Question 1

Work by Downey and Feldman documents the impact of rejection sensitivity on

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A)  academic performance. 
B)  neuroticism. 
C)  relationship outcomes. 
D)  schizophrenia. 
A)  academic performance. 
B)  neuroticism. 
C)  relationship outcomes. 
D)  schizophrenia.

Question 2

Research based on the KAPA model of personality architecture is strongly

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A)  nomothetic. 
B)  idiographic. 
C)  physiological. 
D)  evolutionary. 
A)  nomothetic. 
B)  idiographic. 
C)  physiological. 
D)  evolutionary.

Question 3

Research by Elder et al. on ill-temperedness finds that this personality variable

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A)  has different effects among women than men. 
B)  has the same effects among women than men. 
C)  has no effects among women or men. 
D)  does not occur in women or men. 
A)  has different effects among women than men. 
B)  has the same effects among women than men. 
C)  has no effects among women or men. 
D)  does not occur in women or men.

Question 4

Research in academic settings reveals that defensive pessimists ______ optimists.

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A)  do worse than 
B)  do better than 
C)  do about the same as 
A)  do worse than 
B)  do better than 
C)  do about the same as

Question 5

Research indicates that older adults show very high levels of

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A)  anxiety. 
B)  depression. 
C)  extraversion. 
D)  resilience. 
A)  anxiety. 
B)  depression. 
C)  extraversion. 
D)  resilience.

Question 6

Research based on the KAPA model of personality architecture demonstrates that

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A)  personality is not consistent across situations. 
B)  personality is consistent in the manner trait theory had anticipated. 
C)  personality consistency is driven by mood states. 
D)  social-cognitive analyses can illuminate questions of cross-situational consistency. 
A)  personality is not consistent across situations. 
B)  personality is consistent in the manner trait theory had anticipated. 
C)  personality consistency is driven by mood states. 
D)  social-cognitive analyses can illuminate questions of cross-situational consistency.

Question 7

In recent years, personality psychologists have focused on personality factors in

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A)  laboratory settings. 
B)  stimulus-response situations. 
C)  psychoanalytic encounters. 
D)  close relationships. 
A)  laboratory settings. 
B)  stimulus-response situations. 
C)  psychoanalytic encounters. 
D)  close relationships.

Question 8

Work by Caspi, Lynam, Elder, et al. on personality development shows that personality outcomes

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A)  are genetically determined. 
B)  reflect social influenced. 
C)  reflect interactions between personality and social setting. 
D)  are unpredictable. 
A)  are genetically determined. 
B)  reflect social influenced. 
C)  reflect interactions between personality and social setting. 
D)  are unpredictable.

Question 9

Compared in Western nations, in Asian cultures self concept is

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A)  non-existent. 
B)  barely existent. 
C)  more independent. 
D)  more interdependent. 
A)  non-existent. 
B)  barely existent. 
C)  more independent. 
D)  more interdependent.

Question 10

"Hot" attentional focus reduces emotional arousal.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The historical setting in which one grows up can influence the relation between personality factors and life outcomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Older adults are most motivated to develop new skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

People in India have been found to be less likely to attribute causes of actions to

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A)  personality characteristics. 
B)  situations. 
C)  chance. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  personality characteristics. 
B)  situations. 
C)  chance. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 14

People who employ selection and optimization strategies

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A)  become confused from all the psychological work involved. 
B)  are more depressed. 
C)  subsequently become more depressed. 
D)  experience greater well-being. 
A)  become confused from all the psychological work involved. 
B)  are more depressed. 
C)  subsequently become more depressed. 
D)  experience greater well-being.

Question 15

Kosfeld, Heinrichs, Zak, Fischbacher, and Fehr (2005) found that research participants who had been given a nasal spray containing oxytocin were later more _____ a teammate in a financial game

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A)  suspicious of 
B)  trusting of 
C)  generous toward 
D)  ambivalent toward 
A)  suspicious of 
B)  trusting of 
C)  generous toward 
D)  ambivalent toward

Question 16

The pleasantness of emotional experiences is a strong predictor of life satisfaction in Eastern cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Social-cognitive theory cannot explain the cross-situational consistency of personality functioning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Defensive pessimists obtain poor grades in school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Rejection-sensitive persons are just neurotic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Are all personality variables global, or context-free? What are some examples of contextualized personality variables?

Accepted Answer

Personality variables are not all global

Work by Downey and Feldman documents the impact of rejection sensitivity on

Research based on the KAPA model of personality architecture is strongly

Research by Elder et al. on ill-temperedness finds that this personality variable

Research in academic settings reveals that defensive pessimists ______ optimists.

Research indicates that older adults show very high levels of

Research based on the KAPA model of personality architecture demonstrates that

In recent years, personality psychologists have focused on personality factors in

Work by Caspi, Lynam, Elder, et al. on personality development shows that personality outcomes

Compared in Western nations, in Asian cultures self concept is

"Hot" attentional focus reduces emotional arousal.

The historical setting in which one grows up can influence the relation between personality factors and life outcomes.

Older adults are most motivated to develop new skills.

People in India have been found to be less likely to attribute causes of actions to

People who employ selection and optimization strategies

Kosfeld, Heinrichs, Zak, Fischbacher, and Fehr (2005) found that research participants who had been given a nasal spray containing oxytocin were later more _____ a teammate in a financial game

The pleasantness of emotional experiences is a strong predictor of life satisfaction in Eastern cultures.

Social-cognitive theory cannot explain the cross-situational consistency of personality functioning.

Defensive pessimists obtain poor grades in school.

Rejection-sensitive persons are just neurotic.

Are all personality variables global, or context-free? What are some examples of contextualized personality variables?

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Exam 14: Personality in Context: Interpersonal Relations, Culture, and Development Across the Course of Life

Work by Downey and Feldman documents the impact of rejection sensitivity on

Research based on the KAPA model of personality architecture is strongly

Research by Elder et al. on ill-temperedness finds that this personality variable

Research in academic settings reveals that defensive pessimists ______ optimists.

Research indicates that older adults show very high levels of

Research based on the KAPA model of personality architecture demonstrates that

In recent years, personality psychologists have focused on personality factors in

Work by Caspi, Lynam, Elder, et al. on personality development shows that personality outcomes

Compared in Western nations, in Asian cultures self concept is

"Hot" attentional focus reduces emotional arousal.

The historical setting in which one grows up can influence the relation between personality factors and life outcomes.

Older adults are most motivated to develop new skills.

People in India have been found to be less likely to attribute causes of actions to

People who employ selection and optimization strategies

Kosfeld, Heinrichs, Zak, Fischbacher, and Fehr (2005) found that research participants who had been given a nasal spray containing oxytocin were later more _____ a teammate in a financial game

The pleasantness of emotional experiences is a strong predictor of life satisfaction in Eastern cultures.

Social-cognitive theory cannot explain the cross-situational consistency of personality functioning.

Defensive pessimists obtain poor grades in school.

Rejection-sensitive persons are just neurotic.

Are all personality variables global, or context-free? What are some examples of contextualized personality variables?

Personality Theory: From Everyday Observations to Systematic Theories

The Scientific Study of People

A Psychodynamic Theory: Freuds Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality

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

An Overview of Personality Theory, Assessment, and Research

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