Question 1

Explain how an individual's construal and cultural environment can shape the ways in which he or she views reality.

Accepted Answer

An individual's construal, or the way th

Question 2

According to all areas of psychology, it is not things that matter but

Accepted Answer

A)  our person-environment interaction. 
B)  our early social relationships. 
C)  society's view of things. 
D)  our opinions of things. 
A)  our person-environment interaction. 
B)  our early social relationships. 
C)  society's view of things. 
D)  our opinions of things.

Question 3

If a psychologist is interested in understanding the thinking and feeling that underlie behavior, she should take the ________ approach to studying personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  trait 
B)  humanism 
C)  cognitive 
D)  psychoanalytic 
A)  trait 
B)  humanism 
C)  cognitive 
D)  psychoanalytic

Question 4

Why is labeling at times dangerous?

Accepted Answer

A)  Once a person is labeled, other people may only view the person as the label and not as an individual. 
B)  Clinical psychologists have a diagnosis to report to insurance companies. 
C)  Doing so organizes complex patterns of behavior into discrete categories. 
D)  We are forced to talk about problematic behavior in terms of its label. 
A)  Once a person is labeled, other people may only view the person as the label and not as an individual. 
B)  Clinical psychologists have a diagnosis to report to insurance companies. 
C)  Doing so organizes complex patterns of behavior into discrete categories. 
D)  We are forced to talk about problematic behavior in terms of its label.

Question 5

Each personality paradigm effectively addresses its own key concerns

Accepted Answer

A)  and has corresponding therapeutic interventions that will change behavior. 
B)  as well as the concerns of the other paradigms. 
C)  and attempts to explain the functioning of the unconscious. 
D)  but tends to ignore pretty much everything else. 
A)  and has corresponding therapeutic interventions that will change behavior. 
B)  as well as the concerns of the other paradigms. 
C)  and attempts to explain the functioning of the unconscious. 
D)  but tends to ignore pretty much everything else.

Question 6

What label describes personality that is both unusual and problematic?

Accepted Answer

A)  neuroticism 
B)  construal 
C)  personality disorder 
D)  consistency 
A)  neuroticism 
B)  construal 
C)  personality disorder 
D)  consistency

Question 7

Why is labeling often helpful?

Accepted Answer

A)  It helps us measure the Big Five personality traits. 
B)  It helps us talk about and understand important phenomena. 
C)  It helps us distinguish between good and bad types of people. 
D)  It enables clinicians to pathologize their patients. 
A)  It helps us measure the Big Five personality traits. 
B)  It helps us talk about and understand important phenomena. 
C)  It helps us distinguish between good and bad types of people. 
D)  It enables clinicians to pathologize their patients.

Question 8

What is the cognitive perspective on why the self-selection of our environments, such as which college to attend, are important for our success in life?

Accepted Answer

A)  The environment can change our biology through epigenetics. 
B)  The environment influences our construal of the world. 
C)  The environment dictates the rewards and punishments to which we will be subject. 
D)  The environment interacts with our traits to produce our behavior. 
A)  The environment can change our biology through epigenetics. 
B)  The environment influences our construal of the world. 
C)  The environment dictates the rewards and punishments to which we will be subject. 
D)  The environment interacts with our traits to produce our behavior.

Question 9

________ behavioral predictions are easier to make than ________ behavioral predictions.

Accepted Answer

A)  Specific; general 
B)  General; specific 
C)  Situational; trait 
D)  Trait; situational 
A)  Specific; general 
B)  General; specific 
C)  Situational; trait 
D)  Trait; situational

Question 10

If a psychologist is researching the relationship between conscientiousness and health, she is probably a ________ psychologist.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive/learning 
B)  humanistic 
C)  trait 
D)  psychoanalytic 
A)  cognitive/learning 
B)  humanistic 
C)  trait 
D)  psychoanalytic

Question 11

According to the text, psychology tends to ________ free will throughout the scientific process.

Accepted Answer

A)  ignore 
B)  measure constructs related to 
C)  always consider 
D)  control for 
A)  ignore 
B)  measure constructs related to 
C)  always consider 
D)  control for

Question 12

According to the text, what is the MOST useful thing we can learn from studying the relationship between personality and health?

Accepted Answer

A)  the specific traits associated with longevity 
B)  which behaviors are healthy or unhealthy 
C)  how to change our personality to become healthier 
D)  gene-environment interactions that promote healthy living 
A)  the specific traits associated with longevity 
B)  which behaviors are healthy or unhealthy 
C)  how to change our personality to become healthier 
D)  gene-environment interactions that promote healthy living

Question 13

Lizzie has just graduated from college and is in the job market. According to the text, after taking this personality course and reading The Personality Puzzle, what skills does she have that will aid her in her job search?

Accepted Answer

A)  research methods skills 
B)  organization and time-management skills 
C)  social skills 
D)  a rich and detailed historical understanding of psychological processes 
A)  research methods skills 
B)  organization and time-management skills 
C)  social skills 
D)  a rich and detailed historical understanding of psychological processes

Question 14

According to the text, behavioral consistency is only accurate when you predict the ________ of several behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A)  most dominate 
B)  aggregate 
C)  weakest 
D)  range 
A)  most dominate 
B)  aggregate 
C)  weakest 
D)  range

Question 15

The ________ approach focuses on individual differences that make every person unique.

