Question 1

Learned habits and response systems are attributed to

Accepted Answer

A)  Jung. 
B)  Watson. 
C)  Skinner. 
D)  Freud. 
A)  Jung. 
B)  Watson. 
C)  Skinner. 
D)  Freud. C

Question 2

Neo-psychoanalysts focus on

Accepted Answer

A)  their own interpretations of behavior. 
B)  behaviorism. 
C)  learned responses and habits. 
D)  the whole person in how they function in the real world. 
A)  their own interpretations of behavior. 
B)  behaviorism. 
C)  learned responses and habits. 
D)  the whole person in how they function in the real world. D

Question 3

Projective tests are totally accurate and objective in their ability to describe personality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The ____ ____ is a widely used technique for personality assessment.

Accepted Answer

A)  classroom exam 
B)  achievement test 
C)  intelligence test 
D)  clinical interview 
A)  classroom exam 
B)  achievement test 
C)  intelligence test 
D)  clinical interview

Question 5

The MMPI is considered a projective measure of assessment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Behaviorism, according to __________, perceives human beings as well-ordered machines.

Accepted Answer

A)  Skinner 
B)  Watson 
C)  Jung 
D)  Freud 
A)  Skinner 
B)  Watson 
C)  Jung 
D)  Freud

Question 7

The case study or case history is the primary method for studying a patient's emotional problems.
(A) What are at least three benefits from studying case studies and/or case histories?
(B) What are three deficits in studying only case studies?

Accepted Answer

Case studies can help us develop a theor

Question 8

A(n) ____________ is a technique for determining the effect of one or more variables on behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  experiment 
B)  case study 
C)  projective test 
D)  clinical observation 
A)  experiment 
B)  case study 
C)  projective test 
D)  clinical observation

Question 9

In research for the Rorschach, conclusions on validity and reliability are

Accepted Answer

A)  mixed. 
B)  highly accurate and precise. 
C)  invalidated. 
D)  considered valid and reliable, since the test is so popular. 
A)  mixed. 
B)  highly accurate and precise. 
C)  invalidated. 
D)  considered valid and reliable, since the test is so popular.

Question 10

Persona is

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A)  a person's mechanistic behavior. 
B)  predictable and automatic. 
C)  like a mask used by actors in a play. 
D)  only what others think about us. 
A)  a person's mechanistic behavior. 
B)  predictable and automatic. 
C)  like a mask used by actors in a play. 
D)  only what others think about us.

Question 11

Online or virtual research is advantageous because

Accepted Answer

A)  there are objective and reliable sources such as Wikipedia. 
B)  users tend to be older and more proficient with this kind of research. 
C)  users are younger and more proficient with this kind of research. 
D)  results of online research show a significant improvement over other research methods. 
A)  there are objective and reliable sources such as Wikipedia. 
B)  users tend to be older and more proficient with this kind of research. 
C)  users are younger and more proficient with this kind of research. 
D)  results of online research show a significant improvement over other research methods.

Question 12

Children who are exposed to vastly different environments

Accepted Answer

A)  have vastly different personalities. 
B)  are equally the same in personality. 
C)  are more isolated and lonely. 
D)  are likely to be more introverted than extroverted. 
A)  have vastly different personalities. 
B)  are equally the same in personality. 
C)  are more isolated and lonely. 
D)  are likely to be more introverted than extroverted.

Question 13

We research theories of personality to

Accepted Answer

A)  agree with all theorists on their own personality theories. 
B)  describe their use for real-world problems. 
C)  show how personality theories are superior to any other theories. 
D)  generalize that all people are the same across cultures. 
A)  agree with all theorists on their own personality theories. 
B)  describe their use for real-world problems. 
C)  show how personality theories are superior to any other theories. 
D)  generalize that all people are the same across cultures.

