Question 1

Statistical determinism refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The idea that statistical findings are most conclusive. 
B)  The perspective that researchers can predict the likelihood of specific actions. 
C)  Deciding the correct statistical test for studies of self-actualization. 
D)  People are not really free to make choices because they do not know the most likely causes of their choice. 
A)  The idea that statistical findings are most conclusive. 
B)  The perspective that researchers can predict the likelihood of specific actions. 
C)  Deciding the correct statistical test for studies of self-actualization. 
D)  People are not really free to make choices because they do not know the most likely causes of their choice.

Question 2

According to Rogers, the therapist's job is to

Accepted Answer

A)  identify the client's problems for him or her. 
B)  teach the client what it means to be fully functioning. 
C)  modify the client's self-destructive behaviors. 
D)  provide an atmosphere within which clients are able to help themselves. 
A)  identify the client's problems for him or her. 
B)  teach the client what it means to be fully functioning. 
C)  modify the client's self-destructive behaviors. 
D)  provide an atmosphere within which clients are able to help themselves.

Question 3

Describe how Maslow went about studying psychologically healthy people. List each of the characteristics of the self-actualized individual he found and define what he meant by peak experience. List and define each of the five levels in Maslow's hierarchy of needs, giving your own example of a need at each level.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

For Abraham Maslow, the turning point in his thinking about human personality came while he was

Accepted Answer

A)  watching a World War II parade. 
B)  listening to a lecture on psychoanalysis. 
C)  wondering about the best techniques for therapy. 
D)  playing in a football game in college. 
A)  watching a World War II parade. 
B)  listening to a lecture on psychoanalysis. 
C)  wondering about the best techniques for therapy. 
D)  playing in a football game in college.

Question 5

Emphasis on ________in the 1960s provided fertile soil for the growth of humanistic psychology.

Accepted Answer

A)  civil rights 
B)  the environment and learning 
C)  communism 
D)  individuality and personal expression 
A)  civil rights 
B)  the environment and learning 
C)  communism 
D)  individuality and personal expression

Question 6

Which of the following would indicate one of the major elements of the humanistic approach to psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plan for the future. 
B)  Seize the day. 
C)  Let your past be your guide. 
D)  You're just a pawn. 
A)  Plan for the future. 
B)  Seize the day. 
C)  Let your past be your guide. 
D)  You're just a pawn.

Question 7

A Rogerian therapist expects each of the following except one might happen if progress is being made during psychotherapy. Which one?

Accepted Answer

A)  The client no longer needs to feel valued by the therapist regardless of what he or she says. 
B)  The client's ideal self will change to be more like the real self. 
C)  The client's real self will change to be more like the ideal self. 
D)  The client will begin to accept parts of himself or herself that previously had been denied or distorted. 
A)  The client no longer needs to feel valued by the therapist regardless of what he or she says. 
B)  The client's ideal self will change to be more like the real self. 
C)  The client's real self will change to be more like the ideal self. 
D)  The client will begin to accept parts of himself or herself that previously had been denied or distorted.

Question 8

According to Rogers, clients are able to overcome defenses and accept experiences that have been denied and distorted when they

Accepted Answer

A)  experience conditional positive regard. 
B)  experience unconditional positive regard. 
C)  think about what they are saying to the therapist. 
D)  have a good self-concept. 
A)  experience conditional positive regard. 
B)  experience unconditional positive regard. 
C)  think about what they are saying to the therapist. 
D)  have a good self-concept.

Question 9

A boy hits his younger sister. What might a Rogerian therapist recommend the parents say to the child?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Hitting your sister is wrong. You are a bad boy." 
B)  "You need another way to express your feelings." 
C)  "I love you very much, but hitting is not an acceptable behavior." 
D)  "You will be punished if you do that again." 
A)  "Hitting your sister is wrong. You are a bad boy." 
B)  "You need another way to express your feelings." 
C)  "I love you very much, but hitting is not an acceptable behavior." 
D)  "You will be punished if you do that again."

Question 10

Which of the following concepts from existential philosophy influenced the development of the humanistic approach to personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  A lifestyle that counters emptiness, anxiety, and boredom. 
B)  Person-centered psychotherapy 
C)  Hierarchy of needs 
D)  Self-actualization 
A)  A lifestyle that counters emptiness, anxiety, and boredom. 
B)  Person-centered psychotherapy 
C)  Hierarchy of needs 
D)  Self-actualization

Question 11

The "third force" in psychology was developed in part to promote a view of humankind different from the ones presented by the

Accepted Answer

A)  Freudian and trait approaches. 
B)  Freudian and behaviorism approaches. 
C)  trait and behaviorism approaches. 
D)  Freudian and social learning approaches. 
A)  Freudian and trait approaches. 
B)  Freudian and behaviorism approaches. 
C)  trait and behaviorism approaches. 
D)  Freudian and social learning approaches.

Question 12

Carl Rogers suggested that the most commonly used defense process is

Accepted Answer

A)  subception. 
B)  distortion. 
C)  denial. 
D)  repression. 
A)  subception. 
B)  distortion. 
C)  denial. 
D)  repression.

Question 13

According to Maslow, an adult is likely to take care of which of the following needs first?

Accepted Answer

A)  A steady income 
B)  A romantic relationship 
C)  Discovering one's true potential 
D)  Obtaining the respect of one's peers 
A)  A steady income 
B)  A romantic relationship 
C)  Discovering one's true potential 
D)  Obtaining the respect of one's peers

Question 14

According to Maslow, which of the following is true about deficiency motives?

Accepted Answer

A)  They affect behavior after most of the lower motives on the hierarchy of needs have been satisfied. 
B)  They result from the lack of a needed object. 
C)  They continue to grow even after the target object has been found. 
D)  They cannot be satisfied until the growth needs are satisfied. 
A)  They affect behavior after most of the lower motives on the hierarchy of needs have been satisfied. 
B)  They result from the lack of a needed object. 
C)  They continue to grow even after the target object has been found. 
D)  They cannot be satisfied until the growth needs are satisfied.

Question 15

The humanistic approach to personality is most similar to

Accepted Answer

A)  behaviorism. 
B)  existential philosophy. 
C)  the trait approach to personality. 
D)  the psychoanalytic approach to personality. 
A)  behaviorism. 
B)  existential philosophy. 
C)  the trait approach to personality. 
D)  the psychoanalytic approach to personality.

Question 16

According to Rogers, there is a proper therapeutic relationship that must exist if a client and therapist are to achieve success in counseling. This relationship includes which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Repetitive peak experiences 
B)  Unconscious impulses being revealed 
C)  Unconditional positive regard 
D)  Humanistic transference 
A)  Repetitive peak experiences 
B)  Unconscious impulses being revealed 
C)  Unconditional positive regard 
D)  Humanistic transference

Question 17

The use of the Q-Sort technique of personality assessment fits nicely with Rogers's theory of personality because

Accepted Answer

A)  clients are believed to know themselves best. 
B)  therapists must help clients place the cards into the correct categories. 
C)  clients discover the unrealistic ways in which they see themselves. 
D)  clients must be told how to behave more appropriately by their therapist. 
A)  clients are believed to know themselves best. 
B)  therapists must help clients place the cards into the correct categories. 
C)  clients discover the unrealistic ways in which they see themselves. 
D)  clients must be told how to behave more appropriately by their therapist.

Question 18

Recent studies of psychotherapists have shown that

Accepted Answer

A)  most do not use a humanistic approach. 
B)  many either identify their approach as humanistic or use person-centered techniques in their work. 
C)  the usefulness of humanistic psychotherapy is questionable. 
D)  the effectiveness of the humanistic approach is only temporary. 
A)  most do not use a humanistic approach. 
B)  many either identify their approach as humanistic or use person-centered techniques in their work. 
C)  the usefulness of humanistic psychotherapy is questionable. 
D)  the effectiveness of the humanistic approach is only temporary.

