Exam 2: Personality: What It Is, How Its Measured

According to Freud, during the first year of life, infants experience the ______ stage of development.

According to Freud, the desire to avoid thinking about unpleasant or anxiety-evoking thoughts is called ______.

Rogers, unlike Maslow, saw each of us as having a unique potential.

A lack of self-efficacy is associated with _______.

People who are higher in conscientiousness tend not only to get their work in time but also tend to live longer and have happier lives.

According to Freud, the ONLY psychic structure that is present at birth is ______.

Which of the following is MOST important to the social-cognitive perspective on personality?

The conflict that Erikson felt characterized late adulthood was ______.

The ejection of anxiety-evoking ideas from conscious awareness is called ______.

A man justified raping a woman by claiming she was dressed provocatively. This is an example of ______.

Behavior modification techniques to help people with problems ranging from phobias, to substance abuse, to sexual dysfunctions, are based largely on learning principles developed by ______.

The researcher known for his development of "programmed learning" techniques for children is ______.

According to Freud, the ego operates under the ______ principle.

We are more motivated to tackle difficult tasks if we believe we shall succeed at them.

A famous psychologist argues that behavior is determined by observational learning, values, and expectations. This psychologist's views are most similar to ______.

Explain Erikson's view of development, identifying each of his stages of development and the life crisis characterizing that stage.

A six-year-old child begins bedwetting and starts sucking his thumb after the birth of a baby sister. This is an example of ______.

In social-cognitive theory, knowledge and skills that are needed to adjust in our social environment are known as ______.

A scientist says that he can shape a child's personality into whatever he wants it to be through manipulation of the child's environment. The scientist is most likely a follower of ______.

The greatest value of the humanistic approach is ______.