Question 1

A long life is associated with what trait?

Accepted Answer

A)  openness to experience 
B)  self-monitoring 
C)  neuroticism 
D)  conscientiousness 
A)  openness to experience 
B)  self-monitoring 
C)  neuroticism 
D)  conscientiousness

Question 2

One response to Mischel's critique asserts that a fair review of the research on the predictability of behavior from personality traits indicates that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  behavior can never be reliably predicted from personality variables 
B)  the predictability of behavior from personality traits is better than is sometimes acknowledged 
C)  the predictability of behavior from situations is worse than the predictability from personality 
D)  Mischel was right that personality traits are unpredictable from behavior 
A)  behavior can never be reliably predicted from personality variables 
B)  the predictability of behavior from personality traits is better than is sometimes acknowledged 
C)  the predictability of behavior from situations is worse than the predictability from personality 
D)  Mischel was right that personality traits are unpredictable from behavior

Question 3

Which of the following is the best example of a situationist argument?

Accepted Answer

A)  Melinda's talkativeness is related to her optimism. 
B)  Knowing Robert's extraversion doesn't really let us predict his behavior. 
C)  Knowing Sanjay's neuroticism means we know how anxious he usually is. 
D)  Suri's conscientiousness changes depending on the time of day. 
A)  Melinda's talkativeness is related to her optimism. 
B)  Knowing Robert's extraversion doesn't really let us predict his behavior. 
C)  Knowing Sanjay's neuroticism means we know how anxious he usually is. 
D)  Suri's conscientiousness changes depending on the time of day.

Question 4

The traditional practice in evaluating the degree to which behavior is affected by the situation has been to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  square the correlation coefficient for the relationship between behavior and some aspect of the situation 
B)  determine the percentage of variance accounted for by personality, subtract that from 100 percent, and then assign that value to the situation 
C)  multiply the variance in the behavioral measure by 2 
D)  add the variance in the behavioral measure to the variance for the situational variable 
A)  square the correlation coefficient for the relationship between behavior and some aspect of the situation 
B)  determine the percentage of variance accounted for by personality, subtract that from 100 percent, and then assign that value to the situation 
C)  multiply the variance in the behavioral measure by 2 
D)  add the variance in the behavioral measure to the variance for the situational variable

Question 5

In his book,Personality and Assessment,Mischel argued that behavior can be most accurately predicted from ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  situations 
B)  personality variables 
C)  motivations 
D)  goals 
A)  situations 
B)  personality variables 
C)  motivations 
D)  goals

A long life is associated with what trait?

One response to Mischel's critique asserts that a fair review of the research on the predictability of behavior from personality traits indicates that ________.

Which of the following is the best example of a situationist argument?

The traditional practice in evaluating the degree to which behavior is affected by the situation has been to ________.

In his book,Personality and Assessment,Mischel argued that behavior can be most accurately predicted from ________.

The Study of the Person

Personality Research Methods

Assessment, Effect Size, and Ethics

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 4: Personality Traits,Situations,and Behavior

A long life is associated with what trait?

One response to Mischel's critique asserts that a fair review of the research on the predictability of behavior from personality traits indicates that ________.

Which of the following is the best example of a situationist argument?

The traditional practice in evaluating the degree to which behavior is affected by the situation has been to ________.

In his book,Personality and Assessment,Mischel argued that behavior can be most accurately predicted from ________.

The Study of the Person

Personality Research Methods

Assessment, Effect Size, and Ethics

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

Filters