Deck 8: Section 2: Personality: Vive La Différence

Question 1

According to Hans Eysenck, a person who is high on the ________ dimension of personality would have a greater proclivity toward developing fears than an individual who was low on that same dimension.

A)psychoticism
B)neuroticism
C)phobicism
D)extraversion

Answer 1

neuroticism

Question 2

One limitation of the trait perspective compared to the other perspectives is there is not much ________.

A)description
B)research
C)prediction
D)explanation

Answer 2

prediction

Question 3

What are the Big Five personality traits?

A)conscientiousness, openness, agreeableness, extraversion, dominance
B)openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism
C)sensation seeking, conscientiousness, openness, agreeableness, dominance
D)neuroticism, psychoticism, extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness

Answer 3

openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism

Question 4

According to Rogers, which of the following people is most likely to have a healthy personality?

A)someone with a strongly developed superego
B)someone with an extraverted personality
C)someone brought up with conditional positive regard
D)someone brought up with unconditional positive regard

Question 5

According to Freud, when the realities of life are in conflict with someone's conscience or selfish desires, it results in a(n)________.

A)psychosis
B)an Electra complex
C)neurosis
D)an Oedipal complex

Question 6

Which statement is true regarding male and female personality comparisons?

A)There are significant differences between males and females compared to differences among people within each sex.
B)Men are more likely to have an internal locus of control than women.
C)Women are more likely to be reflective.
D)Men score higher on individuality and autonomy.

Question 7

For Freud, thoughts and feelings that are well below the surface of awareness and cannot normally be recalled are in the ______ mind.

A)unconscious
B)preconscious
C)collective unconscious
D)conscious

Question 8

Tony has devised a test in which people look at clouds and talk about what they see.What type of test would psychologists call this?

A)dynamic
B)projective
C)objective
D)predictive

Question 9

Donita is angry with her boss so she leaves work a little early in order to run an extra mile before it gets dark.Which defense mechanism is Donita employing?

A)repression
B)reaction formation
C)rationalization
D)sublimation

Question 10

Which of Freud's personality structures can be thought of as housing the human conscience?

A)id
B)superego
C)consciousness
D)subconsciousness