Question 1

The evidence concerning the relationship between early experiences and adult personality suggests that

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A)  early experience shapes adult personality. 
B)  adult personality is independent of early experience. 
C)  early experience is critical for the development of sex-role differences. 
D)  later experience can reshape much of what has been formed earlier. 
A)  early experience shapes adult personality. 
B)  adult personality is independent of early experience. 
C)  early experience is critical for the development of sex-role differences. 
D)  later experience can reshape much of what has been formed earlier.

Question 2

Psychoanalytic theory suggests that the unconscious

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A)  plays a major role in motivation. 
B)  plays a minor role in motivation. 
C)  plays no role in motivaton. 
D)  its role cannot be determined. 
A)  plays a major role in motivation. 
B)  plays a minor role in motivation. 
C)  plays no role in motivaton. 
D)  its role cannot be determined.

Question 3

Repressive style is associated with

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A)  low reactivity to stress. 
B)  high self-esteem. 
C)  risk of health difficulties. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  low reactivity to stress. 
B)  high self-esteem. 
C)  risk of health difficulties. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 4

Which of the following defense mechanisms involves replacement of the original object of gratification with a higher cultural goal?

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A)  repression. 
B)  sublimation. 
C)  denial. 
D)  reaction-formation. 
A)  repression. 
B)  sublimation. 
C)  denial. 
D)  reaction-formation.

Question 5

Various factors affected Freud's theory. Which of the following is not one of these influences?

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A)  Victorian era. 
B)  World War I. 
C)  academic psychology. 
D)  anti-semitism. 
A)  Victorian era. 
B)  World War I. 
C)  academic psychology. 
D)  anti-semitism.

Question 6

Catharsis is a method of allowing all thoughts to come forth without inhibition or falsification.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Research on Oedipal behaviors suggests that around age four children show

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A)  behavior consistent with psychoanalytic theory. 
B)  behavior that contradicts psychoanalytic theory. 
C)  only the behavior of boys fit the theory. 
D)  only the behavior of girls fit the theory. 
A)  behavior consistent with psychoanalytic theory. 
B)  behavior that contradicts psychoanalytic theory. 
C)  only the behavior of boys fit the theory. 
D)  only the behavior of girls fit the theory.

Question 8

Id is to pleasure principle as ego is to

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A)  pain principle. 
B)  perfection principle. 
C)  societal principle. 
D)  reality principle. 
A)  pain principle. 
B)  perfection principle. 
C)  societal principle. 
D)  reality principle.

Question 9

Which of the following is not true?

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A)  the unconscious cannot be observed directly. 
B)  the unconscious is fluid. 
C)  the unconscious includes repressed wishes. 
D)  the unconscious tracks time and space. 
A)  the unconscious cannot be observed directly. 
B)  the unconscious is fluid. 
C)  the unconscious includes repressed wishes. 
D)  the unconscious tracks time and space.

Question 10

The characteristics of the unconscious are seen most clearly in

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A)  dreams. 
B)  mechanisms of defense. 
C)  guilt. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  dreams. 
B)  mechanisms of defense. 
C)  guilt. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 11

Basically, defense mechanisms are mechanisms by which a person can defend oneself from anxiety emanating from which of the following sources?

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A)  ego. 
B)  id. 
C)  superego. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  ego. 
B)  id. 
C)  superego. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 12

Psychoanalytic theory suggests that unconscious influences are found in

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A)  out of character behavior. 
B)  rational action. 
C)  mathematical formulas. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  out of character behavior. 
B)  rational action. 
C)  mathematical formulas. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 13

In psychoanalytic theory, anxiety represents a partial repetition of an earlier traumatic experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The level of consciousness where we are able to be aware of phenomena if we direct our attention to them is

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A)  unconscious. 
B)  preconscious. 
C)  conscious. 
D)  subliminal activation. 
A)  unconscious. 
B)  preconscious. 
C)  conscious. 
D)  subliminal activation.

