Question 1

With which of Freud's ideas did Carl Jung agree with unquestionably?

Accepted Answer

A)  that the unconscious had a major influence on behaviour 
B)  that much of the unconscious contains sexual and aggressive urges 
C)  that the unconscious is a singular structure 
D)  that unconscious urges do not include creativity and harmony 
A)  that the unconscious had a major influence on behaviour 
B)  that much of the unconscious contains sexual and aggressive urges 
C)  that the unconscious is a singular structure 
D)  that unconscious urges do not include creativity and harmony A

Question 2

Jung argued that the unconscious drives our behaviour toward joy,creativity,and internal harmony.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The Myers-Briggs personality test (MBTI)is based on ___ theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud's 
B)  Adler's 
C)  Jung's 
D)  Horney's 
A)  Freud's 
B)  Adler's 
C)  Jung's 
D)  Horney's C

Question 4

The NEO-personality inventory is designed to

Accepted Answer

A)  evaluate traits from three superfactors. 
B)  assess maladaptive aspects of personality. 
C)  tap into the unconscious mind. 
D)  force participants to project structure and meaning onto ambiguous images. 
A)  evaluate traits from three superfactors. 
B)  assess maladaptive aspects of personality. 
C)  tap into the unconscious mind. 
D)  force participants to project structure and meaning onto ambiguous images.

Question 5

Individuals with low levels of negative emotionality are peaceful and satisfied with life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following statements about the relationship between brain function and personality is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Personality is genetically based. 
B)  Environmental experiences cause changes in biological systems. 
C)  Biological systems cause changes in the way individuals interact with their environment. 
D)  Environment and biological processes likely have a reciprocal, bidirectional relationship. 
A)  Personality is genetically based. 
B)  Environmental experiences cause changes in biological systems. 
C)  Biological systems cause changes in the way individuals interact with their environment. 
D)  Environment and biological processes likely have a reciprocal, bidirectional relationship.

Question 7

Which of the following tests contains items simply because they have high predictive value?

Accepted Answer

A)  TAT 
B)  NEO-PI-R 
C)  Rorschach Inkblot Test 
D)  MMPI 
A)  TAT 
B)  NEO-PI-R 
C)  Rorschach Inkblot Test 
D)  MMPI

Question 8

The tendency to behave in certain ways that remain relatively constant across situations is called

Accepted Answer

A)  temperament. 
B)  tendencies. 
C)  personality traits. 
D)  personalized response tendencies. 
A)  temperament. 
B)  tendencies. 
C)  personality traits. 
D)  personalized response tendencies.

Question 9

Which of the following individuals most likely has obsessive-compulsive personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stijn, who sometimes sees things that aren't there or believes things that have no basis in reality (e.g., fairies live in his plants) 
B)  Dagmar, who is crushed with the slightest hint of a criticism and who feels very inadequate in life 
C)  Reuben, who stays up all night working to try and reach his impossible standard of perfection 
D)  Celia, who only thinks of herself, as if she is the only person who matters in the world 
A)  Stijn, who sometimes sees things that aren't there or believes things that have no basis in reality (e.g., fairies live in his plants) 
B)  Dagmar, who is crushed with the slightest hint of a criticism and who feels very inadequate in life 
C)  Reuben, who stays up all night working to try and reach his impossible standard of perfection 
D)  Celia, who only thinks of herself, as if she is the only person who matters in the world

Question 10

The ___ operates on the reality principle; the ___ operates on the morality principle; the ___ operates on the pleasure principle.

Accepted Answer

A)  id; ego; superego 
B)  ego; superego; id 
C)  superego; ego; id 
D)  ego; id; superego 
A)  id; ego; superego 
B)  ego; superego; id 
C)  superego; ego; id 
D)  ego; id; superego

Question 11

Describe how play behaviour helps teach gender roles.

Accepted Answer

Boys are expected to engage in

Question 12

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder belongs to the ___ cluster.

Accepted Answer

A)  odd-eccentric cluster 
B)  anxiety-fear cluster 
C)  dramatic-emotional cluster 
D)  This is not a personality disorder. 
A)  odd-eccentric cluster 
B)  anxiety-fear cluster 
C)  dramatic-emotional cluster 
D)  This is not a personality disorder.

Question 13

One's cultural values can certainly affect one's personality.For instance,collectivist cultures value ___ and tend to score higher on ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  group harmony; agreeableness 
B)  personal success; introversion 
C)  commitment to family; extroversion 
D)  individual human rights; neuroticism 
A)  group harmony; agreeableness 
B)  personal success; introversion 
C)  commitment to family; extroversion 
D)  individual human rights; neuroticism

Question 14

The Oedipus complex happens to ___ at the ___ stage of development.

Accepted Answer

A)  girls; genital 
B)  girls; phallic 
C)  boys; genital 
D)  boys; phallic 
A)  girls; genital 
B)  girls; phallic 
C)  boys; genital 
D)  boys; phallic

Question 15

Which of the following is true about the link between delinquency and the trait of impulsivity in 13-year-old boys?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boys in lower socio-economic neighbourhoods were more likely to engage in delinquent behaviours regardless of whether they ranked high in impulsivity. 
B)  Boys who ranked high in impulsivity were more likely to engage in delinquent behaviours regardless of whether they lived in a high or low socio-economic neighbourhood. 
C)  Boys who ranked high in impulsivity were more likely to engage in delinquent behaviours if they also lived in low socio-economic neighbourhoods. 
D)  Research has been unable to determine whether a link exists between impulsivity and delinquent behaviours. 
A)  Boys in lower socio-economic neighbourhoods were more likely to engage in delinquent behaviours regardless of whether they ranked high in impulsivity. 
B)  Boys who ranked high in impulsivity were more likely to engage in delinquent behaviours regardless of whether they lived in a high or low socio-economic neighbourhood. 
C)  Boys who ranked high in impulsivity were more likely to engage in delinquent behaviours if they also lived in low socio-economic neighbourhoods. 
D)  Research has been unable to determine whether a link exists between impulsivity and delinquent behaviours.

Question 16

Name and describe the two parts of the unconscious mind identified by Jung.

Accepted Answer

Personal unconscious is formed

Question 17

Beatrice is adopted and is wondering whether her personality is the way it is because she inherited those traits or because she learned them from her adoptive parents.Which bit of evidence supports the idea that she inherited her personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  there is no difference between fraternal twins and identical twins on personality scores 
B)  identical twins raised together are more similar in personality scores than identical twins raised apart 
C)  identical twins raised apart are more similar in personality scores than fraternal twins raised together 
D)  fraternal twins raised apart differ more in personality scores than identical twins raised together 
A)  there is no difference between fraternal twins and identical twins on personality scores 
B)  identical twins raised together are more similar in personality scores than identical twins raised apart 
C)  identical twins raised apart are more similar in personality scores than fraternal twins raised together 
D)  fraternal twins raised apart differ more in personality scores than identical twins raised together

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a concern with using personality inventories as an indicator of personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  They typically involve self-report, so are not accurate. 
B)  They are not used often enough to be correctly standardized. 
C)  They can be misused or not applied correctly. 
D)  They may be subject to social desirability responding. 
A)  They typically involve self-report, so are not accurate. 
B)  They are not used often enough to be correctly standardized. 
C)  They can be misused or not applied correctly. 
D)  They may be subject to social desirability responding.

Question 19

Dirk is embarrassed about his arrest as a teenager for being a "peeping Tom." If Dirk were to use a defence mechanism to overcome his anxiety over the event,which pair would be correctly matched?

Accepted Answer

A)  priest or minister; sublimation 
B)  manager of an "adult entertainment" bar; repression 
C)  human sexuality researcher; displacement 
D)  prosecuting attorney for sex crimes; projection 
A)  priest or minister; sublimation 
B)  manager of an "adult entertainment" bar; repression 
C)  human sexuality researcher; displacement 
D)  prosecuting attorney for sex crimes; projection

Question 20

Eysenck's superfactors represent fundamental dimensions of personality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

With which of Freud's ideas did Carl Jung agree with unquestionably?

Jung argued that the unconscious drives our behaviour toward joy,creativity,and internal harmony.

The Myers-Briggs personality test (MBTI)is based on ___ theory.

The NEO-personality inventory is designed to

Individuals with low levels of negative emotionality are peaceful and satisfied with life.

Which of the following statements about the relationship between brain function and personality is most accurate?

Which of the following tests contains items simply because they have high predictive value?

The tendency to behave in certain ways that remain relatively constant across situations is called

Which of the following individuals most likely has obsessive-compulsive personality disorder?

The _ operates on the reality principle; the _ operates on the morality principle; the ___ operates on the pleasure principle.

Describe how play behaviour helps teach gender roles.

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder belongs to the ___ cluster.

One's cultural values can certainly affect one's personality.For instance,collectivist cultures value _ and tend to score higher on _.

The Oedipus complex happens to _ at the _ stage of development.

Which of the following is true about the link between delinquency and the trait of impulsivity in 13-year-old boys?

Name and describe the two parts of the unconscious mind identified by Jung.

Beatrice is adopted and is wondering whether her personality is the way it is because she inherited those traits or because she learned them from her adoptive parents.Which bit of evidence supports the idea that she inherited her personality?

Which of the following is NOT a concern with using personality inventories as an indicator of personality?

Dirk is embarrassed about his arrest as a teenager for being a "peeping Tom." If Dirk were to use a defence mechanism to overcome his anxiety over the event,which pair would be correctly matched?

Eysenck's superfactors represent fundamental dimensions of personality.

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Exam 12: Personality

With which of Freud's ideas did Carl Jung agree with unquestionably?

Jung argued that the unconscious drives our behaviour toward joy,creativity,and internal harmony.

The Myers-Briggs personality test (MBTI)is based on ___ theory.

The NEO-personality inventory is designed to

Individuals with low levels of negative emotionality are peaceful and satisfied with life.

Which of the following statements about the relationship between brain function and personality is most accurate?

Which of the following tests contains items simply because they have high predictive value?

The tendency to behave in certain ways that remain relatively constant across situations is called

Which of the following individuals most likely has obsessive-compulsive personality disorder?

The ___ operates on the reality principle; the ___ operates on the morality principle; the ___ operates on the pleasure principle.

Describe how play behaviour helps teach gender roles.

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder belongs to the ___ cluster.

One's cultural values can certainly affect one's personality.For instance,collectivist cultures value ___ and tend to score higher on ___.

The Oedipus complex happens to ___ at the ___ stage of development.

Which of the following is true about the link between delinquency and the trait of impulsivity in 13-year-old boys?

Name and describe the two parts of the unconscious mind identified by Jung.

Beatrice is adopted and is wondering whether her personality is the way it is because she inherited those traits or because she learned them from her adoptive parents.Which bit of evidence supports the idea that she inherited her personality?

Which of the following is NOT a concern with using personality inventories as an indicator of personality?

Dirk is embarrassed about his arrest as a teenager for being a "peeping Tom." If Dirk were to use a defence mechanism to overcome his anxiety over the event,which pair would be correctly matched?

Eysenck's superfactors represent fundamental dimensions of personality.

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The _ operates on the reality principle; the _ operates on the morality principle; the ___ operates on the pleasure principle.

One's cultural values can certainly affect one's personality.For instance,collectivist cultures value _ and tend to score higher on _.

The Oedipus complex happens to _ at the _ stage of development.