Exam 12: Development Over the Lifespan

Id is to pleasure principle,as ego is to _____________ as superego is to _____________.

Two common observations that give rise to the concept of personality are:

Assuming that you are not currently thinking about what you did during your last summer vacation Freud would say that your memory would most likely reside in the:

Jordan is given a personality test where he is shown ambiguous pictures of people and is asked to tell a story about what he sees that includes such things as what led up to the current situation and how he thinks the story will be resolved.It is most likely that Jordan is taking the:

Sally tends to be shy when she is in class,when she is with friends in her dorm,and also when she is home with her family.This example best demonstrates one of the factors that shapes our notions of personality called the concept of behavioural.

A researcher who is interested in the biological factors associated with personality would most likely use which of the following personality assessment methods?

Which of the following was mentioned as being a characteristic of a personality theory that is useful for psychologists?

People who tend to feel positively about themselves have been found to be happier,have fewer relationship difficulties,and reach higher achievement levels than people who feel more negatively about themselves.These individuals have high __________.

Which of the following criticisms has been made against humanistic theories of personality?

A problem with completing a questionnaire designed to measure personality is that unconscious factors cannot be represented because by definition,we are unaware of them and their influence.In order to attempt to "tap" into this aspect of personality,________________ was/were developed.

One of the important factors to consider when evaluating the usefulness of a theory is whether the theory stimulates the discovery of new knowledge.

Reports of what type(s)of information can be gathered using the remote behaviour sampling method of assessment?

Theorists speculate that people who tend to expect the worst,may be less likely to engage in self-protective behaviours,and this in turn may make them vulnerable to negative health consequences.These people have _____________ personalities.

Hans Eysenck believes that there are specific biological factors that are responsible for traits.Specifically,he asserts that people who have brains that are chronically overaroused score low on a measure of ______________.

People who do not experience unconditional positive regard may result in the development of ________________ .

Factor analysis is one of the primary tools used by trait researchers who base their trait estimations on particular personality theories or intuition.

Dr.Forman is considering conducting a study examining the relationship between personality factors and people's attitudes towards gun laws.Because her study is large and she is going to have several different research assistants interviewing people,she creates a list of 42 specific questions that she would like her interviewers to ask of every participant.Dr.Forman's method of assessing personality and attitudes is best viewed as an example of a:

When treating people with conversion hysteria,Freud noticed that people with this disorder often appeared to improve when:

Albert Bandura's concept of self-efficacy specifically refers to people's:

Her friends describe Susie as an extrovert.Susie thinks that she has changed in her adult years because she always felt she was an introverted child.According to the trait theory perspective: