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Superego.
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99. Trait theorists are more concerned with ________ personality than with ________ it.
Predicting; assessing
Describing; explaining
Changing; analyzing
Interpreting; observing
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Describing; explaining
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100. According to jung, the collective unconscious contains _____.
Archetypes
Emotionally charged images
Thought forms that have universal meaning
All of the above
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All of the above
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101. The minnesota multiphasic personality inventory (mmpi) is an example of _____ test of personality.
Lexical
An observational
A projective
An empirically keyed
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An empirically keyed
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102. According to the big five model, a highly conscientious person is most likely to be ________.
Distracted, disorganized, and unreliable
Calm, self-confident, and secure
Cold, disagreeable, and antagonistic
Responsible, organized, and dependable
Reserved, timid, and quiet
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Responsible, organized, and dependable
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103. In jungian psychology, ______ is the essence of personality.
The self
The id
Consciousness
The persona
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104. Id is to ego as ________ is to ________.
Eality principle; pleasure principle
Pleasure principle; reality principle
Conscious forces; unconscious forces
Conscience;
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Pleasure principle; reality principle
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105. A major premise underlying psychoanalytic or psychodynamic theories of personality is that _____.
Unconscious forces have an enormous impact on our behavior, such as feelings, thoughts & actions
Superego
Factor analysis
External
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Unconscious forces have an enormous impact on our behavior, such as feelings, thoughts & actions
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106. The rorschach inkblot test has ________ reliability and ________ validity.
Low,low
High,low
Low,high
High,high
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107. The pleasure principle is to the ________ as the reality principle is to the ________.
Superego; conscious
Ego ideal; conscience
Id; ego
Superego; ego
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108. The idea that people?s ideas about themselves should match their actions is called ________.
Conscious
Conscientiousness
Congruence
None of these
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Congruence
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109. Two important criteria for evaluating the usefulness of tests used to assess personality are _____.
Concurrence and prediction
Reliability and validity
Consistency and
Diagnosis and prognosis correlation
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Reliability and validity
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110. Unconditional positive regard is a rogerian term for _____.
Locus of control
Incongruence between self-concept and life experiences
Cognitive expectancies
Unconscious forces have an enormous impact on our behavior, such as feelings, thoughts & actions
Positive behavior toward a person without attaching any contingencies
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Positive behavior toward a person without attaching any contingencies
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111. The trait approach is based on empirical research that is mostly from ________.
Correlational studies
Case studies
Experimental studies
Archival studies
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Correlational studies
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112. The factor analytic technique of test construction is designed to________.
Finding a method that demonstrates the size of the correlation in a concrete manner
The correlation coefficient
Identify groups of test items that seem to be alike
Projective tests are relatively inefficient and expensive to administer
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Identify groups of test items that seem to be alike
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113. The concept of __________ is characteristic of __________ theories.
Nurture; continuous
Context; nature
Change; heredity
Stages; discontinuous
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Stages; discontinuous
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114. The trait approach focuses exclusively on ________.
Correlational studies
Individual differences
Conscientiousness
Aggregation
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Individual differences
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115. Self-knowledge can be divided into ________ knowledge and ________ knowledge.
Procedural; episodic
Declarative; explicit
Procedural; declarative
Procedural; semantic
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Procedural; declarative
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116. Individuals low in self-monitoring ________.
Tend to display their true dispositions and attitudes in every situation
Are pragmatic, maintain emotional distance, and believe ends can justify means
Ave a grandiose sense of self-importance, require excessive admiration, and are arrogant
Are easily distracted, disorganized, and unreliable
Tend to dislike themselves and view themselves as powerless over their environment
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Tend to display their true dispositions and attitudes in every situation
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117. Freud is to _____ as the psychodynamic perspective is to the social-cognitive perspective.
Ego
Superego
Id
Unconscious
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118. The risk of heart disease is especially high among individuals with ________.
Hostility
Depression
Lymphocytes
Hostility
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Depression
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119. The collective unconscious is to carl jung as the inferiority complex is to _____.
Karen Horney
Alfred Adler
Sigmund Freud
Carl Jung
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Alfred Adler
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120. The _____ approach represents a blending of several theories of personality.
Unification
Biopsychosocial
Association
Phenomenological
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Biopsychosocial
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121. Temperament refers to ________.
Inborn
Genetically based
Personality differences
All of these
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All of these
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122. Self-regulation is also known as ________.
Will power
Collective unconscious
Personality
Self-efficacy
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Will power
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123. Psychologists believe that defense mechanisms _____.
Moving against others; moving away from others
Can be healthy when not used excessively
Provide specific information about a limited number of personality traits.
Aspects of the environment that differ between individuals
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Can be healthy when not used excessively
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124. Personality inventories are to _____ as projective tests are to _____.
Learned helplessness; Personality
Objective scoring; subjective scoring
React violently; The self-serving bias
Subjective scoring; Objective scoring
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Objective scoring; subjective scoring
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125. Personality inventories are designed to assess several ________ at once
Traits
Photic zone
Tundra
Population
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126. Neurotransmitter is to hormone as _____ is to _____.
Gland; neuron
Endocrine system; nervous system
Body; brain
Fast; slow
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Fast; slow
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127. In freudian theory, projection is ____.
A defense mechanism
Freudian theory
Social-cognitive learning theory
Reciprocal determinism
Defense mechanism
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A defense mechanism
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128. Freud is to ________ as rogers is to ________.
Psychoanalysis; counterconditioning
Free association; active listening
Dream analysis; systematic desensitization
Active listening; empathy
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Free association; active listening
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129. Ego is to id as ________ is to ________
Unconscious; conscious
Biology; morality
Reality principle; pleasure principle
Regression; repression
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Reality principle; pleasure principle
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130. According to the text, biology will never be able to explain ________.
How people act in their daily social environments
Naturalistic
Different friendships for siblings
Extraversion
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How people act in their daily social environments
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131. According to rogers, people brought up with unconditional positive regard ______.
Inventories are standardized
Feel valued regardless of their attitudes and behaviors
They believe that each human being is free to choose his or her own destiny.
There is a mismatch between the real self and ideal self
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Feel valued regardless of their attitudes and behaviors
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132. According to freud, rationality, logical thinking, and reasoning are controlled by the ______.
Oral stage
Ego
Primary appraisal
Personality
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133. According to freud, _____ occurs during the latency stage of psychosexual development.
Identification with the same-sex parent
Toilet training
A resurfacing of sexual impulses
A period of sexual calm
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A period of sexual calm
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134. A score of ______ reflects high narcissism on the npi.
34
21
28
22
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135. ________ is credited with the first comprehensive theory of personality.
Phallic
Freud
Self- efficacy
Congruence
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