Exam 4: Theoretical and Measurement Issues in Trait Psychology

Andrea enjoys drawing pictures,solving complex mathematical problems,and building things.Her decision to major in architecture would best demonstrate:

The process of combining the three primary colors on a color wheel is analogous to the process in which:

Personality has its strongest influence on behavior _____.

Samuel is a math professor and loves his job.Students love his classes because he makes the classes interactive and innovative.Even students who score low in math show a remarkable improvement when assigned to his classes.In this scenario,the fact that Samuel naturally elicits a strong liking for math from his students exemplifies:

In the context of stability over time,identify a true statement about personality traits?

Trait psychology has sometimes been called _____ psychology.

Who among the following continues to use polygraphs in employment screening as well as periodic honesty verification of persons in sensitive positions?

Polygraph machines measure:

Shimeath,a manager,rarely misses an opportunity to praise her team.She seems to be empathetic toward the team members personal and professional concerns.She uses small gestures of kindness and affection to influence the team effectively.In the context of person-situation interaction,this scenario most likely exemplifies:

In order to select personnel for a job,a psychologist would NOT:

In the context of person-situation interaction,individuals who use a charm tactic in order to influence others are most likely demonstrating the concept of:

The concept of rank order stability suggests that:

Which of the following scenarios best exemplifies situationism?

Aggregation usually results in a:

In the context of person-situation interaction,the equation B = f(P * S):

Of all the perspectives and strategies for studying personality,the trait approach is the most mathematically and statistically oriented due to its emphasis on:

The item "Whenever I walk up stairs,I always do so on my hands" on a questionnaire assesses:

Victor,a 35-year-old,is generally a very friendly,outgoing,and sociable person.In the context of the three important assumptions that form the basic foundation for trait psychology,trait psychologists tend to assume that he:

_____ challenged the idea that traits are stable across situations.

In a study conducted by Diener,Larsen,and Emmons (1984)in which participants had to wear pagers so that they could be signaled electronically throughout the day for six weeks,it was found that: