Question 1

The most exciting work in personality psychology in the new millennium will be based on the

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A) work of many personality researchers working on their own in narrow slices of the domains they have specialized in over time. 
B) convergence of teams of researchers across different domains using methods that span multiple levels of analysis. 
C) syntheses of all personality psychology under a common framework based on evolutionary psychology. 
D) foundation of biological determinism using the results of the human genome project as the basis for studying human personality. 
A) work of many personality researchers working on their own in narrow slices of the domains they have specialized in over time. 
B) convergence of teams of researchers across different domains using methods that span multiple levels of analysis. 
C) syntheses of all personality psychology under a common framework based on evolutionary psychology. 
D) foundation of biological determinism using the results of the human genome project as the basis for studying human personality. B

Question 2

All of the following are questions personality psychologists that study the dispositional domain will continue to ask in the future EXCEPT

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A) How many new personality traits exist? 
B) How will future advancements in measurement theory affect the study of personality dispositions? 
C) How do personality traits interact with situations to produce behaviors? 
D) Are the major personality traits of human personality moderately heritable? 
A) How many new personality traits exist? 
B) How will future advancements in measurement theory affect the study of personality dispositions? 
C) How do personality traits interact with situations to produce behaviors? 
D) Are the major personality traits of human personality moderately heritable? D

Question 3

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

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A) Individualism/Collectivism 
B) Psychopathology 
C) Pleasantness/Unpleasantness 
D) Introversion/Extraversion 
A) Individualism/Collectivism 
B) Psychopathology 
C) Pleasantness/Unpleasantness 
D) Introversion/Extraversion A

Question 4

The goal of personality psychology is to understand

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A) differences between people. 
B) how people behave across different cultures. 
C) how people are similar to one another. 
D) the whole of personality. 
A) differences between people. 
B) how people behave across different cultures. 
C) how people are similar to one another. 
D) the whole of personality.

Question 5

This approach to personality dispositions suggests that each person has a distinct psychological signature in terms of the specific ______ relationships between traits and dispositions.

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A) temporal 
B) if-then 
C) cause-effect 
D) yin-yang 
A) temporal 
B) if-then 
C) cause-effect 
D) yin-yang

Question 6

Much current research in the intrapsychic domain addresses

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A) the oedipal complex. 
B) libido. 
C) thanatos. 
D) repression. 
A) the oedipal complex. 
B) libido. 
C) thanatos. 
D) repression.

Question 7

Research has found that _____ percent of the variation in most of the major personality traits can be attributed to genetic variations.

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A) 10-20 
B) 20-50 
C) 60 to 80 
D) 100 
A) 10-20 
B) 20-50 
C) 60 to 80 
D) 100

Question 8

To gain an understanding of the complete picture of human personality researchers must

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A) all work together to gain an understanding of the human nature level of human behavior. 
B) be systematic in their approaches, use diverse methods and approaches of study, and communicate clearly with other researchers working in various areas of personality psychology. 
C) build upon the foundation of the knowledge developed by researchers investigating the intrapsychic domain. 
D) continue to work in even narrower specialty areas within personality psychology. 
A) all work together to gain an understanding of the human nature level of human behavior. 
B) be systematic in their approaches, use diverse methods and approaches of study, and communicate clearly with other researchers working in various areas of personality psychology. 
C) build upon the foundation of the knowledge developed by researchers investigating the intrapsychic domain. 
D) continue to work in even narrower specialty areas within personality psychology.

Question 9

Future research on genetics and behavior is likely to lead to new discoveries in all of these areas EXCEPT

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A) the identification of specific genes that contribute to explaining the genetic variance in behavioral dimensions and disorders. 
B) how our genetic makeup contributes to physiological features like eye color or height. 
C) genetics researchers studying the effects of shared and non-shared family environments. 
D) genes will be found that synthesize specific neurotransmitters that will be related to specific personality traits. 
A) the identification of specific genes that contribute to explaining the genetic variance in behavioral dimensions and disorders. 
B) how our genetic makeup contributes to physiological features like eye color or height. 
C) genetics researchers studying the effects of shared and non-shared family environments. 
D) genes will be found that synthesize specific neurotransmitters that will be related to specific personality traits.

Question 10

The study of gender most often takes place in the _____ domain.

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A) intrapsychic 
B) dispositional 
C) social and cultural 
D) cognitive/experiential 
A) intrapsychic 
B) dispositional 
C) social and cultural 
D) cognitive/experiential

Question 11

The domain of personality most concerned with unconscious motivation is the _____ domain

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A) intrapsychic 
B) dispositional 
C) biological 
D) cognitive/experiential 
A) intrapsychic 
B) dispositional 
C) biological 
D) cognitive/experiential

Question 12

The following are all concepts subsumed by the cognitive-experiential domain EXCEPT

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A) emotions. 
B) dispositions. 
C) goals. 
D) information processing. 
A) emotions. 
B) dispositions. 
C) goals. 
D) information processing.

Question 13

The _____ domain is most concerned with understanding subjective experiences.

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A) intrapsychic 
B) dispositional 
C) biological 
D) cognitive/experiential 
A) intrapsychic 
B) dispositional 
C) biological 
D) cognitive/experiential

Question 14

Which of the following topics do the authors of your text believe will be a focus of much of the future research in the biological domain of personality?

Accepted Answer

A) Approach and avoidance relationships 
B) The number of basic personality dispositions 
C) The genetic bases of human personality 
D) The molecular level of genetic analysis 
A) Approach and avoidance relationships 
B) The number of basic personality dispositions 
C) The genetic bases of human personality 
D) The molecular level of genetic analysis

Question 15

Researchers working in which of the following domains are especially interested in how people influence the environment, and how the environment influences personality?

