Question 1

In observing human behavior,it is impossible to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  understand everything about a person all at once 
B)  choose to limit what you look at in a person 
C)  find patterns across different kinds of observation 
D)  make any real progress toward solving the personality puzzle 
A)  understand everything about a person all at once 
B)  choose to limit what you look at in a person 
C)  find patterns across different kinds of observation 
D)  make any real progress toward solving the personality puzzle A

Question 2

Personality psychologists who adhere to the ________ approach focus on identifying,conceptualizing,and measuring the ways in which people differ psychologically from one another.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic 
B)  trait 
C)  cognitive 
D)  phenomenological 
A)  psychoanalytic 
B)  trait 
C)  cognitive 
D)  phenomenological B

Question 3

Personality psychologists adhering to the ________ approach focus on psychic energy,the workings of the unconscious mind,and the nature and resolution of internal mental conflict.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic 
B)  trait 
C)  cognitive 
D)  phenomenological 
A)  psychoanalytic 
B)  trait 
C)  cognitive 
D)  phenomenological A

Question 4

One critique of personality psychology is that it "pigeonholes" people.What does "pigeonholing" someone mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalyzing people 
B)  prescribing medication 
C)  statistically analyzing results 
D)  categorizing and labeling people 
A)  psychoanalyzing people 
B)  prescribing medication 
C)  statistically analyzing results 
D)  categorizing and labeling people

Question 5

Personality psychology and clinical psychology overlap most often when approaching which topic?

Accepted Answer

A)  personality processes 
B)  personality disorders 
C)  personality development 
D)  none of the above 
A)  personality processes 
B)  personality disorders 
C)  personality development 
D)  none of the above

Question 6

What two topics are covered under the phenomenological approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  humanistic and cross-cultural perspectives on personality 
B)  humanistic and social-learning perspectives on personality 
C)  cross-cultural and cognitive perspectives on personality 
D)  trait and cross-cultural perspectives on personality 
A)  humanistic and cross-cultural perspectives on personality 
B)  humanistic and social-learning perspectives on personality 
C)  cross-cultural and cognitive perspectives on personality 
D)  trait and cross-cultural perspectives on personality

Question 7

Which of the following is one of the basic approaches to personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  applied 
B)  psychological triad 
C)  ethnographical assessment 
D)  psychoanalytic 
A)  applied 
B)  psychological triad 
C)  ethnographical assessment 
D)  psychoanalytic

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic approaches to personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic 
B)  learning 
C)  assessment 
D)  phenomenological 
A)  psychoanalytic 
B)  learning 
C)  assessment 
D)  phenomenological

Question 9

Personality psychology emphasizes how people are ________,whereas subfields such as cognitive and social psychology emphasize how people are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  similar to each other; different from each other 
B)  different from each other; similar to each other 
C)  essentially good; essentially bad 
D)  motivated by unconscious forces; motivated by conscious forces 
A)  similar to each other; different from each other 
B)  different from each other; similar to each other 
C)  essentially good; essentially bad 
D)  motivated by unconscious forces; motivated by conscious forces

Question 10

Personality psychology has a variety of theoretical perspectives that are sometimes seen as competing with each other.Regarding this diversity,what is a major theme of this textbook?

Accepted Answer

A)  The personality puzzle will never be solved. 
B)  The One Big Theory (OBT) can account for everything in personality. 
C)  Great strengths are usually great weaknesses. 
D)  A single basic approach must be chosen on the basis of rigorous data analysis. 
A)  The personality puzzle will never be solved. 
B)  The One Big Theory (OBT) can account for everything in personality. 
C)  Great strengths are usually great weaknesses. 
D)  A single basic approach must be chosen on the basis of rigorous data analysis.

Question 11

Jeff suspects that his roommate's sexist jokes may indicate that his roommate has some hidden,unconscious hostility toward women or that he feels very insecure around women.Jeff's analysis suggests a ________ approach to personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic 
B)  trait 
C)  phenomenological 
D)  behaviorist 
A)  psychoanalytic 
B)  trait 
C)  phenomenological 
D)  behaviorist

Question 12

Match the personality approach with the most applicable research question.
-How does unconscious conflict affect well-being?

Accepted Answer

A) Applied 
B) Biological 
C) Learning 
D) Phenomenological 
E) Psychoanalytic
F)Trait 
A) Applied 
B) Biological 
C) Learning 
D) Phenomenological 
E) Psychoanalytic
F)Trait

Question 13

The trait approach,the behaviorist approach,and the psychoanalytic approach ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are irreconcilable and contradictory views of human psychology 
B)  are all part of the One Big Theory (OBT) 
C)  all address the biological basis of human psychology 
D)  address different sets of questions about human psychology 
A)  are irreconcilable and contradictory views of human psychology 
B)  are all part of the One Big Theory (OBT) 
C)  all address the biological basis of human psychology 
D)  address different sets of questions about human psychology

Question 14

Why haven't personality psychologists combined all paradigms into "One Big Theory"?

Accepted Answer

A)  A theory that tries to explain everything would probably not provide the best explanation for any one thing. 
B)  The manageability of research programs would be lost. 
C)  The different basic approaches to psychology address the same sets of questions. 
D)  Applying principles of associationism helps reduce negative behaviors, making the cognitive approach the best one. 
A)  A theory that tries to explain everything would probably not provide the best explanation for any one thing. 
B)  The manageability of research programs would be lost. 
C)  The different basic approaches to psychology address the same sets of questions. 
D)  Applying principles of associationism helps reduce negative behaviors, making the cognitive approach the best one.

Question 15

Advocates of any particular basic approach to personality historically ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  claimed that their approach explains everything worth explaining 
B)  admitted that other approaches have their good points 
C)  proudly asserted that they have deliberately limited what they have chosen to look at 
D)  claimed that approaches cannot be compared with each other 
A)  claimed that their approach explains everything worth explaining 
B)  admitted that other approaches have their good points 
C)  proudly asserted that they have deliberately limited what they have chosen to look at 
D)  claimed that approaches cannot be compared with each other

Question 16

Which of the following is an expression of Funder's First Law?

Accepted Answer

A)  People vary in terms of their trait levels. 
B)  There are no perfect indicators of personality. 
C)  Characteristics that are strengths in one sense are weaknesses in other ways. 
D)  Individual differences should not be put into the "error" term in statistical analysis. 
A)  People vary in terms of their trait levels. 
B)  There are no perfect indicators of personality. 
C)  Characteristics that are strengths in one sense are weaknesses in other ways. 
D)  Individual differences should not be put into the "error" term in statistical analysis.

Question 17

The purpose of a basic approach (or paradigm)is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  expand the range of data you consider 
B)  integrate diverse perspectives 
C)  limit inquiry to certain kinds of observations and patterns 
D)  resolve contradictions in data 
A)  expand the range of data you consider 
B)  integrate diverse perspectives 
C)  limit inquiry to certain kinds of observations and patterns 
D)  resolve contradictions in data

Question 18

Explain why Funder believes that the basic approaches to personality are complementary and not competing explanations for understanding the psychological triad.

Accepted Answer

Funder believes that the basic approache

Question 19

What is a primary goal of the biological approach to personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  understanding mental conflicts 
B)  measuring and conceptualizing individual differences 
C)  understanding the heritability of behavior and personality 
D)  applying principles of associationism to help reduce negative behaviors 
A)  understanding mental conflicts 
B)  measuring and conceptualizing individual differences 
C)  understanding the heritability of behavior and personality 
D)  applying principles of associationism to help reduce negative behaviors

Question 20

Match the personality approach with the most applicable research question.
-How do rewards affect social behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Applied d.Phenomenological 
B) Biological e.Psychoanalytic 
C) Learning f.Trait 
A) Applied d.Phenomenological 
B) Biological e.Psychoanalytic 
C) Learning f.Trait

In observing human behavior,it is impossible to ________.

Personality psychologists who adhere to the ________ approach focus on identifying,conceptualizing,and measuring the ways in which people differ psychologically from one another.

Personality psychologists adhering to the ________ approach focus on psychic energy,the workings of the unconscious mind,and the nature and resolution of internal mental conflict.

One critique of personality psychology is that it "pigeonholes" people.What does "pigeonholing" someone mean?

Personality psychology and clinical psychology overlap most often when approaching which topic?

What two topics are covered under the phenomenological approach?

Which of the following is one of the basic approaches to personality?

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic approaches to personality?

