Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) current events 
B) daydreaming themes 
C) maladaptive patterns of behavior 
D) what is going on in an individual's personality. 
A) current events 
B) daydreaming themes 
C) maladaptive patterns of behavior 
D) what is going on in an individual's personality. D

Question 2

Which of the following is one of the dimensions of personality associated with Hans Eysenck?

Accepted Answer

A) psychoticism 
B) agreeableness 
C) impulsivity 
D) emotionality 
A) psychoticism 
B) agreeableness 
C) impulsivity 
D) emotionality A

Question 3

In contrast to women, men tend to score lower on ________.

Accepted Answer

A) extraversion 
B) neuroticism 
C) openness 
D) conscientiousness 
A) extraversion 
B) neuroticism 
C) openness 
D) conscientiousness B

Question 4

According to Freud, the result of conflict between the ego and the id or superego is ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) libido 
B) depression 
C) psychosis 
D) neurosis 
A) libido 
B) depression 
C) psychosis 
D) neurosis

Question 5

In the discussion of Gordon Allport's central traits your text points out that whether or not traits are viewed a causing behavior, they aren't always accurate in predicting behavior because ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the inconsistency with which we live our lives makes any prediction impossible 
B) various forms of psychopathology interfere with accurate personality assessment 
C) the situations in which we find ourselves exert power over our behavior, thoughts and feelings 
D) of invalid personality tests and what they suggest 
A) the inconsistency with which we live our lives makes any prediction impossible 
B) various forms of psychopathology interfere with accurate personality assessment 
C) the situations in which we find ourselves exert power over our behavior, thoughts and feelings 
D) of invalid personality tests and what they suggest

Question 6

Carolyn took home some printer paper from the office.Later, she felt guilty for stealing it so she brought some paper to work to replace what she took.Freud would suggest that Carolyn's ________ was influencing her motives and behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) id 
B) unconscious mind 
C) ego 
D) superego 
A) id 
B) unconscious mind 
C) ego 
D) superego

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) factor features 
B) t test 
C) pf analysis 
D) factor analysis 
A) factor features 
B) t test 
C) pf analysis 
D) factor analysis

Question 8

The unique and relatively stable ways in which each individual thinks, acts, and feels is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) personality 
B) nurture 
C) a trait 
D) nature 
A) personality 
B) nurture 
C) a trait 
D) nature

Question 9

Mahmoud was just told that his father has cancer.Mahmoud's first response is that there must be a mistake and he demands that the doctor repeat his tests.Which defense mechanism is at work here?

Accepted Answer

A) reaction formation 
B) denial 
C) repression 
D) undoing 
A) reaction formation 
B) denial 
C) repression 
D) undoing

Question 10

Which of the following concepts is not found in the humanistic perspective of personality?

Accepted Answer

A) self-actualization 
B) self-concept 
C) free will 
D) self-efficacy 
A) self-actualization 
B) self-concept 
C) free will 
D) self-efficacy

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

Which of the following is one of the dimensions of personality associated with Hans Eysenck?

In contrast to women, men tend to score lower on ________.

According to Freud, the result of conflict between the ego and the id or superego is ___________.

In the discussion of Gordon Allport's central traits your text points out that whether or not traits are viewed a causing behavior, they aren't always accurate in predicting behavior because ________.

Carolyn took home some printer paper from the office.Later, she felt guilty for stealing it so she brought some paper to work to replace what she took.Freud would suggest that Carolyn's ________ was influencing her motives and behavior.

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

The unique and relatively stable ways in which each individual thinks, acts, and feels is called __________.

Mahmoud was just told that his father has cancer.Mahmoud's first response is that there must be a mistake and he demands that the doctor repeat his tests.Which defense mechanism is at work here?

Which of the following concepts is not found in the humanistic perspective of personality?

