Question 1

Bijoy is painfully shy at work. As a consequence of his shyness, according to research referenced in the text, he

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A)  is less likely to get help if he asks for it. 
B)  is probably better at working in groups. 
C)  likely perceives himself as highly extraverted. 
D)  is likely considered to be very likable among his coworkers. 
A)  is less likely to get help if he asks for it. 
B)  is probably better at working in groups. 
C)  likely perceives himself as highly extraverted. 
D)  is likely considered to be very likable among his coworkers. A

Question 2

Which of the following illustrates converging criteria that could be used to establish the accuracy of a personality judgment?

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A)  One of your friends describes you as an extravert. 
B)  You always show up to work on time, and your colleagues say that you are dependable and conscientious. 
C)  You tend to get into arguments, and you throw tantrums frequently. 
D)  You describe yourself as intelligent, but you score low on an IQ test. 
A)  One of your friends describes you as an extravert. 
B)  You always show up to work on time, and your colleagues say that you are dependable and conscientious. 
C)  You tend to get into arguments, and you throw tantrums frequently. 
D)  You describe yourself as intelligent, but you score low on an IQ test. B

Question 3

In a study of social expectancies, Snyder, Tanke, and Berscheid (1977) found that if male participants were shown a photograph of an attractive woman and told they would be interacting with her by telephone, the female participant they actually spoke with

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A)  rated herself as more attractive than the woman in the photograph. 
B)  rated herself as less attractive than the woman in the photograph. 
C)  was rated by other people as behaving in a warm, humorous, and friendly manner. 
D)  was rated by other people as behaving in a cold, aloof, and unfriendly manner. 
A)  rated herself as more attractive than the woman in the photograph. 
B)  rated herself as less attractive than the woman in the photograph. 
C)  was rated by other people as behaving in a warm, humorous, and friendly manner. 
D)  was rated by other people as behaving in a cold, aloof, and unfriendly manner. C

Question 4

After Lenny Skutnik dove in to a freezing river to save a woman in danger of drowning, he rejected the media's assertion that he was a hero and claimed that anyone would have done the same thing. According to Funder, why was it difficult for Lenny to accept that he had behaved heroically?

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A)  He had a low IQ score and therefore could not analyze his own behavior. 
B)  He did appreciate his heroism but was too modest to admit it to the media. 
C)  He did not behave in a heroic manner. 
D)  He did not have the perspective to judge his actions against that of others. 
A)  He had a low IQ score and therefore could not analyze his own behavior. 
B)  He did appreciate his heroism but was too modest to admit it to the media. 
C)  He did not behave in a heroic manner. 
D)  He did not have the perspective to judge his actions against that of others.

Question 5

Describe why everyday judgments of personality are important. Describe consequences in the interpersonal domain as well as the achievement-related domain of work or school.

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Everyday judgments of personality are im

Question 6

A small number of studies have investigated whether making an extra effort to be a good judge of personality improves accuracy. According to the textbook, what conclusions can be drawn from this literature?

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A)  Extra effort greatly improves accuracy. 
B)  Extra effort reduces accuracy by a considerable amount. 
C)  Extra effort improves judgments of close friends but not casual acquaintances. 
D)  The results of the existing studies are mixed. 
A)  Extra effort greatly improves accuracy. 
B)  Extra effort reduces accuracy by a considerable amount. 
C)  Extra effort improves judgments of close friends but not casual acquaintances. 
D)  The results of the existing studies are mixed.

Question 7

Which of the following would NOT be considered a route toward improving your self-knowledge?

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A)  using introspection to look inside your mind and understand yourself better 
B)  asking others for feedback about yourself 
C)  taking a poll of how others would behave in the situation you are in 
D)  observing your behaviors and drawing conclusions about who you are 
A)  using introspection to look inside your mind and understand yourself better 
B)  asking others for feedback about yourself 
C)  taking a poll of how others would behave in the situation you are in 
D)  observing your behaviors and drawing conclusions about who you are

Question 8

The observation "If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it is probably a duck" illustrates the method of

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A)  moderator variables. 
B)  constructivist accuracy. 
C)  procedural judgment. 
D)  convergent validation. 
A)  moderator variables. 
B)  constructivist accuracy. 
C)  procedural judgment. 
D)  convergent validation.

Question 9

Judgments of your personality by others

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A)  reflect who you are. 
B)  impact what you are like. 
C)  are too inaccurate to be used in research contexts. 
D)  reflect who you are and can influence what you are like. 
A)  reflect who you are. 
B)  impact what you are like. 
C)  are too inaccurate to be used in research contexts. 
D)  reflect who you are and can influence what you are like.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT considered one of the likely reasons that high-expectancy students perform better?

