Exam 20: Social and Cognitive and Trait Theories

From a social cognitive view,Michael J.Fox shows how unconscious motives can influence behavior.

Experiments testing children's ability to delay gratification have found that:

What are the four cognitive processes in Albert Bandura's social cognitive theory?

Ann believes that good things happen to her when she works hard.From a social cognitive perspective,Ann has:

Learning by watching others and performing the modeled behavior is known as ____ learning.

Which of the following is an accurate evaluation of the genetic influences on traits?

Walter Mischel noted that to predict behavior,we must take into account:

Personality tests used in the hiring process take the place of interviews with the candidate.

Why are reliability and validity desirable characteristics of a personality test?

Which names are most associated with the trait theory of personality?

In a letter of recommendation you are writing for someone,you use ____ as a short cut in describing their personality.

Environmental factors contribute about ____ to personality traits.

In understanding the trait of shyness,a behavioral geneticist will argue that:

Objective personality tests tend to have good reliability.

Between 22 and 30,people generally become:

The main advantage of objective tests is:

In the Big Five,each factor represents:

An approach aimed at understanding the structure of personality by measuring,identifying,and classifying similarities and differences in personality is called:

Kaisa is a three-year-old and seems to have the genes for shyness.Her parents will try to encourage her to socialize and play with other children.What is the most likely outcome that her parents can expect?

In reviewing the psychodynamic theory of personality,select the word that does not match the theory.