Question 1

Many people regard psychoanalysis as the only comprehensive theory of personality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The idea of dispositions is not found in the genetic approach to personality. 28. The concept of disposition has a place in both the learning and self-regulation approaches.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Ego is to Freud as _________is to sociobiology.

Accepted Answer

A)  genes 
B)  survival of the fittest 
C)  the cortex of the brain 
D)  reciprocal altruism 
A)  genes 
B)  survival of the fittest 
C)  the cortex of the brain 
D)  reciprocal altruism

Question 4

Preparedness is the idea that organisms are prepared to learn all things in their environment equally well.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Self-regulation theorists who began in the learning perspective are more likely to talk about external reinforcers than self-reinforcers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Eclecticism suggests that no single approach to personality is the best for all purposes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In evolutionary psychology, needs are distinguished on the basis of whether they are individualistic or group-based.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Understanding the superego from an evolutionary perspective suggests that survival involves surviving in groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The idea that some associations are learned more easily than others is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  receptivity. 
B)  preparedness. 
C)  associative learning. 
D)  preattentive analysis. 
A)  receptivity. 
B)  preparedness. 
C)  associative learning. 
D)  preattentive analysis.

Question 10

The issue of impulse vs. restraint shows up in psychoanalysis, the cognitive perspective, and the social learning perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Parallels have been suggested between psychoanalysis and the:

Accepted Answer

A)  evolutionary perspective. 
B)  cognitive perspective. 
C)  self-regulation perspective. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  evolutionary perspective. 
B)  cognitive perspective. 
C)  self-regulation perspective. 
D)  all of the above

Question 12

Most personality psychologists would agree that:

Accepted Answer

A)  personality is nothing more than the sum of one's experiences. 
B)  personality was shaped by evolutionary pressures. 
C)  temperaments are not learned; they are completely inborn. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  personality is nothing more than the sum of one's experiences. 
B)  personality was shaped by evolutionary pressures. 
C)  temperaments are not learned; they are completely inborn. 
D)  none of the above

Question 13

According to Leak and Christopher, what idea was required to understand the superego through an evolutionary perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  that the superego leads to better health practices 
B)  that survival is not only an individual matter 
C)  that the superego is a behavioral management system 
D)  none of the above 
A)  that the superego leads to better health practices 
B)  that survival is not only an individual matter 
C)  that the superego is a behavioral management system 
D)  none of the above

Question 14

Explain how traits are viewed from at least three different perspectives .

Accepted Answer

(1) Motive perspective - assumes endurin

Question 15

The idea that personality was shaped by evolutionary pressures is controversial to many psychologists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Theories that derive from psychoanalysis don't seem to share much with it

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Leak and Christopher have suggested that having a superego may:

Accepted Answer

A)  confer an evolutionary advantage. 
B)  influence whether others feel compelled to take care of someone. 
C)  increase the likelihood that someone is accepted as a group member. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  confer an evolutionary advantage. 
B)  influence whether others feel compelled to take care of someone. 
C)  increase the likelihood that someone is accepted as a group member. 
D)  all of the above

Question 18

The nervous system is capable of picking up on stimuli and initiating automated sequences of behavior, without conscious awareness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to Leak and Christopher, the evolution of the cortex in the species parallels the evolution of the superego in the person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Within the motive approach to personality, the distinction between individual and group needs is best captured in the difference between:

Accepted Answer

A)  intimacy motives and affiliation motives. 
B)  the need for positive regard and the self-actualizing tendency. 
C)  separation-individuation and merger. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  intimacy motives and affiliation motives. 
B)  the need for positive regard and the self-actualizing tendency. 
C)  separation-individuation and merger. 
D)  none of the above

Many people regard psychoanalysis as the only comprehensive theory of personality.

The idea of dispositions is not found in the genetic approach to personality. 28. The concept of disposition has a place in both the learning and self-regulation approaches.

Ego is to Freud as _________is to sociobiology.

Preparedness is the idea that organisms are prepared to learn all things in their environment equally well.

Self-regulation theorists who began in the learning perspective are more likely to talk about external reinforcers than self-reinforcers.

Eclecticism suggests that no single approach to personality is the best for all purposes.

In evolutionary psychology, needs are distinguished on the basis of whether they are individualistic or group-based.

Understanding the superego from an evolutionary perspective suggests that survival involves surviving in groups.

The idea that some associations are learned more easily than others is called:

The issue of impulse vs. restraint shows up in psychoanalysis, the cognitive perspective, and the social learning perspective.

Parallels have been suggested between psychoanalysis and the:

Most personality psychologists would agree that:

According to Leak and Christopher, what idea was required to understand the superego through an evolutionary perspective?

Explain how traits are viewed from at least three different perspectives .

The idea that personality was shaped by evolutionary pressures is controversial to many psychologists.

Theories that derive from psychoanalysis don't seem to share much with it

Leak and Christopher have suggested that having a superego may:

The nervous system is capable of picking up on stimuli and initiating automated sequences of behavior, without conscious awareness.

According to Leak and Christopher, the evolution of the cortex in the species parallels the evolution of the superego in the person.

Within the motive approach to personality, the distinction between individual and group needs is best captured in the difference between:

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

Many people regard psychoanalysis as the only comprehensive theory of personality.

The idea of dispositions is not found in the genetic approach to personality. 28. The concept of disposition has a place in both the learning and self-regulation approaches.

Ego is to Freud as _________is to sociobiology.

Preparedness is the idea that organisms are prepared to learn all things in their environment equally well.

Self-regulation theorists who began in the learning perspective are more likely to talk about external reinforcers than self-reinforcers.

Eclecticism suggests that no single approach to personality is the best for all purposes.

In evolutionary psychology, needs are distinguished on the basis of whether they are individualistic or group-based.

Understanding the superego from an evolutionary perspective suggests that survival involves surviving in groups.

The idea that some associations are learned more easily than others is called:

The issue of impulse vs. restraint shows up in psychoanalysis, the cognitive perspective, and the social learning perspective.

Parallels have been suggested between psychoanalysis and the:

Most personality psychologists would agree that:

According to Leak and Christopher, what idea was required to understand the superego through an evolutionary perspective?

Explain how traits are viewed from at least three different perspectives .

The idea that personality was shaped by evolutionary pressures is controversial to many psychologists.

Theories that derive from psychoanalysis don't seem to share much with it

Leak and Christopher have suggested that having a superego may:

The nervous system is capable of picking up on stimuli and initiating automated sequences of behavior, without conscious awareness.

According to Leak and Christopher, the evolution of the cortex in the species parallels the evolution of the superego in the person.

Within the motive approach to personality, the distinction between individual and group needs is best captured in the difference between:

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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