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A)  Teachers are warmer to these students. 
B)  Teachers provide more detailed and constructive feedback to these students. 
C)  Teachers show an increased willingness to ignore disciplinary problems in these students. 
D)  Teachers provide extra opportunities to these students. 
A)  Teachers are warmer to these students. 
B)  Teachers provide more detailed and constructive feedback to these students. 
C)  Teachers show an increased willingness to ignore disciplinary problems in these students. 
D)  Teachers provide extra opportunities to these students.

Question 11

Participants in a recent study were shown and then asked to judge composite faces from targets who scored extremely low or extremely high on personality dimensions. Which two traits had the highest levels of accuracy for both female and male targets?

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A)  extraversion and neuroticism 
B)  extraversion and agreeableness 
C)  agreeableness and neuroticism 
D)  neuroticism and openness 
A)  extraversion and neuroticism 
B)  extraversion and agreeableness 
C)  agreeableness and neuroticism 
D)  neuroticism and openness

Question 12

Self-fulfilling prophecies are more technically known as

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A)  opportunistic fallacies. 
B)  expectancy effects. 
C)  consequential reputations. 
D)  recency effects. 
A)  opportunistic fallacies. 
B)  expectancy effects. 
C)  consequential reputations. 
D)  recency effects.

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of predictive validity in the context of accuracy judgments?

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A)  Your own ratings of your neuroticism correlate with your parents' ratings. 
B)  Your friend's ratings of your openness do not predict your timeliness. 
C)  Your own ratings of your agreeableness correlate with a clinician's ratings. 
D)  Your parents' ratings of your conscientiousness correlate with the messiness of your room. 
A)  Your own ratings of your neuroticism correlate with your parents' ratings. 
B)  Your friend's ratings of your openness do not predict your timeliness. 
C)  Your own ratings of your agreeableness correlate with a clinician's ratings. 
D)  Your parents' ratings of your conscientiousness correlate with the messiness of your room.

Question 14

Which of the following is an aspect of the "good" trait?

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A)  moderation 
B)  unpredictability 
C)  visibility 
D)  acquaintanceship 
A)  moderation 
B)  unpredictability 
C)  visibility 
D)  acquaintanceship

Question 15

Judgments other people make of your personality are known as your

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A)  reputation. 
B)  self-concept. 
C)  realistic accuracy model signal. 
D)  identity. 
A)  reputation. 
B)  self-concept. 
C)  realistic accuracy model signal. 
D)  identity.

Question 16

People who enjoy reflective, complex music tend to be higher in what trait?

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A)  cheerfulness 
B)  talkativeness 
C)  imagination 
D)  intelligence 
A)  cheerfulness 
B)  talkativeness 
C)  imagination 
D)  intelligence

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that accuracy matters?

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A)  Personality judgments matter for things like promotion at our jobs. 
B)  Your reputation doesn't matter much for your well-being and happiness. 
C)  We can't escape personality judgment; friends and others will form impressions of us. 
D)  When we understand people better, we have better relationships with them. 
A)  Personality judgments matter for things like promotion at our jobs. 
B)  Your reputation doesn't matter much for your well-being and happiness. 
C)  We can't escape personality judgment; friends and others will form impressions of us. 
D)  When we understand people better, we have better relationships with them.

Question 18

When Samira argues that all interpretations of reality are equally accurate, she is advocating the ________ philosophical position.

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A)  realist 
B)  positivist 
C)  empiricist 
D)  constructivist 
A)  realist 
B)  positivist 
C)  empiricist 
D)  constructivist

Question 19

Which of the following attributes were MOST consistently related to being a good judge of personality in earlier studies investigating accurate personality judgment?

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A)  extraversion and openness 
B)  agreeableness and intelligence 
C)  conscientiousness and intelligence 
D)  extraversion and conscientiousness 
A)  extraversion and openness 
B)  agreeableness and intelligence 
C)  conscientiousness and intelligence 
D)  extraversion and conscientiousness

Question 20

Abed is a stable, well-adjusted person. His behavior is fairly consistent and predictable; essentially, "what you see is what you get." Abed would MOST likely be

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A)  easy to judge accurately. 
B)  a good judge of personality. 
C)  a narcissist. 
D)  someone who scores high on commonality. 
A)  easy to judge accurately. 
B)  a good judge of personality. 
C)  a narcissist. 
D)  someone who scores high on commonality.

