Question 1

What would an extravert's office typically have in it?

Accepted Answer

An extravert's office will probably have a comfortable place for a guest to sit so that people will stop by and chat, perhaps a candy dish to welcome visitors, and generally an open and inviting atmosphere.

Question 2

What do most scientific studies of personality try to determine?

Accepted Answer

A)  how a single score on a personality measure reveals an overall pattern of behavior 
B)  the life history of a specific individual based on her or his scores on a questionnaire 
C)  general answers to important questions about the personality and behaviors of a group of people 
D)  why maladaptive personality traits lead people to perform harmful behaviors 
A)  how a single score on a personality measure reveals an overall pattern of behavior 
B)  the life history of a specific individual based on her or his scores on a questionnaire 
C)  general answers to important questions about the personality and behaviors of a group of people 
D)  why maladaptive personality traits lead people to perform harmful behaviors C

Question 3

How is the psychodynamics root of personality psychology represented?

Accepted Answer

A)  through objectively quantifying terms such as trait or goal 
B)  in the development of objective measures of personality traits 
C)  by acknowledging unconscious drives and impulses that influence thought and behavior 
D)  through an exhaustive catalog of needs that are expressed in human behavior 
A)  through objectively quantifying terms such as trait or goal 
B)  in the development of objective measures of personality traits 
C)  by acknowledging unconscious drives and impulses that influence thought and behavior 
D)  through an exhaustive catalog of needs that are expressed in human behavior C

Question 4

Describe the person-situation debate.

Accepted Answer

The person-situation debate is a disagre

Question 5

To what extent do personality traits and situational constraints predict behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only the situation influences a person's behavior. 
B)  Only personality influences a person's behavior. 
C)  Situations determine traits, which then determine behavior. 
D)  Both factors predict behavior about equally well. 
A)  Only the situation influences a person's behavior. 
B)  Only personality influences a person's behavior. 
C)  Situations determine traits, which then determine behavior. 
D)  Both factors predict behavior about equally well.

Question 6

In relation to personality psychology, developmental psychologists might be particularly interested in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  how people's personalities change as they grow older 
B)  the extent to which unconscious processes drive observable behavior 
C)  the relationship between personality traits and mental health 
D)  how personality can be influenced and determined by brain activity 
A)  how people's personalities change as they grow older 
B)  the extent to which unconscious processes drive observable behavior 
C)  the relationship between personality traits and mental health 
D)  how personality can be influenced and determined by brain activity

Question 7

__________ is a personality trait that includes being neat, organized, and achievement motivated.

Accepted Answer

A)  Agreeableness 
B)  Conscientiousness 
C)  Openness to experience 
D)  Extraversion 
A)  Agreeableness 
B)  Conscientiousness 
C)  Openness to experience 
D)  Extraversion

Question 8

The view that stable personality traits predict behavior versus the view that circumstances have much greater predictive power is called the __________ debate.

Accepted Answer

A)  nature-nurture 
B)  situation-person 
C)  person-situation 
D)  extraversion-introversion 
A)  nature-nurture 
B)  situation-person 
C)  person-situation 
D)  extraversion-introversion

Question 9

A person who is outgoing and assertive would be described by the trait term __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  introverted 
B)  agreeable 
C)  extraverted 
D)  neurotic 
A)  introverted 
B)  agreeable 
C)  extraverted 
D)  neurotic

Question 10

Why is the study of the self important to personality psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  The "self" is an unconscious ideal and therefore contributes to the psychodynamic approach. 
B)  This area of investigation examines questions of identity. 
C)  Selves and traits can be used as interchangeable terms. 
D)  The study of the self allowed personality psychology to become a quantitative science. 
A)  The "self" is an unconscious ideal and therefore contributes to the psychodynamic approach. 
B)  This area of investigation examines questions of identity. 
C)  Selves and traits can be used as interchangeable terms. 
D)  The study of the self allowed personality psychology to become a quantitative science.

Question 11

What other branches of psychology are influenced by personality psychology?

Accepted Answer

The other branches of psycholo

Question 12

Personality reflects shared human tendencies, but how are these tendencies typically conceptualized?

Accepted Answer

A)  as a part of our evolutionary heritage, honed to a common point over time 
B)  as individual differences that vary from person to person 
C)  as internal workings of human nature that cannot be measured 
D)  as core traits that are exhibited to the same degree across people 
A)  as a part of our evolutionary heritage, honed to a common point over time 
B)  as individual differences that vary from person to person 
C)  as internal workings of human nature that cannot be measured 
D)  as core traits that are exhibited to the same degree across people

Question 13

Which of the following provides the best idea of the person's personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Akira is almost always late to class. 
B)  Jacob is late to class on Thursday. 
C)  Jorge was on time to class on Thursday. 
D)  Lana was late to class on Tuesday. 
A)  Akira is almost always late to class. 
B)  Jacob is late to class on Thursday. 
C)  Jorge was on time to class on Thursday. 
D)  Lana was late to class on Tuesday.

Question 14

In relation to personality psychology, a clinical psychologist would likely study __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  how people's personalities change as they grow older 
B)  the relationship between personality traits and mental health 
C)  the personality traits of people in the workforce 
D)  how personality can be influenced and determined by brain activity 
A)  how people's personalities change as they grow older 
B)  the relationship between personality traits and mental health 
C)  the personality traits of people in the workforce 
D)  how personality can be influenced and determined by brain activity

Question 15

Who would most likely update a Facebook post with externally directed information?

