Question 1

If you were going on a blind date, which of the following traits regarding the person would it be most valuable for you to know before you meet?

Accepted Answer

A)   individual traits
B)   central traits
C)   source traits
D)   secondary traitsE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

In Allport's theory, what is the name for characteristics that are seen only in certain situations?

Accepted Answer

A)   central traits
B)   cardinal traits
C)   source traits
D)   secondary traitsE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Discuss Allport's trait theory of personality.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Phoung has just arrived in Canada and is feeling at one with the universe. His feelings of happiness and harmony are all associated with which of Maslow's descriptions?

Accepted Answer

A)   mysticism
B)   miraclism
C)   peak experience
D)   nirvanaE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

According to Freud, which component of personality contains an individual's morals, conscience, and pride?

Accepted Answer

A)   the id
B)   the ego
C)   the superego
D)   realityE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Within humanistic theory, what is the innate tendency to strive to realize one's full potential, or to be all one can be?

Accepted Answer

A)   self-actualization
B)   self-efficacy
C)   subjective view
D)   ego idealE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

What do social learning theorists believe can lessen depression?

Accepted Answer

A)   learning to be more humanistic
B)   learning to be more self-reinforcing
C)   learning to be more egotistical
D)   learning to be more gregariousE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 8

In Freud's psychoanalytic theory of personality, which area contains repressed wishes, desires, or thoughts?

Accepted Answer

A)   the manifest context
B)   the conscious
C)   the unconscious
D)   the preconsciousE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Sigmund Freud founded a personality theory that stressed the influence of unconscious mental processes and early childhood experience. This theory is called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

The term personality implies that individual patterns of behaviour are both stable and which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   universal
B)   unique
C)   unchanging
D)   uncontrolledE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

What does Gordon Allport call our unique, personal characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)   common traits
B)   surface traits
C)   source traits
D)   individual traitsE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Dr. Green asked her patient Gabriella to study brightly coloured images made by inkblots on a card. She then asked Gabriella to say what she saw in the images. Dr. Green took careful notes of her patient's descriptions. What test is Dr. Green using?

Accepted Answer

A)   Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) 
B)   California Personality Inventory
C)   Rorschach inkblot test
D)   16 PFE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following best describes personality theories?

Accepted Answer

A)   They explain the development of a specific personality characteristic, such as shyness.
B)   They are systems of concepts, assumptions, ideas, and principles used to understand and explain personality.
C)   They are impossible to test scientifically.
D)   They attempt to make others feel good about themselves in terms of certain specific characteristics such as shyness.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 14

People who grew up in the same culture would be most likely to have which of the same traits?

Accepted Answer

A)   cardinal traits
B)   common traits
C)   secondary traits
D)   source traitsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

According to Allport, what is the name of the trait that is dominant and shapes most of a person's behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)   the source trait
B)   the central trait
C)   the cardinal trait
D)   the secondary traitE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

According to Freud, human personality contains several levels of awareness. What are they?

Accepted Answer

A)   conscious, preconscious, and unconscious
B)   thanatos, eros, and libido
C)   id, libido, and superego
D)   pleasure principle, reality principle, and ego idealE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 17

Amanda says, "I see myself as assertive and gregarious. People tend to enjoy my company." What has she described?

Accepted Answer

A)   her ideal self
B)   her humanistic self
C)   her self-image
D)   her phenomenological selfE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

In Rotter's social learning theory, how a person interprets or defines a situation is referred to as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   reinforcement
B)   expectancy
C)   self-reinforcement
D)   identificationE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

How might difficulties in making conversation be overcome?

Accepted Answer

A)   by asking questions
B)   by practising in front of a mirror
C)   by imagining how you look to the person with whom you are speaking
D)   by waiting for the other person to start a conversationE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 20

According to Freud's theory, a little girl's identification with her mother and the resolution of penis envy are strengthened by resolution of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   the Oedipus conflict
B)   the Electra conflict
C)   the latency stage
D)   the anal stageE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Exam 10: Personality

Sigmund Freud founded a personality theory that stressed the influence of unconscious mental processes and early childhood experience. This theory is called ____________________.

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In Freud's psychoanalytic theory of personality, which area contains repressed wishes, desires, or thoughts?

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Which of the following best describes personality theories?

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Discuss Allport's trait theory of personality.

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People who grew up in the same culture would be most likely to have which of the same traits?

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Dr. Green asked her patient Gabriella to study brightly coloured images made by inkblots on a card. She then asked Gabriella to say what she saw in the images. Dr. Green took careful notes of her patient's descriptions. What test is Dr. Green using?

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What does Gordon Allport call our unique, personal characteristics?

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In Allport's theory, what is the name for characteristics that are seen only in certain situations?

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According to Freud, human personality contains several levels of awareness. What are they?

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In Rotter's social learning theory, how a person interprets or defines a situation is referred to as which of the following?

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According to Freud's theory, a little girl's identification with her mother and the resolution of penis envy are strengthened by resolution of which of the following?

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According to Allport, what is the name of the trait that is dominant and shapes most of a person's behaviour?

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Phoung has just arrived in Canada and is feeling at one with the universe. His feelings of happiness and harmony are all associated with which of Maslow's descriptions?

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According to Freud, which component of personality contains an individual's morals, conscience, and pride?

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The term personality implies that individual patterns of behaviour are both stable and which of the following?

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What do social learning theorists believe can lessen depression?

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Within humanistic theory, what is the innate tendency to strive to realize one's full potential, or to be all one can be?

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Amanda says, "I see myself as assertive and gregarious. People tend to enjoy my company." What has she described?

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