Question 1

According to recent views, extraversion can be described as a tendency to

Accepted Answer

A)  Experience positive affect 
B)  Have impulse control 
C)  Exert power over other people 
D)  Show warmth and altruistic response to people in distress 
A)  Experience positive affect 
B)  Have impulse control 
C)  Exert power over other people 
D)  Show warmth and altruistic response to people in distress

Question 2

Recent revisions of Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory link the experience of intense fear to which of the following systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Behavioral Activation System 
B)  Behavioral Inhibition System 
C)  Fight-Flight-Freeze System 
D)  Affect Modulation System 
A)  Behavioral Activation System 
B)  Behavioral Inhibition System 
C)  Fight-Flight-Freeze System 
D)  Affect Modulation System

Question 3

Eysenck links individual differences in extraversion/introversion to the functioning of the

Accepted Answer

A)  Limbic system 
B)  Reticular activating system 
C)  Thalamus 
D)  Cerebral cortex 
A)  Limbic system 
B)  Reticular activating system 
C)  Thalamus 
D)  Cerebral cortex

Question 4

Which of the following statements about openness to experience is not supported by research findings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leaders high in 0 inspire more allegiance among their followers 
B)  Students high in 0 produce more creative self-expressions 
C)  0 is positively associated with mild forms of magical and bizarre thinking 
D)  0 is positively associated with education level and social class 
A)  Leaders high in 0 inspire more allegiance among their followers 
B)  Students high in 0 produce more creative self-expressions 
C)  0 is positively associated with mild forms of magical and bizarre thinking 
D)  0 is positively associated with education level and social class

Question 5

When confronted with emotionally complex and intense situations, extraverts tend to

Accepted Answer

A)  Feel intense positive and intense negative emotions at the same time 
B)  Tamp down their emotional expectations in order to protect themselves against fear and sadness 
C)  Deny that they feel any negative emotions 
D)  Savor the positive feelings so that they will outweigh the negative 
A)  Feel intense positive and intense negative emotions at the same time 
B)  Tamp down their emotional expectations in order to protect themselves against fear and sadness 
C)  Deny that they feel any negative emotions 
D)  Savor the positive feelings so that they will outweigh the negative

Question 6

In Gray's two-factor theory of traits, impulsivity is regulated by the

Accepted Answer

A)  Behavioral approach system 
B)  Behavioral inhibition system 
C)  Reticular activating system 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Behavioral approach system 
B)  Behavioral inhibition system 
C)  Reticular activating system 
D)  All of the above

Question 7

Recent cognitive research on introversion and extraversion suggests that

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A)  Introverts focus on accuracy over speed, while extraverts focus on speed over accuracy 
B)  Introverts perform better than extraverts on tasks requiring higher-order reasoning 
C)  Extraverts have better long-term memory for words 
D)  Extraverts process information at a more shallow level than do introverts 
A)  Introverts focus on accuracy over speed, while extraverts focus on speed over accuracy 
B)  Introverts perform better than extraverts on tasks requiring higher-order reasoning 
C)  Extraverts have better long-term memory for words 
D)  Extraverts process information at a more shallow level than do introverts

Question 8

Dopamine is strongly associated with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Feeling positive rewards 
B)  Wanting to feel positive rewards 
C)  Feeling frustrated when positive rewards are not experienced 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Feeling positive rewards 
B)  Wanting to feel positive rewards 
C)  Feeling frustrated when positive rewards are not experienced 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

Which of the following statements about neuroticism is true?

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A)  High-N subjects experience a greater number of daily stressors 
B)  High-N subjects react more strongly to the daily stressors they do experience 
C)  High-N subjects appear unhappy even in the absence of stressors 
D)  All of the above are true 
A)  High-N subjects experience a greater number of daily stressors 
B)  High-N subjects react more strongly to the daily stressors they do experience 
C)  High-N subjects appear unhappy even in the absence of stressors 
D)  All of the above are true

Question 10

Recent research has shown that individuals high in extraversion expect to experience more positive emotion in which of the following situations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pleasant social situations, such as talking with friends 
B)  Pleasant nonsocial situations, such as enjoying music alone 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Neither a nor b 
A)  Pleasant social situations, such as talking with friends 
B)  Pleasant nonsocial situations, such as enjoying music alone 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Neither a nor b

Question 11

Empirical research suggests that extraversion is positively associated with which of the following strategies for coping with stress?

Accepted Answer

A)  Escapist fantasy 
B)  Positive thinking 
C)  Religious faith 
D)  Humor 
A)  Escapist fantasy 
B)  Positive thinking 
C)  Religious faith 
D)  Humor

Question 12

A dominant and readily activated BIS is theoretically associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  Low neuroticism 
B)  Low extraversion 
C)  High neuroticism 
D)  High extraversion 
A)  Low neuroticism 
B)  Low extraversion 
C)  High neuroticism 
D)  High extraversion

Question 13

Individuals scoring high on the sensation seeking trait tend to show all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  Interest in adventure and risk-taking 
B)  Experimentation and variety in sex 
C)  Preference for complex as opposed to simple art forms 
D)  More liberal political views 
A)  Interest in adventure and risk-taking 
B)  Experimentation and variety in sex 
C)  Preference for complex as opposed to simple art forms 
D)  More liberal political views

Question 14

Between the 1950s and the 1990s in the United States, scores on measures of anxiety and neuroticism tended to

Accepted Answer

A)  Decrease steadily 
B)  Increase steadily 
C)  Remain relatively stable 
D)  Increase during Democratic administrations and decrease during Republican administrations 
A)  Decrease steadily 
B)  Increase steadily 
C)  Remain relatively stable 
D)  Increase during Democratic administrations and decrease during Republican administrations

Question 15

Which of the following Big Five traits captures best the idea of social dominance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Agreeableness 
B)  Openness to Experience 
C)  Conscientiousness 
D)  Extraversion 
A)  Agreeableness 
B)  Openness to Experience 
C)  Conscientiousness 
D)  Extraversion

Question 16

Which of the following statements reflects a true research finding about the psychobiological underpinnings of the trait of neuroticism N)?

