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What is one of the major criticisms of the humanistic approach to personality

A)  It de-emphasizes the subjective nature of self-concept. 
B)  It is too optimistic about human nature. 
C)  It presents a fragmented view of personality. 
D)  It is too deterministic.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Question 112

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What is one of Walter Mischel's major points about personality

A)  The idea of traits is fundamental to understanding personality. 
B)  Many personal traits are genetically determined. 
C)  People are less consistent across situations than most theorists have assumed. 
D)  People behave in ways that maximize reinforcement.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Question 113

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Amy has always done well in her math courses,and even though she has never taken a statistics class before,she is confident she will do well in her statistics course next term.What does Amy show evidence of in this example

What is emphasized in social cognitive theory,but not in Skinner's approach to personality

Marta just completed a personality scale designed to measure the three higher-order traits identified by Hans Eysenck.She scored low in the personality trait of neuroticism.What does this suggest about Marta

Patricia Patricia is boisterous and fun, the life of the party. She usually enjoys being in a crowd, and she finds it easy to talk to people and make new friends. Patricia sees herself as a people person, and that's exactly how her friends and family would describe her. Her career involves a lot of pressure and deadlines, but she tends to handle stress quite well and seeks out new challenges. There is one co-worker who aggravates Patricia a great deal, but instead of getting angry or lashing out at him, she is overly polite and sickeningly sweet to him. Because of her disposition and her ability to deal well with large projects and teams of people, Patricia recently earned a very big promotion. People who knew her when she was very young might be surprised at how far she's come in life, considering that she had a very rough upbringing in a very poor family. -When Patricia is overly nice to her co-worker,what defence mechanism would Freud suggest that she is using

Esteban has a job that pays well,and he recently moved to a neighbourhood where there is little crime.Lately,he finds that he is thinking seriously about finding the right person to settle down with and raising a family.What need motivates Esteban at this point in his life,according to Maslow's hierarchy of needs

Complete the following analogy: Id is to pleasure principle as ____________.

Jose was very upset after a difficult meeting with his boss.When he got back to his office,he slammed the door and threw a bunch of file folders on the floor.What defence mechanism is Jose using,according to Freud

Alex's parents enforce strict rules and guidelines in an authoritarian manner.They also tend to be quite overprotective and try to prevent Alex from having to deal with any unpleasant circumstances that might arise.What is Alex likely to develop,according to Bandura

Daryl is taking a personality test in which he is shown a series of simple scenes.He is supposed to tell a story about what is happening in each scene and suggest what the characters are feeling.Which test is Daryl taking

Stef's neighbour was just arrested for a series of violent crimes across the city.As Stef is being interviewed by a local journalist,he says,"I knew all along that there was something not quite right about that man.He seemed almost too nice." What is this an example of

Colton is completing a long personality inventory,and he doesn't really want to take the time to read each of the questions in detail.Instead,he simply disagrees with all the statements.Which of the following describes Colton's method of completing the personality inventory

Meagan is strongly attracted to her co-worker,but he is married.To deal with the anxiety that her feelings have generated,she has unconsciously convinced herself that he is attracted to her.What defence mechanism is Meagan using,according to Freud

Lily studies hard before each quiz because she is trying to avoid getting a bad grade.According to Higgins's self-regulation theory,what type of focus does Lily have

Why would you probably use if you needed a personality inventory capable of measuring a person's degree of psychopathology

What is NOT one of the main weaknesses in biological approaches to personality

What are projective tests such as the Rorschach test designed to assess

Which level of Maslow's hierarchy would be most threatened by poverty

Which statement best summarizes Albert Bandura's concept of reciprocal determinism