Exam 11: Personality, Theory and Assessment

Using Freud's theory, compare the possible personalities of two individuals: Oliver, who is fixated at the oral stage, and Anton, who is fixated at the anal stage.

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Oliver's personality should include oral characteristics, such as gullibility, dependence, or sarcasm, and, perhaps oral habits such as nail-biting and smoking. Anton's personality should include traits such as orderliness or sloppiness, degree of compulsivity, cleanliness and so forth.

Compare and contrast a person with an external locus of control and a person with an internal locus of control. Explain what is meant by both an internal and an external locus of control. Describe how people with an internal locus of control and those with an external locus would react if they heard hurricane warnings for their city.

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The most important aspect is that those with an internal locus of control see themselves as being in control of their own behaviour and its consequences, while those with an external locus believe more strongly in fate, luck, or chance. Those with an internal locus would heed warnings and prepare carefully and systematically for the impending disaster. Those with an external locus would go about business as usual, content in their belief that "whatever will be, will be."

What was the term Raymond Cattell used for the observable qualities that you would use to describe a friend?

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Skinner denied the role of a personality or self in directing behaviour; instead he believed that rewards and punishments were responsible.

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According to Freud, the id

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Eysenck suggests that the personality dimensions are rooted in

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Jamil has a great fear of dentists. He makes an appointment with his dentist, but although he marks the date and time on his calendar and in his date book, he still forgets to go. Freud would say that Jamil practiced the defence mechanism of

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William lives a lifestyle that places him at a high risk for contracting the HIV (AIDS) virus. He insists that he does not have any chance of being infected and refuses to take precautions. From the psychoanalytic point of view, William is using the defence mechanism of

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Supplying an excuse for arriving late is an example of

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How does internal and external locus of control influence our behaviour?

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Which of the following best describes what is meant by the term "psychoanalysis"?

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Personality is defined as

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According to Karen Horney, the formation of personality rests most heavily on

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After a long-term study of traits, the evidence suggests that

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Behaviourism is a field of research that investigates the relative effects of heredity and environment on behaviour and ability.

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What term did Freud use to describe what occurs when development is arrested by either too much or too little gratification at one of the stages of psychosexual development?

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When challenged to explain the evil we see around us (murder, rape, and assault) Rogers's response is that

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Which of the following does not belong among three broad categories of personality assessment methods?

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What is the term Bandura uses to describe the perception that people hold of their ability to perform competently and successfully at whatever they attempt?

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What term did Cattell use for the traits that underlie the surface traits, that make up the most basic personality structure, and that cause behaviour?

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Using Freud's theory, compare the possible personalities of two individuals: Oliver, who is fixated at the oral stage, and Anton, who is fixated at the anal stage.

What was the term Raymond Cattell used for the observable qualities that you would use to describe a friend?

Skinner denied the role of a personality or self in directing behaviour; instead he believed that rewards and punishments were responsible.

According to Freud, the id

Eysenck suggests that the personality dimensions are rooted in

Jamil has a great fear of dentists. He makes an appointment with his dentist, but although he marks the date and time on his calendar and in his date book, he still forgets to go. Freud would say that Jamil practiced the defence mechanism of

William lives a lifestyle that places him at a high risk for contracting the HIV (AIDS) virus. He insists that he does not have any chance of being infected and refuses to take precautions. From the psychoanalytic point of view, William is using the defence mechanism of

Supplying an excuse for arriving late is an example of

How does internal and external locus of control influence our behaviour?

Which of the following best describes what is meant by the term "psychoanalysis"?

Personality is defined as

According to Karen Horney, the formation of personality rests most heavily on

After a long-term study of traits, the evidence suggests that

Behaviourism is a field of research that investigates the relative effects of heredity and environment on behaviour and ability.

What term did Freud use to describe what occurs when development is arrested by either too much or too little gratification at one of the stages of psychosexual development?

When challenged to explain the evil we see around us (murder, rape, and assault) Rogers's response is that

Which of the following does not belong among three broad categories of personality assessment methods?

What is the term Bandura uses to describe the perception that people hold of their ability to perform competently and successfully at whatever they attempt?

What term did Cattell use for the traits that underlie the surface traits, that make up the most basic personality structure, and that cause behaviour?

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