Accepted Answer

A)  someone high in introversion 
B)  someone high in extraversion 
C)  someone low in extraversion 
D)  someone low in openness to experience 
A)  someone high in introversion 
B)  someone high in extraversion 
C)  someone low in extraversion 
D)  someone low in openness to experience

Question 16

Where do the roots of the modern trait approach to personality begin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Henry Murray's approach to understanding motivation 
B)  Carl Jung's psychodynamic view of the self 
C)  James Cattell's early work on mental testing 
D)  Hippocrates's and Galen's idea of "humors" 
A)  Henry Murray's approach to understanding motivation 
B)  Carl Jung's psychodynamic view of the self 
C)  James Cattell's early work on mental testing 
D)  Hippocrates's and Galen's idea of "humors"

Question 17

Where do the historical roots of personality psychology begin?

Accepted Answer

A)  the mental testing movement of the late 1800s 
B)  the investigations of Sir Francis Galton 
C)  ancient Greek and Roman philosophy and medicine 
D)  sociological theories of the 1930s 
A)  the mental testing movement of the late 1800s 
B)  the investigations of Sir Francis Galton 
C)  ancient Greek and Roman philosophy and medicine 
D)  sociological theories of the 1930s

Question 18

Industrial-organizational psychologists interested in personality would most likely study __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  how people's personalities change as they grow older 
B)  the relationship between personality traits and mental health 
C)  the personality traits of people in the workforce 
D)  the extent to which unconscious processes drive observable behavior 
A)  how people's personalities change as they grow older 
B)  the relationship between personality traits and mental health 
C)  the personality traits of people in the workforce 
D)  the extent to which unconscious processes drive observable behavior

Question 19

What limitation applies to most theoretical systems of personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Personality has proven to be impossible to measure. 
B)  No personality system can capture all the unique differences among people. 
C)  It has been difficult to identify a core set of personality dimensions. 
D)  Personality is, by definition, an unconscious process. 
A)  Personality has proven to be impossible to measure. 
B)  No personality system can capture all the unique differences among people. 
C)  It has been difficult to identify a core set of personality dimensions. 
D)  Personality is, by definition, an unconscious process.

Question 20

Dominique is high on the trait of conscientiousness. It is likely that Dominique will __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  rarely be late to an event 
B)  consistently be late to scheduled events 
C)  never be late to scheduled events 
D)  not apologize after arriving late to an event 
A)  rarely be late to an event 
B)  consistently be late to scheduled events 
C)  never be late to scheduled events 
D)  not apologize after arriving late to an event

What would an extravert's office typically have in it?

What do most scientific studies of personality try to determine?

How is the psychodynamics root of personality psychology represented?

Describe the person-situation debate.

To what extent do personality traits and situational constraints predict behavior?

In relation to personality psychology, developmental psychologists might be particularly interested in __________.

__________ is a personality trait that includes being neat, organized, and achievement motivated.

The view that stable personality traits predict behavior versus the view that circumstances have much greater predictive power is called the __________ debate.

A person who is outgoing and assertive would be described by the trait term __________.

Why is the study of the self important to personality psychology?

What other branches of psychology are influenced by personality psychology?

Personality reflects shared human tendencies, but how are these tendencies typically conceptualized?

Which of the following provides the best idea of the person's personality?

In relation to personality psychology, a clinical psychologist would likely study __________.

Who would most likely update a Facebook post with externally directed information?

Where do the roots of the modern trait approach to personality begin?

Where do the historical roots of personality psychology begin?

Industrial-organizational psychologists interested in personality would most likely study __________.

What limitation applies to most theoretical systems of personality?

Dominique is high on the trait of conscientiousness. It is likely that Dominique will __________.

Assessment and Methods

The Big Five Personality Traits

Biological Underpinnings of Personality

Self-Concept and Self-Processes

Psychodynamic Approaches

Motivation

How Learning Shapes Behavior

Personality Across the Lifespan

Gender and Personality

Culture and Personality

Personality in the Workplace

Personality and Relationships

Personality and Mental Health

Personality and Physical Health

Filters

Exam 1: Understanding Yourself and Others

What would an extravert's office typically have in it?

What do most scientific studies of personality try to determine?

How is the psychodynamics root of personality psychology represented?

Describe the person-situation debate.

To what extent do personality traits and situational constraints predict behavior?

In relation to personality psychology, developmental psychologists might be particularly interested in __________.

__________ is a personality trait that includes being neat, organized, and achievement motivated.

The view that stable personality traits predict behavior versus the view that circumstances have much greater predictive power is called the __________ debate.

A person who is outgoing and assertive would be described by the trait term __________.

Why is the study of the self important to personality psychology?

What other branches of psychology are influenced by personality psychology?

Personality reflects shared human tendencies, but how are these tendencies typically conceptualized?

Which of the following provides the best idea of the person's personality?

In relation to personality psychology, a clinical psychologist would likely study __________.

Who would most likely update a Facebook post with externally directed information?

Where do the roots of the modern trait approach to personality begin?

Where do the historical roots of personality psychology begin?

Industrial-organizational psychologists interested in personality would most likely study __________.

What limitation applies to most theoretical systems of personality?

Dominique is high on the trait of conscientiousness. It is likely that Dominique will __________.

Assessment and Methods

The Big Five Personality Traits

Biological Underpinnings of Personality

Self-Concept and Self-Processes

Psychodynamic Approaches

Motivation

How Learning Shapes Behavior

Personality Across the Lifespan

Gender and Personality

Culture and Personality

Personality in the Workplace

Personality and Relationships

Personality and Mental Health

Personality and Physical Health

Filters