Question 1

What piece of advice about increasing happiness would be reasonable in light of research evidence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stop trying to increase your happiness because happiness is genetically determined. 
B)  Wait until one reaches the age of 60, when happiness naturally increases. 
C)  Spend money to give yourself interesting experiences. 
D)  Avoid caffeine and other stimulants that can lead to mood fluctuations. 
A)  Stop trying to increase your happiness because happiness is genetically determined. 
B)  Wait until one reaches the age of 60, when happiness naturally increases. 
C)  Spend money to give yourself interesting experiences. 
D)  Avoid caffeine and other stimulants that can lead to mood fluctuations.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT one of the five types of goals that emerge repeatedly in studies of nomothetic goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  enjoyment 
B)  esteem 
C)  avoidance of negative affect 
D)  learning 
A)  enjoyment 
B)  esteem 
C)  avoidance of negative affect 
D)  learning

Question 3

Mrs. Khoury enjoys running the office. She likes telling other employees what to do and strives to be promoted to vice president of her company. According to McClelland's view of motivations, Mrs. Khoury is high in ________ motivation.

Accepted Answer

A)  narcissism 
B)  affiliation 
C)  power 
D)  dominance 
A)  narcissism 
B)  affiliation 
C)  power 
D)  dominance

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a type of idiographic goal?

Accepted Answer

A)  current concerns 
B)  personal projects 
C)  developmental goals 
D)  personal strivings 
A)  current concerns 
B)  personal projects 
C)  developmental goals 
D)  personal strivings

Question 5

A person with a developmental goal will most likely respond to failure with a(n) ________ pattern of behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  helpless 
B)  mastery-oriented 
C)  anxiety-driven 
D)  pessimistic 
A)  helpless 
B)  mastery-oriented 
C)  anxiety-driven 
D)  pessimistic

Question 6

Personal projects are similar to the concept of life tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which two dimensions are included in the goal circumplex model?

Accepted Answer

A)  agency vs. communion; extrinsic vs. intrinsic 
B)  self-transcendence vs. physical self; extrinsic vs. intrinsic 
C)  agency vs. communion; approach vs. avoidance 
D)  mastery vs. performance; extrinsic vs. intrinsic 
A)  agency vs. communion; extrinsic vs. intrinsic 
B)  self-transcendence vs. physical self; extrinsic vs. intrinsic 
C)  agency vs. communion; approach vs. avoidance 
D)  mastery vs. performance; extrinsic vs. intrinsic

Question 8

I am preparing for a test in psychology, and I tell you, "I'm sure that I'm going to fail. I'm going to study all night, and I'll just be happy with anything higher than a C." You are preparing for the same test and you say, "Oh, come on. We've been going to lecture and keeping up with the reading-we just need to review everything tonight and I'm sure we'll do well on the test." What would research concerning pessimistic and optimistic strategies predict about our outcomes?

Accepted Answer

A)  I will get a higher grade on the test than you will. 
B)  You will get a higher grade on the test than I will. 
C)  We will get about the same grades on the test. 
D)  I will be happier with my grade than you will. 
A)  I will get a higher grade on the test than you will. 
B)  You will get a higher grade on the test than I will. 
C)  We will get about the same grades on the test. 
D)  I will be happier with my grade than you will.

Question 9

What are some conceptual advantages of dual-process models? What kinds of phenomena can they explain and why is this important? For example, how could such models explain why it is possible to have irrational thoughts and, at the same time, to know that such thoughts are irrational?

Accepted Answer

Dual-process models offer several concep

Question 10

Which statement is TRUE regarding the association between political ideology and happiness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Those without political ideologies are the happiest. 
B)  Thinking like a liberal reduces negative emotions. 
C)  Thinking like a conservative increases positive emotions. 
D)  Thinking like a conservative reduces negative emotions. 
A)  Those without political ideologies are the happiest. 
B)  Thinking like a liberal reduces negative emotions. 
C)  Thinking like a conservative increases positive emotions. 
D)  Thinking like a conservative reduces negative emotions.

Question 11

All of the following traditions strongly contributed to the understanding of personality processes EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the phenomenological approach 
B)  social learning theory 
C)  psychoanalysis 
D)  empirically based test construction methods 
A)  the phenomenological approach 
B)  social learning theory 
C)  psychoanalysis 
D)  empirically based test construction methods

Question 12

People seem to know that it is irrational to be more upset about running 30 minutes late and missing a plane by a minute (i.e., the plane departure was delayed) than about being 30 minutes late and missing a plane by 30 minutes (i.e., the plane took off as scheduled).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to most current theories, patterns of priming typically originate in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  temperament 
B)  ancestral history (i.e., evolution) 
C)  life experiences 
D)  genetic material 
A)  temperament 
B)  ancestral history (i.e., evolution) 
C)  life experiences 
D)  genetic material

Question 14

Which of the following is the typical way that primary goals, as defined by McClelland, are assessed?

Accepted Answer

A)  having participants list all personally meaningful goals 
B)  completing a standard goal questionnaire 
C)  using the Thematic Apperception Test 
D)  using the Implicit Association Test 
A)  having participants list all personally meaningful goals 
B)  completing a standard goal questionnaire 
C)  using the Thematic Apperception Test 
D)  using the Implicit Association Test

Question 15

Sharon believes that intelligence and ability are innate and you cannot do anything to change them. Sharon has a(n) ________ theory of ability.

