Question 1

Personality starts to stabilize around age three and continues to "harden" through age

Accepted Answer

A)  20. 
B)  30. 
C)  40. 
D)  50. 
A)  20. 
B)  30. 
C)  40. 
D)  50. D

Question 2

In social situations,Sean expects to be rejected during social encounters,blames himself for social failures,and never takes credit for his social successes.Which of the following would NOT describe Sean.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sean is high in private self-consciousness. 
B)  Sean has low self-esteem. 
C)  Sean is shy and sees shyness as a lasting personality trait. 
D)  Sean has social anxiety, intense evaluation fears, and self-defeating beliefs. 
A)  Sean is high in private self-consciousness. 
B)  Sean has low self-esteem. 
C)  Sean is shy and sees shyness as a lasting personality trait. 
D)  Sean has social anxiety, intense evaluation fears, and self-defeating beliefs. A

Question 3

Regarding the shy personality,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shy people tend to be wrapped up in their own feelings and thoughts. 
B)  Shyness is linked with public self-consciousness. 
C)  Shy people's social anxiety leads to awkwardness and inhibition. 
D)  The shy person's anxiety often causes her or him to misperceive others in social situations. 
A)  Shy people tend to be wrapped up in their own feelings and thoughts. 
B)  Shyness is linked with public self-consciousness. 
C)  Shy people's social anxiety leads to awkwardness and inhibition. 
D)  The shy person's anxiety often causes her or him to misperceive others in social situations. A

Question 4

Which two of the following theories assert that behavior is determined?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic and humanistic 
B)  behaviorist and humanistic 
C)  behaviorist and psychoanalytic 
D)  evolutionary and humanistic 
A)  psychoanalytic and humanistic 
B)  behaviorist and humanistic 
C)  behaviorist and psychoanalytic 
D)  evolutionary and humanistic

Question 5

The notion of self-reinforcement is important in the accounts of personality development provided by

Accepted Answer

A)  traditional behaviorists. 
B)  neo-Freudians. 
C)  humanistic theorists. 
D)  social learning theorists. 
A)  traditional behaviorists. 
B)  neo-Freudians. 
C)  humanistic theorists. 
D)  social learning theorists.

Question 6

Concerning the differences in boys and girls regarding aggression,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boys have more chances to observe adults and other children acting aggressively. 
B)  Girls are less likely than boys to imitate directly aggressive behaviors, such as shouting or hitting. 
C)  Girls are more likely to rely on indirectly aggressive behaviors, such as excluding others from friendship and spreading rumors. 
D)  Over the last few years, girls have become more willing to engage in direct aggression as popular culture presents more images of directly aggressive women. 
A)  Boys have more chances to observe adults and other children acting aggressively. 
B)  Girls are less likely than boys to imitate directly aggressive behaviors, such as shouting or hitting. 
C)  Girls are more likely to rely on indirectly aggressive behaviors, such as excluding others from friendship and spreading rumors. 
D)  Over the last few years, girls have become more willing to engage in direct aggression as popular culture presents more images of directly aggressive women.

Question 7

The four critical situations Miller and Dollard consider important in the development of personality involved sex,aggression,

Accepted Answer

A)  feeding, and toilet training. 
B)  cleanliness, and language. 
C)  attachment, and imitation. 
D)  social learning, and imitation. 
A)  feeding, and toilet training. 
B)  cleanliness, and language. 
C)  attachment, and imitation. 
D)  social learning, and imitation.

Question 8

Five-year-old Ryan likes to spend as much time as he can with his dad and often tells people that "his dad is the smartest,strongest,and best dad in the whole world." According to social learning theorists,Ryan is

Accepted Answer

A)  exhibiting a fixation on his dad. 
B)  showing congruence with his dad. 
C)  imitating his dad. 
D)  identifying with his dad. 
A)  exhibiting a fixation on his dad. 
B)  showing congruence with his dad. 
C)  imitating his dad. 
D)  identifying with his dad.

Question 9

According to the behaviorists,which critical situation can affect later social relationships because the child learns to associate people with pleasure or with frustration and discomfort as well as developing a passive or active orientation toward the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  feeding experiences 
B)  toilet training 
C)  sex education 
D)  expression of anger 
A)  feeding experiences 
B)  toilet training 
C)  sex education 
D)  expression of anger

Question 10

Projective tests seek to

Accepted Answer

A)  directly identify overt, observable traits. 
B)  uncover hidden or unconscious thoughts and needs. 
C)  measure verbal and performance intelligence. 
D)  measure honesty or integrity. 
A)  directly identify overt, observable traits. 
B)  uncover hidden or unconscious thoughts and needs. 
C)  measure verbal and performance intelligence. 
D)  measure honesty or integrity.

Question 11

Objective personality test is to projective personality test as the

Accepted Answer

A)  Rorschach is to the TAT. 
B)  TAT is to the MMPI-2. 
C)  MMPI-2 is to the 16 PF. 
D)  MMPI-2 is to the Rorschach. 
A)  Rorschach is to the TAT. 
B)  TAT is to the MMPI-2. 
C)  MMPI-2 is to the 16 PF. 
D)  MMPI-2 is to the Rorschach.

Question 12

For humanistic theorists,the principal motive involves

Accepted Answer

A)  situational determinants. 
B)  expectancies. 
C)  self-reinforcement. 
D)  self-actualization. 
A)  situational determinants. 
B)  expectancies. 
C)  self-reinforcement. 
D)  self-actualization.

