Question 1

Erdelyi suggests that Freud's theory was essentially a theory of cognition

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Freud's notion of the Oedipal conflict has clear links to evolutionary explanations of mating patterns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Erdelyi suggests that Freud's theory was a theory of:

Accepted Answer

A)  social learning. 
B)  behavior management. 
C)  cognition. 
D)  hydraulic energy. 
A)  social learning. 
B)  behavior management. 
C)  cognition. 
D)  hydraulic energy. C

Question 4

When attention is diverted from higher levels, behavior is more:

Accepted Answer

A)  in tune with the ideal self. 
B)  responsive to situational cues. 
C)  carefully managed. 
D)  easily reinforced. 
A)  in tune with the ideal self. 
B)  responsive to situational cues. 
C)  carefully managed. 
D)  easily reinforced.

Question 5

An important difference in emphasis between the learning and self-regulation views concerns the concept of:

Accepted Answer

A)  expectancy. 
B)  inhibition. 
C)  reinforcement. 
D)  hierarchical organization. 
A)  expectancy. 
B)  inhibition. 
C)  reinforcement. 
D)  hierarchical organization.

Question 6

Within trait psychology, tension between individual and group needs appears in the trait of conscientiousness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

An event may receive little attention in consciousness because:

Accepted Answer

A)  it may be tagged as having too much potential for anxiety. 
B)  the information is available but not retrievable. 
C)  behaviors are highly automatic. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  it may be tagged as having too much potential for anxiety. 
B)  the information is available but not retrievable. 
C)  behaviors are highly automatic. 
D)  all of the above

Question 8

Maslow's hierarchy is an analysis of _________, whereas the control hierarchy focuses on __________:

Accepted Answer

A)  thought, behavior 
B)  behavior, meaning 
C)  action, motive 
D)  motive, action 
A)  thought, behavior 
B)  behavior, meaning 
C)  action, motive 
D)  motive, action

Question 9

Preparedness is an all-or-nothing phenomenon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

To Bandura, reinforcers do not directly increase tendencies to perform acts that preceded them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The authors of your text suggest that the best theory of personality is the one that is most appealing to you.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Maslow considered the motive qualities at the bottom of his hierarchy as most integrative.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

_________is the process whereby an idea, thought, or perception is prevented from gaining access to conscious awareness before the threatening stimulus is experienced.

Accepted Answer

A)  Suppression 
B)  Perceptual defense 
C)  Denial 
D)  Bias in processing 
A)  Suppression 
B)  Perceptual defense 
C)  Denial 
D)  Bias in processing

Question 14

Leak and Christopher interpreted Freud's ideas through the framework of:

Accepted Answer

A)  humanistic psychology. 
B)  the neoanalytic perspective. 
C)  evolutionary psychology. 
D)  the conditioning approach. 
A)  humanistic psychology. 
B)  the neoanalytic perspective. 
C)  evolutionary psychology. 
D)  the conditioning approach.

Question 15

Identify three similarities between the phenomenological perspective and the cognitive self-regulation perspective.

Accepted Answer

First, both perspectives use concepts th

Question 16

Expectancies are discussed in the following approaches to personality psychology:

Accepted Answer

A)  psychodynamic; personal constructs 
B)  psychodynamic; ego psychology 
C)  neoanalytic; conditioning 
D)  social learning; self-regulation 
A)  psychodynamic; personal constructs 
B)  psychodynamic; ego psychology 
C)  neoanalytic; conditioning 
D)  social learning; self-regulation

Question 17

Structural links exist between psychoanalysis and self-regulation with respect to similarities between:

Accepted Answer

A)  principle control and id functioning. 
B)  principle control and ego functioning. 
C)  program control and ego functioning. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  principle control and id functioning. 
B)  principle control and ego functioning. 
C)  program control and ego functioning. 
D)  all of the above

Question 18

Leak and Christopher argue that reciprocal altruism is the reason for the:

Accepted Answer

A)  existence of anticathexis. 
B)  idea of preparedness. 
C)  importance of self-relevant motivation. 
D)  development of the superego. 
A)  existence of anticathexis. 
B)  idea of preparedness. 
C)  importance of self-relevant motivation. 
D)  development of the superego.