Section 1: Introduction to the Science of Psychology: History and Research Methods

Section 2: Introduction to the Science of Psychology: History and Research Methods

Section 1: The Biology of Mind and Behavior: the Brain in Action

Section 2: The Biology of Mind and Behavior: the Brain in Action

Section 1: Sensation and Perception: How the World Enters the Mind

Section 2: Sensation and Perception: How the World Enters the Mind

Section 1: Learning: How Experience Changes Us

Section 2: Learning: How Experience Changes Us

Section 1: Memory: Living With Yesterday

Section 2: Memory: Living With Yesterday

Section 1: Language, Thinking, and Intelligence: What Humans Do Best

Section 2: Language, Thinking, and Intelligence: What Humans Do Best

Section 1: Emotion and Motivation: Feeling and Striving

Section 2: Emotion and Motivation: Feeling and Striving

Section 2: Personality: Vive La Différence

Section 1: Psychology Over the Life Span: Growing Up, Growing Older, Growing Wiser

Section 2: Psychology Over the Life Span: Growing Up, Growing Older, Growing Wiser

Section 1: Stress, Health, and Coping: Dealing With Life

Section 2: Stress, Health, and Coping: Dealing With Life

Section 1: Psychological Disorders: More Than Everyday Problems

Section 2: Psychological Disorders: More Than Everyday Problems

Section 1: Treatment: Healing Actions, Healing Words

Section 2: Treatment: Healing Actions, Healing Words

Section 1: Social Psychology: Meeting of the Minds

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Exam 8: Section 1: Personality: Vive La Différence

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

Which of the following is one of the dimensions of personality associated with Hans Eysenck?

In contrast to women, men tend to score lower on ________.

According to Freud, the result of conflict between the ego and the id or superego is ___________.

In the discussion of Gordon Allport's central traits your text points out that whether or not traits are viewed a causing behavior, they aren't always accurate in predicting behavior because ________.

Carolyn took home some printer paper from the office.Later, she felt guilty for stealing it so she brought some paper to work to replace what she took.Freud would suggest that Carolyn's ________ was influencing her motives and behavior.

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

The unique and relatively stable ways in which each individual thinks, acts, and feels is called __________.

Mahmoud was just told that his father has cancer.Mahmoud's first response is that there must be a mistake and he demands that the doctor repeat his tests.Which defense mechanism is at work here?

Which of the following concepts is not found in the humanistic perspective of personality?

Section 1: Introduction to the Science of Psychology: History and Research Methods

Section 2: Introduction to the Science of Psychology: History and Research Methods

Section 1: The Biology of Mind and Behavior: the Brain in Action

Section 2: The Biology of Mind and Behavior: the Brain in Action

Section 1: Sensation and Perception: How the World Enters the Mind

Section 2: Sensation and Perception: How the World Enters the Mind

Section 1: Learning: How Experience Changes Us

Section 2: Learning: How Experience Changes Us

Section 1: Memory: Living With Yesterday

Section 2: Memory: Living With Yesterday

Section 1: Language, Thinking, and Intelligence: What Humans Do Best

Section 2: Language, Thinking, and Intelligence: What Humans Do Best

Section 1: Emotion and Motivation: Feeling and Striving

Section 2: Emotion and Motivation: Feeling and Striving

Section 2: Personality: Vive La Différence

Section 1: Psychology Over the Life Span: Growing Up, Growing Older, Growing Wiser

Section 2: Psychology Over the Life Span: Growing Up, Growing Older, Growing Wiser

Section 1: Stress, Health, and Coping: Dealing With Life

Section 2: Stress, Health, and Coping: Dealing With Life

Section 1: Psychological Disorders: More Than Everyday Problems

Section 2: Psychological Disorders: More Than Everyday Problems

Section 1: Treatment: Healing Actions, Healing Words

Section 2: Treatment: Healing Actions, Healing Words

Section 1: Social Psychology: Meeting of the Minds

Section 2: Social Psychology: Meeting of the Minds

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