Accepted Answer

A)  entity 
B)  incremental 
C)  schematic 
D)  rigid 
A)  entity 
B)  incremental 
C)  schematic 
D)  rigid

Question 16

What term describes someone who is low in emotional intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  anhedonic 
B)  eudonic 
C)  dysthymic 
D)  alexithymic 
A)  anhedonic 
B)  eudonic 
C)  dysthymic 
D)  alexithymic

Question 17

According to the goal circumplex model, goals related to helping one's community are high on what dimension?

Accepted Answer

A)  agency 
B)  extrinsic 
C)  self-transcendence 
D)  mastery 
A)  agency 
B)  extrinsic 
C)  self-transcendence 
D)  mastery

Question 18

Bicultural individuals often have difficulty quickly switching cultural frames of reference.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is happiness? Why might happiness help facilitate performance in important domains of life?

Accepted Answer

Happiness can be defined as a state of w

Question 20

Which of the following is the NOT one of the basic stages of emotion?

Accepted Answer

A)  appraisal 
B)  motives 
C)  facial expressions 
D)  scripts 
A)  appraisal 
B)  motives 
C)  facial expressions 
D)  scripts

What piece of advice about increasing happiness would be reasonable in light of research evidence?

Which of the following is NOT one of the five types of goals that emerge repeatedly in studies of nomothetic goals?

Mrs. Khoury enjoys running the office. She likes telling other employees what to do and strives to be promoted to vice president of her company. According to McClelland's view of motivations, Mrs. Khoury is high in ________ motivation.

Which of the following is NOT a type of idiographic goal?

A person with a developmental goal will most likely respond to failure with a(n) ________ pattern of behavior.

Personal projects are similar to the concept of life tasks.

Which two dimensions are included in the goal circumplex model?

What are some conceptual advantages of dual-process models? What kinds of phenomena can they explain and why is this important? For example, how could such models explain why it is possible to have irrational thoughts and, at the same time, to know that such thoughts are irrational?

Which statement is TRUE regarding the association between political ideology and happiness?

All of the following traditions strongly contributed to the understanding of personality processes EXCEPT ________.

People seem to know that it is irrational to be more upset about running 30 minutes late and missing a plane by a minute (i.e., the plane departure was delayed) than about being 30 minutes late and missing a plane by 30 minutes (i.e., the plane took off as scheduled).

According to most current theories, patterns of priming typically originate in ________.

Which of the following is the typical way that primary goals, as defined by McClelland, are assessed?

Sharon believes that intelligence and ability are innate and you cannot do anything to change them. Sharon has a(n) ________ theory of ability.

What term describes someone who is low in emotional intelligence?

According to the goal circumplex model, goals related to helping one's community are high on what dimension?

Bicultural individuals often have difficulty quickly switching cultural frames of reference.

What is happiness? Why might happiness help facilitate performance in important domains of life?

Which of the following is the NOT one of the basic stages of emotion?

The Study of the Person

Clues to Personality: the Basic Sources of Data

Personality Psychology As Science: Research Methods

Personality Traits, Situations, and Behavior

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

What You Know About You: the Self

Disorders of Personality

Conclusion: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

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Exam 16: Personality Processes: Perception, Thought, Motivation, and Emotion

What piece of advice about increasing happiness would be reasonable in light of research evidence?

Which of the following is NOT one of the five types of goals that emerge repeatedly in studies of nomothetic goals?

Mrs. Khoury enjoys running the office. She likes telling other employees what to do and strives to be promoted to vice president of her company. According to McClelland's view of motivations, Mrs. Khoury is high in ________ motivation.

Which of the following is NOT a type of idiographic goal?

A person with a developmental goal will most likely respond to failure with a(n) ________ pattern of behavior.

Personal projects are similar to the concept of life tasks.

Which two dimensions are included in the goal circumplex model?

What are some conceptual advantages of dual-process models? What kinds of phenomena can they explain and why is this important? For example, how could such models explain why it is possible to have irrational thoughts and, at the same time, to know that such thoughts are irrational?

Which statement is TRUE regarding the association between political ideology and happiness?

All of the following traditions strongly contributed to the understanding of personality processes EXCEPT ________.

People seem to know that it is irrational to be more upset about running 30 minutes late and missing a plane by a minute (i.e., the plane departure was delayed) than about being 30 minutes late and missing a plane by 30 minutes (i.e., the plane took off as scheduled).

According to most current theories, patterns of priming typically originate in ________.

Which of the following is the typical way that primary goals, as defined by McClelland, are assessed?

Sharon believes that intelligence and ability are innate and you cannot do anything to change them. Sharon has a(n) ________ theory of ability.

What term describes someone who is low in emotional intelligence?

According to the goal circumplex model, goals related to helping one's community are high on what dimension?

Bicultural individuals often have difficulty quickly switching cultural frames of reference.

What is happiness? Why might happiness help facilitate performance in important domains of life?

Which of the following is the NOT one of the basic stages of emotion?

The Study of the Person

Clues to Personality: the Basic Sources of Data

Personality Psychology As Science: Research Methods

Personality Traits, Situations, and Behavior

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

What You Know About You: the Self

Disorders of Personality

Conclusion: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

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