Question 1

A coach who convincingly extols the superior strength of upcoming opponents makes her team's victories appear ________ praiseworthy and her team's losses appear ________ understandable.

Accepted Answer

A)   less;less
B)   more;more
C)   less;more
D)   more;less

Question 2

Neo-Freudian personality theorists were most likely to disagree with Freud about the importance of

Accepted Answer

A)   the unconscious dynamics underlying behavior.
B)   childhood sexual instincts.
C)   anxiety and defense mechanisms.
D)   distinguishing between id,ego,and superego.

Question 3

The famous test introduced by Hermann Rorschach asks test-takers to respond to

Accepted Answer

A)   frightening pictures.
B)   ambiguous stories.
C)   meaningless inkblots.
D)   incomplete sentences.

Question 4

Exaggerated feelings of self-importance are most closely linked with

Accepted Answer

A)   narcissism.
B)   extraversion.
C)   the spotlight effect.
D)   free association.

Question 5

Mr.Dutoit was asked by his psychotherapist to look at some ambiguous pictures and make up a story about each.Mr.Dutoit was most likely completing the

Accepted Answer

A)   Thematic Apperception Test.
B)   Eysenck Personality Questionnaire.
C)   MMPI.
D)   Rorschach inkblot test.

Question 6

Freud's concept of projection is most similar to what today's researchers call

Accepted Answer

A)   schemas.
B)   the false consensus effect.
C)   an inferiority complex.
D)   priming.

Question 7

Factor analysis has been used to identify the most basic

Accepted Answer

A)   needs on Maslow's hierarchy.
B)   self-concepts.
C)   personality traits.
D)   situational factors.

Question 8

Personality is fruitfully studied at multiple levels of analysis because people are best understood as

Accepted Answer

A)   unconscious information processors.
B)   biopsychosocial organisms.
C)   demonstrating self-serving bias.
D)   possible selves.

Question 9

Humanistic theorists have been criticized for

Accepted Answer

A)   overestimating the impact of childhood experiences on adult personality.
B)   underestimating the inconsistency of behavior from one situation to another.
C)   overestimating the degree of similarity among people.
D)   underestimating the inherent human capacity for destructive and evil behaviors.

Question 10

The humanistic perspective emphasized the value of

Accepted Answer

A)   empirically derived tests.
B)   self-determination.
C)   social norms.
D)   factor analysis.

Question 11

Professor Halasa perceives shy,inhibited styles of behavior to be the interactive outcome of cultural expectations,autonomic nervous system reactivity,and unconscious thought processes.The professor's views best illustrate a(n) ________ approach.

Accepted Answer

A)   trait
B)   evolutionary
C)   biopsychosocial
D)   humanistic

Question 12

Twelve-year-old Cawley demonstrates a strongly masculine sense of self-identity even though he was raised without a father or father substitute.This fact represents the most serious threat to ________ theory of personality.

Accepted Answer

A)   Freud's
B)   Adler's
C)   Murray's
D)   Rorschach's

Question 13

In one experiment,participants put on a Barry Manilow T-shirt before entering a room with other students.Their tendency to overestimate the extent to which the other students would notice their unusual T-shirt best illustrated

Accepted Answer

A)   narcissism.
B)   reciprocal determinism.
C)   unconditional positive regard.
D)   the spotlight effect.

Question 14

A sense of one's ability to competently perform a task is called

Accepted Answer

A)   self-esteem.
B)   self-efficacy.
C)   self-monitoring.
D)   self-disclosure.

Question 15

Which of the following techniques was Freud most likely to use in an attempt to discover the hidden conflicts underlying his patients' symptoms?

Accepted Answer

A)   questionnaires
B)   free association
C)   projective testing
D)   fixation

Question 16

Rona was asked by her psychotherapist to describe what she saw in 10 ambiguous inkblots.Rona was most likely responding to a(n) ________ test.

Accepted Answer

A)   projective
B)   self-esteem
C)   self-concept
D)   implicit memory

Question 17

Freud referred to a lingering focus of pleasure-seeking energies at an earlier psychosexual stage as

Accepted Answer

A)   projection.
B)   fixation.
C)   displacement.
D)   repression.

Question 18

A person whose self-esteem is momentarily threatened is especially likely to

Accepted Answer

A)   demonstrate an independence from social pressure to conform.
B)   criticize others.
C)   experience narcissism.
D)   be motivated by a desire for self-actualization.

Question 19

The use of personal pronouns in text messaging is best predicted by the Big Five trait of

Accepted Answer

A)   neuroticism.
B)   extraversion.
C)   agreeableness.
D)   openness.

Question 20

Children respond to stress with greater anxiety if they

Accepted Answer

A)   are pessimistic.
B)   have a hierarchy of needs.
C)   exhibit unconditional positive regard.
D)   have a reactive autonomic nervous system.

Exam 15: Personality

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Twelve-year-old Cawley demonstrates a strongly masculine sense of self-identity even though he was raised without a father or father substitute.This fact represents the most serious threat to ________ theory of personality.

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Rona was asked by her psychotherapist to describe what she saw in 10 ambiguous inkblots.Rona was most likely responding to a(n) ________ test.

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Factor analysis has been used to identify the most basic

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The famous test introduced by Hermann Rorschach asks test-takers to respond to

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In one experiment,participants put on a Barry Manilow T-shirt before entering a room with other students.Their tendency to overestimate the extent to which the other students would notice their unusual T-shirt best illustrated

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Exaggerated feelings of self-importance are most closely linked with

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A coach who convincingly extols the superior strength of upcoming opponents makes her team's victories appear ________ praiseworthy and her team's losses appear ________ understandable.

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Mr.Dutoit was asked by his psychotherapist to look at some ambiguous pictures and make up a story about each.Mr.Dutoit was most likely completing the

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Personality is fruitfully studied at multiple levels of analysis because people are best understood as

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The use of personal pronouns in text messaging is best predicted by the Big Five trait of

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A sense of one's ability to competently perform a task is called

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Children respond to stress with greater anxiety if they

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Which of the following techniques was Freud most likely to use in an attempt to discover the hidden conflicts underlying his patients' symptoms?

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Professor Halasa perceives shy,inhibited styles of behavior to be the interactive outcome of cultural expectations,autonomic nervous system reactivity,and unconscious thought processes.The professor's views best illustrate a(n) ________ approach.

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