Question 1

Which of the following is NOT part of the situationist argument?

Accepted Answer

A)  Personality trait measures do not predict behavior very well. 
B)  Situations are more important than traits for determining behavior. 
C)  Everyday intuitions that people have about personality are wrong. 
D)  Persons and situations interact to predict behavior. 
A)  Personality trait measures do not predict behavior very well. 
B)  Situations are more important than traits for determining behavior. 
C)  Everyday intuitions that people have about personality are wrong. 
D)  Persons and situations interact to predict behavior.

Question 2

According to Funder, what deep issues about human nature are at the heart of the person-situation debate and why is it difficult to fully resolve them?

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to Funder, what deep issues about...

Question 3

According to Kluckhohn and Murray, "Every man is in certain respects (a) like all other men, (b) like some other men, (c) like no other man." Which section of this quote most closely reflects what trait psychologists study?

Accepted Answer

A)  "like all other men" 
B)  "like some other men" 
C)  "like no other man" 
D)  all of the above 
A)  "like all other men" 
B)  "like some other men" 
C)  "like no other man" 
D)  all of the above

Question 4

Funder believes that it is easy to characterize findings from large literatures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A correlation coefficient is a(n) ________ and mathematically ranges between ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  effect size; .30 and .40 
B)  probability; 1 and 100 
C)  effect size; -1 and +1 
D)  significance test; zero and infinity 
A)  effect size; .30 and .40 
B)  probability; 1 and 100 
C)  effect size; -1 and +1 
D)  significance test; zero and infinity

Question 6

The trait of neuroticism is associated with unhappiness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When a researcher examines the association between behaviors at a party on Friday night and how many times someone volunteers to answer questions in class on Monday, she is looking at the association between ________ and ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  I data; B data 
B)  S data; I data 
C)  B data; B data 
D)  B data; I data 
A)  I data; B data 
B)  S data; I data 
C)  B data; B data 
D)  B data; I data

Question 8

According to the text, the purpose of personality traits is to predict ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  specific behavioral manifestations 
B)  behavior in the long term 
C)  I data but not B data 
D)  S data but not I data 
A)  specific behavioral manifestations 
B)  behavior in the long term 
C)  I data but not B data 
D)  S data but not I data

Question 9

Sally found that neither caffeine nor extraversion individually predicted problem solving; however, she found that they both worked together to predict problem solving. This is an example of what kind of an effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  a true interaction 
B)  a suppressor 
C)  an evocation 
D)  a true mediation 
A)  a true interaction 
B)  a suppressor 
C)  an evocation 
D)  a true mediation

Question 10

A situationist would interpret a correlation of around .30 ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  as an example of a very small effect size 
B)  as an example of a medium effect size 
C)  as an example of a large effect size 
D)  by using a Binomial Effect Size Display 
A)  as an example of a very small effect size 
B)  as an example of a medium effect size 
C)  as an example of a large effect size 
D)  by using a Binomial Effect Size Display

Question 11

The arguments in Mischel's Personality and Assessment concerning the ability of traits to predict behavior were based on ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a short and selective review of generally poorly conducted studies of older individuals 
B)  a detailed review of generally high-quality research 
C)  a body of research that actually showed support for both the trait perspective and the situationist perspective 
D)  meta-analysis of the existing literature 
A)  a short and selective review of generally poorly conducted studies of older individuals 
B)  a detailed review of generally high-quality research 
C)  a body of research that actually showed support for both the trait perspective and the situationist perspective 
D)  meta-analysis of the existing literature

Question 12

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 13

Explain the issues that are involved in judging the size of the correlation coefficient of .40.

Accepted Answer

When judging the size of a correlation c

Question 14

How long was Mischel's review of the personality literature in Personality and Assessment?

Accepted Answer

A)  about half of the book 
B)  about three quarters of the book 
C)  about 16 pages 
D)  only about 2 pages 
A)  about half of the book 
B)  about three quarters of the book 
C)  about 16 pages 
D)  only about 2 pages

Question 15

The personality coefficient is similar in size to the situation coefficient.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Funder and Ozer (1983) examined the results of three classic social psychological studies. They converted the results to effect sizes and found that the effects were equivalent to correlations in the range of ________ (in absolute value).

Accepted Answer

A)  .10 to .20 
B)  .30 to .40 
C)  .61 to .75 
D)  .70 to .97 
A)  .10 to .20 
B)  .30 to .40 
C)  .61 to .75 
D)  .70 to .97

Question 17

Which of the following psychologists is often credited with starting the person-situation debate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gordon Allport 
B)  Sigmund Freud 
C)  Walter Mischel 
D)  Henry Murray 
A)  Gordon Allport 
B)  Sigmund Freud 
C)  Walter Mischel 
D)  Henry Murray

Question 18

According to situationists, the upper limit of personality coefficients is estimated as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  .10 to .20 
B)  .30 to .40 
C)  .50 to .60 
D)  .70 to .80 
A)  .10 to .20 
B)  .30 to .40 
C)  .50 to .60 
D)  .70 to .80

Question 19

The large number of trait terms in the English language indicates that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  we need an abundance of trait terms to distinguish between different types of people 
B)  personality traits are an important part of our culture 
C)  when it comes to personality, one size does not fit all 
D)  all of the above 
A)  we need an abundance of trait terms to distinguish between different types of people 
B)  personality traits are an important part of our culture 
C)  when it comes to personality, one size does not fit all 
D)  all of the above

Question 20

One result of the person-situation debate was that many social psychologists concluded that personality did not really exist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is NOT part of the situationist argument?

According to Funder, what deep issues about human nature are at the heart of the person-situation debate and why is it difficult to fully resolve them?

According to Kluckhohn and Murray, "Every man is in certain respects (a) like all other men, (b) like some other men, (c) like no other man." Which section of this quote most closely reflects what trait psychologists study?

Funder believes that it is easy to characterize findings from large literatures.

A correlation coefficient is a(n) and mathematically ranges between .

The trait of neuroticism is associated with unhappiness.

When a researcher examines the association between behaviors at a party on Friday night and how many times someone volunteers to answer questions in class on Monday, she is looking at the association between and .

According to the text, the purpose of personality traits is to predict ________.

Sally found that neither caffeine nor extraversion individually predicted problem solving; however, she found that they both worked together to predict problem solving. This is an example of what kind of an effect?

A situationist would interpret a correlation of around .30 ________.

The arguments in Mischel's Personality and Assessment concerning the ability of traits to predict behavior were based on ________.

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

Explain the issues that are involved in judging the size of the correlation coefficient of .40.

How long was Mischel's review of the personality literature in Personality and Assessment?

The personality coefficient is similar in size to the situation coefficient.

Funder and Ozer (1983) examined the results of three classic social psychological studies. They converted the results to effect sizes and found that the effects were equivalent to correlations in the range of ________ (in absolute value).

Which of the following psychologists is often credited with starting the person-situation debate?

According to situationists, the upper limit of personality coefficients is estimated as ________.

The large number of trait terms in the English language indicates that ________.

One result of the person-situation debate was that many social psychologists concluded that personality did not really exist.

The Study of the Person

Clues to Personality: the Basic Sources of Data

Personality Psychology As Science: Research Methods

Personality Assessment I: Personality Testing and Its Consequences

Personality Assessment Ii: Personality Judgment in Daily Life

Using Personality Traits to Understand Behavior

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

The Inheritance of Personality: Behavioral Genetics and Evolutionary Theory

Basics of Psychoanalysis

The Workings of the Unconscious Mind: Defenses and Slips

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 Social Learning Theories

Personality Processes: Perception, Thought, Motivation, and Emotion

What You Know About You: the Self

Disorders of Personality

Conclusion: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

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Exam 4: Personality Traits, Situations, and Behavior

Which of the following is NOT part of the situationist argument?

According to Funder, what deep issues about human nature are at the heart of the person-situation debate and why is it difficult to fully resolve them?

According to Kluckhohn and Murray, "Every man is in certain respects (a) like all other men, (b) like some other men, (c) like no other man." Which section of this quote most closely reflects what trait psychologists study?

Funder believes that it is easy to characterize findings from large literatures.

A correlation coefficient is a(n) ________ and mathematically ranges between ________.

The trait of neuroticism is associated with unhappiness.

When a researcher examines the association between behaviors at a party on Friday night and how many times someone volunteers to answer questions in class on Monday, she is looking at the association between ________ and ________.

According to the text, the purpose of personality traits is to predict ________.

Sally found that neither caffeine nor extraversion individually predicted problem solving; however, she found that they both worked together to predict problem solving. This is an example of what kind of an effect?

A situationist would interpret a correlation of around .30 ________.

The arguments in Mischel's Personality and Assessment concerning the ability of traits to predict behavior were based on ________.

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

Explain the issues that are involved in judging the size of the correlation coefficient of .40.

How long was Mischel's review of the personality literature in Personality and Assessment?

The personality coefficient is similar in size to the situation coefficient.

Funder and Ozer (1983) examined the results of three classic social psychological studies. They converted the results to effect sizes and found that the effects were equivalent to correlations in the range of ________ (in absolute value).

Which of the following psychologists is often credited with starting the person-situation debate?

According to situationists, the upper limit of personality coefficients is estimated as ________.

The large number of trait terms in the English language indicates that ________.

One result of the person-situation debate was that many social psychologists concluded that personality did not really exist.

The Study of the Person

Clues to Personality: the Basic Sources of Data

Personality Psychology As Science: Research Methods

Personality Assessment I: Personality Testing and Its Consequences

Personality Assessment Ii: Personality Judgment in Daily Life

Using Personality Traits to Understand Behavior

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

The Inheritance of Personality: Behavioral Genetics and Evolutionary Theory

Basics of Psychoanalysis

The Workings of the Unconscious Mind: Defenses and Slips

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 Social Learning Theories

Personality Processes: Perception, Thought, Motivation, and Emotion

What You Know About You: the Self

Disorders of Personality

Conclusion: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

Filters

A correlation coefficient is a(n) and mathematically ranges between .

When a researcher examines the association between behaviors at a party on Friday night and how many times someone volunteers to answer questions in class on Monday, she is looking at the association between and .