Question 1

Which of these is an acronym that could help you remember the Big Five traits?

Accepted Answer

A)  START
B)  BEGIN
C)  DUNES
D)  OCEANE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

According to Freud,girls have to go through the Oedipus complex,but boys don't.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Sigmund Freud proposed that his patients' disorders resulted most often from psychological conflicts related to sex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which parts of the brain have been found to be associated with the different factors in the "Big Five" model.

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Question 5

Which one of the goals of psychology would be most relevant in the trait perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  description
B)  explanation
C)  maintenance
D)  controlE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Carl Jung's term for recurring themes that have been important to humans in many cultures and settings since prehistoric times,such as the concepts of mother,hero,or villain,is ______ .

Accepted Answer

A)  personas
B)  animas
C)  animisms
D)  archetypesE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Which defense mechanism figured prominently in the theory of Alfred Adler?

Accepted Answer

A)  repression
B)  compensation
C)  depression
D)  rationalizationE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Discuss the major similarity between the personality theories of Albert Bandura and Julian Rotter.

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Question 9

What is one criticism of projective tests?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are inappropriate for use with children.
B)  They are too simple in their administration and scoring.
C)  They have low validity and reliability.
D)  They fail to take into account differences in the testing environments.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Describe what is meant by a collectivist culture.

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Question 11

You are reading an article that critiques Freud's theory.Which of the following could be the title?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Sex Is More Influential Than We Think"
B)  "Never Use the Dreams of Sexually Frustrated Rich Women as a Basis for a Theory."
C)  "The Id Really Does Exist!"
D)  "Sometimes a Cigar Is Just a Cigar"E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 12

When you accept someone - faults and all - regardless of whether or not you like the individual or approve of his or her lifestyle,Rogers suggests that you are exhibiting ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  restraint
B)  unconditional positive regard
C)  self-editing
D)  genuinenessE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

What major conclusion about personality traits emerged from the Minnesota twin study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Identical twins are more similar than any other type of sibling.
B)  Siblings reared apart were much more similar than identical twins.
C)  Fraternal twins reared together were much more similar than identical twins.
D)  Personality scores for twins were not related in either case.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

What is one purpose of the validity scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) ?

Accepted Answer

A)  to assess levels of current stressors
B)  to check the appropriateness of a particular diagnosis
C)  to detect tendencies of test takers to present themselves in a favorable light
D)  to distinguish items that incorrectly diagnose from those that correctly diagnose an individualE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Which two researchers are associated with the Five Factor model,also known as the Big Five?

Accepted Answer

A)  Costa and McCrae
B)  Cattell and Allport
C)  Jung and Horney 
D)  Erikson and RogersE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Many have compared Freud's idea of the mind to an iceberg.If that were the case and you were standing on the deck of a ship in Alaska,what part of the mind would you see above the water?

Accepted Answer

A)  ego
B)  superego
C)  id
D)  preconsciousE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 17

Jung believed that there were two levels to the unconscious mind,the personal and the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  collective
B)  animus
C)  anima
D)  preconsciousE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Define the term "trait-situation interaction" and give two examples of how this might appear in the real world.

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Question 19

Personality assessments conducted by behaviorists rely primarily on ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  projective tests
B)  direct observation
C)  detailed analysis of dreams
D)  interviewsE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT one of the layers of consciousness proposed by Sigmund Freud?

Accepted Answer

A)  conscious
B)  conscience
C)   preconscious
D)   unconsciousE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Exam 13: Theories of Personality

Discuss the major similarity between the personality theories of Albert Bandura and Julian Rotter.

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Which of the following is NOT one of the layers of consciousness proposed by Sigmund Freud?

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You are reading an article that critiques Freud's theory.Which of the following could be the title?

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Sigmund Freud proposed that his patients' disorders resulted most often from psychological conflicts related to sex.

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Which of these is an acronym that could help you remember the Big Five traits?

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What is one purpose of the validity scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) ?

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Jung believed that there were two levels to the unconscious mind,the personal and the ________.

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Describe what is meant by a collectivist culture.

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Which parts of the brain have been found to be associated with the different factors in the "Big Five" model.

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Carl Jung's term for recurring themes that have been important to humans in many cultures and settings since prehistoric times,such as the concepts of mother,hero,or villain,is ______ .

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Which one of the goals of psychology would be most relevant in the trait perspective?

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When you accept someone - faults and all - regardless of whether or not you like the individual or approve of his or her lifestyle,Rogers suggests that you are exhibiting ________.

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Which two researchers are associated with the Five Factor model,also known as the Big Five?

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Personality assessments conducted by behaviorists rely primarily on ____________.

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Which defense mechanism figured prominently in the theory of Alfred Adler?

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According to Freud,girls have to go through the Oedipus complex,but boys don't.

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