CH 10 - Personality

Partner Review Game

According to Freud, which part of the mind acts as a person’s conscience?

Ero

s E

go

Lib

ido

Super

ego Id

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1. Eros2. Ego3. Libido4. Superego5. Id

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Serena fills out a personality inventory several times over the course of one year. The results of each administration of the test are extremely different. Serena’s situation suggests that this personality inventory may not be:

Rel

iabl

e

Sta

ndardize

d

Norm

ed

Pro

ject

ive

Fai

r

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1. Reliable2. Standardized3. Normed4. Projective5. Fair

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Which approach to psychology would argue that we acquire our personality traits as we go through life, mimicking others’ personality traits that we see as favorable?

Psy

choa

nalyt

ic

Hum

anis

tic T

rait

Beh

avio

rist

Bio

logic

al

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1. Psychoanalytic2. Humanistic3. Trait4. Behaviorist5. Biological

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One of your classmates remarks that “Mary is all id.” What does she likely mean?

Mar

y use

s a

lo...

Mar

y is

a h

igh...

Mar

y is

a p

erf..

.

Mar

y fre

quen

tl...

Mar

y is

in c

on...

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1. Mary uses a lot of defense mechanisms

2. Mary is a highly ethical person

3. Mary is a perfectionist4. Mary frequently

pursues immediate gratification

5. Mary is in constant conflict over the proper course of action to take

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The belief that personality is created by the interaction between a person, his or her behavior, and the environment is known as:

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binat

ion th

...

Inte

ract

ionis

t...

Rec

ipro

cal d

et...

Mutu

ality

Circ

ular

cre

at...

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1. Combination theory

2. Interactionist perspective

3. Reciprocal determinism

4. Mutuality5. Circular creation1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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Juan has a huge crush on Sally, but he never admits it. Instead, he tells all who will listen that Sally is really “into him.” Psychoanalysts would see Juan’s braggin as an example of:

Dis

place

men

t

Rea

ctio

n Form

a...

Sublim

atio

n

Den

ial

Pro

ject

ion

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1. Displacement2. Reaction

Formation3. Sublimation4. Denial5. Projection

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Dr. Li asks her clients to interpret ambiguous pictures of people in various settings. The method she is using is called:

The

Rorsch

ach ..

.

The

MM

PI

The

TAT

Fac

tor a

naly

si...

The

WIS

C

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1. The Rorschach test

2. The MMPI3. The TAT4. Factor analysis5. The WISC

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Which psychologist believed that people have free will and are motivated to self-actualize?

Abra

ham M

aslo

w

Sig

mun

d Fre

ud

Alb

ert B

andura

B.F

. Ski

nner

John W

atso

n

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1. Abraham Maslow

2. Sigmund Freud3. Albert Bandura4. B.F. Skinner5. John Watson

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Which is NOT one of the big five personality traits?

Ext

rave

rsio

n

Open

ness

Agre

eabl

enes

s

Hones

ty

Consc

ient

iousn

...

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1. Extraversion2. Openness3. Agreeableness4. Honesty5. Conscientiousnes

s

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Feminist psychoanalytic critics of Freud most commonly argue that:

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e is

no p

r...

Fre

ud dev

oted

...

Wom

en’s

supe

re...

Men

and

wom

en ..

.

Whi

le w

omen

al..

.

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1. There is no proof that the unconscious exists

2. Freud devoted to much attention to childhood

3. Women’s superegos are just as strong as men’s

4. Men and women use different defense mechanisms

5. While women all suffer from penis envy, men all suffer from womb envy

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Jamal sucks his thumb until age eight. As an adult, he smokes, chews gum, and thinks constantly of food. Psychoanalysts would describe Jamal as having:

An o

bsess

ion

An o

rally

cont..

.

An O

edip

us co

m...

An o

ral f

ixat

i...

A m

other

com

pl...

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1. An obsession2. An orally

controlled libido3. An Oedipus

complex4. An oral fixation5. A mother

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Someone who has an external locus of control is likely to have:

A p

ositiv

e se

lf-co

ncep

t

A h

igh s

ense

of s

elf-.

..

A s

trong

libid

o

A b

elie

f in lu

ck

A h

igh IQ

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1. A positive self-concept

2. A high sense of self-efficacy

3. A strong libido4. A belief in luck5. A high IQ

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What kind of psychologist would be most likely to use a projective personality assessment?

Soci

al c

ogniti

...

