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1
The __ approach assumes that the unconscious plays a major role in personality development.
Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic
Trait
Behavioral
Social-Cognitive
2
Freud and his students based most of their theories on ___.
case studies.
trial and error.
experimentation.
questionaires.
3
The two components of Schachter and Singer's theory of emotion are...
physiological arousal and behavior
physiological arousal and cognitive assessment
instinct and motivation
love and anger
4
Freud thought ___ might unlock to the door to unconscious.
personality
edo
hypnosis
free association
5
Maslow created a Hierarchy of Needs with ___ at the top.
safety needs
self-transcendence
experience seeking
disinhibition
6
Freud's ___ functions on the reality principle.
superego
lego
ego
id
7
Individualism is to collectivism as ___ is to ___.
Bandura; Freud
denial; displacement
independent self; interdependent self
interdependent self; independent self
8
___ is the belief that life events have ripple-effect impacts on other areas of life.
Repressing
Permanence
Denial
Pervasiveness
9
Freud's psychosexual stages focus on distinct pleasure sensitive areas called the___
central nervous system.
autonomic nervous system.
erogenous zones.
terror management theory.
10
The MMPI-2-RC is classified as a(an)...
self-report inventory
descriptive study
objective test
projective test
11
Clyde loved his ex girlfriend, but he acts as if he is glad to be rid of her.
This is reaction-formation defense mechanism
This is rationalization defense mechanism
This is displacement defense mechanism
This is projection defense mechanism
12
Which one is not a defense mechanism?
optimism
displacement
regression
repression
13
Kagan has attributed personality to biology through a person's ___, how they respond to stress.
brain
central nervous system
autonomic nervous system reactivity
reaction formation
14
In western culture, we tend to believe the ___ is the center of personality.
id
ego
superego
self
15
Which of the following did Adler suggest is the driving force behind personality development?
Overcoming the inferiority complex
Repressing the libido
Analyzing the collective unconscious
Resolving the Odeipus or Electra complexs
16
Another Humanistic psychologist was ___.
Eric Erickson
Carl Rogers.
Karen Horney
Alfred Adler
17
Carl Jung is most known for which of the following?
collective unconsciousness
cultural subconscious
general awareness
heritable coefficients
18
A Freudian slip is .....
falling off the sofa during free association.
unintentionally revealing subconscious feelings.
when his daughter fell and died.
his fall from the psychology community.
19
Which of the following is NOT one of the Big Five personality traits?
Conscientiousness
Agreeableness
Openness
Warmth
20
The "id" operates according to the ___ principle.
ethical
morality
reality
pleasure
21
Freud's personality study is called ___.
Psychoanalytical.
Social-Cognitive.
Humanistic.
Behaviorism.
22
___ is the belief that life events will have a permanent effect on us.
Optimism
Self-esteem
Permanence
Pervasiveness
23
___ is our beliefs about how capable we feel we are.
Self-esteem
Selfishness
Self-indulgence
Self-efficacy
24
A person who has ___ believes that they control their own destiny.
External Locus of Control
Internal Locus of Control
Odipus complex
safety needs met
25
Adler coined the term ___ which occurs when we underestimate our own capabilities.
apartment complex
inferiority complex
Electra complex
superiority complex
26
Maslow created a Hierarchy of Needs with ___ at the base.
boredom susceptibility
physiological needs
esteem needs
thrill and adventure seeking
27
According to Rotter, someone with an external locus of control is likely to...
not believe in luck
believe in luck
have a positive self concept
have a high IQ
28
A relatively permanent characteristic of personality that can be used to predict behavior is...
the ego
the id
a state
a trait
29
Maslow's & Rogers ideas have influenced ___.
parenting.
teachers.
counselors.
all of the above.
30
___ is the belief that life events are due to some personality trait that is unchangeable.
Operant Conditioning
Pervasiveness
Permanence
Personal
31
Trait & social-cognitive psychologist's debate how we ___ people's behavior.
attribute
laugh at
employ
mimic
32
Cattell developed a ___ Personality Factor test to help determine personality traits.
