Question 1

Self-actualized people,as described by Maslow,are LEAST likely to

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A)  have problem-centered interests.
B)  be independent.
C)  worry about other people's opinions.
D)  have a strong sense of identity.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Defining one's identity in terms of one's extended family or work group is most closely associated with

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A)  culture shock.
B)  brain plasticity.
C)  extraversion.
D)  collectivism.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 3

Sheldon has a great deal of confidence in his ability to succeed at most new athletic endeavors.According to Bandura,Sheldon is demonstrating

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A)  self-esteem.
B)  reciprocal determinism.
C)  the spotlight effect.
D)  self-efficacy.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

According to social-cognitive theories,the best predictor of students' academic success in college would be their

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A)  college entrance test scores.
B)  high school grade-point average.
C)  levels of self-esteem.
D)  relative standing on the Big Five.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Professor Shankar believes that her students' most important personal characteristics are those that distinguish them as uniquely different from most other people.Her attitude best illustrates one of the consequences of

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A)  individualism.
B)  conditioning.
C)  collectivism.
D)  the spotlight effect.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Bruce wants to be a loving husband but at the same time wants to express his dislike for some of his wife's habits.According to Freud,Bruce's ________ might enable him to partially satisfy both desires.

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A)  collective unconscious
B)  superego
C)  Oedipus complex
D)  egoE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

According to some scholars,Freud thought that stories of childhood sexual abuse reported by his adult female patients reflected their

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A)  erogenous zones.
B)  inferiority complexes.
C)  childhood sexual wishes.
D)  social standing.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Which of the following Freudian ideas is most consistent with today's psychological research findings?

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A)  The conscience is largely formed in the process of resolving the Oedipus complex.
B)  Excessive smoking reflects an oral fixation.
C)  Most memory loss results from unconsciously motivated repression.
D)  Conscious awareness of what goes on in our own minds is very limited.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Carl Jung emphasized the importance of ________ in personality functioning.

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A)  inferiority feelings
B)  psychosexual stages
C)  the collective unconscious
D)  defense mechanismsE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Which of the following have been criticized the most for offering concepts that are vague and based on the theorists' personal opinions rather than on scientific methods?

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A)  behaviorists
B)  humanistic theorists
C)  psychodynamic theorists
D)  Jungian theoristsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Maddie is a personality theorist who believes that our individual traits and thoughts interact with our social world as we move from one situation to another.Maddie is most likely to agree with which of the following perspectives on personality?

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A)  social-cognitive perspective
B)  behavioral genetic perspective
C)  psychodynamic perspective
D)  psychoanalytic perspectiveE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Tamika tends to blog about negative emotions and events in her life.Tamika is likely high in which big five trait?

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A)  openness
B)  extraversion
C)  neuroticism
D)  conscientiousnessE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

Self-actualized people,as described by Maslow,are LEAST likely to be highly

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A)  compassionate.
B)  empathic.
C)  self-centered.
D)  self-accepting.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

To assess your standing on each of the Big Five factors,psychologists would be most likely to use a

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A)  person-situation test.
B)  MMPI.
C)  personality inventory.
D)  self-esteem scale.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Psychologists assess a wide range of emotional and behavioral traits by means of

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A)  heritability.
B)  reciprocal determinism.
C)  personality inventories.
D)  the spotlight effect.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

Which Big Five trait is likely to increase somewhat during adulthood?

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A)  self-efficacy
B)  conscientiousness
C)  neuroticism
D)  introversionE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Who emphasized the importance of unconditional positive regard in healthy personality development?

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A)  Sigmund Freud
B)  Carl Jung
C)  Carl Rogers
D)  Karen HorneyE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Our genetically influenced traits evoke certain responses in others,which lead us to develop specific social-interaction skills.This best illustrates the impact of

Accepted Answer

A)  group identification.
B)  the spotlight effect.
C)  fixations.
D)  gene-environment interactions.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Mario doesn't feel very positive about himself because he often fails to measure up to his unrealistically high performance aspirations.Mario's predicament is most clearly addressed by an assessment strategy used by

Accepted Answer

A)  B.F.Skinner.
B)  Alfred Adler.
C)  Sigmund Freud.
D)  Carl Rogers.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 20

Which of the following statements would most likely appear on a lie scale?

Accepted Answer

A)  "I often feel self-conscious around strangers."
B)  "I get too much attention from my parents."
C)  "I enjoy doing my school homework by myself."
D)  "I've never told even a little white lie."E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Exam 12: Personality

Tamika tends to blog about negative emotions and events in her life.Tamika is likely high in which big five trait?

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Maddie is a personality theorist who believes that our individual traits and thoughts interact with our social world as we move from one situation to another.Maddie is most likely to agree with which of the following perspectives on personality?

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According to some scholars,Freud thought that stories of childhood sexual abuse reported by his adult female patients reflected their

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Which of the following statements would most likely appear on a lie scale?

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Which of the following Freudian ideas is most consistent with today's psychological research findings?

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Sheldon has a great deal of confidence in his ability to succeed at most new athletic endeavors.According to Bandura,Sheldon is demonstrating

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According to social-cognitive theories,the best predictor of students' academic success in college would be their

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Which of the following have been criticized the most for offering concepts that are vague and based on the theorists' personal opinions rather than on scientific methods?

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Carl Jung emphasized the importance of ________ in personality functioning.

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Who emphasized the importance of unconditional positive regard in healthy personality development?

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To assess your standing on each of the Big Five factors,psychologists would be most likely to use a

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Defining one's identity in terms of one's extended family or work group is most closely associated with

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Self-actualized people,as described by Maslow,are LEAST likely to be highly

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Mario doesn't feel very positive about himself because he often fails to measure up to his unrealistically high performance aspirations.Mario's predicament is most clearly addressed by an assessment strategy used by

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Our genetically influenced traits evoke certain responses in others,which lead us to develop specific social-interaction skills.This best illustrates the impact of

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Professor Shankar believes that her students' most important personal characteristics are those that distinguish them as uniquely different from most other people.Her attitude best illustrates one of the consequences of

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Which Big Five trait is likely to increase somewhat during adulthood?

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Psychologists assess a wide range of emotional and behavioral traits by means of

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Bruce wants to be a loving husband but at the same time wants to express his dislike for some of his wife's habits.According to Freud,Bruce's ________ might enable him to partially satisfy both desires.

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Self-actualized people,as described by Maslow,are LEAST likely to

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