Exam 10: Personality: Theory and Measurement

Erikson labeled the first stage of psychosocial development in his theory of personality development as the stage of _____. 

__________are beliefs that we can accomplish certain things. 

The Rorschach inkblot test is an example of an objective test. 

Identify the final stage in Freud's theory of psychosexual development?  

Steve has just completed a personality assessment in which he was shown a series of cards one at a time and asked to make up stories about them. Which of the following tests is he most likely to have taken?  

Research suggests that people who have reported greater feelings of happiness and well-being are likely to score more highly than other people on scales that measure emotional stability, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and extraversion. 

Chris, a high school student, is looking up the profiles of various colleges to make a decision about which one he wants to attend. Being a confident person, he believes that he will do well at a prestigious university. His belief in his success is called _____ by social cognitive theorists. 

Which of the following situations best describes Watson and Skinner's beliefs regarding behaviorism?  

Eros is fueled by psychological, or psychic, energy, which Freud labeled__________. 

Which one of the following is a criticism of Freud's psychoanalytic theory?  

Which of the following is true of social cognitive theory?  

According to Freud,__________is an anal-retentive trait. 

According to Freud's psychoanalytic theory, the__________functions according to the moral principle. 

Which of the following situations represents acculturation among immigrants living in the United States?  

The reliability of a test refers to the stability of one's test results from one testing to another. 

Unlike the psychodynamic theory, the humanistic-existential perspective emphasizes__________. 

According to Freud, moderate gratification in any stage could lead to fixation in that stage and to the development of traits that are characteristic of the stage. 

In the context of the five-factor model, which of the following traits are characteristic of neuroticism?  

Cross-cultural research reveals that people in the United States and many northern European nations tend to be collectivists. 

During Brian's infancy, his mother suffered from alcoholism and abused drugs. She was never emotionally available to him. As a result, he now has difficulty in his relationships with others and cannot trust people easily. This situation supports the views of the _____.