Exam 8: Personality: Vive La Différence

Which of Freud's levels of consciousness consists of thoughts and feelings that can be easily brought into immediate awareness?

Which is the best predictor of a child's attachment style?

When anxiety-provoking memories are prevented from reaching conscious awareness, such as not remembering lying to parents, it is called ________.

Ted is friendly, loves to tells jokes at parties, and is perceived by others as warm and considerate. On which two of the Big Five traits would you expect Ted to obtain high scores?

If you had to have a personality assessment, which type (projective, inventory) would you prefer? Would you want more than one approach taken? What are the benefits and drawbacks of the approaches you selected?

According to Freud, during the first 12 months of life, the dominant source of physical gratification is the ______.

The source a person believes to be exerting control over life's events is called ________.

Unconditional positive regard is MOST important to the theory of ______.

Which child is more likely to feel self-conscious?

A statistical technique that is designed to see whether traits are strongly associated with each other is called _______.

According to Freud, personal information such as your address and birthdate are stored in your conscious mind.

________ are expectations that have a powerful influence on thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and therefore, personality.

A person's responses to a projective test are thought to reflect ____________.

Sensation seekers are more likely to get tattooed.

Ruth-Ann just graduated from high school; she is trying out for the soccer team at the college that she will attend in the fall. She knows that it will be more competitive than her high school team, but she believes in her ability to succeed and plans to practice all summer. Bandura would say that Ruth might have an edge over some competitors simply because she has ________.

Darla's father went to prison when she was four years old, following numerous domestic violence incidents with Darla's mother. Although Darla does not remember the violence, she is fearful of men and avoids intimate relationships. Freud would suggest that the problem lies with Darla's ________.

Which of the following choices describes the cultural personality of the United States?

According to your textbook, which of the following personality factors has the highest level of heritability?

Frank and Gina are looking at an abstract painting in a museum. Gina describes objects and people she thinks she sees in the painting. Frank says, "It's a bunch of paint thrown on a canvas." Gina responds, "No, there is so much here that you just don't see." During lunch they agree that their experience reminds them of what concept they learned in introductory psychology?

Derrick is an executive with a large financial firm. Any time his investments do poorly, he throws temper tantrums and breaks things. Then he starts barking orders at his secretary. Which personality structure would Freud say is exerting control?