Question 1

The main difference between Allport's classification of traits and Cattell's classification of traits is that

Accepted Answer

A) Allport classified traits subjectively,while Cattell used a statistical approach. 
B) Allport classified traits statistically,while Cattell used a subjective approach. 
C) Allport's source traits are the visible areas of personality. 
D) Cattell's central traits are the basic building blocks of personality. 
A) Allport classified traits subjectively,while Cattell used a statistical approach. 
B) Allport classified traits statistically,while Cattell used a subjective approach. 
C) Allport's source traits are the visible areas of personality. 
D) Cattell's central traits are the basic building blocks of personality.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT one of the dimensions in the "Big Five" factor model of personality?

Accepted Answer

A) openness to experience 
B) neuroticism 
C) agreeableness 
D) melancholia 
A) openness to experience 
B) neuroticism 
C) agreeableness 
D) melancholia

Question 3

Raymond Cattell called the visible or observable traits of your personality _______ traits.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Raymond Cattell called the visible or observable...

Question 4

Most "personalities" involve a mix of costs and benefits with very extreme personality patterns often

Accepted Answer

A) being maladaptive. 
B) helping a person to be successful in life. 
C) being seen in people who are self-actualized. 
D) being seen in persons who are middle-aged and older. 
A) being maladaptive. 
B) helping a person to be successful in life. 
C) being seen in people who are self-actualized. 
D) being seen in persons who are middle-aged and older.

Question 5

Eysenck saw the characteristics of personality as being related to the four types of temperament first recognized by the early Greeks.Which of the following is the correct match between the temperament and its definition?

Accepted Answer

A) melancholic---sluggish,calm 
B) choleric--------hot-tempered,irritable 
C) sanguine-------sad,gloomy 
D) phlegmatic-----cheerful,hopeful 
A) melancholic---sluggish,calm 
B) choleric--------hot-tempered,irritable 
C) sanguine-------sad,gloomy 
D) phlegmatic-----cheerful,hopeful

Question 6

Ben,who is intelligent and creative,would most likely score high on which dimension of the Big Five personality model?

Accepted Answer

A) openness to experience 
B) conscientiousness 
C) extroversion 
D) neuroticism 
A) openness to experience 
B) conscientiousness 
C) extroversion 
D) neuroticism

Question 7

Up to a point,high achievement is associated with the Big-Five trait of conscientiousness with an inflexibility in this trait resulting in

Accepted Answer

A) psychosis. 
B) perfectionism. 
C) insanity. 
D) introversion. 
A) psychosis. 
B) perfectionism. 
C) insanity. 
D) introversion.

Question 8

Which personality theorist referred to the traits shared by members of a culture as common traits and the unique qualities of a particular person as individual traits,classified as cardinal,central,and secondary traits?

Accepted Answer

A) Raymond Cattell 
B) Julian Rotter 
C) Gordon Allport 
D) Alfred Adler 
A) Raymond Cattell 
B) Julian Rotter 
C) Gordon Allport 
D) Alfred Adler

Question 9

Your younger brother tends to be sluggish and calm.The early Greeks would have said that your younger brother has which temperament?

Accepted Answer

A) melancholic 
B) choleric 
C) sanguine 
D) phlegmatic 
A) melancholic 
B) choleric 
C) sanguine 
D) phlegmatic

Question 10

Source traits can be measured by using a test called the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

If you were asked to describe the personality of your best friend,and you said that she was optimistic,reserved,and friendly,you would be using the _______ approach.

Accepted Answer

A) psychodynamic 
B) analytical 
C) humanistic 
D) trait 
A) psychodynamic 
B) analytical 
C) humanistic 
D) trait

Question 12

Martha values aesthetic experiences,has excellent verbal abilities,and is liberal and tolerant of others.She tends to like music that is reflective and complex,such as blues,folk,and jazz.According to Rentfrow,Martha would most likely fit into which music-personality category?

Accepted Answer

A) mellow 
B) unpretentious 
C) sophisticated 
D) intense 
A) mellow 
B) unpretentious 
C) sophisticated 
D) intense

Question 13

Eysenck saw the characteristics of personality as being related to the four types of temperament first recognized by the early Greeks.Which of the following is the correct match between the temperament and its definition?

Accepted Answer

A) melancholic---hot-tempered,irritable 
B) choleric--------cheerful,hopeful 
C) sanguine-------sad,gloomy 
D) phlegmatic-----sluggish,calm 
A) melancholic---hot-tempered,irritable 
B) choleric--------cheerful,hopeful 
C) sanguine-------sad,gloomy 
D) phlegmatic-----sluggish,calm

Question 14

You describe your friend Noel as outgoing and friendly,conscientious,even-tempered,and curious.You have just rated his personality based on

Accepted Answer

A) the five-factor model. 
B) the MMPI-2. 
C) Hans Eysenck's dimensions. 
D) Dollard and Miller's critical situations theory. 
A) the five-factor model. 
B) the MMPI-2. 
C) Hans Eysenck's dimensions. 
D) Dollard and Miller's critical situations theory.

Question 15

The trait approach would be used to identify

Accepted Answer

A) the possible selves that one can choose from based on his or her character profile. 
B) stable qualities a person shows in most situations. 
C) situation-specific behaviors. 
D) only characteristics that are shared by a group or culture. 
A) the possible selves that one can choose from based on his or her character profile. 
B) stable qualities a person shows in most situations. 
C) situation-specific behaviors. 
D) only characteristics that are shared by a group or culture.

Question 16

If a person is extremely conscientious to the point of having impossibly high standards,psychologists usually call this trait

Accepted Answer

A) neurotic anxiety. 
B) dogmatism. 
C) perfectionism. 
D) organismic valuing. 
A) neurotic anxiety. 
B) dogmatism. 
C) perfectionism. 
D) organismic valuing.

Question 17

According to Rentfrow,people in the unpretentious category are cheerful,extroverted,reliable,helpful,and conservative and tend to enjoy

Accepted Answer

A) smooth and relaxing music,such as contemporary adult,r&b,soft rock,and soul. 
B) upbeat conventional music,such as country,pop,religious,and rock-n-roll. 
C) energetic and rhythmic music,such as dance,electronic,funk,hip-hop,and rap. 
D) reflective and complex music,such as blues,classical,folk,jazz,opera,and world. 
A) smooth and relaxing music,such as contemporary adult,r&b,soft rock,and soul. 
B) upbeat conventional music,such as country,pop,religious,and rock-n-roll. 
C) energetic and rhythmic music,such as dance,electronic,funk,hip-hop,and rap. 
D) reflective and complex music,such as blues,classical,folk,jazz,opera,and world.

Question 18

In the five-factor model of personality,the dimension that measures whether a person is anxious,emotionally "sour," irritable,and unhappy or whether the person is happy,calm,and even­tempered is the _______ dimension.

Accepted Answer

A) neuroticism 
B) conscientiousness 
C) agreeableness 
D) openness to experience 
A) neuroticism 
B) conscientiousness 
C) agreeableness 
D) openness to experience

Question 19

In a series of studies,Peter Rentfrow found that which of the following tended to be associated with people's personality characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A) their tastes in foods 
B) their style of dress 
C) the types of preferred music 
D) the types of preferred entertainment 
A) their tastes in foods 
B) their style of dress 
C) the types of preferred music 
D) the types of preferred entertainment

Question 20

According to Gordon Allport,characteristics that are shared by most members of a culture are termed __________ traits.

Accepted Answer

A) cultural 
B) ethnic 
C) general 
D) common 
A) cultural 
B) ethnic 
C) general 
D) common

Exam 51: Personality: Trait Theories

The main difference between Allport's classification of traits and Cattell's classification of traits is that

Which of the following is NOT one of the dimensions in the "Big Five" factor model of personality?

Raymond Cattell called the visible or observable traits of your personality _______ traits.

Most "personalities" involve a mix of costs and benefits with very extreme personality patterns often

Eysenck saw the characteristics of personality as being related to the four types of temperament first recognized by the early Greeks.Which of the following is the correct match between the temperament and its definition?

Ben,who is intelligent and creative,would most likely score high on which dimension of the Big Five personality model?

Up to a point,high achievement is associated with the Big-Five trait of conscientiousness with an inflexibility in this trait resulting in

Which personality theorist referred to the traits shared by members of a culture as common traits and the unique qualities of a particular person as individual traits,classified as cardinal,central,and secondary traits?