10
35
5
16
33
Which psychologist was NOT a neo-Freudian?
Alfred Adler
Albert Bandura
Carl Jung
Karen Horney
34
The Bobo Doll experiment looks at aggression & violence; it was done by ___
William Wundt
Albert Bandura
Eric Erickson
Sigmund Freud
35
The Big 5 personality factors that Myers suggest can be remembered with the mnemonic ___.
MMPIS
OCEAN.
OPTIC
NPCEN
36
Faced with a mild stressor, children will ___, retreating to the comfort of earlier behaviors.
rationalize
deny
displace
regress
37
According to Freud, which part of the mind acts as a person's conscience?
the ego
the libido
the id
the superego
38
Freud's ___ is an internalized set of ideals.
ego
superego
id
personality
39
Rogers felt ___ were important for people to grow & develop.
genuineness, acceptance, & empathy
food, esteem, self-actualization
water, sun & nutrients
volunteering, sports, & reading
40
The classic personality inventory is the ___.
TAT.
MMPI.
Rorschach Inkblot.
Free Association.
41
Bandura was also known for his study of ___.
TV violence relating to aggression.
dogs salivating hearing a bell.
cones & rods related to vision.
pigeons relating to the Bandura box.
42
___ tests are describing ambiguous stimulus or telling a story about it.
ACT
Art institutional
Projective
SAT
43
The ___ was proposed by Albert Bandura.
Social-Cognitive perspective
Behavioral perspective
Psychoanalytic
Humanistic
44
According to Freud, which stage does a person suppress their interest in sex?
Genital
Oral
Phallic
Latency
45
Freud believed that a person could be ___, overly neat & fussy, if potty trained too early.
displaced
anal retentive
Electra complex
anal expulsive
46
Which of the following is NOT one of the functions that the hypothalamus is involved in?
regulation of body temperature
emotional responses
coordinating muscle movements
sexual behavior
47
Which test uses true/false questions to measure personality?
the Rorschach test
the TAT
the SAT
the MMPI-2-RC
48
Dot shouts cuss words at people. Soon, Dot becomes a writer of novels where cussing is okay...
She is using displacement as a defense mechanism
She is using denial as a defense mechanism
She is using sublimation as a defense mechanism
She is using repression as a defense mechanism
49
The ___ overestimates others' noticing our appearance, performance, & blunders.
Trait Perspective
tip of the tongue effect
spotlight effect
heirarchy of needs
50
Making unacceptable impulses look like their opposite is called___
denial.
projection.
reaction formation.
rationalization.
51
Sigmund Freud was the founder of which of the following perspectives in psychology?
Humanistic
Behaviorism
Psychoanalytic
Psychodynamic
52
Freud believes that during the phallic stage, boys could go through the ___ complex.
Oedipus
denial
projection
Electra
53
A test that fails to predict what it is designed to predict lacks...
reliability
validity
fairness
standardization
54
A psychologist interested in evaluating your unconscious motives would most likely use...
the SAT
the TAT
the WAIS
the MMPI-2-RC
55
Gordon Allport is to ___ as Sigmund Freud is to ___.
Trait Personality; Behavrioism
Trait Personality; Psychoanalysis
Social-Cognitive; Psychoanalysis
Behaviorism; Psychoanalysis
56
Allport counted all words in an unabridged dictionary describing people, How many were there?
36,000
500
18,000
2,500
57
Ironically, people often are most ___ when incompetent.
overconfident
potty trained
helpless
optimistic
58
Tom is a caring person no matter what. Caring would be which according to Allport?
Central trait
Stable trait
Secondary trait
Reliable trait
59
___ inkblot test is when people describe what they see in a series of inkblots.
Freudian
Erickson
Rorschach
Rogers
60
Psychologists define ___ as a pattern of thinking, feeling, & acting.
behavior
personality
unconscious
superego
61
Health can benefit from ___.
learned helplessness.
pessimism.
optimism.
Freudian slips.