Personality psychology emphasizes how people are ,whereas subfields such as cognitive and social psychology emphasize how people are .

Personality psychology has a variety of theoretical perspectives that are sometimes seen as competing with each other.Regarding this diversity,what is a major theme of this textbook?

Jeff suspects that his roommate's sexist jokes may indicate that his roommate has some hidden,unconscious hostility toward women or that he feels very insecure around women.Jeff's analysis suggests a ________ approach to personality.

Match the personality approach with the most applicable research question. -How does unconscious conflict affect well-being?

The trait approach,the behaviorist approach,and the psychoanalytic approach ________.

Why haven't personality psychologists combined all paradigms into "One Big Theory"?

Advocates of any particular basic approach to personality historically ________.

Which of the following is an expression of Funder's First Law?

The purpose of a basic approach (or paradigm)is to ________.

Explain why Funder believes that the basic approaches to personality are complementary and not competing explanations for understanding the psychological triad.

What is a primary goal of the biological approach to personality?

Match the personality approach with the most applicable research question. -How do rewards affect social behavior?

Personality Research Methods

Assessment, Effect Size, and Ethics

Personality Traits,Situations,and Behavior

Personality Judgment

Using Personality Traits to Understand Behavior

Personality Stability, Development, and Change

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

The Inheritance of Personality: Behavioral Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology

Basics of Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis After Freud: Neo-Freudians, Object Relations, and Current Research

Experience,Existence,and the Meaning of Life: Humanistic and Positive Psychology

Cultural Variation in Experience, Behavior, and Personality

Learning to Be a Person: Behaviorism and the Social Learning Theories

Personality Processes: Perception, Thought, Motivation, and Emotion

The Self: What You Know About You

Personality, Mental Health, and Physical Health

Epilogue: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

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Exam 1: The Study of the Person

In observing human behavior,it is impossible to ________.

Personality psychologists who adhere to the ________ approach focus on identifying,conceptualizing,and measuring the ways in which people differ psychologically from one another.

Personality psychologists adhering to the ________ approach focus on psychic energy,the workings of the unconscious mind,and the nature and resolution of internal mental conflict.

One critique of personality psychology is that it "pigeonholes" people.What does "pigeonholing" someone mean?

Personality psychology and clinical psychology overlap most often when approaching which topic?

What two topics are covered under the phenomenological approach?

Which of the following is one of the basic approaches to personality?

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic approaches to personality?

Personality psychology emphasizes how people are ________,whereas subfields such as cognitive and social psychology emphasize how people are ________.

Personality psychology has a variety of theoretical perspectives that are sometimes seen as competing with each other.Regarding this diversity,what is a major theme of this textbook?

Jeff suspects that his roommate's sexist jokes may indicate that his roommate has some hidden,unconscious hostility toward women or that he feels very insecure around women.Jeff's analysis suggests a ________ approach to personality.

Match the personality approach with the most applicable research question. -How does unconscious conflict affect well-being?

The trait approach,the behaviorist approach,and the psychoanalytic approach ________.

Why haven't personality psychologists combined all paradigms into "One Big Theory"?

Advocates of any particular basic approach to personality historically ________.

Which of the following is an expression of Funder's First Law?

The purpose of a basic approach (or paradigm)is to ________.

Explain why Funder believes that the basic approaches to personality are complementary and not competing explanations for understanding the psychological triad.

What is a primary goal of the biological approach to personality?

Match the personality approach with the most applicable research question. -How do rewards affect social behavior?

Personality Research Methods

Assessment, Effect Size, and Ethics

Personality Traits,Situations,and Behavior

Personality Judgment

Using Personality Traits to Understand Behavior

Personality Stability, Development, and Change

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

The Inheritance of Personality: Behavioral Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology

Basics of Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis After Freud: Neo-Freudians, Object Relations, and Current Research

Experience,Existence,and the Meaning of Life: Humanistic and Positive Psychology

Cultural Variation in Experience, Behavior, and Personality

Learning to Be a Person: Behaviorism and the Social Learning Theories

Personality Processes: Perception, Thought, Motivation, and Emotion

The Self: What You Know About You

Personality, Mental Health, and Physical Health

Epilogue: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

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Personality psychology emphasizes how people are ,whereas subfields such as cognitive and social psychology emphasize how people are .