Accepted Answer

A) Intrapsychic 
B) Social and cultural 
C) Biological 
D) Cognitive/experiential 
A) Intrapsychic 
B) Social and cultural 
C) Biological 
D) Cognitive/experiential

Question 16

The authors of your textbook believe that in the future evolutionary psychology will

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A) supplant the other domains of personality as the dominant force in personality psychology. 
B) continue to gain in importance, but will not supplant other perspectives. 
C) replace the cognitive domain by basing mental functioning on a variety of psychological mechanisms. 
D) provide a layer of insight into human nature for discovering a universal set of personality dispositions. 
A) supplant the other domains of personality as the dominant force in personality psychology. 
B) continue to gain in importance, but will not supplant other perspectives. 
C) replace the cognitive domain by basing mental functioning on a variety of psychological mechanisms. 
D) provide a layer of insight into human nature for discovering a universal set of personality dispositions.

Question 17

Research in modern personality psychology from the perspective of the intrapsychic domain

Accepted Answer

A) does not believe there is such a thing as an unconscious. 
B) does not study the unconscious. 
C) uses many innovative methods to study the unconscious, such as priming and subliminal exposure. 
D) believes the unconscious is a cognitive byproduct. 
A) does not believe there is such a thing as an unconscious. 
B) does not study the unconscious. 
C) uses many innovative methods to study the unconscious, such as priming and subliminal exposure. 
D) believes the unconscious is a cognitive byproduct.

Question 18

Relationships between personality characteristics and health are addressed in the _____ domain.

Accepted Answer

A) adjustment 
B) dispositional 
C) social and cultural 
D) cognitive/experiential 
A) adjustment 
B) dispositional 
C) social and cultural 
D) cognitive/experiential

Question 19

Recent experimental demonstrations of false memories are

Accepted Answer

A) indicating that patterns of memories are inconsistent over time. 
B) a long way from the issue of repressed or false childhood memories of traumatic events. 
C) showing that there are higher instances of childhood sexual abuse then previously believed. 
D) questioning the id's responsibility for repressed and false memories. 
A) indicating that patterns of memories are inconsistent over time. 
B) a long way from the issue of repressed or false childhood memories of traumatic events. 
C) showing that there are higher instances of childhood sexual abuse then previously believed. 
D) questioning the id's responsibility for repressed and false memories.

Question 20

An understanding of the totality of human personality

Accepted Answer

A) will never be possible because human personality is much too complex to completely understand. 
B) can be accomplished by gaining and integrating knowledge about its many parts. 
C) has been accomplished by modern personality psychologists using the latest personality research methods. 
D) cannot be accomplished by modern personality psychology in the foreseeable future of the science. 
A) will never be possible because human personality is much too complex to completely understand. 
B) can be accomplished by gaining and integrating knowledge about its many parts. 
C) has been accomplished by modern personality psychologists using the latest personality research methods. 
D) cannot be accomplished by modern personality psychology in the foreseeable future of the science.

The most exciting work in personality psychology in the new millennium will be based on the

All of the following are questions personality psychologists that study the dispositional domain will continue to ask in the future EXCEPT

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

The goal of personality psychology is to understand

This approach to personality dispositions suggests that each person has a distinct psychological signature in terms of the specific ______ relationships between traits and dispositions.

Much current research in the intrapsychic domain addresses

Research has found that _____ percent of the variation in most of the major personality traits can be attributed to genetic variations.

To gain an understanding of the complete picture of human personality researchers must

Future research on genetics and behavior is likely to lead to new discoveries in all of these areas EXCEPT

The study of gender most often takes place in the _____ domain.

The domain of personality most concerned with unconscious motivation is the _____ domain

The following are all concepts subsumed by the cognitive-experiential domain EXCEPT

The _____ domain is most concerned with understanding subjective experiences.

Which of the following topics do the authors of your text believe will be a focus of much of the future research in the biological domain of personality?

Researchers working in which of the following domains are especially interested in how people influence the environment, and how the environment influences personality?

The authors of your textbook believe that in the future evolutionary psychology will

Research in modern personality psychology from the perspective of the intrapsychic domain

Relationships between personality characteristics and health are addressed in the _____ domain.

Recent experimental demonstrations of false memories are

An understanding of the totality of human personality

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

Cognitive Topics in 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

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Exam 20: Summary and Future Directions

The most exciting work in personality psychology in the new millennium will be based on the

All of the following are questions personality psychologists that study the dispositional domain will continue to ask in the future EXCEPT

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

The goal of personality psychology is to understand

This approach to personality dispositions suggests that each person has a distinct psychological signature in terms of the specific ______ relationships between traits and dispositions.

Much current research in the intrapsychic domain addresses

Research has found that _____ percent of the variation in most of the major personality traits can be attributed to genetic variations.

To gain an understanding of the complete picture of human personality researchers must

Future research on genetics and behavior is likely to lead to new discoveries in all of these areas EXCEPT

The study of gender most often takes place in the _____ domain.

The domain of personality most concerned with unconscious motivation is the _____ domain

The following are all concepts subsumed by the cognitive-experiential domain EXCEPT

The _____ domain is most concerned with understanding subjective experiences.

Which of the following topics do the authors of your text believe will be a focus of much of the future research in the biological domain of personality?

Researchers working in which of the following domains are especially interested in how people influence the environment, and how the environment influences personality?

The authors of your textbook believe that in the future evolutionary psychology will

Research in modern personality psychology from the perspective of the intrapsychic domain

Relationships between personality characteristics and health are addressed in the _____ domain.

Recent experimental demonstrations of false memories are

An understanding of the totality of human personality

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

Cognitive Topics in 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

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