Question 15

According to Freud, there are three levels of consciousness.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

According to psychoanalytic theory, the instincts can be

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A)  blocked, expressed, displaced, aim-inhibited. 
B)  converted into animal magnetism. 
C)  diverted so that all energy is lost. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  blocked, expressed, displaced, aim-inhibited. 
B)  converted into animal magnetism. 
C)  diverted so that all energy is lost. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 17

According to Freud, aggression

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A)  is an instinctual part of life. 
B)  resides in the ego. 
C)  resides in the superego. 
D)  is inevitably fused with sex. 
A)  is an instinctual part of life. 
B)  resides in the ego. 
C)  resides in the superego. 
D)  is inevitably fused with sex.

Question 18

According to psychoanalytic theory, pleasure is based on

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A)  the release of energy. 
B)  tension reduction. 
C)  the discharge of an instinct. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  the release of energy. 
B)  tension reduction. 
C)  the discharge of an instinct. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 19

In psychoanalytic theory, repression is the fundamental mechanism of defense.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is not descriptive of primary process thought?

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A)  language of conscious. 
B)  often seen in dreams. 
C)  characteristics of people are fused and mixed. 
D)  fantasy and reality slip into one another. 
A)  language of conscious. 
B)  often seen in dreams. 
C)  characteristics of people are fused and mixed. 
D)  fantasy and reality slip into one another.

The evidence concerning the relationship between early experiences and adult personality suggests that

Psychoanalytic theory suggests that the unconscious

Repressive style is associated with

Which of the following defense mechanisms involves replacement of the original object of gratification with a higher cultural goal?

Various factors affected Freud's theory. Which of the following is not one of these influences?

Catharsis is a method of allowing all thoughts to come forth without inhibition or falsification.

Research on Oedipal behaviors suggests that around age four children show

Id is to pleasure principle as ego is to

Which of the following is not true?

The characteristics of the unconscious are seen most clearly in

Basically, defense mechanisms are mechanisms by which a person can defend oneself from anxiety emanating from which of the following sources?

Psychoanalytic theory suggests that unconscious influences are found in

In psychoanalytic theory, anxiety represents a partial repetition of an earlier traumatic experience.

The level of consciousness where we are able to be aware of phenomena if we direct our attention to them is

According to Freud, there are three levels of consciousness.

According to psychoanalytic theory, the instincts can be

According to Freud, aggression

According to psychoanalytic theory, pleasure is based on

In psychoanalytic theory, repression is the fundamental mechanism of defense.

Which of the following is not descriptive of primary process thought?

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Exam 3: A Psychodynamic Theory: Freuds Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality

The evidence concerning the relationship between early experiences and adult personality suggests that

Psychoanalytic theory suggests that the unconscious

Repressive style is associated with

Which of the following defense mechanisms involves replacement of the original object of gratification with a higher cultural goal?

Various factors affected Freud's theory. Which of the following is not one of these influences?

Catharsis is a method of allowing all thoughts to come forth without inhibition or falsification.

Research on Oedipal behaviors suggests that around age four children show

Id is to pleasure principle as ego is to

Which of the following is not true?

The characteristics of the unconscious are seen most clearly in

Basically, defense mechanisms are mechanisms by which a person can defend oneself from anxiety emanating from which of the following sources?

Psychoanalytic theory suggests that unconscious influences are found in

In psychoanalytic theory, anxiety represents a partial repetition of an earlier traumatic experience.

The level of consciousness where we are able to be aware of phenomena if we direct our attention to them is

According to Freud, there are three levels of consciousness.

According to psychoanalytic theory, the instincts can be

According to Freud, aggression

According to psychoanalytic theory, pleasure is based on

In psychoanalytic theory, repression is the fundamental mechanism of defense.

Which of the following is not descriptive of primary process thought?

Personality Theory: From Everyday Observations to Systematic Theories

The Scientific Study of People

Freuds Psychodynamic Theory: Applications, Related Theoretical Conceptions, and Contemporary Research

A Phenomenological Theory: Carl Rogers Person-Centered Theory of Personality

A Phenomenological Theory - Applications and Evaluation of Rogers Theory

Trait Approaches to Personality - Allport, Eyesneck and Cattell

Trait Theory: the Five-Factor Model: Applications and Evaluation of the Trait Approach

Biological Foundations of Personality

Behaviorism and the Learning Approaches to Personality

A Cognitive Theory of Personality: George a Kellys Personal Construct Theory of Personality

Social Cognitive Theory: Bandura and Mischel

Social-Cognitive Theory: Applications, Related Theoretical Conceptions, and Contemporary Research

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