Accepted Answer

A)  The amygdala mediates fear conditioning, which may be associated with N 
B)  EEG activity in the left anterior cortex is associated with anxiety responses, which may link to N 
C)  Individual differences in arousal level, mediated by the reticular activating system, may produce individual differences in N 
D)  The activity of the neurotransmitter dopamine mediates stress reactions, which may be implicated in N 
A)  The amygdala mediates fear conditioning, which may be associated with N 
B)  EEG activity in the left anterior cortex is associated with anxiety responses, which may link to N 
C)  Individual differences in arousal level, mediated by the reticular activating system, may produce individual differences in N 
D)  The activity of the neurotransmitter dopamine mediates stress reactions, which may be implicated in N

Question 17

Authoritarianism is not associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  Low intelligence 
B)  Low socioeconomic status 
C)  Higher levels of criminal behavior 
D)  Rigidity in thinking 
A)  Low intelligence 
B)  Low socioeconomic status 
C)  Higher levels of criminal behavior 
D)  Rigidity in thinking

Question 18

Which of the following stress areas has been shown to be most strongly associated with high neuroticism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Work overload 
B)  Time urgency 
C)  Arguments 
D)  Failures in competition 
A)  Work overload 
B)  Time urgency 
C)  Arguments 
D)  Failures in competition

Question 19

Which of the following experiences is not part of what people high in neuroticism often experience as the "neurotic cascade"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The spread of negative emotion from one domain to another 
B)  High sensitivity to signals of punishment and negative emotion 
C)  Active search to find new problems that will result in negative emotion 
D)  Inability to cope well with old problems when they re-appear 
A)  The spread of negative emotion from one domain to another 
B)  High sensitivity to signals of punishment and negative emotion 
C)  Active search to find new problems that will result in negative emotion 
D)  Inability to cope well with old problems when they re-appear

Question 20

Which of the following is not characteristic of the authoritarian personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aggression 
B)  Submission 
C)  Cynicism 
D)  Liberal political views 
A)  Aggression 
B)  Submission 
C)  Cynicism 
D)  Liberal political views

According to recent views, extraversion can be described as a tendency to

Recent revisions of Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory link the experience of intense fear to which of the following systems?

Eysenck links individual differences in extraversion/introversion to the functioning of the

Which of the following statements about openness to experience is not supported by research findings?

When confronted with emotionally complex and intense situations, extraverts tend to

In Gray's two-factor theory of traits, impulsivity is regulated by the

Recent cognitive research on introversion and extraversion suggests that

Dopamine is strongly associated with which of the following?

Which of the following statements about neuroticism is true?

Recent research has shown that individuals high in extraversion expect to experience more positive emotion in which of the following situations?

Empirical research suggests that extraversion is positively associated with which of the following strategies for coping with stress?

A dominant and readily activated BIS is theoretically associated with

Individuals scoring high on the sensation seeking trait tend to show all of the following except

Between the 1950s and the 1990s in the United States, scores on measures of anxiety and neuroticism tended to

Which of the following Big Five traits captures best the idea of social dominance?

Which of the following statements reflects a true research finding about the psychobiological underpinnings of the trait of neuroticism N)?

Authoritarianism is not associated with

Which of the following stress areas has been shown to be most strongly associated with high neuroticism?

Which of the following experiences is not part of what people high in neuroticism often experience as the "neurotic cascade"?

Which of the following is not characteristic of the authoritarian personality?

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Exam 5: Five Basic Traits in the Brain and in Behavior

According to recent views, extraversion can be described as a tendency to

Recent revisions of Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory link the experience of intense fear to which of the following systems?

Eysenck links individual differences in extraversion/introversion to the functioning of the

Which of the following statements about openness to experience is not supported by research findings?

When confronted with emotionally complex and intense situations, extraverts tend to

In Gray's two-factor theory of traits, impulsivity is regulated by the

Recent cognitive research on introversion and extraversion suggests that

Dopamine is strongly associated with which of the following?

Which of the following statements about neuroticism is true?

Recent research has shown that individuals high in extraversion expect to experience more positive emotion in which of the following situations?

Empirical research suggests that extraversion is positively associated with which of the following strategies for coping with stress?

A dominant and readily activated BIS is theoretically associated with

Individuals scoring high on the sensation seeking trait tend to show all of the following except

Between the 1950s and the 1990s in the United States, scores on measures of anxiety and neuroticism tended to

Which of the following Big Five traits captures best the idea of social dominance?

Which of the following statements reflects a true research finding about the psychobiological underpinnings of the trait of neuroticism N)?

Authoritarianism is not associated with

Which of the following stress areas has been shown to be most strongly associated with high neuroticism?

Which of the following experiences is not part of what people high in neuroticism often experience as the "neurotic cascade"?

Which of the following is not characteristic of the authoritarian personality?

Studying the Person

Evolution and Human Nature

Social Learning and Culture

Personality Traits: Fundamental Concepts and Issues

Continuity and Change in Traits: the Roles of Genes, Environments, and Time

Motives and Goals: What Do We Want in Life

Self and Other: Social-Cognitive Aspects of Personality

Developmental Stages and Tasks

Life Scripts, Life Stories

Interpreting Peoples Stories: From Freud to Today

Writing Stories of Lives: Biography and the Life Course

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