Question 1

The behavior that results from alcohol intake, for example, is called a(n) ____ trait.

Accepted Answer

A)  constitutional 
B)  environmental-mold 
C)  physiological 
D)  dynamic 
A)  constitutional 
B)  environmental-mold 
C)  physiological 
D)  dynamic

Question 2

As we mature, personality

Accepted Answer

A)  becomes less flexible. 
B)  changes dramatically. 
C)  ceases to grow. 
D)  begins to disintegrate. 
A)  becomes less flexible. 
B)  changes dramatically. 
C)  ceases to grow. 
D)  begins to disintegrate.

Question 3

Factor analysis is

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A)  open to subjective bias. 
B)  totally objective. 
C)  a precise way to collect data. 
D)  the most popular statistical technique. 
A)  open to subjective bias. 
B)  totally objective. 
C)  a precise way to collect data. 
D)  the most popular statistical technique.

Question 4

All of the following are temperaments identified by Ashton and Lee except

Accepted Answer

A)  depression. 
B)  emotionality. 
C)  agreeableness. 
D)  extraversion. 
A)  depression. 
B)  emotionality. 
C)  agreeableness. 
D)  extraversion.

Question 5

Which one of the following is not an innate temperament identified by Ashton and Lee?

Accepted Answer

A)  Honesty/humility 
B)  Conscientiousness 
C)  Openness to experience 
D)  Intelligence 
A)  Honesty/humility 
B)  Conscientiousness 
C)  Openness to experience 
D)  Intelligence

Question 6

The 16 PF is widely used to assess personality for research, clinical diagnosis, and predicting occupational success.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The driving forces for behavior are ____ traits.

Accepted Answer

A)  temperament 
B)  dynamic 
C)  guiding 
D)  modal 
A)  temperament 
B)  dynamic 
C)  guiding 
D)  modal

Question 8

Cattell used the Q-data technique which relies on questionnaires. Devise your own 10 point questionnaire based on personality factors of the 16 PF or the "Big Five" Factors. What would you ask a person in order for them to rate themselves on these factors? Justify the questions that you use on your questionnaire. Finally, give a reason why a person would not tell the truth about themselves on the factors of the questionnaire.

Accepted Answer

A student would make a list of one word

Question 9

The two kinds of dynamic, motivating traits are

Accepted Answer

A)  love and forgiveness. 
B)  aesthetic and intellectual. 
C)  ergs and sentiments. 
D)  attitudes and emotions. 
A)  love and forgiveness. 
B)  aesthetic and intellectual. 
C)  ergs and sentiments. 
D)  attitudes and emotions.

Question 10

Cattell's development of personality theory

Accepted Answer

A)  included several Freudian ideas. 
B)  was closely aligned with Horney's theory. 
C)  was devoid of any Freudian concepts. 
D)  was closely aligned to Erikson's eight stages of development. 
A)  included several Freudian ideas. 
B)  was closely aligned with Horney's theory. 
C)  was devoid of any Freudian concepts. 
D)  was closely aligned to Erikson's eight stages of development.

Question 11

Ability traits describe the general style and emotional tone of our behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Eysenck believes that personality traits can be derived from

Accepted Answer

A)  case histories. 
B)  dream analysis. 
C)  factor analysis. 
D)  performance projective tests. 
A)  case histories. 
B)  dream analysis. 
C)  factor analysis. 
D)  performance projective tests.

Question 13

To understand the total personality, Cattell uses the

Accepted Answer

A)  multivariate approach. 
B)  univariate approach. 
C)  Q-data technique. 
D)  mixed normal and abnormal subject approach. 
A)  multivariate approach. 
B)  univariate approach. 
C)  Q-data technique. 
D)  mixed normal and abnormal subject approach.

Question 14

Which one of the following is not one of Hans Eysenck's three personality dimensions?

Accepted Answer

A)  extraversion versus introversion 
B)  neuroticism versus emotional stability 
C)  psychoticism versus impulse control 
D)  cooperation versus competitiveness 
A)  extraversion versus introversion 
B)  neuroticism versus emotional stability 
C)  psychoticism versus impulse control 
D)  cooperation versus competitiveness

Question 15

Cattell's theory did not originate in the

Accepted Answer

A)  scientific setting. 
B)  statistical setting. 
C)  clinical setting. 
D)  correlational factor analysis setting. 
A)  scientific setting. 
B)  statistical setting. 
C)  clinical setting. 
D)  correlational factor analysis setting.

