Exam 3: Traits and Trait Taxonomies

Psychologists Simpson and Gangestad developed the concept of sociosexuality based on the evolutionary theory.They developed the sociosexual orientation hypothesis based on this concept.They most likely employed the _____ approach to developing the hypothesis.

If the act "she made direct eye contact and smiled" is central to the category of flirting,it would be considered a(n)_____ act for that category of behavior.

According to Norman's markers for the Big Five,a person who is responsible and tidy would score high on the trait of:

In the context of the act frequency approach,a robin is more _____ of the bird category than a penguin.

The Wiggins circumplex model is composed of _____ primary dimensions of personality.

In the context of the Wiggins circumplex model,_____ specifies that traits that are perpendicular to each other on the model are entirely unrelated to each other.

In the context of the combinations of Big Five variables,happiness and experiencing positive affect in everyday life are best predicted by:

A problem with factor analysis is that:

Which of the following is NOT an attribute of Hans Eysenck's personality taxonomy?

According to the Wiggins circumplex model,the traits of dominance and agreeableness are:

In Hans Eysenck's formulation,which of the following traits is supposed to be linked with central nervous system arousal or reactivity?

A Freudian scholar develops measures to assess "the oral personality" and "the anal personality." The scholar is most likely to use the _____ approach to identify important individual differences.

In Hans Eysenck's hierarchical model,each super-trait is at:

Who among the following is noted as the first person to discover a version of the five-factor model but is not credited with having identified its precise structure?

Which of the following approaches uses the statistical procedure of factor analysis?

In the context of the five-factor model,which of the following is NOT one of the four lists into which Allport and Odbert divided the laboriously identified 17,953 trait terms?

Which of the following is a criticism of the act frequency approach?

The five-factor model was originally based on a combination of the _____ approaches.

Which of the following is a problem with the five-factor model?

According to Hans Eysenck's personality taxonomy,a worrier would most likely score high on the trait of: