Exam 12: Development Over the Lifespan

Studies of university students have revealed that students with an internal locus of control tend to perform better academically than students with an external locus of control.The better students most likely associate their academic success with ___________.

According to this perspective,personality is the result of the satisfaction of growth needs and the constant striving for self-realization.This is the __________________ perspective.

According to the text,much of the modern research on the self-concept owes its roots to the work of:

The humanistic concept of self-actualization refers to the process of:

Research has revealed that narrow,specific traits are better predictors of behaviour in a particular situation than are broad,general traits.

Hans Eysenck's two-factor model of personality is unique compared to other trait models in that it:

Freud divided personality into three separate but interacting structures called:

Which of the following provides the best description of the Type B personality?

A person who does not believe that they possess the skills necessary to produce a desired outcome would be said to have low ______________.

All of the following were specifically mentioned as beliefs that can influence self-efficacy EXCEPT:

Which of the following provides the best definition of the concept of reciprocal determinism?

The basic assumption underlying projective tests is that if you present someone with a stimulus,the interpretation for this stimulus will come from within and thus presumably represent or reflect the person's inner needs and feelings.It is necessary that the stimulus is ______________.

Eysenck's biological theory is based on the assumption that there is an optimal level of biological arousal in the brain and that individuals who are quiet,reserved,and introverted are chronically overaroused.

Through the process of identification with significant others,most often parents,the creation of the ______________ occurs.

What is reciprocal determinism? Describe how this principle could be used to try and explain how someone's negative attitude (e.g.,I'll never do well on this test)might be related to their behaviour and their environment.

Which of the Big Five personality traits appears to have the strongest relation to physical health and longevity?

Which of the following personality structures is sometimes referred to as the "executive of the personality"?

When a person performs a task in order to pursue enhanced self-esteem the result can produce benefits for self-esteem but sometimes it can also produce costs like poor mental health.

Hans Eysenck theorizes that unstable or neurotic people have nervous systems that:

Which of the following correctly lists what are often called the "Big Five" personality traits?