Deck 8: Section 1: Personality: Vive La Différence

Question 1

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

A)current events
B)daydreaming themes
C)maladaptive patterns of behavior
D)what is going on in an individual's personality.

Answer 1

what is going on in an individual's personality.

Question 2

According to Freud, the result of conflict between the ego and the id or superego is ___________.

A)libido
B)depression
C)psychosis
D)neurosis

Answer 2

neurosis

Question 3

A statistical technique that is designed to see whether traits are strongly associated with each other is called _______.

A)factor features
B)t test
C)pf analysis
D)factor analysis

Answer 3

factor analysis

Question 4

Mahmoud was just told that his father has cancer.Mahmoud's first response is that there must be a mistake and he demands that the doctor repeat his tests.Which defense mechanism is at work here?

A)reaction formation
B)denial
C)repression
D)undoing

Question 5

In the discussion of Gordon Allport's central traits your text points out that whether or not traits are viewed a causing behavior, they aren't always accurate in predicting behavior because ________.

A)the inconsistency with which we live our lives makes any prediction impossible
B)various forms of psychopathology interfere with accurate personality assessment
C)the situations in which we find ourselves exert power over our behavior, thoughts and feelings
D)of invalid personality tests and what they suggest

Question 6

Carolyn took home some printer paper from the office.Later, she felt guilty for stealing it so she brought some paper to work to replace what she took.Freud would suggest that Carolyn's ________ was influencing her motives and behavior.

A)id
B)unconscious mind
C)ego
D)superego

Question 7

Which of the following concepts is not found in the humanistic perspective of personality?

A)self-actualization
B)self-concept
C)free will
D)self-efficacy

Question 8

Which of the following is one of the dimensions of personality associated with Hans Eysenck?

A)psychoticism
B)agreeableness
C)impulsivity
D)emotionality

Question 9

The unique and relatively stable ways in which each individual thinks, acts, and feels is called __________.

A)personality
B)nurture
C)a trait
D)nature

Question 10

In contrast to women, men tend to score lower on ________.

A)extraversion
B)neuroticism
C)openness
D)conscientiousness