Exam 12: Development Over the Lifespan

A _______________ interview contains a list of specific questions that are asked of all participants in an attempt to ensure that the interviewees' responses are made to more-or-less identical stimuli.

Which of the following theorists is NOT considered to be a social cognitive theorist?

When James became the class bully at the age of twelve,his friends just shook their heads.After all,his father has a violent temper and is very aggressive so what did they expect? Which perspective on personality might categorize a person this way?

Freud's ideas regarding the power of the unconscious were shaped largely by observations of people with which of the following disorders?

In the humanistic perspective of personality development,the concept "self-consistency" means the same thing as "congruence".

One of the primary drawbacks of psychoanalytic theory is that:

A present-day look at psychoanalytic theory reveals that there is some research evidence indicating that unconscious processing occurs and that many modern psychodynamic theorists reject Freud's ideas about.

A lack of consistent guidelines and punishment as well as a loss of love for misbehaviour were both mentioned as factors that can contribute to the development of low ____________ in children.

The MMPI is a psychological test that was created using what is called the rational approach to test construction.

Jesse has had a long-term phobia of heights.After working with a therapist,he is finally able to stand on the edge of a high overpass for the first time in his life,primarily because he no longer feels the anxiety and fear that he used to experience during times like these.This example best demonstrates how ______________ can enhance feelings of self-efficacy.

Researchers associated with the psychodynamic tradition tend to favour the use of projective tests like the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT),while researchers who rely more on behavioural assessments and often ask people to rate their expectations and abilities are affiliated with the _____________ approach.

According to humanistic theory,a child who receives unconditional positive regard from her parents is likely to avoid the problems that are associated with _____________.

Jill frequently teases other children at school,and the problem is starting to get out of hand.A school counsellor decides to conduct a behavioural assessment in order better to determine what is going on and to find a way of resolving this problem.All of the following are questions that the behavioural assessment is created to answer EXCEPT:

In personality research,identifying clusters of specific behaviours that are so highly associated with one another that they are assumed to be due to a single trait or basic dimension of personality is done through ______________.

On Randy's 11^th birthday,his grandmother asks him whether or not he remembers the cake he had last year on his 10^th birthday.Although Randy was not thinking about last year's cake when his grandmother asked the question,he was easily able to recall the cake at his party last year.In this case,the memory of the cake from his 10^th birthday moved from his _____________ to his _______________.

Which of the following best captures the orientation of the object relations approach?

The most important determinant of self-efficacy is:

When the erogenous zones associated with various psychosexual stages are exposed to deprivations or overindulgences,a state of arrested development may occur that psychoanalytic theorists call:

According to Carl Rogers,limitations that determine when people approve or disprove of themselves are known as conditions of worth.

In Carl Rogers's theory of the self,______________ refers to the need that people have to maintain consistency between their self-perceptions and their experiences.