Accepted Answer

A)  trait 
B)  cognitive 
C)  humanistic 
D)  learning 
A)  trait 
B)  cognitive 
C)  humanistic 
D)  learning

Question 16

Anthony just won the lottery. What advice would a positive psychologist give him to maintain his happiness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spend as much of the money as possible as fast as possible on new material goods. 
B)  Invest the money so that your wealth increases. 
C)  Remember to be grateful for the things you already have. 
D)  Use the money to gain power or other resources. 
A)  Spend as much of the money as possible as fast as possible on new material goods. 
B)  Invest the money so that your wealth increases. 
C)  Remember to be grateful for the things you already have. 
D)  Use the money to gain power or other resources.

Question 17

What term is defined as an individual's unique view of the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  construal 
B)  culture 
C)  existentialism 
D)  well-being 
A)  construal 
B)  culture 
C)  existentialism 
D)  well-being

Question 18

According to the text, personality psychology, in the final analysis, is a quest for

Accepted Answer

A)  mutual understanding. 
B)  an existential awakening. 
C)  personal insight. 
D)  an increase in life satisfaction. 
A)  mutual understanding. 
B)  an existential awakening. 
C)  personal insight. 
D)  an increase in life satisfaction.

Question 19

The biological approach to personality includes all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  genes. 
B)  hormones. 
C)  learning. 
D)  heritability. 
A)  genes. 
B)  hormones. 
C)  learning. 
D)  heritability.

Question 20

Laura always scores extremely high on conscientiousness. According to what we know about the trait of conscientiousness, what is a possible explanation for why Laura will likely live longer than her peers?

Accepted Answer

A)  She always sees the best in everyone she meets. 
B)  She travels a lot and is always looking for the next adventure. 
C)  She doesn't smoke and exercises regularly. 
D)  She is withdrawn and rarely attends social gatherings. 
A)  She always sees the best in everyone she meets. 
B)  She travels a lot and is always looking for the next adventure. 
C)  She doesn't smoke and exercises regularly. 
D)  She is withdrawn and rarely attends social gatherings.

Explain how an individual's construal and cultural environment can shape the ways in which he or she views reality.

According to all areas of psychology, it is not things that matter but

If a psychologist is interested in understanding the thinking and feeling that underlie behavior, she should take the ________ approach to studying personality.

Why is labeling at times dangerous?

Each personality paradigm effectively addresses its own key concerns

What label describes personality that is both unusual and problematic?

Why is labeling often helpful?

What is the cognitive perspective on why the self-selection of our environments, such as which college to attend, are important for our success in life?

behavioral predictions are easier to make than behavioral predictions.

If a psychologist is researching the relationship between conscientiousness and health, she is probably a ________ psychologist.

According to the text, psychology tends to ________ free will throughout the scientific process.

According to the text, what is the MOST useful thing we can learn from studying the relationship between personality and health?

Lizzie has just graduated from college and is in the job market. According to the text, after taking this personality course and reading The Personality Puzzle, what skills does she have that will aid her in her job search?

According to the text, behavioral consistency is only accurate when you predict the ________ of several behaviors.

The ________ approach focuses on individual differences that make every person unique.

Anthony just won the lottery. What advice would a positive psychologist give him to maintain his happiness?

What term is defined as an individual's unique view of the world?

According to the text, personality psychology, in the final analysis, is a quest for

The biological approach to personality includes all of the following EXCEPT

Laura always scores extremely high on conscientiousness. According to what we know about the trait of conscientiousness, what is a possible explanation for why Laura will likely live longer than her peers?

The Study of the Person

Personality Research Methods

Personality Assessment: Effect Size, Replicability, and Open Science

Persons and Situations

Personality Judgment

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

The Self: What You Know About You

Relationships and Business

Mental and Physical Health

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Exam 18: What Have We Learned

Explain how an individual's construal and cultural environment can shape the ways in which he or she views reality.

According to all areas of psychology, it is not things that matter but

If a psychologist is interested in understanding the thinking and feeling that underlie behavior, she should take the ________ approach to studying personality.

Why is labeling at times dangerous?

Each personality paradigm effectively addresses its own key concerns

What label describes personality that is both unusual and problematic?

Why is labeling often helpful?

What is the cognitive perspective on why the self-selection of our environments, such as which college to attend, are important for our success in life?

________ behavioral predictions are easier to make than ________ behavioral predictions.

If a psychologist is researching the relationship between conscientiousness and health, she is probably a ________ psychologist.

According to the text, psychology tends to ________ free will throughout the scientific process.

According to the text, what is the MOST useful thing we can learn from studying the relationship between personality and health?

Lizzie has just graduated from college and is in the job market. According to the text, after taking this personality course and reading The Personality Puzzle, what skills does she have that will aid her in her job search?

According to the text, behavioral consistency is only accurate when you predict the ________ of several behaviors.

The ________ approach focuses on individual differences that make every person unique.

Anthony just won the lottery. What advice would a positive psychologist give him to maintain his happiness?

What term is defined as an individual's unique view of the world?

According to the text, personality psychology, in the final analysis, is a quest for

The biological approach to personality includes all of the following EXCEPT

Laura always scores extremely high on conscientiousness. According to what we know about the trait of conscientiousness, what is a possible explanation for why Laura will likely live longer than her peers?

The Study of the Person

Personality Research Methods

Personality Assessment: Effect Size, Replicability, and Open Science

Persons and Situations

Personality Judgment

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

The Self: What You Know About You

Relationships and Business

Mental and Physical Health

Filters

behavioral predictions are easier to make than behavioral predictions.