Question 1

Jung divides people into the categories of introverts and extraverts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

If researchers study situations and traits simultaneously, they may find three sources of influence on behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Factor analysis takes a small number of traits and increases them to a larger number of specific traits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

When a situation and a trait are examined in the same study there are ___________systematic sources of influence on behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  four 
B)  three 
C)  exactly two 
D)  none of the above 
A)  four 
B)  three 
C)  exactly two 
D)  none of the above

Question 5

There is an emerging consensus in personality psychology that there are five basic personality factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to Jung, extraverts seek out other people when they encounter stress

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Unlike type approaches, trait approaches treat differences between people:

Accepted Answer

A)  as less stable. 
B)  as quantitative. 
C)  as qualitative. 
D)  in terms of aggregations. 
A)  as less stable. 
B)  as quantitative. 
C)  as qualitative. 
D)  in terms of aggregations.

Question 8

Adolescents high in agreeableness are:

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely to express an interest in joining fraternities/sororities. 
B)  less likely to be victimized by peers. 
C)  less likely to receive social support from family members. 
D)  less likely to value tradition. 
A)  more likely to express an interest in joining fraternities/sororities. 
B)  less likely to be victimized by peers. 
C)  less likely to receive social support from family members. 
D)  less likely to value tradition.

Question 9

Distilling to a smaller set of factors is known as factor extraction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following statements about factor analysis is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Factor analysis can only be used with self-report data. 
B)  Labeling the factors extracted from factor analysis is a subjective process. 
C)  In factor analysis items can load on several factors. 
D)  None of the above; all of the statements are true. 
A)  Factor analysis can only be used with self-report data. 
B)  Labeling the factors extracted from factor analysis is a subjective process. 
C)  In factor analysis items can load on several factors. 
D)  None of the above; all of the statements are true.

Question 11

According to Mischel and Shoda, traits are best characterized as:

Accepted Answer

A)  freestanding tendencies to act. 
B)  having very little relation to behavior. 
C)  patterns of links between situation and action. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  freestanding tendencies to act. 
B)  having very little relation to behavior. 
C)  patterns of links between situation and action. 
D)  none of the above

Question 12

The analysis of variance model derived from lab research has the problem of neglecting the idea that:

Accepted Answer

A)  people actively choose the situations they want to enter. 
B)  situations elicit different responses from different people. 
C)  people behave similarly across different situations. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  people actively choose the situations they want to enter. 
B)  situations elicit different responses from different people. 
C)  people behave similarly across different situations. 
D)  all of the above

Question 13

The idea that traits exist and have the same meaning in everyone is consistent with the__________ approach to personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  nomothetic 
B)  commonality 
C)  idiographic 
D)  implicit 
A)  nomothetic 
B)  commonality 
C)  idiographic 
D)  implicit

Question 14

The trait approach, when applied to psychopathology, is largely an attempt to categorize it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The primary difference between trait and type theorists is that trait theorists believe people vary along a continuum whereas type theorists believe people are categorically different.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In his own research, Cattell determined that there were three underlying personality factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The idea that people are different in important ways goes back to at least:

Accepted Answer

A)  400 BC. 
B)  200 AD. 
C)  1800 AD. 
D)  1880 AD. 
A)  400 BC. 
B)  200 AD. 
C)  1800 AD. 
D)  1880 AD.

Question 18

Cattell used the___________ criterion for his factor analysis of personality dimensons.

Accepted Answer

A)  rational 
B)  commonsense 
C)  ubiquity 
D)  lexical 
A)  rational 
B)  commonsense 
C)  ubiquity 
D)  lexical

Question 19

Which of the following is the basic personality trait characterized by assertiveness, open expression of impulses, and confident assurance?

Accepted Answer

A)  conscientiousness 
B)  dominance 
C)  extraversion 
D)  confidence 
A)  conscientiousness 
B)  dominance 
C)  extraversion 
D)  confidence

Question 20

A key theme of the dispositional perspective is the idea that people behave consistently.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Jung divides people into the categories of introverts and extraverts.

If researchers study situations and traits simultaneously, they may find three sources of influence on behavior.

Factor analysis takes a small number of traits and increases them to a larger number of specific traits.

When a situation and a trait are examined in the same study there are ___________systematic sources of influence on behavior.

There is an emerging consensus in personality psychology that there are five basic personality factors.

According to Jung, extraverts seek out other people when they encounter stress

Unlike type approaches, trait approaches treat differences between people:

Adolescents high in agreeableness are:

Distilling to a smaller set of factors is known as factor extraction.

Which of the following statements about factor analysis is NOT true?

According to Mischel and Shoda, traits are best characterized as:

The analysis of variance model derived from lab research has the problem of neglecting the idea that:

The idea that traits exist and have the same meaning in everyone is consistent with the__________ approach to personality.

The trait approach, when applied to psychopathology, is largely an attempt to categorize it.

The primary difference between trait and type theorists is that trait theorists believe people vary along a continuum whereas type theorists believe people are categorically different.

In his own research, Cattell determined that there were three underlying personality factors.

The idea that people are different in important ways goes back to at least:

Cattell used the___________ criterion for his factor analysis of personality dimensons.

Which of the following is the basic personality trait characterized by assertiveness, open expression of impulses, and confident assurance?

A key theme of the dispositional perspective is the idea that people behave consistently.

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

Jung divides people into the categories of introverts and extraverts.

If researchers study situations and traits simultaneously, they may find three sources of influence on behavior.

Factor analysis takes a small number of traits and increases them to a larger number of specific traits.

When a situation and a trait are examined in the same study there are ___________systematic sources of influence on behavior.

There is an emerging consensus in personality psychology that there are five basic personality factors.

According to Jung, extraverts seek out other people when they encounter stress

Unlike type approaches, trait approaches treat differences between people:

Adolescents high in agreeableness are:

Distilling to a smaller set of factors is known as factor extraction.

Which of the following statements about factor analysis is NOT true?

According to Mischel and Shoda, traits are best characterized as:

The analysis of variance model derived from lab research has the problem of neglecting the idea that:

The idea that traits exist and have the same meaning in everyone is consistent with the__________ approach to personality.

The trait approach, when applied to psychopathology, is largely an attempt to categorize it.

The primary difference between trait and type theorists is that trait theorists believe people vary along a continuum whereas type theorists believe people are categorically different.

In his own research, Cattell determined that there were three underlying personality factors.

The idea that people are different in important ways goes back to at least:

Cattell used the___________ criterion for his factor analysis of personality dimensons.

Which of the following is the basic personality trait characterized by assertiveness, open expression of impulses, and confident assurance?

A key theme of the dispositional perspective is the idea that people behave consistently.

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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