Bijoy is painfully shy at work. As a consequence of his shyness, according to research referenced in the text, he

Which of the following illustrates converging criteria that could be used to establish the accuracy of a personality judgment?

In a study of social expectancies, Snyder, Tanke, and Berscheid (1977) found that if male participants were shown a photograph of an attractive woman and told they would be interacting with her by telephone, the female participant they actually spoke with

After Lenny Skutnik dove in to a freezing river to save a woman in danger of drowning, he rejected the media's assertion that he was a hero and claimed that anyone would have done the same thing. According to Funder, why was it difficult for Lenny to accept that he had behaved heroically?

Describe why everyday judgments of personality are important. Describe consequences in the interpersonal domain as well as the achievement-related domain of work or school.

A small number of studies have investigated whether making an extra effort to be a good judge of personality improves accuracy. According to the textbook, what conclusions can be drawn from this literature?

Which of the following would NOT be considered a route toward improving your self-knowledge?

The observation "If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it is probably a duck" illustrates the method of

Judgments of your personality by others

Which of the following is NOT considered one of the likely reasons that high-expectancy students perform better?

Participants in a recent study were shown and then asked to judge composite faces from targets who scored extremely low or extremely high on personality dimensions. Which two traits had the highest levels of accuracy for both female and male targets?

Self-fulfilling prophecies are more technically known as

Which of the following is an example of predictive validity in the context of accuracy judgments?

Which of the following is an aspect of the "good" trait?

Judgments other people make of your personality are known as your

People who enjoy reflective, complex music tend to be higher in what trait?

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that accuracy matters?

When Samira argues that all interpretations of reality are equally accurate, she is advocating the ________ philosophical position.

Which of the following attributes were MOST consistently related to being a good judge of personality in earlier studies investigating accurate personality judgment?

Abed is a stable, well-adjusted person. His behavior is fairly consistent and predictable; essentially, "what you see is what you get." Abed would MOST likely be

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Exam 5: Personality Judgment

Bijoy is painfully shy at work. As a consequence of his shyness, according to research referenced in the text, he

Which of the following illustrates converging criteria that could be used to establish the accuracy of a personality judgment?

In a study of social expectancies, Snyder, Tanke, and Berscheid (1977) found that if male participants were shown a photograph of an attractive woman and told they would be interacting with her by telephone, the female participant they actually spoke with

After Lenny Skutnik dove in to a freezing river to save a woman in danger of drowning, he rejected the media's assertion that he was a hero and claimed that anyone would have done the same thing. According to Funder, why was it difficult for Lenny to accept that he had behaved heroically?

Describe why everyday judgments of personality are important. Describe consequences in the interpersonal domain as well as the achievement-related domain of work or school.

A small number of studies have investigated whether making an extra effort to be a good judge of personality improves accuracy. According to the textbook, what conclusions can be drawn from this literature?

Which of the following would NOT be considered a route toward improving your self-knowledge?

The observation "If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it is probably a duck" illustrates the method of

Judgments of your personality by others

Which of the following is NOT considered one of the likely reasons that high-expectancy students perform better?

Participants in a recent study were shown and then asked to judge composite faces from targets who scored extremely low or extremely high on personality dimensions. Which two traits had the highest levels of accuracy for both female and male targets?

Self-fulfilling prophecies are more technically known as

Which of the following is an example of predictive validity in the context of accuracy judgments?

Which of the following is an aspect of the "good" trait?

Judgments other people make of your personality are known as your

People who enjoy reflective, complex music tend to be higher in what trait?

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that accuracy matters?

When Samira argues that all interpretations of reality are equally accurate, she is advocating the ________ philosophical position.

Which of the following attributes were MOST consistently related to being a good judge of personality in earlier studies investigating accurate personality judgment?

Abed is a stable, well-adjusted person. His behavior is fairly consistent and predictable; essentially, "what you see is what you get." Abed would MOST likely be

The Study of the Person

Personality Research Methods

Personality Assessment: Effect Size, Replicability, and Open Science

Persons and Situations

Traits and Types: the Big Five and Beyond

Personality Stability, Development, and Change

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

Genetics and Evolution: the Inheritance of Personality

Basics of Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis After Freud: Neo-Freudians, Object Relations, and Current Research

Humanistic Psychology, Positive Psychology, and the Science of Happiness

Cultural Variation in Experience, Behavior, and Personality

Personality Processes: Learning, Motivation, Emotion, and Thinking

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What Have We Learned

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