Question 1

Which trait dimension is one of the "Big Five" personality dimensional labels?

Accepted Answer

A)  aggressiveness 
B)  effectiveness 
C)  cheerfulness 
D)  openness 
A)  aggressiveness 
B)  effectiveness 
C)  cheerfulness 
D)  openness D

Question 2

In Rogers's self theory, which contributes greatly to one's self-actualization?

Accepted Answer

A)  conditional positive regard 
B)  unconditional positive regard 
C)  an internal locus of control 
D)  an external locus of control 
A)  conditional positive regard 
B)  unconditional positive regard 
C)  an internal locus of control 
D)  an external locus of control B

Question 3

After losing a tennis match, which comment is a person MOST likely to make if self-serving bias is operating?

Accepted Answer

A)  "I should have practiced more." 
B)  "I made too many unforced errors." 
C)  "My opponent had the advantage of playing on his home court." 
D)  "My mental concentration was lacking." 
A)  "I should have practiced more." 
B)  "I made too many unforced errors." 
C)  "My opponent had the advantage of playing on his home court." 
D)  "My mental concentration was lacking." C

Question 4

Which theoretical approach uses factor analysis to determine the number of factors necessary to describe human personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  the psychoanalytic approach 
B)  the trait approach 
C)  the humanistic approach 
D)  the social-cognitive approach 
A)  the psychoanalytic approach 
B)  the trait approach 
C)  the humanistic approach 
D)  the social-cognitive approach

Question 5

Glenn's room looks like a tornado hit it. He is incredibly messy. His car is filled with old pizza boxes, last month's newspapers, and dirty laundry. According to Freud, Glenn is MOST likely fixated at the _____ stage.

Accepted Answer

A)  phallic 
B)  oral 
C)  anal 
D)  genital 
A)  phallic 
B)  oral 
C)  anal 
D)  genital

Question 6

Imagine a patient who was just diagnosed with a serious illness. According to Julian Rotter, if the patient has a strong internal locus of control, what is the patient's MOST likely response to the situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Whatever happens, it's in God's hands." 
B)  "I'll just do what the doctor says and trust his judgment." 
C)  "Whether I make it or not is just a matter of luck." 
D)  "I want to learn about this illness and work to fight it." 
A)  "Whatever happens, it's in God's hands." 
B)  "I'll just do what the doctor says and trust his judgment." 
C)  "Whether I make it or not is just a matter of luck." 
D)  "I want to learn about this illness and work to fight it."

Question 7

Which one of Eysenck's three personality factors is NOT one of the "Big Five" factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  openness 
B)  neuroticism 
C)  psychoticism 
D)  agreeableness 
A)  openness 
B)  neuroticism 
C)  psychoticism 
D)  agreeableness

Question 8

A woman has unacceptable feelings of hatred toward her mother, but lavishes attention and love on her. Freud would say that this is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  projection 
B)  reaction formation 
C)  displacement 
D)  sublimation 
A)  projection 
B)  reaction formation 
C)  displacement 
D)  sublimation

Question 9

According to Freud, the _____, the executive of the personality, is located _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ego; entirely in the conscious 
B)  ego; in all three levels of awareness 
C)  superego; entirely in the unconscious 
D)  superego; in all three levels of awareness 
A)  ego; entirely in the conscious 
B)  ego; in all three levels of awareness 
C)  superego; entirely in the unconscious 
D)  superego; in all three levels of awareness

Question 10

According to social-cognitive personality theorists, which is LEAST likely to lead to depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  low sense of self-esteem 
B)  self-serving bias 
C)  external locus of control 
D)  learned helplessness 
A)  low sense of self-esteem 
B)  self-serving bias 
C)  external locus of control 
D)  learned helplessness

Question 11

Which personality test uses True-False items and generates a profile of the test taker on 10 clinical scales?

Accepted Answer

A)  MMPI-2 
B)  Rorschach Inkblot Test 
C)  TAT 
D)  All of these. 
A)  MMPI-2 
B)  Rorschach Inkblot Test 
C)  TAT 
D)  All of these.

Question 12

Inferiority complex is to basic anxiety as _____ is to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Adler; Horney 
B)  Horney; Adler 
C)  Jung; Horney 
D)  Horney; Jung 
A)  Adler; Horney 
B)  Horney; Adler 
C)  Jung; Horney 
D)  Horney; Jung

Question 13

In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, _____ needs are at the bottom of the hierarchy, and _____ needs are at the top.

Accepted Answer

A)  physiological; self-actualization 
B)  self-actualization; physiological 
C)  safety; belonging and love 
D)  belonging and love; safety 
A)  physiological; self-actualization 
B)  self-actualization; physiological 
C)  safety; belonging and love 
D)  belonging and love; safety

Question 14

Which neo-Freudian theorist proposed "striving for superiority" as the primary motivation for personality development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carl Jung 
B)  Karen Horney 
C)  Alfred Adler 
D)  Erik Erikson 
A)  Carl Jung 
B)  Karen Horney 
C)  Alfred Adler 
D)  Erik Erikson

Question 15

"Self-efficacy" is the answer to which question?

Accepted Answer

A)  What is the fullest realization of a person's potential? 
B)  What is a sense of one's effectiveness in dealing with a particular situation? 
C)  What is the perception that you control your own fate? 
D)  What is the tendency to make attributions so that one can view oneself favorably? 
A)  What is the fullest realization of a person's potential? 
B)  What is a sense of one's effectiveness in dealing with a particular situation? 
C)  What is the perception that you control your own fate? 
D)  What is the tendency to make attributions so that one can view oneself favorably?

Exam 8: Section 3: Personality Theories and Assessment

Which trait dimension is one of the "Big Five" personality dimensional labels?

In Rogers's self theory, which contributes greatly to one's self-actualization?

After losing a tennis match, which comment is a person MOST likely to make if self-serving bias is operating?

Which theoretical approach uses factor analysis to determine the number of factors necessary to describe human personality?

Glenn's room looks like a tornado hit it. He is incredibly messy. His car is filled with old pizza boxes, last month's newspapers, and dirty laundry. According to Freud, Glenn is MOST likely fixated at the _____ stage.

Imagine a patient who was just diagnosed with a serious illness. According to Julian Rotter, if the patient has a strong internal locus of control, what is the patient's MOST likely response to the situation?

Which one of Eysenck's three personality factors is NOT one of the "Big Five" factors?

A woman has unacceptable feelings of hatred toward her mother, but lavishes attention and love on her. Freud would say that this is an example of _____.

According to Freud, the _____, the executive of the personality, is located _____.

According to social-cognitive personality theorists, which is LEAST likely to lead to depression?

Which personality test uses True-False items and generates a profile of the test taker on 10 clinical scales?

Inferiority complex is to basic anxiety as _____ is to _____.

In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, _____ needs are at the bottom of the hierarchy, and _____ needs are at the top.

Which neo-Freudian theorist proposed "striving for superiority" as the primary motivation for personality development?

"Self-efficacy" is the answer to which question?

Section 1: The Science of Psychology

Section 2: The Science of Psychology

Section 3: The Science of Psychology

Section 4: The Science of Psychology

Section 1: Neuroscience

Section 2: Neuroscience

Section 3: Neuroscience

Section 4: Neuroscience

Section 1: Sensation and Perception

Section 2: Sensation and Perception

Section 3: Sensation and Perception

Section 4: Sensation and Perception

Section 1: Learning

Section 2: Learning

Section 3: Learning

Section 4: Learning

Section 1:memory

Section 2:memory

Section 3:memory

Section 4:memory

Section 1: Thinking and Intelligence

Section 2: Thinking and Intelligence

Section 3: Thinking and Intelligence

Section 4: Thinking and Intelligence

Section 1: Developmental Psychology

Section 2: Developmental Psychology

Section 3: Developmental Psychology

Section 4: Developmental Psychology

Section 1: Personality Theories and Assessment

Section 2: Personality Theories and Assessment

Section 4: Personality Theories and Assessment

Section 1: Social Psychology

Section 2: Social Psychology

Section 3: Social Psychology

Section 4: Social Psychology

Section 1: Abnormal Psychology

Section 2: Abnormal Psychology

Section 3: Abnormal Psychology

Section 4: Abnormal Psychology

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According to Freud, the _, the executive of the personality, is located _.

Inferiority complex is to basic anxiety as _ is to _.

In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, _ needs are at the bottom of the hierarchy, and _ needs are at the top.