Exam 11: A: Theories of Personality and Intelligence

Sigmund Freud proposed that his patients' disorders resulted most often from psychological conflicts related to sex.

In Freud's theory,the id is to fun as the superego is to ____________

What is Freud's term for the unconscious efforts by the ego to deny or distort reality for the purpose of protecting itself when conflict becomes too intense?

Beliefs that being gifted or a genius lead to being weird,socially awkward,or more likely to suffer from mental illnesses were put to rest by ___________.

You are reading an article that critiques Freud's theory.Which of the following could be the title?

An investigation of students' housing preferences would probably show that single rooms are preferred by _______whereas suites are preferred by _______.

Which of these is an element of the formal definition of mental retardation?

According to Karen Horney,what causes us to develop a neurotic personality?

Personality assessments conducted by behaviorists sometimes make use of _______.

Measuring intelligence by testing is a rather new concept in the history of the world.The idea of such testing came from (the)_____________.

A baseball player's son is quite talented;he has received lots of awards over the years.When he gets up to bat he expects to get a hit,and when he is in the field he expects to make every catch.According to Bandura,what characteristic does this young man seem to have?

Sigmund Freud proposed that his patients' disorders resulted most often from psychological conflicts related to ______________.

In which psychosexual stage do sexual interests reawaken and become stronger?

Which element in Freud's personality theory is composed of the conscience and the ego ideal?

Which of the following is a desirable characteristic of culture-fair tests?

Most standardized tests of intelligence have a distribution of scores that _________.

Albert Bandura's notion that people are affected by their environment but can also influence that environment is known as __________.

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?

Psychological tests that yield relatively consistent results are said to be __________.

Carl Jung's term for recurring themes that have been important to humans in many cultures and settings since prehistoric times,such as the concepts of mother,hero,or villain,is ______ .