Question 1

The conscious mind can be compared to ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) a deep cave 
B) long-term memory 
C) short-term memory 
D) forgetting 
A) a deep cave 
B) long-term memory 
C) short-term memory 
D) forgetting C

Question 2

Which of the following is correct concerning cross-cultural studies on trait theories?

Accepted Answer

A) No evidence has been found to support these theories. 
B) Research in this area is too new to report any findings. 
C) Evidence for the five trait dimensions has been found in several cultures. 
D) Most cultural research methods are too vague to be validated. 
A) No evidence has been found to support these theories. 
B) Research in this area is too new to report any findings. 
C) Evidence for the five trait dimensions has been found in several cultures. 
D) Most cultural research methods are too vague to be validated. C

Question 3

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) unconscious thoughts and feelings 
A) current events 
B) daydreaming themes 
C) maladaptive patterns of behavior 
D) unconscious thoughts and feelings D

Question 4

Carl Rogers believed people question themselves and experience negative effects on their self-concept when they receive ______.

Accepted Answer

A) conditional esteem 
B) unconditional esteem 
C) conditional positive regard 
D) unconditional positive regard 
A) conditional esteem 
B) unconditional esteem 
C) conditional positive regard 
D) unconditional positive regard

Question 5

____________ has been suggested by Goleman to be a more powerful influence on life than more traditional views.

Accepted Answer

A) Analytical intelligence 
B) Creative intelligence 
C) Emotional intelligence 
D) none of these 
A) Analytical intelligence 
B) Creative intelligence 
C) Emotional intelligence 
D) none of these

Question 6

All parents think their little kids are geniuses.However,to be classified as a genius,the IQ score must be above __________.

Accepted Answer

A) 120 
B) 130 
C) 140 
D) 150 
A) 120 
B) 130 
C) 140 
D) 150

Question 7

Your teacher organizes a debate on Freudian theory.You are assigned to be on the anti-Freud side and,therefore,must point out problems in the theory.Which of the following will be at the top of your list?

Accepted Answer

A) Parents have little influence on their children's motives. 
B) His interpretations of what his patients told him were ambiguous. 
C) Defense mechanisms actually increase anxiety. 
D) Psychoanalytic therapy is effective for treating psychotics only. 
A) Parents have little influence on their children's motives. 
B) His interpretations of what his patients told him were ambiguous. 
C) Defense mechanisms actually increase anxiety. 
D) Psychoanalytic therapy is effective for treating psychotics only.

Question 8

_____________ theory is called the third force in personality theory.

Accepted Answer

A) Psychoanalytic 
B) Behaviorist 
C) Cognitive 
D) Humanistic 
A) Psychoanalytic 
B) Behaviorist 
C) Cognitive 
D) Humanistic

Question 9

In Freud's personality theory,the ________ are in conflict and the _______ must mediate between them.

Accepted Answer

A) ego and superego;id 
B) id and superego;ego 
C) id and ego;superego 
D) id,ego,and superego;conscience 
A) ego and superego;id 
B) id and superego;ego 
C) id and ego;superego 
D) id,ego,and superego;conscience

Question 10

The age at which a baby was weaned would have most impact on the ____ stage.

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 11: C: Theories of Personality and Intelligence

The conscious mind can be compared to ______________.

Which of the following is correct concerning cross-cultural studies on trait theories?

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

Carl Rogers believed people question themselves and experience negative effects on their self-concept when they receive ______.

____________ has been suggested by Goleman to be a more powerful influence on life than more traditional views.

All parents think their little kids are geniuses.However,to be classified as a genius,the IQ score must be above __________.

Your teacher organizes a debate on Freudian theory.You are assigned to be on the anti-Freud side and,therefore,must point out problems in the theory.Which of the following will be at the top of your list?

_____________ theory is called the third force in personality theory.

In Freud's personality theory,the ________ are in conflict and the _______ must mediate between them.

The age at which a baby was weaned would have most impact on the ____ stage.

A: The Science of Psychology

B: The Science of Psychology

C: The Science of Psychology

Appendix A: Statistics in Psychology

A: The Biological Perspective

B: The Biological Perspective

C: The Biological Perspective

Appendix B: Applied Psychology and Psychology Careers

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

A: Learning

B: Learning

C: Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

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A: Consciousness and Cognition

B: Consciousness and Cognition

C: Consciousness and Cognition

Development Across the Lifespan

A: Development Across the Lifespan

B: Development Across the Lifespan

C: Development Across the Lifespan

Motivation and Emotion

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

Stress and Health

A: Stress and Health

B: Stress and Health

C: Stress and Health

Social Psychology

A Social Psychology

B: Social Psychology

C: Social Psychology

Theories of Personality and Intelligence

A: Theories of Personality and Intelligence

B: Theories of Personality and Intelligence

Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

A: Psychological Therapies

B: Psychological Therapies

C: Psychological Therapies

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In Freud's personality theory,the __ are in conflict and the _ must mediate between them.