Exam 12: Development Over the Lifespan

Researchers can collect samples of behaviour from people as they live their normal daily lives with a personality assessment tool known as ________________ .

When confronted by potentially overwhelming urges,in order to reject or distort reality and thus effectively reduce the anxiety that accompanies these urges,the ego may resort to what are called ________________.

The approach to personality that emphasizes the interaction between thinking and the learning experiences provided by individuals' social environments is called the:

All of the following concepts are associated with researcher Julian Rotter EXCEPT:

That fact that particular personality traits may interact with other traits or even situations in ways that aren't yet understood is often mentioned to account for the _____________ of people's behaviour in different situations.

The social cognitive personality theory typically operates at which level(s)of analysis?

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the utility of personality traits to predict specific behaviours?

Research examining gender differences in self-concepts suggest that the self-concepts of women are more ____________ than those of men.

Because it must juggle and balance moral imperatives,unconscious desires,and the realities of life,the ego is sometimes called the "_____________ of the personality."

The defence mechanism of ______________ occurs when the energy created by a repressed impulse is released in an exaggerated expression of the opposite behaviour.

In psychoanalytic theory,the ego is sometimes called the "executive of personality" because it must formulate compromises between the id's wants,the environment's demands,and the superego's constraints.

Jeff likes to smoke cigars and when he doesn't have one of these,he often likes to suck on breath mints or other hard candies.In social situations,he tends to talk a lot,and because he really enjoys eating,is a little overweight.According to Freud's theory,Jeff most likely experienced a fixation at which psychosexual stage of development?

The "A" in the personality acronym "OCEAN" stands for:

Research evidence exists:

While Sigmund Freud maintained that human behaviour is directed by unconscious forces,Carl Rogers asserted that people's actions are determined by ______________.

List and describe the personality traits of the "Big Five" model of personality.For each one,list characteristics that are associated with high and low levels of the trait.

Carl Rogers assumed that people have an innate need to receive love,sympathy,and acceptance from others,which he called:

In his original conceptualization of psychoanalytic theory,Freud considered the personality to be an energy system that was very similar to:

Josh believes that he is socially outgoing.He just met several new people,some of whom have told him that he seems to be a very social person (congruent feedback),while a few others have made comments to Josh that he seems to be quite shy and reserved (incongruent feedback).According the construct of self-verification,how will Josh recall this feedback?

Research by Mershon and Gorsuch indicated that broad traits may be able to predict behaviour across a range of situations,and that _______________ may better predict behaviour in specific situations.