Question 19

According to the humanistic approach, people will be happy when

Accepted Answer

A)  their immediate needs, such as money and shelter, are met. 
B)  they establish meaningful personal relationships. 
C)  their lives are free from problems. 
D)  they move toward becoming fully functioning. 
A)  their immediate needs, such as money and shelter, are met. 
B)  they establish meaningful personal relationships. 
C)  their lives are free from problems. 
D)  they move toward becoming fully functioning.

Question 20

You ask a person to provide a real-self profile and an ideal-self profile with a Q-Sort. Which correlation would you expect to find between the two profiles if the person is approaching fully functioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  52 
B)  04 
C)  38 
D)  75 
A)  52 
B)  04 
C)  38 
D)  75

Statistical determinism refers to which of the following?

According to Rogers, the therapist's job is to

For Abraham Maslow, the turning point in his thinking about human personality came while he was

Emphasis on ________in the 1960s provided fertile soil for the growth of humanistic psychology.

Which of the following would indicate one of the major elements of the humanistic approach to psychology?

A Rogerian therapist expects each of the following except one might happen if progress is being made during psychotherapy. Which one?

According to Rogers, clients are able to overcome defenses and accept experiences that have been denied and distorted when they

A boy hits his younger sister. What might a Rogerian therapist recommend the parents say to the child?

Which of the following concepts from existential philosophy influenced the development of the humanistic approach to personality?

The "third force" in psychology was developed in part to promote a view of humankind different from the ones presented by the

Carl Rogers suggested that the most commonly used defense process is

According to Maslow, an adult is likely to take care of which of the following needs first?

According to Maslow, which of the following is true about deficiency motives?

The humanistic approach to personality is most similar to

According to Rogers, there is a proper therapeutic relationship that must exist if a client and therapist are to achieve success in counseling. This relationship includes which of the following?

The use of the Q-Sort technique of personality assessment fits nicely with Rogers's theory of personality because

Recent studies of psychotherapists have shown that

According to the humanistic approach, people will be happy when

You ask a person to provide a real-self profile and an ideal-self profile with a Q-Sort. Which correlation would you expect to find between the two profiles if the person is approaching fully functioning?

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Exam 11: The Humanistic Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

Statistical determinism refers to which of the following?

According to Rogers, the therapist's job is to

For Abraham Maslow, the turning point in his thinking about human personality came while he was

Emphasis on ________in the 1960s provided fertile soil for the growth of humanistic psychology.

Which of the following would indicate one of the major elements of the humanistic approach to psychology?

A Rogerian therapist expects each of the following except one might happen if progress is being made during psychotherapy. Which one?

According to Rogers, clients are able to overcome defenses and accept experiences that have been denied and distorted when they

A boy hits his younger sister. What might a Rogerian therapist recommend the parents say to the child?

Which of the following concepts from existential philosophy influenced the development of the humanistic approach to personality?

The "third force" in psychology was developed in part to promote a view of humankind different from the ones presented by the

Carl Rogers suggested that the most commonly used defense process is

According to Maslow, an adult is likely to take care of which of the following needs first?

According to Maslow, which of the following is true about deficiency motives?

The humanistic approach to personality is most similar to

According to Rogers, there is a proper therapeutic relationship that must exist if a client and therapist are to achieve success in counseling. This relationship includes which of the following?

The use of the Q-Sort technique of personality assessment fits nicely with Rogers's theory of personality because

Recent studies of psychotherapists have shown that

According to the humanistic approach, people will be happy when

You ask a person to provide a real-self profile and an ideal-self profile with a Q-Sort. Which correlation would you expect to find between the two profiles if the person is approaching fully functioning?

What Is Personality

Personality Research Methods

The Psychoanalytic Approach: Freudian Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Freudian Approach: Relevant Research

The Psychoanalytic Approach: Neo-Freudian Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Neo-Freudian Theories: Relevant Research

The Trait Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Trait Approach: Relevant Research

The Biological Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Biological Approach: Relevant Research

The Humanistic Approach: Relevant Research

The Behavioralsocial Learning Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Behavioral Social Learning Approach: Relevant Research

The Cognitive Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Cognitive Approach: Relevant Research Appendix: Your Personality Glossary

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