Your younger brother tends to be sluggish and calm.The early Greeks would have said that your younger brother has which temperament?

Source traits can be measured by using a test called the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire.

If you were asked to describe the personality of your best friend,and you said that she was optimistic,reserved,and friendly,you would be using the _______ approach.

Martha values aesthetic experiences,has excellent verbal abilities,and is liberal and tolerant of others.She tends to like music that is reflective and complex,such as blues,folk,and jazz.According to Rentfrow,Martha would most likely fit into which music-personality category?

Eysenck saw the characteristics of personality as being related to the four types of temperament first recognized by the early Greeks.Which of the following is the correct match between the temperament and its definition?

You describe your friend Noel as outgoing and friendly,conscientious,even-tempered,and curious.You have just rated his personality based on

The trait approach would be used to identify

If a person is extremely conscientious to the point of having impossibly high standards,psychologists usually call this trait

According to Rentfrow,people in the unpretentious category are cheerful,extroverted,reliable,helpful,and conservative and tend to enjoy

In the five-factor model of personality,the dimension that measures whether a person is anxious,emotionally "sour," irritable,and unhappy or whether the person is happy,calm,and even­tempered is the _______ dimension.

In a series of studies,Peter Rentfrow found that which of the following tended to be associated with people's personality characteristics?

According to Gordon Allport,characteristics that are shared by most members of a culture are termed __________ traits.

Introduction

How to Study Psychology

Introducing Psychology: Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Introducing Psychology: Psychology Then and Now

Introducing Psychology: the Psychology Experiment

Introducing Psychology: Non-Experimental Research Methods

Psychology in Action: Thinking Critically About the Media

Brain and Behavior: Neurons and the Nervous System

Brain and Behavior: Brain Research

Brain and Behavior: Hemispheres and Lobes of the Cortex

Brain and Behavior: Sub-Cortex and Endocrine System

Psychology in Action: Handedness

Human Development: Heredity and Environment

Human Development: Emotional and Social Development in Childhood

Human Development: Language and Cognitive Development in Childhood

Human Development: Adolescence and Adulthood

Psychology in Action: Well-Being and Happiness

Sensation and Perception: Sensory Processes

Sensation and Perception: Vision

Sensation and Perception: The Other Senses

Sensation and Perception: Perceptual Processes

Sensation and Perception: Perception and Objectivity

Psychology in Action: Extrasensory Perception

Consciousness: States of Consciousness

Consciousness: Sleep and Dreams

Consciousness: Psychoactive Drugs

Psychology in Action: Exploring and Using Dreams

Conditioning and Learning: Types of Learning

Conditioning and Learning: Classical Conditioning

Conditioning and Learning: Operant Conditioning

Conditioning and Learning: Reinforcement and Punishment

Psychology in Action: Behavioral Self-Management

Memory: Memory Systems

Memory: Forgetting

Memory: Exceptional Memory and Improving Memory

Psychology in Action: Mnemonics

Cognition and Intelligence: Imagery, Concepts, and Language

Cognition and Intelligence: Problem Solving

Cognition and Intelligence: Creative Thinking and Intuition

Cognition and Intelligence: Intelligence

Psychology in Action: Enhancing Creativity

Motivation and Emotion: Overview of Motives and Emotions

Motivation and Emotion: Motivation in Detail

Motivation and Emotion: Emotion in Detail

Psychology in Action: Emotional Intelligence

Human Sexuality: Sexual Development and Orientation

Human Sexuality: Gender Development, Androgyny, and Gender Variance

Human Sexuality: Sexual Behavior, Response, and Attitudes

Psychology in Action: Sexual Problems

Personality: Overview of Personality

Personality: Psychoanalytic and Humanistic Theories

Personality: Behavioral and Social Learning Theories

Psychology in Action: Understanding Shyness

Health, Stress, and Coping: Health Psychology

Health, Stress, and Coping: Stress, Frustration, and Conflict

Health, Stress, and Coping: Defenses, Helplessness, and Depression

Health, Stress, and Coping: Stress and Health

Psychology in Action: Stress Management

Psychological Disorders: Normality and Psychopathology

In the five-factor model of personality,the dimension that measures whether a person is anxious,emotionally "sour," irritable,and unhappy or whether the person is happy,calm,and eventempered is the _______ dimension.