Question 1

The Q-sort can be used to get at unconscious attitudes and beliefs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Research suggests that the following parental attitudes most facilitate psychological growth in children:

Accepted Answer

A)  acceptant, authoritarian. 
B)  acceptant, democratic. 
C)  strict, democratic. 
D)  authoritarian, kind.

Question 3

The development of self-esteem is associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  freedom. 
B)  limits. 
C)  freedom within boundaries. 
D)  freedom without boundaries.

Question 4

According to Lecky,

Accepted Answer

A)  the individual seeks to maintain the self structure. 
B)  rewards determine the elements of the self. 
C)  the individual seeks self enhancement. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 5

Parental attitudes and practices are very important factors in the development of self-esteem in children. The research on the subject to date indicates that

Accepted Answer

A)  parental permissiveness allows the child to develop confidence in his own decisions and enhances self-esteem. 
B)  parents of high self-esteem children tend to set behavioral guidelines and enforce them consistently. 
C)  parents of high self-esteem children tend to set few behavioral guidelines and are consistent in their enforcement of those rules. 
D)  low self-esteem children are given a wide latitude for individual action within the limited rules which are established.

Question 6

Which of the following is not a phenomenological method?

Accepted Answer

A)  Q-sort. 
B)  Thematic Apperception Test. 
C)  adjective checklist. 
D)  semantic differential.

Question 7

Self-actualization involves the process of reducing tension while actualizing the self.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Parents with high self-esteem were found to

Accepted Answer

A)  give little guidance. 
B)  set ambiguous limits. 
C)  make clear demands. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 9

Research by Lieberman, Jarcho, and Sapute (2004) indicates that when people think intuitively about themselves the brain regions that become active are those that are relatively more connected to emotional life, including an area of the temporal lobe, the posterior cingulate cortex, and the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  amygdala 
B)  fornix 
C)  hippocampus 
D)  hypothalamus

Question 10

Two main trends seen throughout Rogers' life are

Accepted Answer

A)  a concern with the subjective-experiential and the objective-scientific. 
B)  concern with religion and philosophy. 
C)  concern with individuals and media. 
D)  concern with the correlational approach and theconstruct validity approach.

Question 11

Research by D'Argembeau et al. (2010) confirmed the Rogerian prediction that the actual self and _____ self are distinct structures of personality

Accepted Answer

A)  aggrandized 
B)  unwanted 
C)  feared 
D)  ideal

Question 12

How is Rogers's theory about the nature of self-concept linked to his use of the Q-sort technique as a method of personality assessment?

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Which of the following is not part of the phenomenal field?

Accepted Answer

A)  conscious perceptions. 
B)  unconscious perceptions. 
C)  feelings. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 14

Which of the following statements is not true of Rogers' phenomenological theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reactions to the environment are based on individual perceptions. 
B)  Subjective self-reports can be treated objectively. 
C)  There is an orderly process of change. 
D)  Structure and fixity are more important than process and change.

Question 15

The self as Rogers has conceptualized it and as related to his client-centered therapy can be thought of as

Accepted Answer

A)  self-as-progress. 
B)  self-as-object. 
C)  self-as-doer. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 16

A criticism of Rogers's concept of self-esteem is that it is

Accepted Answer

A)  too global. 
B)  too specific. 
C)  too vague. 
D)  too concrete.

Question 17

Congruence involves consistency between self and feeling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

For Rogers, the highest authority is

Accepted Answer

A)  data. 
B)  the scientific process. 
C)  experience. 
D)  there is no single authority.

Question 19

The person's perceptions of the world make up the

Accepted Answer

A)  construct system. 
B)  phenomenal field. 
C)  ego. 
D)  self.

Exam 5: A Phenomenological Theory: Carl Rogers Person-Centered Theory of Personality

The Q-sort can be used to get at unconscious attitudes and beliefs.

Research suggests that the following parental attitudes most facilitate psychological growth in children:

The development of self-esteem is associated with

According to Lecky,

Parental attitudes and practices are very important factors in the development of self-esteem in children. The research on the subject to date indicates that

Which of the following is not a phenomenological method?

Self-actualization involves the process of reducing tension while actualizing the self.

Parents with high self-esteem were found to

Research by Lieberman, Jarcho, and Sapute (2004) indicates that when people think intuitively about themselves the brain regions that become active are those that are relatively more connected to emotional life, including an area of the temporal lobe, the posterior cingulate cortex, and the _____.

Two main trends seen throughout Rogers' life are

Research by D'Argembeau et al. (2010) confirmed the Rogerian prediction that the actual self and _____ self are distinct structures of personality

How is Rogers's theory about the nature of self-concept linked to his use of the Q-sort technique as a method of personality assessment?

Which of the following is not part of the phenomenal field?

Which of the following statements is not true of Rogers' phenomenological theory?

The self as Rogers has conceptualized it and as related to his client-centered therapy can be thought of as

A criticism of Rogers's concept of self-esteem is that it is

Congruence involves consistency between self and feeling.

For Rogers, the highest authority is

The person's perceptions of the world make up the