Question 14

There is a significant difference in scores between online tests and paper-and-pencil tests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In research, shy American college students who use text messages were more likely to experience

Accepted Answer

A)  a reduction in their feelings of loneliness. 
B)  an increase in their fears of loneliness. 
C)  no change in their feelings of loneliness. 
D)  an increase in emotional instability 
A)  a reduction in their feelings of loneliness. 
B)  an increase in their fears of loneliness. 
C)  no change in their feelings of loneliness. 
D)  an increase in emotional instability

Question 16

We ________ personality in order to better understand ourselves and others.

Accepted Answer

A)  correct 
B)  exaggerate 
C)  judge 
D)  ignore 
A)  correct 
B)  exaggerate 
C)  judge 
D)  ignore

Question 17

Watson argued that psychology must be studied by our senses, while Freud believed we should study the unconscious mind. Give two real-life examples of the importance of how we study with our senses as in Watson's viewpoint, and two examples in real-life of why we need to focus on the unconscious.

Accepted Answer

Real-life examples for Watson may includ

Question 18

John Watson formed the movement called existentialism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Reliability involves

Accepted Answer

A)  consistent results on multiple administrations of a test. 
B)  a reliable indicator of the validity of a test. 
C)  a reliable score for the person taking the test. 
D)  a valid profile of a person taking a test. 
A)  consistent results on multiple administrations of a test. 
B)  a reliable indicator of the validity of a test. 
C)  a reliable score for the person taking the test. 
D)  a valid profile of a person taking a test.

Question 20

Freud is known as the founder of psychoanalysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Learned habits and response systems are attributed to

Neo-psychoanalysts focus on

Projective tests are totally accurate and objective in their ability to describe personality.

The is a widely used technique for personality assessment.

The MMPI is considered a projective measure of assessment.

Behaviorism, according to __________, perceives human beings as well-ordered machines.

The case study or case history is the primary method for studying a patient's emotional problems. (A) What are at least three benefits from studying case studies and/or case histories? (B) What are three deficits in studying only case studies?

A(n) ____________ is a technique for determining the effect of one or more variables on behavior.

In research for the Rorschach, conclusions on validity and reliability are

Persona is

Online or virtual research is advantageous because

Children who are exposed to vastly different environments

We research theories of personality to

There is a significant difference in scores between online tests and paper-and-pencil tests.

In research, shy American college students who use text messages were more likely to experience

We ________ personality in order to better understand ourselves and others.

Watson argued that psychology must be studied by our senses, while Freud believed we should study the unconscious mind. Give two real-life examples of the importance of how we study with our senses as in Watson's viewpoint, and two examples in real-life of why we need to focus on the unconscious.

John Watson formed the movement called existentialism.

Reliability involves

Freud is known as the founder of psychoanalysis.

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

Raymond Cattell, Hans Eysenck, and Other Trait Theorists

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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Exam 1: Studying Personality: Assessment, Research, and Theory

Learned habits and response systems are attributed to

Neo-psychoanalysts focus on

Projective tests are totally accurate and objective in their ability to describe personality.

The ____ ____ is a widely used technique for personality assessment.

The MMPI is considered a projective measure of assessment.

Behaviorism, according to __________, perceives human beings as well-ordered machines.

The case study or case history is the primary method for studying a patient's emotional problems. (A) What are at least three benefits from studying case studies and/or case histories? (B) What are three deficits in studying only case studies?

A(n) ____________ is a technique for determining the effect of one or more variables on behavior.

In research for the Rorschach, conclusions on validity and reliability are

Persona is

Online or virtual research is advantageous because

Children who are exposed to vastly different environments

We research theories of personality to

There is a significant difference in scores between online tests and paper-and-pencil tests.

In research, shy American college students who use text messages were more likely to experience

We ________ personality in order to better understand ourselves and others.

Watson argued that psychology must be studied by our senses, while Freud believed we should study the unconscious mind. Give two real-life examples of the importance of how we study with our senses as in Watson's viewpoint, and two examples in real-life of why we need to focus on the unconscious.

John Watson formed the movement called existentialism.

Reliability involves

Freud is known as the founder of psychoanalysis.

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

Raymond Cattell, Hans Eysenck, and Other Trait Theorists

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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The is a widely used technique for personality assessment.