Deck 11: B: Theories of Personality and Intelligence

Question 1

When one thinks of "value judgment" in relation to personality,one is thinking about ____________.

A)soul
B)character
C)temperament
D)conscience

Answer 1

character

Question 2

You are about to undergo delicate brain surgery that requires great skill on the part of the surgeon.As the surgical team wheels you into the operating room,you hope the surgeon has a high level of _____.

A)ego
B)extraversion
C)self-efficacy
D)superego

Answer 2

self-efficacy

Question 3

The term Terman's Termites refers to __________ .

A)a set of developmentally delayed students that Terman studied intensively
B)a group of Army soldiers who on the basis of their IQ were followed through their military career
C)a sample of gifted children who were studied and followed into adulthood
D)none of these

Answer 3

a sample of gifted children who were studied and followed into adulthood

Question 4

Jung believed that there were two levels to the unconscious mind,the personal and the ________.

A)collective
B)animus
C)anima
D)preconscious

Question 5

What do Abraham Maslow's and Carl Rogers's theories have in common?

A)They are both stage theories.
B)They focus on unconscious motivation.
C)They believe humans are always striving to fulfill their capabilities.
D)They both fit in the learning/cognitive perspective.

Question 6

One of the dangers of taking online personality tests is ____________.

A)they are all invalid
B)there is a small normative group
C)there are too few of them
D)there is no face-to-face contact to help put the results in perspective

Question 7

What did Raymond Cattell call the underlying traits that direct surface traits?

A)source traits
B)secondary traits
C)background traits
D)subordinate traits

Question 8

Poor nutrition and medical care,poor living conditions (older,cheaper buildings often have lead paint on the walls),and a lack of intellectual support are thought to lead to ________________.

A)fragile X syndrome
B)Down syndrome
C)fetal alcohol syndrome
D)familial retardation

Question 9

Alfred Binet designed the first ______ test.

A)aptitude
B)performance-based
C)perception
D)intelligence

Question 10

What is Freud's term for the primitive,biological side of personality?

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