Question 1

The interrelated traits of psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism make up what is known as

Accepted Answer

A) the libido. 
B) Thanatos. 
C) the archetypal persona. 
D) the dark triad. 
A) the libido. 
B) Thanatos. 
C) the archetypal persona. 
D) the dark triad. D

Question 2

If a person is fixated during the later part of the first psychosexual stage, he or she will develop an __________ personality.

Accepted Answer

A) anal-retentive 
B) oral-aggressive 
C) anal-expulsive 
D) oral-dependent 
A) anal-retentive 
B) oral-aggressive 
C) anal-expulsive 
D) oral-dependent B

Question 3

Which of the following theories stress(es)that people have free will regarding their behavior rather than their behavior being determined?

Accepted Answer

A) humanistic theories 
B) psychoanalytic theory 
C) behaviorist and social learning theories 
D) trait theories 
A) humanistic theories 
B) psychoanalytic theory 
C) behaviorist and social learning theories 
D) trait theories A

Question 4

Regarding Jung's theory, which of the following statements is\are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) The anima and animus make it possible for people to learn to express both the "masculine" and "feminine" sides of their personalities. 
B) In men, the animus is an unconscious, idealized image of women. 
C) In women, the anima is an unconscious, idealized image of men. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) The anima and animus make it possible for people to learn to express both the "masculine" and "feminine" sides of their personalities. 
B) In men, the animus is an unconscious, idealized image of women. 
C) In women, the anima is an unconscious, idealized image of men. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 5

According to social learning theory, which of the following contribute(s)greatly to personality and gender role development?

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A) the resolution of the Oedipus and Electra conflicts 
B) identification and imitation 
C) the development of the superego 
D) organismic valuing and positive self-regard 
A) the resolution of the Oedipus and Electra conflicts 
B) identification and imitation 
C) the development of the superego 
D) organismic valuing and positive self-regard

Question 6

Which of the following theories maximizes the role of inheritance in personality?

Accepted Answer

A) humanistic theories 
B) social learning theories 
C) behaviorist theories 
D) trait theories 
A) humanistic theories 
B) social learning theories 
C) behaviorist theories 
D) trait theories

Question 7

Alma feels that she is being too conscientious and is working too hard at school at the expense of having any fun. Although she still wants to make good grades, she wants to balance work and play better. So, she listens to stories of her extroverted friends and imagines herself going out and socializing more while still being a good student. To become more sociable and to have fun, Alma is using the __________ approach.

Accepted Answer

A) narrative 
B) personal fable 
C) projective 
D) situation test 
A) narrative 
B) personal fable 
C) projective 
D) situation test

Question 8

Regarding cultural differences in self-esteem, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) People from Asian cultures tend to downplay their faults and failures. 
B) The self-esteem for people from Western cultures is based on a secure sense of belonging to social groups. 
C) For people from Western cultures, the path to higher self-esteem lies in self-enhancement. 
D) People in Western cultures are more apt to engage in self-criticism. 
A) People from Asian cultures tend to downplay their faults and failures. 
B) The self-esteem for people from Western cultures is based on a secure sense of belonging to social groups. 
C) For people from Western cultures, the path to higher self-esteem lies in self-enhancement. 
D) People in Western cultures are more apt to engage in self-criticism.

Question 9

Rogers calls the image of the person you would like to be the

Accepted Answer

A) ego ideal. 
B) self-archetype. 
C) ideal self. 
D) reinforced self. 
A) ego ideal. 
B) self-archetype. 
C) ideal self. 
D) reinforced self.

Question 10

According to Freud, the energy that flows from the life instincts and drives the personality is called

Accepted Answer

A) the ego. 
B) the libido. 
C) Thanatos. 
D) the conscience. 
A) the ego. 
B) the libido. 
C) Thanatos. 
D) the conscience.

Question 11

The view that human personality is based on a set of biological dispositions is shared by psychodynamic theorists and by

Accepted Answer

A) trait theorists. 
B) behaviorists. 
C) humanistic theorists. 
D) social learning theorists. 
A) trait theorists. 
B) behaviorists. 
C) humanistic theorists. 
D) social learning theorists.

Question 12

A system of concepts, assumptions, ideas, and principles proposed to explain people's unique and relatively stable behavior patterns is called

Accepted Answer

A) the law of inherited temperaments. 
B) somatotypic guidelines. 
C) a personality theory. 
D) a semantic differential. 
A) the law of inherited temperaments. 
B) somatotypic guidelines. 
C) a personality theory. 
D) a semantic differential.

Question 13

You are focusing intently on the memories and the happy feelings of the vacation you enjoyed last month. These thoughts, memories, and feelings that you are currently focused on reside in your

Accepted Answer

A) unconscious. 
B) subconscious. 
C) conscious. 
D) preconscious. 
A) unconscious. 
B) subconscious. 
C) conscious. 
D) preconscious.

Question 14

The dimensions of personality stressed by one of the first trait theorists, Hans Eysenck, include

Accepted Answer

A) psychosexual stages and Oedipal conflicts. 
B) the collective unconscious and archetypes. 
C) introversion-extroversion and emotional stability. 
D) cognitions and reinforcement. 
A) psychosexual stages and Oedipal conflicts. 
B) the collective unconscious and archetypes. 
C) introversion-extroversion and emotional stability. 
D) cognitions and reinforcement.

Question 15

Learning theorists agree with Freud that

Accepted Answer

A) much of our behavior is unconscious. 
B) the first six years of life are crucial to personality development. 
C) to be fully functioning person, one must strive for congruence between one's real self and ideal self. 
D) our behavior is directed by psychosexual urges and fixations. 
A) much of our behavior is unconscious. 
B) the first six years of life are crucial to personality development. 
C) to be fully functioning person, one must strive for congruence between one's real self and ideal self. 
D) our behavior is directed by psychosexual urges and fixations.

Question 16

In order to uncover his client's deeply hidden or unconscious wishes, thoughts, and needs, Dr. Chung is administering a personality test in which his client will describe ambiguous stimuli. This category of personality tests is called a(n)__________ test.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In order to uncover his client's deeply...

Question 17

In women, the unconscious, idealized image of men based, in part, on real experiences with men and the experiences women have had with men throughout history is called the

Accepted Answer

A) ego. 
B) superego. 
C) anima. 
D) animus. 
A) ego. 
B) superego. 
C) anima. 
D) animus.

Question 18

Freud's belief that women do not develop as strong a conscience as men

Accepted Answer

A) has been thoroughly rejected by modern experts in the psychology of women. 
B) is best understood as a reflection of the male-dominated times in which Freud lived. 
C) originated from his interpretation of how males and females resolve the Oedipus and Electra conflicts. 
D) is explained by all of these statements. 
A) has been thoroughly rejected by modern experts in the psychology of women. 
B) is best understood as a reflection of the male-dominated times in which Freud lived. 
C) originated from his interpretation of how males and females resolve the Oedipus and Electra conflicts. 
D) is explained by all of these statements.

Question 19

The "amazing similarities" of identical twins may be a result of

Accepted Answer

A) the confirmation bias. 
B) deliberate deceit by the twins. 
C) deliberate deceit by the researchers. 
D) the Barnum effect. 
A) the confirmation bias. 
B) deliberate deceit by the twins. 
C) deliberate deceit by the researchers. 
D) the Barnum effect.

Question 20

Regarding the theories of personality, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Each theory has added to our understanding by providing a sort of lens through which human behavior can be viewed. 
B) The best way to judge a theory is in terms of its usefulness. 
C) Theories cannot be fully proved or disproved. 
D) Since theories are neither true nor false, their implications or predictions should be considered faulty and unreliable. 
A) Each theory has added to our understanding by providing a sort of lens through which human behavior can be viewed. 
B) The best way to judge a theory is in terms of its usefulness. 
C) Theories cannot be fully proved or disproved. 
D) Since theories are neither true nor false, their implications or predictions should be considered faulty and unreliable.

The interrelated traits of psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism make up what is known as

If a person is fixated during the later part of the first psychosexual stage, he or she will develop an __________ personality.

Which of the following theories stress(es)that people have free will regarding their behavior rather than their behavior being determined?

Regarding Jung's theory, which of the following statements is\are TRUE?

According to social learning theory, which of the following contribute(s)greatly to personality and gender role development?

Which of the following theories maximizes the role of inheritance in personality?

Regarding cultural differences in self-esteem, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Rogers calls the image of the person you would like to be the

According to Freud, the energy that flows from the life instincts and drives the personality is called

The view that human personality is based on a set of biological dispositions is shared by psychodynamic theorists and by

A system of concepts, assumptions, ideas, and principles proposed to explain people's unique and relatively stable behavior patterns is called

You are focusing intently on the memories and the happy feelings of the vacation you enjoyed last month. These thoughts, memories, and feelings that you are currently focused on reside in your

The dimensions of personality stressed by one of the first trait theorists, Hans Eysenck, include

Learning theorists agree with Freud that

In order to uncover his client's deeply hidden or unconscious wishes, thoughts, and needs, Dr. Chung is administering a personality test in which his client will describe ambiguous stimuli. This category of personality tests is called a(n)__________ test.

In women, the unconscious, idealized image of men based, in part, on real experiences with men and the experiences women have had with men throughout history is called the

Freud's belief that women do not develop as strong a conscience as men

The "amazing similarities" of identical twins may be a result of

Regarding the theories of personality, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Exam 12: Personality

The interrelated traits of psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism make up what is known as

If a person is fixated during the later part of the first psychosexual stage, he or she will develop an __________ personality.

Which of the following theories stress(es)that people have free will regarding their behavior rather than their behavior being determined?

Regarding Jung's theory, which of the following statements is\are TRUE?

According to social learning theory, which of the following contribute(s)greatly to personality and gender role development?

Which of the following theories maximizes the role of inheritance in personality?

Regarding cultural differences in self-esteem, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Rogers calls the image of the person you would like to be the

According to Freud, the energy that flows from the life instincts and drives the personality is called

The view that human personality is based on a set of biological dispositions is shared by psychodynamic theorists and by

A system of concepts, assumptions, ideas, and principles proposed to explain people's unique and relatively stable behavior patterns is called

You are focusing intently on the memories and the happy feelings of the vacation you enjoyed last month. These thoughts, memories, and feelings that you are currently focused on reside in your

The dimensions of personality stressed by one of the first trait theorists, Hans Eysenck, include

Learning theorists agree with Freud that

In order to uncover his client's deeply hidden or unconscious wishes, thoughts, and needs, Dr. Chung is administering a personality test in which his client will describe ambiguous stimuli. This category of personality tests is called a(n)__________ test.

In women, the unconscious, idealized image of men based, in part, on real experiences with men and the experiences women have had with men throughout history is called the

Freud's belief that women do not develop as strong a conscience as men

The "amazing similarities" of identical twins may be a result of

Regarding the theories of personality, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior

Human Development

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Conditioning and Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Creativity

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Health, Stress, and Coping

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Social Thinking and Social Influence

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Maximizing Learning through Reflective Processing and Active Thinking

Applied Psychology

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