Question 1

Which of these is NOT one of the level so measurement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nominal 
B)  Ratio 
C)  Linear 
D)  Interval 
A)  Nominal 
B)  Ratio 
C)  Linear 
D)  Interval

Question 2

A researcher who is assigning values of greater than or less than, to a scale, without inferring that each interval on the scale is equidistant is using what level of measurement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nominal 
B)  Ordinal 
C)  Interval 
D)  Ratio 
A)  Nominal 
B)  Ordinal 
C)  Interval 
D)  Ratio

Question 3

Nature vs. nurture is a classic problem of causality, whereas the problem resolves when using a levels- of-analysis approach because

Accepted Answer

A)  only genes produce behavior. 
B)  both genes and environment interact to produce behavior. 
C)  neither genes nor environment interact to produce behavior. 
D)  only environment produces behavior. 
A)  only genes produce behavior. 
B)  both genes and environment interact to produce behavior. 
C)  neither genes nor environment interact to produce behavior. 
D)  only environment produces behavior.

Question 4

Which is NOT listed as a method for personality study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clinical case 
B)  Biological case 
C)  Historical case 
D)  Psychometric case 
A)  Clinical case 
B)  Biological case 
C)  Historical case 
D)  Psychometric case

Question 5

The six persistent problems in the study of personality include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  the mind-body problem. 
B)  person vs. situation. 
C)  the Zeigarnik effect. 
D)  reification. 
A)  the mind-body problem. 
B)  person vs. situation. 
C)  the Zeigarnik effect. 
D)  reification.

Question 6

To falsify is to

Accepted Answer

A)  plagiarize. 
B)  understand the intellectual climate of the times. 
C)  translate theoretical constructs. 
D)  disprove a specific prediction or hypothesis. 
A)  plagiarize. 
B)  understand the intellectual climate of the times. 
C)  translate theoretical constructs. 
D)  disprove a specific prediction or hypothesis.

Question 7

If a test or assessment device really measures what it claims to then it has

Accepted Answer

A)  reliability. 
B)  validity. 
C)  testability. 
D)  falisifiability. 
A)  reliability. 
B)  validity. 
C)  testability. 
D)  falisifiability.

Question 8

Someone who agrees with Rene Descartes

Accepted Answer

A)  believes that the mind and body are enmeshed entities. 
B)  believes that the mind and body are separated entities. 
C)  believes that a person has a mind, body, and soul. 
D)  believes that a person does not have a mind, body, and soul. 
A)  believes that the mind and body are enmeshed entities. 
B)  believes that the mind and body are separated entities. 
C)  believes that a person has a mind, body, and soul. 
D)  believes that a person does not have a mind, body, and soul.

Question 9

What is nomothetic research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Research that emphasizes individuality 
B)  Research that uses techniques designed to highlight the uniqueness of each person 
C)  Research that combines A and B 
D)  Research that attempts to discover general laws that apply to all people 
A)  Research that emphasizes individuality 
B)  Research that uses techniques designed to highlight the uniqueness of each person 
C)  Research that combines A and B 
D)  Research that attempts to discover general laws that apply to all people

Question 10

Freud based his psychoanalytic theory on

Accepted Answer

A)  laboratory experiments. 
B)  case studies. 
C)  field observations. 
D)  psychological testing. 
A)  laboratory experiments. 
B)  case studies. 
C)  field observations. 
D)  psychological testing.

Question 11

Someone who carefully traces the life story of an individual in order to understand his/her personality

Accepted Answer

A)  is displaying the Zeigarnik effect. 
B)  is exhibiting counter transference. 
C)  is conducting an historical case study. 
D)  is conducting a clinical case study. 
A)  is displaying the Zeigarnik effect. 
B)  is exhibiting counter transference. 
C)  is conducting an historical case study. 
D)  is conducting a clinical case study.

Question 12

Cartesian dualism maintains that

Accepted Answer

A)  the mind and body are separate entities. 
B)  the mind and body are terms for describing different aspects of the same person. 
C)  the mind, like the body, can be subjected to scientific scrutiny. 
D)  mind and matter are simply two different ways of speaking about two different levels of analysis. 
A)  the mind and body are separate entities. 
B)  the mind and body are terms for describing different aspects of the same person. 
C)  the mind, like the body, can be subjected to scientific scrutiny. 
D)  mind and matter are simply two different ways of speaking about two different levels of analysis.

Question 13

Ronald Reagan displayed an emotional/intuitive personality, while Jimmy Carter displayed a personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  conscientious/curious 
B)  conscientious/silly 
C)  conscientious/obsessive 
D)  obsessive/intuitive 
A)  conscientious/curious 
B)  conscientious/silly 
C)  conscientious/obsessive 
D)  obsessive/intuitive

Question 14

Understanding Zeitgeist would be

Accepted Answer

A)  knowing your Zen. 
B)  bits of biological or chemical compounds. 
C)  comprehending the intellectual climate of the times. 
D)  proving a specific prediction or hypothesis. 
A)  knowing your Zen. 
B)  bits of biological or chemical compounds. 
C)  comprehending the intellectual climate of the times. 
D)  proving a specific prediction or hypothesis.

