Exam 20: Social and Cognitive and Trait Theories

Who published the first study simultaneously comparing four different groups of twins?

"I wear my seatbelt every time I'm in a car.I know that I can take steps to keep myself safe and healthy.I must have a(n)____ locus of control."

Just as Professor Snyder is dismissing class,she says,"Tomorrow we will look at relatively stable and enduring tendencies to behave in particular ways." Since you've done the assigned reading already,you know that tomorrow the professor will be presenting the topic of ____ theory.

If there is personality change after the age of 30,it generally is:

A social cognitive theorist would say that as a college student,you must be able to put off immediate rewards and develop the ability to:

More and more Palestinian suicide bombers are women.Why?

Ellie,a college sophomore,doesn't enjoy going to social events.She would prefer to stay at home.Which of The Big Five traits is most relevant to Ellie?

Who was it that constructed a list of traits that was considered too long and therefore impractical to use in research?

What words are most descriptive of the social cognitive approach?

"He's changed." "There's something different about him." "I wonder what happened to him?" These observations refer to someone who experienced a sudden and dramatic shift in personality,beliefs,and values.This change is called a:

What are the three interactive factors that play a critical role in shaping our personality according to social cognitive theory?

The heritability of personality traits range from:

Ricardo has just experienced a quantum personality change.If his experience is typical,in the past year,Ricardo has:

According to the research on self-efficacy,your motivation for doing well on a variety of tasks is influenced by:

______ refers to one's confidence in their ability to organize and execute a given course of action to solve a problem or accomplish a ask.

Does there appear to be a specific personality profile in suicide bombers from the Middle East?

Walter Mischel,in a discussion of trait theory,commented that:

Research suggests that people with an internal locus of control are more likely to:

A person's fear of snakes can be successfully treated by observing a fearless model handling a snake.This is based on:

To say that a psychological test has reliability means that it measures what it claims to measure.