Tra

it

Beh

avio

rist

Hum

anis

t

Psy

choa

nalyt

ic

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1. Social cognitive2. Trait3. Behaviorist4. Humanist5. Psychoanalytic

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Redirecting one’s unacceptable urges into more socially acceptable pursuits best defines which of the following defense mechanisms?

Inte

llect

ualiz.

..

Den

ial

Sublim

atio

n

Rat

ional

izat

io...

Reg

ress

ion

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1. Intellectualization2. Denial3. Sublimation4. Rationalization5. Regression

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Adam loved the girlfriend who dumped him, but acts as if he’s glad to be rid of her. His behavior most clearly illustrates which of the following Freudian defense mechanisms?

Rep

ress

ion

Pro

ject

ion

Rea

ctio

n form

a...

Sublim

atio

n

Reg

ress

ion

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1. Repression2. Projection3. Reaction

formation4. Sublimation5. Regression

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Which Freudian personality system is guided by the reality principle?

Id

Lib

ido

Ego

Unco

nscio

us

Super

ego

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1. Id2. Libido3. Ego4. Unconscious5. Superego

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In contrast to the blank slate view of human nature held by the behaviorists, humanists believe humans are born:

Evi

l and in

sti..

.

Good

and w

ith ..

.

Neu

tral a

nd th

...

Nei

ther

goo

d n...

Wea

k an

d nee

di...

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1. Evil and instinctively selfish2. Good and with an inner drive

to reach full potential3. Neutral and that personality

is based on perceptions of reality

4. Neither good nor evil, but personality is a product of their environment

5. Weak and needing others to find a meaning and purpose in life

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Which of the following is a good example of a Jungian archetype?

John, w

hose

do...

Pat

ty, w

ho is

...

Yan

, who a

lway

...

Tar

iq, w

ho co

n...

Ken

dra,

whos

e ...

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1. John, whose domineering mother’s voice is always in the back of his head

2. Patty, who is haunted by her memories of child abuse

3. Yan, who always roots for the underdog

4. Tariq, who consciously strives to be the best tennis player he can be

5. Kendra, whose power motive influences everything she does

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Bertha is tall, thin, and frail. She enjoys studying and reading science fiction novels. She prefers to be alone rather than in a large group. According to Carl Jung, she would be considered a:

Ego D

riven

Per

...

Ect

omorp

h

Mes

omor

ph

Ext

rove

rt

Intro

vert

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1. Ego Driven Person

2. Ectomorph3. Mesomorph4. Extrovert5. Introvert

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The most commonly used personality assessments are:

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ject

ive

tes.

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Nat

uralis

tic o

...

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ctur

ed in

t...

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f-rep

ort in

...

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avio

r ass

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1. Projective tests2. Naturalistic

observations3. Structured

interviews4. Self-report

inventories5. Behavior

assessments

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Self-efficacy, according to Bandura, is:

How y

ou v

iew y

...

How y

ou th

ink

...

All

you k

now a...

Wha

t oth

ers

ha...

How c

ompe

tent .

..

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1. How you view your worth as a person

2. How you think about your self-image

3. All you know about your deficiencies and weaknesses as a person

4. What others have conditioned you to see in yourself

5. How competent you feel to accomplish tasks and goals

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Mother Theresa’s altruism showed in everything she did. According to Allport’s trait theory, Mother Theresa’s altruism was:

A c

omm

on tr

ait..

.

A c

ardin

al tr

a...

One

of sev

eral

...

Bas

ical

ly in

he...

A s

urface

trai

...

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1. A common trait she shared with most other religious people

2. A cardinal trait3. One of several central

traits that characterized her exceptional life

4. Basically inherited from her father

5. A surface trait that was visible to others

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Adler would not have agreed with the importance of which of the following ideas?

Birt

h ord

er

Sty

les

of life

Stri

ving fo

r s...

Infe

riorit

y co

...

Pen

is e

nvy

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1. Birth order2. Styles of life3. Striving for

superiority4. Inferiority

complex5. Penis envy

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Roberto believes that he is the master of his ship and in charge of his destiny. According to Rotter’s theory of personality, Roberto has:

An e

xter

nal o

r...

An in

tern

al lo

...

An e

xtra

verte

d...

A lo

w sen

se o

f...

A p

ositiv

e se

l...

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1. An external orientation to the world about him

2. An internal locus of control

3. An extraverted personality

4. A low sense of self-efficacy

5. A positive self-image, but is not self-actualized

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A relatively permanent characteristic of personality that can be used to predict behavior is:

The

id

The

ego

The

super

ego

A d

efen

se m

ech...

A tr

ait

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1. The id2. The ego3. The superego4. A defense

mechanism5. A trait

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