Chap 11&12 MC Flashcards
- Personality is thought to be
Answer: Long term, stable, and not easily changed
- The long-standing traits and patterns that propel individuals to consistently think, feel, and behave in specific ways are known as
Personality
- Who is credited with the first comprehensive theory of personality
Freud
- An early science that tried to correlate personality with measurements of parts of a person’s skull is known as
Phrenology
- The id operates on the
Pleasure principle
- The ego defense mechanism in which a person who is confronted with anxiety returns to a more immature behavioral stage is called
. Regression
- The Oedipus complex occurs in the psychosexual development stage of
Phallic
- The universal bank of ideas, images, and concepts that have been passed down through generations from our ancestors refers to
Collective unconscious
- Self-regulation is also known as
Will power
- Your level of confidence in your own abilities is known as
Self-efficacy
- Giang believes that they got a bad grade on their psychology paper because their professor doesn’t like them. Giang most likely has an
External locus of control
- Self-concept refers to
All of our thoughts and feelings about ourselves
- The idea that people’s ideas about themselves should match their actions is called
Congruence
- The way a person reacts to the world, starting when they are very young, including the person’s activity level, is known as
Temperament
- Sandeep is 18 months old. Sandeep cries frequently, is hard to soothe, and wakes frequently during the night. According to Thomas and Chess, Sandeep would be considered
A difficult baby
- According to the findings of the Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart, identical twins, whether raised together or apart, have
Very similar personalities.
- Temperament refers to
Inborn, genetically based personality differences
- According to the Eysencks’ theory, people who score high on neuroticism tend to be
Anxious
- The United States is considered a
Individualist culture
- The concept that people choose to move to places that are compatible with their personalities and needs is known as
Selective migration
- Which of the following is NOT a projective test
MMPI
- A personality assessment in which a person responds to ambiguous stimuli, revealing unconscious feelings, impulses, and desires, is called a
Projective test
- Which personality assessment employs a series of true/false questions
MMPI
As a field, social psychology focuses on ________ in predicting human behaviour.
situational fact
Making internal attributions for your successes and making external attributions for your failures is an example of ________
. self-serving bias
Collectivistic cultures are to ________ as individualistic cultures are to ________.
. situational; dispositio
. According to the actor-observer bias, we have more information about ________.
influences on our own behaviou
(n) ________ is a set of group expectations for appropriate thoughts and behaviours of its members
social norm
On his first day of soccer practice, Jose suits up in a t-shirt, shorts, and cleats and runs out to the field to join his teammates. Jose’s behaviour is reflective of _______
a script
When it comes to buying clothes, teenagers often follow social norms; this is likely motivated by ________.
fitting in
In the Stanford prison experiment, even the lead researcher succumbed to his role as a prison supervisor. This is an example of the power of ________ influencing behavi
social roles
Attitudes describe our ________ of people, objects, and ideas.
evaluations
Cognitive dissonance causes discomfort because it disrupts our sense of _______
consistency
In order for the central route to persuasion to be effective, the audience must be ________ and _______
analytical; motivated
Examples of cues used in peripheral route persuasion include all of the following except _______
factual information
In the Asch experiment, participants conformed due to ________ social influence.
normative
Under what conditions will informational social influence be more likely
when the answer is unclear and when the group has expertis
Social loafing occurs when ________.
individual performance cannot be evaluated and the task is ea
If group members modify their opinions to align with a perceived group consensus, then ________ has occurre
groupthink
Prejudice is to ________ as discrimination is to _____
a. feelings; behaviour
Which of the following is not a type of prejudice?
individualism
________ occurs when the out-group is blamed for the in-group’s frustration
scapegoating
When we seek out information that supports our stereotypes we are engaged in ________
confirmation bias
Typically, bullying from boys is to ________ as bullying from girls is to ________.
physical harm; emotional har
Which of the following adolescents is least likely to be targeted for bullying?
the captain of the football team
The bystander effect likely occurs due to _____
diffusion of responsibilit
Altruism is a form of prosocial behaviour that is motivated by _______
selfless helping of other
After moving to a new apartment building, research suggests that Sam will be most likely to become friends with ______
his next-door neighbour
What trait do both men and women tend to look for in a romantic partner?
sense of humour
According to the triangular theory of love, what type of love is defined by passion and intimacy but no commitment
Liking
According to social exchange theory, humans want to maximize the ________ and minimize the ________ in relationships.
benefits; costs