Question 19

One similarity of the self-actualization and self-regulation viewpoints is that both use concepts approximating "ideal" and "actual" or "real" self.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The psychoanalytic concept of transference can be explained in terms of schema activation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Erdelyi suggests that Freud's theory was essentially a theory of cognition

Freud's notion of the Oedipal conflict has clear links to evolutionary explanations of mating patterns.

Erdelyi suggests that Freud's theory was a theory of:

When attention is diverted from higher levels, behavior is more:

An important difference in emphasis between the learning and self-regulation views concerns the concept of:

Within trait psychology, tension between individual and group needs appears in the trait of conscientiousness.

An event may receive little attention in consciousness because:

Maslow's hierarchy is an analysis of _, whereas the control hierarchy focuses on __:

Preparedness is an all-or-nothing phenomenon.

To Bandura, reinforcers do not directly increase tendencies to perform acts that preceded them.

The authors of your text suggest that the best theory of personality is the one that is most appealing to you.

Maslow considered the motive qualities at the bottom of his hierarchy as most integrative.

_________is the process whereby an idea, thought, or perception is prevented from gaining access to conscious awareness before the threatening stimulus is experienced.

Leak and Christopher interpreted Freud's ideas through the framework of:

Identify three similarities between the phenomenological perspective and the cognitive self-regulation perspective.

Expectancies are discussed in the following approaches to personality psychology:

Structural links exist between psychoanalysis and self-regulation with respect to similarities between:

Leak and Christopher argue that reciprocal altruism is the reason for the:

One similarity of the self-actualization and self-regulation viewpoints is that both use concepts approximating "ideal" and "actual" or "real" self.

The psychoanalytic concept of transference can be explained in terms of schema activation.

What Is Personality Psychology

Methods in the Study of Personality

Issues in Personality Assessment

The Trait Perspective

The Motive Perspective

Genetics, Evolution, and Personality

Biological Processes and Personality

The Psychoanalytic Perspective

Psychosocial Theories

The Learning Perspective

Self-Actualization and Self-Determination

The Cognitive Perspective

The Self-Regulation Perspective

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Exam 14: Personality in Perspective: Overlap and Integration

Erdelyi suggests that Freud's theory was essentially a theory of cognition

Freud's notion of the Oedipal conflict has clear links to evolutionary explanations of mating patterns.

Erdelyi suggests that Freud's theory was a theory of:

When attention is diverted from higher levels, behavior is more:

An important difference in emphasis between the learning and self-regulation views concerns the concept of:

Within trait psychology, tension between individual and group needs appears in the trait of conscientiousness.

An event may receive little attention in consciousness because:

Maslow's hierarchy is an analysis of _________, whereas the control hierarchy focuses on __________:

Preparedness is an all-or-nothing phenomenon.

To Bandura, reinforcers do not directly increase tendencies to perform acts that preceded them.

The authors of your text suggest that the best theory of personality is the one that is most appealing to you.

Maslow considered the motive qualities at the bottom of his hierarchy as most integrative.

_________is the process whereby an idea, thought, or perception is prevented from gaining access to conscious awareness before the threatening stimulus is experienced.

Leak and Christopher interpreted Freud's ideas through the framework of:

Identify three similarities between the phenomenological perspective and the cognitive self-regulation perspective.

Expectancies are discussed in the following approaches to personality psychology:

Structural links exist between psychoanalysis and self-regulation with respect to similarities between:

Leak and Christopher argue that reciprocal altruism is the reason for the:

One similarity of the self-actualization and self-regulation viewpoints is that both use concepts approximating "ideal" and "actual" or "real" self.

The psychoanalytic concept of transference can be explained in terms of schema activation.

What Is Personality Psychology

Methods in the Study of Personality

Issues in Personality Assessment

The Trait Perspective

The Motive Perspective

Genetics, Evolution, and Personality

Biological Processes and Personality

The Psychoanalytic Perspective

Psychosocial Theories

The Learning Perspective

Self-Actualization and Self-Determination

The Cognitive Perspective

The Self-Regulation Perspective

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Maslow's hierarchy is an analysis of _, whereas the control hierarchy focuses on __: