Question 1

Psychologists were surprised when it was reported that the correlation coefficients between trait self-reports and actual behavior were around:

Accepted Answer

A)  0.0 
B)  0.1 
C)  0.3 
D)  0.6 
A)  0.0 
B)  0.1 
C)  0.3 
D)  0.6

Question 2

Extraversion is related to the desire for fewer children

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

All personality disorders are represented within the five-factor model.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Trait theorists believe that traits act alone and do not interact with one another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Conscientiousness reflects:

Accepted Answer

A)  purposeful striving toward goals. 
B)  persistence. 
C)  planning. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  purposeful striving toward goals. 
B)  persistence. 
C)  planning. 
D)  all of the above

Question 6

Hippocrates believed that phlegmatic people tended to be calm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Openness to experience is related to all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  greater sexual satisfaction in marriage. 
B)  artistic expression. 
C)  fewer prior arrests among prisoners. 
D)  more favorable inter-racial attitudes. 
A)  greater sexual satisfaction in marriage. 
B)  artistic expression. 
C)  fewer prior arrests among prisoners. 
D)  more favorable inter-racial attitudes.

Question 8

Behavioral signatures are patterns of links people have formed between situations and behaviors across time and experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The attempt to understand psychopathology from a trait perspective is largely an attempt to:

Accepted Answer

A)  understand the underlying dynamics of the individual. 
B)  determine indicators that are associated with a given class of problems. 
C)  look at biological vulnerabilities or susceptibilities. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  understand the underlying dynamics of the individual. 
B)  determine indicators that are associated with a given class of problems. 
C)  look at biological vulnerabilities or susceptibilities. 
D)  none of the above

Question 10

Which of the following is not one of the four personality categories proposed by Hippocrates and Galen?

Accepted Answer

A)  (choleric) irritable 
B)  (sanguine) optimistic 
C)  (malcontent) unhappy 
D)  (phlegmatic) calm 
A)  (choleric) irritable 
B)  (sanguine) optimistic 
C)  (malcontent) unhappy 
D)  (phlegmatic) calm

Question 11

A person who is high on the dimension of love and high on the dimension of dominance would most likely be considered:

Accepted Answer

A)  unassuming. 
B)  introverted. 
C)  extraverted. 
D)  arrogant. 
A)  unassuming. 
B)  introverted. 
C)  extraverted. 
D)  arrogant.

Question 12

Describe the major steps in factor analysis.

Accepted Answer

(1) Collect data. (2) Determine correlat

Question 13

The diathesis-stress model looks exclusively at behavior problems as arising from conflicts expressed early in childhood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How does the nomothetic approach to personality differ from the idiographic approach?

Accepted Answer

NOMOTHETIC: Assumes that traits exist an

Question 15

In typologies proposed by Hippocrates and Galen, sanguine people were thought to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  optimistic. 
B)  irritable. 
C)  depressed. 
D)  calm. 
A)  optimistic. 
B)  irritable. 
C)  depressed. 
D)  calm.

Question 16

The trait approach has been criticized because it:

Accepted Answer

A)  has little to say about intrapersonal functioning. 
B)  doesn't offer explanations for why people behave as they do. 
C)  often relies on circular explanations to explain causality. 
D)  all of the above
True and False 
A)  has little to say about intrapersonal functioning. 
B)  doesn't offer explanations for why people behave as they do. 
C)  often relies on circular explanations to explain causality. 
D)  all of the above
True and False

Question 17

The idiographic view holds that everyone stands somewhere on each trait that exists, but that the traits exist in the same way in every person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Situations in which individual differences can be expressed easily are termed:

Accepted Answer

A)  malleable situations. 
B)  strong situations. 
C)  weak situations. 
D)  expressive situations. 
A)  malleable situations. 
B)  strong situations. 
C)  weak situations. 
D)  expressive situations.

Question 19

According to the nomothetic view, a given trait may exist for only one person in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Briefly discuss the implications of interactionism for understanding personality problems.

Accepted Answer

The basic idea in interactionism is that

Psychologists were surprised when it was reported that the correlation coefficients between trait self-reports and actual behavior were around:

Extraversion is related to the desire for fewer children

All personality disorders are represented within the five-factor model.

Trait theorists believe that traits act alone and do not interact with one another.

Conscientiousness reflects:

Hippocrates believed that phlegmatic people tended to be calm.

Openness to experience is related to all of the following EXCEPT:

Behavioral signatures are patterns of links people have formed between situations and behaviors across time and experience.

The attempt to understand psychopathology from a trait perspective is largely an attempt to:

Which of the following is not one of the four personality categories proposed by Hippocrates and Galen?

A person who is high on the dimension of love and high on the dimension of dominance would most likely be considered:

Describe the major steps in factor analysis.

The diathesis-stress model looks exclusively at behavior problems as arising from conflicts expressed early in childhood.

How does the nomothetic approach to personality differ from the idiographic approach?

In typologies proposed by Hippocrates and Galen, sanguine people were thought to be:

The trait approach has been criticized because it:

The idiographic view holds that everyone stands somewhere on each trait that exists, but that the traits exist in the same way in every person.

Situations in which individual differences can be expressed easily are termed:

According to the nomothetic view, a given trait may exist for only one person in the world.

Briefly discuss the implications of interactionism for understanding personality problems.

What Is Personality Psychology

Methods in the Study of Personality

Issues in Personality Assessment

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

Personality in Perspective: Overlap and Integration

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Exam 4: The Trait Perspective

Psychologists were surprised when it was reported that the correlation coefficients between trait self-reports and actual behavior were around:

Extraversion is related to the desire for fewer children

All personality disorders are represented within the five-factor model.

Trait theorists believe that traits act alone and do not interact with one another.

Conscientiousness reflects:

Hippocrates believed that phlegmatic people tended to be calm.

Openness to experience is related to all of the following EXCEPT:

Behavioral signatures are patterns of links people have formed between situations and behaviors across time and experience.

The attempt to understand psychopathology from a trait perspective is largely an attempt to:

Which of the following is not one of the four personality categories proposed by Hippocrates and Galen?

A person who is high on the dimension of love and high on the dimension of dominance would most likely be considered:

Describe the major steps in factor analysis.

The diathesis-stress model looks exclusively at behavior problems as arising from conflicts expressed early in childhood.

How does the nomothetic approach to personality differ from the idiographic approach?

In typologies proposed by Hippocrates and Galen, sanguine people were thought to be:

The trait approach has been criticized because it:

The idiographic view holds that everyone stands somewhere on each trait that exists, but that the traits exist in the same way in every person.

Situations in which individual differences can be expressed easily are termed:

According to the nomothetic view, a given trait may exist for only one person in the world.

Briefly discuss the implications of interactionism for understanding personality problems.

What Is Personality Psychology

Methods in the Study of Personality

Issues in Personality Assessment

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

Personality in Perspective: Overlap and Integration

Filters