Exam 20: Summary and Future Directions

Many psychologists in the intrapsychic domain _____.

The fact that our world is becoming "smaller" demonstrates the importance of the _____ domain.

The _____ domain concerns the aspects of personality that are stable and that make people different from each other.

The intrapsychic domain includes:

The ultimate goal of personality psychology is to understand:

Keith,a personality psychologist,primarily focuses on the association between personality and health outcomes.His work revolves around understanding how personality is linked to a variety of health-related behaviors.He plans to focus on personality in relation to health and well-being in the future.In the context of the domains of knowledge,which of the following domains is Keith most likely to be associated with?

Kiara,a personality psychologist,focuses her attention on self-concept and identity.Her work primarily involves understanding how individuals view themselves,their knowledge of themselves,their images of their past selves,and their images of their possible future selves.In the context of the domains of knowledge,Kiara is most likely working in the _____.

Which of the following concepts is studied by researchers examining the social and cultural domain of personality?

Zeba,a personality psychologist,focuses on the interaction of persons and situations.She is of the opinion that each person has a distinct psychological signature in terms of specific "if ...then ..." relationships.Also,she has found that two people who score high on the same personality trait usually have different situations triggering this aspect of their personality.In the context of the domains of knowledge,Zeba is most likely working in the _____.

Which of the following domains of knowledge includes evolutionary perspectives on personality and focuses on understanding how genetics contributes to personality?

Personality psychologists doing research today typically focus on:

Perhaps most critically,an evolutionary perspective asks:

Major questions for psychologists working in the dispositional domain include all of the following EXCEPT:

Understanding gender differences is most likely associated with personality psychologists in the _____ domain.

The cognitive/experiential domain pertains to:

Building a foundation to understand the whole of human personality:

Researchers working in the _____ domain are especially interested in how people influence their environment and how personality influences the processes of selection,evocation,and manipulation.

Most of the major personality traits are now known to show some moderate amount of heritability,with _____ percent of the variance in these traits due to genetic differences.

_____ concerns the factors within the mind that influence behavior,thoughts,and emotions;the domain also includes defense mechanisms.

In the context of personality in the twenty-first century,the most exciting progress will occur when: