Question 1

_____ refers to the time it takes a person to make a simple discrimination between two displayed objects.

Accepted Answer

A) Inspection time 
B) Reaction time 
C) Discrimination effort 
D) Examination time 
A) Inspection time 
B) Reaction time 
C) Discrimination effort 
D) Examination time

Question 2

Who among the following has proposed a theory of multiple intelligences,which includes seven forms,such as interpersonal intelligence and intrapersonal intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) Howard Gardner 
B) Cantor 
C) Aneseth Petrie 
D) Herman Witkin 
A) Howard Gardner 
B) Cantor 
C) Aneseth Petrie 
D) Herman Witkin

Question 3

People who see a Necker Cube differently are showing differences in their:

Accepted Answer

A) objectifying cognitions. 
B) personalizing cognitions. 
C) perception. 
D) learned helplessness. 
A) objectifying cognitions. 
B) personalizing cognitions. 
C) perception. 
D) learned helplessness.

Question 4

An advantage of the Embedded Figures Test (EFT)over the Rod and Frame Test (RFT)is that:

Accepted Answer

A) the EFT measures field-dependence more accurately than the RFT. 
B) the EFT is much easier to use than the RFT. 
C) the results obtained from the EFT are more valid than the ones obtained from the RFT. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) the EFT measures field-dependence more accurately than the RFT. 
B) the EFT is much easier to use than the RFT. 
C) the results obtained from the EFT are more valid than the ones obtained from the RFT. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 5

A woman who states that skydiving reminds her of the roller coaster rides she took during her childhood is said to be engaging in:

Accepted Answer

A) personalizing cognition. 
B) objectifying cognition. 
C) attributional cognition. 
D) interpretation. 
A) personalizing cognition. 
B) objectifying cognition. 
C) attributional cognition. 
D) interpretation.

Question 6

_____ is observed when people passively endure an uncomfortable situation that is apparently outside of their control.

Accepted Answer

A) Learned helplessness 
B) Passive endurance 
C) Internalized anxiety 
D) Freezing 
A) Learned helplessness 
B) Passive endurance 
C) Internalized anxiety 
D) Freezing

Question 7

Herman Witkin introduced the idea of:

Accepted Answer

A) defensive pessimism. 
B) field dependence versus field independence. 
C) learned helplessness. 
D) life tasks. 
A) defensive pessimism. 
B) field dependence versus field independence. 
C) learned helplessness. 
D) life tasks.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an important topic in the cognitive/experiential domain?

Accepted Answer

A) Identifying the major traits of personality 
B) People's subjective experience of self 
C) Emotions 
D) The ways people perceive their environment 
A) Identifying the major traits of personality 
B) People's subjective experience of self 
C) Emotions 
D) The ways people perceive their environment

Question 9

People _____ are more likely to have a better control over their weight and their spending habits.

Accepted Answer

A) high on internal locus of control 
B) high on external locus of control 
C) with a global explanatory style 
D) with a stable explanatory style 
A) high on internal locus of control 
B) high on external locus of control 
C) with a global explanatory style 
D) with a stable explanatory style

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a construct?

Accepted Answer

A) Gravity 
B) Anxiety 
C) Intelligence 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) Gravity 
B) Anxiety 
C) Intelligence 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 11

A person who relates a new event to past experiences from his or her own life is engaging in:

Accepted Answer

A) personalizing cognition. 
B) objectifying cognition. 
C) causal attribution. 
D) defensive pessimism. 
A) personalizing cognition. 
B) objectifying cognition. 
C) causal attribution. 
D) defensive pessimism.

Question 12

According to the court,Amadou Diallo was shot by police officers:

Accepted Answer

A) because he perceived them as a threat. 
B) because he shot at them. 
C) because of cognitive errors in the officers' perception. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) because he perceived them as a threat. 
B) because he shot at them. 
C) because of cognitive errors in the officers' perception. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 13

Which of the following college majors would most likely have many field-independent people?

Accepted Answer

A) Journalism 
B) History 
C) Sociology 
D) Physics 
A) Journalism 
B) History 
C) Sociology 
D) Physics

Question 14

_____ is a general term that refers to awareness and thinking,as well as to specific mental acts such as perceiving,attending to,interpreting,remembering,believing,judging,deciding,and anticipating.

Accepted Answer

A) Strategy 
B) Explanatory style 
C) Cognition 
D) Perception 
A) Strategy 
B) Explanatory style 
C) Cognition 
D) Perception

Question 15

IQ tests have usually been interpreted as measures of:

Accepted Answer

A) achievement intelligence. 
B) aptitude intelligence. 
C) emotional intelligence. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) achievement intelligence. 
B) aptitude intelligence. 
C) emotional intelligence. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 16

According to Marty Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (2000),people in learned helplessness should _____.

Accepted Answer

A) recall objective facts based on an uncomfortable situation 
B) try to recall a similar incident from their own lives 
C) accept an unfavorable situation 
D) ask others for help to seek an outside perspective 
A) recall objective facts based on an uncomfortable situation 
B) try to recall a similar incident from their own lives 
C) accept an unfavorable situation 
D) ask others for help to seek an outside perspective

Question 17

The reformulated learned helplessness model focuses on individuals':

Accepted Answer

A) perceptions of events. 
B) memories of events. 
C) explanations of events. 
D) learning styles. 
A) perceptions of events. 
B) memories of events. 
C) explanations of events. 
D) learning styles.

Question 18

_____ is a psychologist most commonly associated with research on theory of individual differences in tolerance for sensory stimulation.

Accepted Answer

A) Dan Goleman 
B) Aneseth Petrie 
C) Seligman 
D) Herman Witkin 
A) Dan Goleman 
B) Aneseth Petrie 
C) Seligman 
D) Herman Witkin

Question 19

People who score high on _____ rate their personal projects as stressful and difficult.

Accepted Answer

A) psychoticism 
B) conscientiousness 
C) neuroticism 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) psychoticism 
B) conscientiousness 
C) neuroticism 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 20

Pain tolerance has been studied with respect to:

Accepted Answer

A) field-dependence versus field-independence. 
B) explanatory style. 
C) life tasks. 
D) reducing or augmenting pain. 
A) field-dependence versus field-independence. 
B) explanatory style. 
C) life tasks. 
D) reducing or augmenting pain.

_____ refers to the time it takes a person to make a simple discrimination between two displayed objects.

Who among the following has proposed a theory of multiple intelligences,which includes seven forms,such as interpersonal intelligence and intrapersonal intelligence?

People who see a Necker Cube differently are showing differences in their:

An advantage of the Embedded Figures Test (EFT)over the Rod and Frame Test (RFT)is that:

A woman who states that skydiving reminds her of the roller coaster rides she took during her childhood is said to be engaging in:

_____ is observed when people passively endure an uncomfortable situation that is apparently outside of their control.

Herman Witkin introduced the idea of:

Which of the following is NOT an important topic in the cognitive/experiential domain?

People _____ are more likely to have a better control over their weight and their spending habits.

Which of the following is NOT a construct?

A person who relates a new event to past experiences from his or her own life is engaging in:

According to the court,Amadou Diallo was shot by police officers:

Which of the following college majors would most likely have many field-independent people?

_____ is a general term that refers to awareness and thinking,as well as to specific mental acts such as perceiving,attending to,interpreting,remembering,believing,judging,deciding,and anticipating.

IQ tests have usually been interpreted as measures of:

According to Marty Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (2000),people in learned helplessness should _____.

The reformulated learned helplessness model focuses on individuals':

_____ is a psychologist most commonly associated with research on theory of individual differences in tolerance for sensory stimulation.

People who score high on _____ rate their personal projects as stressful and difficult.

Pain tolerance has been studied with respect to:

Introduction to Personality Psychology

Personality Assessment, Measurement, and Research Design

Traits and Trait Taxonomies

Theoretical and Measurement Issues in Trait Psychology

Personality Dispositions Over Time: Stability, Coherence, and Change

Genetics and Personality

Physiological Approaches to Personality

Evolutionary Perspectives on Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches to Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches: Contemporary Issues

Motives and Personality

Emotion and Personality

Approaches to the Self

Personality and Social Interaction

Sex,Gender,and Personality

Culture and Personality

Stress,Coping,Adjustment,and Health

Disorders of Personality

Summary and Future Directions

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Exam 12: Cognitive Topics in Personality

_____ refers to the time it takes a person to make a simple discrimination between two displayed objects.

Who among the following has proposed a theory of multiple intelligences,which includes seven forms,such as interpersonal intelligence and intrapersonal intelligence?

People who see a Necker Cube differently are showing differences in their:

An advantage of the Embedded Figures Test (EFT)over the Rod and Frame Test (RFT)is that:

A woman who states that skydiving reminds her of the roller coaster rides she took during her childhood is said to be engaging in:

_____ is observed when people passively endure an uncomfortable situation that is apparently outside of their control.

Herman Witkin introduced the idea of:

Which of the following is NOT an important topic in the cognitive/experiential domain?

People _____ are more likely to have a better control over their weight and their spending habits.

Which of the following is NOT a construct?

A person who relates a new event to past experiences from his or her own life is engaging in:

According to the court,Amadou Diallo was shot by police officers:

Which of the following college majors would most likely have many field-independent people?

_____ is a general term that refers to awareness and thinking,as well as to specific mental acts such as perceiving,attending to,interpreting,remembering,believing,judging,deciding,and anticipating.

IQ tests have usually been interpreted as measures of:

According to Marty Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (2000),people in learned helplessness should _____.

The reformulated learned helplessness model focuses on individuals':

_____ is a psychologist most commonly associated with research on theory of individual differences in tolerance for sensory stimulation.

People who score high on _____ rate their personal projects as stressful and difficult.

Pain tolerance has been studied with respect to:

Introduction to Personality Psychology

Personality Assessment, Measurement, and Research Design

Traits and Trait Taxonomies

Theoretical and Measurement Issues in Trait Psychology

Personality Dispositions Over Time: Stability, Coherence, and Change

Genetics and Personality

Physiological Approaches to Personality

Evolutionary Perspectives on Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches to Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches: Contemporary Issues

Motives and Personality

Emotion and Personality

Approaches to the Self

Personality and Social Interaction

Sex,Gender,and Personality

Culture and Personality

Stress,Coping,Adjustment,and Health

Disorders of Personality

Summary and Future Directions

Filters