Question 13

According to the learning theorists,a passive or active orientation toward the world may develop as a result of

Accepted Answer

A)  feeding experiences. 
B)  toilet training. 
C)  sex education. 
D)  expression of anger. 
A)  feeding experiences. 
B)  toilet training. 
C)  sex education. 
D)  expression of anger.

Question 14

A person identified as a "housewife," "college student," "high school athlete," "punk," "geek," or "ski bum" may be misjudged because of the

Accepted Answer

A)  halo effect. 
B)  Barnum effect. 
C)  interviewer's personal biases and preconceptions. 
D)  interviewee's attempts to deceive the interviewer. 
A)  halo effect. 
B)  Barnum effect. 
C)  interviewer's personal biases and preconceptions. 
D)  interviewee's attempts to deceive the interviewer.

Question 15

Jon is in the office of a potential employer.The conversation with his potential boss is informal with topics being taken up freely as they arise.Jon is undergoing a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  situational test. 
B)  behavioral assessment. 
C)  unstructured interview. 
D)  structured interview. 
A)  situational test. 
B)  behavioral assessment. 
C)  unstructured interview. 
D)  structured interview.

Question 16

Which of the following would be considered an open-ended question that might start a conversation?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Have you ever been to Europe?" 
B)  "Do you like Chinese food?" 
C)  "Do you like living in a small town?" 
D)  None of these are open-ended questions. 
A)  "Have you ever been to Europe?" 
B)  "Do you like Chinese food?" 
C)  "Do you like living in a small town?" 
D)  None of these are open-ended questions.

Question 17

Which assessment technique is a simple extension of our natural interest in "people watching"?

Accepted Answer

A)  direct observation 
B)  the projective approach 
C)  situational testing 
D)  the TAT technique 
A)  direct observation 
B)  the projective approach 
C)  situational testing 
D)  the TAT technique

Question 18

If you believe that behavior is strongly influenced by personality traits or lasting personal dispositions,whether biological or learned,then you would most likely agree with which statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Almost anyone would be polite at a wedding reception; it doesn't matter what kind of personality the person has. 
B)  I believe that immediate circumstances usually determine how people act at any given time. 
C)  The reason people in some professions, such as teachers, lawyers, or doctors, seem so much alike is because their work requires that they act in particular ways. 
D)  My friends' actions are fairly consistent from day to day and in different situations. 
A)  Almost anyone would be polite at a wedding reception; it doesn't matter what kind of personality the person has. 
B)  I believe that immediate circumstances usually determine how people act at any given time. 
C)  The reason people in some professions, such as teachers, lawyers, or doctors, seem so much alike is because their work requires that they act in particular ways. 
D)  My friends' actions are fairly consistent from day to day and in different situations.

Question 19

When parents are rejecting,punishing,sarcastic,humiliating,or neglectful,their children tend to be characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  being independent. 
B)  having impaired self-esteem. 
C)  being hostile. 
D)  being unresponsive and unstable. 
A)  being independent. 
B)  having impaired self-esteem. 
C)  being hostile. 
D)  being unresponsive and unstable.

Question 20

If a person revealed the presence of physical complaints for which no physical basis could be established,this person would most likely have a high score on which clinical subscale of the MMPI-2?

Accepted Answer

A)  mania 
B)  schizophrenia 
C)  psychasthenia 
D)  hysteria 
A)  mania 
B)  schizophrenia 
C)  psychasthenia 
D)  hysteria

Exam 12: C: Personality

Personality starts to stabilize around age three and continues to "harden" through age

In social situations,Sean expects to be rejected during social encounters,blames himself for social failures,and never takes credit for his social successes.Which of the following would NOT describe Sean.

Regarding the shy personality,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which two of the following theories assert that behavior is determined?

The notion of self-reinforcement is important in the accounts of personality development provided by

Concerning the differences in boys and girls regarding aggression,which of the following statements is FALSE?

The four critical situations Miller and Dollard consider important in the development of personality involved sex,aggression,

Five-year-old Ryan likes to spend as much time as he can with his dad and often tells people that "his dad is the smartest,strongest,and best dad in the whole world." According to social learning theorists,Ryan is

According to the behaviorists,which critical situation can affect later social relationships because the child learns to associate people with pleasure or with frustration and discomfort as well as developing a passive or active orientation toward the world?

Projective tests seek to

Objective personality test is to projective personality test as the

For humanistic theorists,the principal motive involves

According to the learning theorists,a passive or active orientation toward the world may develop as a result of

A person identified as a "housewife," "college student," "high school athlete," "punk," "geek," or "ski bum" may be misjudged because of the

Jon is in the office of a potential employer.The conversation with his potential boss is informal with topics being taken up freely as they arise.Jon is undergoing a(n)

Which of the following would be considered an open-ended question that might start a conversation?

Which assessment technique is a simple extension of our natural interest in "people watching"?

If you believe that behavior is strongly influenced by personality traits or lasting personal dispositions,whether biological or learned,then you would most likely agree with which statement?

When parents are rejecting,punishing,sarcastic,humiliating,or neglectful,their children tend to be characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

If a person revealed the presence of physical complaints for which no physical basis could be established,this person would most likely have a high score on which clinical subscale of the MMPI-2?

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