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

John Watson, the father of behaviorism, believed he could turn any healthy and well-formed infant into a doctor, lawyer, successful businessperson, or a beggar, or a thief if he were able to raise the child in any way he chose.

The scientist noted for his work in operant conditioning is ______.

Research has found that the MMPI is ______.

Which psychologist originated the concept of a "needs hierarchy?"

Humanistic psychologists focus on ______.

A child learns to believe that she is only a good person if she behaves in certain ways, because her parents only praise her when she obeys their rules. According to Rogers, this child has most likely been brought up with ______.

The founder of analytical psychology is ______.

According to Freud, biological instincts and urges such as hunger, thirst, sexuality, and aggression all originate in the ______.

According to behaviorists, we may believe we have freedom of choice, but our preferences and choices are forced on us by the environment.

Freud argued that ______ are a central factor in children's development.

According to Freud, children enter the ______ stage of development during the third year of life.

Each of the following is a component of healthy personality from the sociocultural perspective EXCEPT ______.

Smiling and acting sickeningly sweet while on the inside you are a seething hotbed of hostility and frustration is an example of ______.

Discuss the views of the behaviorists in terms of their focus and how they differ from the other personality perspectives.

According to Freud, inadequate or excessive gratification at any stage of development can lead to ______.

Compared to Freud, Jung ______ the importance of the sexual instinct and placed ______ emphasis on the present.

In psychodynamic theory, the unconscious assumption of another person's behavior, usually the behavior of the parent of the same gender, is ______.

Among college students, the Big Five factor of conscientiousness is associated with ______ grades, and the factor of neuroticism is associated with ______ grades.

A dog is classically conditioned to salivate to the sound of a bell. The salivation to the bell is then extinguished. Several days later, the dog hears a bell again. What is the dog most likely to do?

According to Freud, children enter the latency stage of development at the age of ______.