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

For Erikson, the goal of adolescence is to attain ego identity.

Carl Rogers is most closely associated with ______.

. According to learning theorists, ______ is the preferable method of teaching young children new behavior.

Reinforcers that increase the frequency of a behavior when they are APPLIED are called ______ reinforcers.

People are more likely to have higher self-esteem, more likely to attempt difficult tasks, and to successfully pick up the pieces of their lives after experiencing calamitous events if they have ______ self-efficacy expectations.

Identify and briefly explain, and give an example of, five of the defense mechanisms proposed by Sigmund Freud.

Freud believed that as children develop, libidinal energy is expressed through sexual feelings in different parts of the body called ______.

Jack believes that studying for the test will improve his chances for getting a good grade. Jack's belief is called ______.

Studying for a test because it reduces your fear of failing is an example of ______.

Erik Erikson is known for his multi-stage theory of ______ development.

A sexually frustrated woman claims that sex is evil and then interprets the innocent gestures of others as sexual advances. She then claims her own sexual desires stem from these "advances" made by others. This defense mechanism is ______.

Which of the following is NOT one of Freud's psychic structures?

A pleasant stimulus that increases the frequency of a behavior is called ______.

An early movement in psychology that was predicated on the belief that psychology should limit itself to the study of observable behavior is ______.

Operant conditioning is just a laboratory procedure.

Recent research suggests that there are probably ______ basic personality factors, or traits.

Erikson's theory divides personal development into ______ stages.

The process of adaptation in which immigrants and native groups identify with a new, dominant culture by learning about that culture and making changes in their behaviors and attitudes is called ______.

A simple unlearned behavior that occurs in response to a specific stimulus is a ______.

Summarize the elements that sociocultural theorists believe are essential for a person to have a healthy personality.