Exam 7: Using Personality Traits to Understand Behavior

The ________ is a personality assessment device consisting of a deck of 100 cards, each of which describes an aspect of personality. These cards are sorted into categories by the respondent.

Studies using the Q-set suggest that ego overcontrol might be a risk factor for depression in males but not females.

The most important thing to notice about a table of Q-sort correlates is the________.

According to the text, tests of conscientiousness seem to predict ________ better than they predict ________.

Which of the following traits seems to show the strongest and most noticeable mean-level increase from ages 15 to 60?

Which trait has been consistently linked to a range of health outcomes?

Which of the Big Five traits appears to be the most difficult to understand?

The Q-sort is the only way to get reliable S data using the many-trait approach.

What are the Big Three traits according to Auke Tellegen?

Typological approaches to personality have demonstrated predictive advantages over trait approaches for predicting behavior.

What is the best summary of the current state of knowledge about personality types?

Julie is a serious and conscientious employee; however, with her friends at happy hour on Friday afternoon she is the life of the party. According to Snyder's theory, Julie would most likely be ________.

A researcher taking the many-trait approach to understanding personality would likely use which of the following measurement instruments?

Negative emotionality in Tellegen's three-factor model is closest to which trait in Eysenck's model?

Joe is a 15-year-old who abuses drugs on a regular basis. Research using the Q-sort suggests that as a child, Joe probably would have been described as ________.

Which trait seems to be related to a quicker recovery from disabling accidents or illnesses according to recent research?

You must be high on intelligence to score highly on the openness dimension of the Big Five.

Longitudinal research concerning mean level changes in personality traits suggest that most personality changes occur during adolescence.

Which of the following is NOT a currently discussed explanation for narcissistic behavior?

The plasticity factor covers both extraversion and openness.