Question 16

In what Cattell called the ____ form of factor-analysis, large amounts of data are collected on one subject over a long period.

Accepted Answer

A)  R technique 
B)  P technique 
C)  clinical 
D)  laboratory 
A)  R technique 
B)  P technique 
C)  clinical 
D)  laboratory

Question 17

Environmental-mold traits are

Accepted Answer

A)  learned characteristics from the influences of friends, work, and where we live. 
B)  derived from internal conditions. 
C)  concerned with motivation. 
D)  characteristics like intelligence and introversion. 
A)  learned characteristics from the influences of friends, work, and where we live. 
B)  derived from internal conditions. 
C)  concerned with motivation. 
D)  characteristics like intelligence and introversion.

Question 18

Cattell's personality measures are ____ because of the biases that affect scoring and interpretation.

Accepted Answer

A)  subjective 
B)  realistic 
C)  objectionable 
D)  optimistic 
A)  subjective 
B)  realistic 
C)  objectionable 
D)  optimistic

Question 19

Ergs and sentiments are

Accepted Answer

A)  perceived in normal persons but not in abnormal persons. 
B)  dynamic motivating traits. 
C)  the temperament traits. 
D)  from the same energy source within a person. 
A)  perceived in normal persons but not in abnormal persons. 
B)  dynamic motivating traits. 
C)  the temperament traits. 
D)  from the same energy source within a person.

Question 20

The basic factors or source traits of personality are

Accepted Answer

A)  measured by the 16 PF Test. 
B)  presented in bipolar form (two extremes). 
C)  derived by factor analysis. 
D)  all of the answers 
A)  measured by the 16 PF Test. 
B)  presented in bipolar form (two extremes). 
C)  derived by factor analysis. 
D)  all of the answers

The behavior that results from alcohol intake, for example, is called a(n) ____ trait.

As we mature, personality

Factor analysis is

All of the following are temperaments identified by Ashton and Lee except

Which one of the following is not an innate temperament identified by Ashton and Lee?

The 16 PF is widely used to assess personality for research, clinical diagnosis, and predicting occupational success.

The driving forces for behavior are ____ traits.

The two kinds of dynamic, motivating traits are

Cattell's development of personality theory

Ability traits describe the general style and emotional tone of our behavior.

Eysenck believes that personality traits can be derived from

To understand the total personality, Cattell uses the

Which one of the following is not one of Hans Eysenck's three personality dimensions?

Cattell's theory did not originate in the

In what Cattell called the ____ form of factor-analysis, large amounts of data are collected on one subject over a long period.

Environmental-mold traits are

Cattell's personality measures are ____ because of the biases that affect scoring and interpretation.

Ergs and sentiments are

The basic factors or source traits of personality are

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Erik Erikson: Identity Theory

Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

Abraham Maslow: Needs- Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

B F Skinner: Reinforcement Theory

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Exam 8: Raymond Cattell, Hans Eysenck, and Other Trait Theorists

The behavior that results from alcohol intake, for example, is called a(n) ____ trait.

As we mature, personality

Factor analysis is

All of the following are temperaments identified by Ashton and Lee except

Which one of the following is not an innate temperament identified by Ashton and Lee?

The 16 PF is widely used to assess personality for research, clinical diagnosis, and predicting occupational success.

The driving forces for behavior are ____ traits.

The two kinds of dynamic, motivating traits are

Cattell's development of personality theory

Ability traits describe the general style and emotional tone of our behavior.

Eysenck believes that personality traits can be derived from

To understand the total personality, Cattell uses the

Which one of the following is not one of Hans Eysenck's three personality dimensions?

Cattell's theory did not originate in the

In what Cattell called the ____ form of factor-analysis, large amounts of data are collected on one subject over a long period.

Environmental-mold traits are

Cattell's personality measures are ____ because of the biases that affect scoring and interpretation.

Ergs and sentiments are

The basic factors or source traits of personality are

Studying Personality: Assessment, Research, and Theory

Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis

Carl Jung: Analytical Psychology

Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology

Karen Horney: Neurotic Needs and Trends

Erik Erikson: Identity Theory

Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

Abraham Maslow: Needs- Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

B F Skinner: Reinforcement Theory

Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory

Mini- Theories: Locus of Control, Sensation Seeking, Learned Helplessness, Optimismpessimism, Positive Psychology, and Happiness and Success

Personality in Perspective

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