Question 15

Which of these is a persistent problem for personality psychologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Person vs. situation 
B)  Stability vs. change of personality over time 
C)  Freedom vs. determinism 
D)  Group identity vs. alienation 
A)  Person vs. situation 
B)  Stability vs. change of personality over time 
C)  Freedom vs. determinism 
D)  Group identity vs. alienation

Question 16

What is NOT one of the listed characteristics that appear to enhance our study of personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attention to detail 
B)  Humility 
C)  Optimism 
D)  Tolerance for ambiguity 
A)  Attention to detail 
B)  Humility 
C)  Optimism 
D)  Tolerance for ambiguity

Question 17

The biochemical and genetic theories place great emphasis on , while cognitive models place an emphasis on .

Accepted Answer

A)  conditioning, components 
B)  conditioning, processing (bio computer) 
C)  components, processing (bio computer) 
D)  components, social interactions 
A)  conditioning, components 
B)  conditioning, processing (bio computer) 
C)  components, processing (bio computer) 
D)  components, social interactions

Question 18

B. F. Skinner taught that our behavior is determined by our environment, while Rollo May suggested that

Accepted Answer

A)  efficient cause is the reason for behavior. 
B)  people are primarily pushed and pulled around by genes. 
C)  determinism and freedom are co-existent and complementary. 
D)  only reinforcers and punishers propel people. 
A)  efficient cause is the reason for behavior. 
B)  people are primarily pushed and pulled around by genes. 
C)  determinism and freedom are co-existent and complementary. 
D)  only reinforcers and punishers propel people.

Question 19

Someone who is tough-minded

Accepted Answer

A)  tends to be pessimistic and rely on facts. 
B)  tends to be optimistic and guided by ideals. 
C)  tends to be optimistic and rely on facts. 
D)  tends to be pessimistic but guided by ideals. 
A)  tends to be pessimistic and rely on facts. 
B)  tends to be optimistic and guided by ideals. 
C)  tends to be optimistic and rely on facts. 
D)  tends to be pessimistic but guided by ideals.

Question 20

A network of ideas, images, constructs, and models that relate to one another in predictable and testable ways is

Accepted Answer

A)  theory. 
B)  hypothesis. 
C)  syntax. 
D)  model. 
A)  theory. 
B)  hypothesis. 
C)  syntax. 
D)  model.

Which of these is NOT one of the level so measurement?

A researcher who is assigning values of greater than or less than, to a scale, without inferring that each interval on the scale is equidistant is using what level of measurement?

Nature vs. nurture is a classic problem of causality, whereas the problem resolves when using a levels- of-analysis approach because

Which is NOT listed as a method for personality study?

The six persistent problems in the study of personality include all of the following except

To falsify is to

If a test or assessment device really measures what it claims to then it has

Someone who agrees with Rene Descartes

What is nomothetic research?

Freud based his psychoanalytic theory on

Someone who carefully traces the life story of an individual in order to understand his/her personality

Cartesian dualism maintains that

Ronald Reagan displayed an emotional/intuitive personality, while Jimmy Carter displayed a personality.

Understanding Zeitgeist would be

Which of these is a persistent problem for personality psychologists?

What is NOT one of the listed characteristics that appear to enhance our study of personality?

The biochemical and genetic theories place great emphasis on , while cognitive models place an emphasis on .

B. F. Skinner taught that our behavior is determined by our environment, while Rollo May suggested that

Someone who is tough-minded

A network of ideas, images, constructs, and models that relate to one another in predictable and testable ways is

Ancient and Contemporary Compositional Theories of Personality

Conditioninglearning Theories of Personality

Trait Theories of Pesonality

Person As Processor

The Surrounded Self Ego of Psychoanalysis

The Relational Self of Object-Relations Theories

Social Self in Cultural Context

From Object-Relations to Dyadic Theories of Personality

Self As Constructor

Humanistic Psychoogy the Third Force

Person As Meaning-Maker

Transpersonal Theories of Personality

Putting Personality All Together

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Exam 1: A Zonal Approach to the Study of Personality

Which of these is NOT one of the level so measurement?

A researcher who is assigning values of greater than or less than, to a scale, without inferring that each interval on the scale is equidistant is using what level of measurement?

Nature vs. nurture is a classic problem of causality, whereas the problem resolves when using a levels- of-analysis approach because

Which is NOT listed as a method for personality study?

The six persistent problems in the study of personality include all of the following except

To falsify is to

If a test or assessment device really measures what it claims to then it has

Someone who agrees with Rene Descartes

What is nomothetic research?

Freud based his psychoanalytic theory on

Someone who carefully traces the life story of an individual in order to understand his/her personality

Cartesian dualism maintains that

Ronald Reagan displayed an emotional/intuitive personality, while Jimmy Carter displayed a personality.

Understanding Zeitgeist would be

Which of these is a persistent problem for personality psychologists?

What is NOT one of the listed characteristics that appear to enhance our study of personality?

The biochemical and genetic theories place great emphasis on , while cognitive models place an emphasis on .

B. F. Skinner taught that our behavior is determined by our environment, while Rollo May suggested that

Someone who is tough-minded

A network of ideas, images, constructs, and models that relate to one another in predictable and testable ways is

Ancient and Contemporary Compositional Theories of Personality

Conditioninglearning Theories of Personality

Trait Theories of Pesonality

Person As Processor

The Surrounded Self Ego of Psychoanalysis

The Relational Self of Object-Relations Theories

Social Self in Cultural Context

From Object-Relations to Dyadic Theories of Personality

Self As Constructor

Humanistic Psychoogy the Third Force

Person As Meaning-Maker

Transpersonal Theories of Personality

Putting Personality All Together

Filters