Chapter 11

Question 1

A person’s relatively consistent pattern of thinking , feeling, and behaving

Answer 1

Personality

Question 2

What factors influence personality

Answer 2

1. Brain Biology 2, Perception 3. Development across the lifespan
   4, Social influences

Question 3

Summary terms that capture an individual’s stable and enduring tendency to respond in a certain way

Answer 3

Traits

Question 4

A person’s behavior is different in different situations

Answer 4

Person-Situation controversy

Question 5

What is characteristics of opennes trait?

Answer 5

Imaginative, original, accepting of new idea

Question 6

What is the characteristics of Conscientioiusness?

Answer 6

Organized , careful , Disciplined

Question 7

What is the characteristics of Extraversion trait

Answer 7

outgoing, fun-loving and affectionate

Question 8

What are the characteristics of Agreeableness trait

Answer 8

Helpful, empathetic, and trusting

Question 9

What are the characteristics of Neuroticism trait?

Answer 9

Anxious and insecure

Question 10

The part of Freud’s structure of personality that houses primitive desires

Answer 10

ID

Question 11

The part of Freud’s structure of personality that must find a way to act that satisfies basic desires without violating social constraints

Answer 11

EGo

Question 12

The part of Freud’s structure of personality that is the conscience or set of ethics

Answer 12

Super Ego

Question 13

The driving force of the id which constantly seeks gratification of basic desires

Answer 13

Pleasure Principle

Question 14

The driving force of the ego , or its attempts to meet basic needs without violating social constraints

Answer 14

Reality Principle

Question 15

Processes by which the ego reduces anxiety

Answer 15

Defense Mechanisms

Question 16

A person behaves in a manner opposite to their true feelings such as angry person that acts excessively cheerful

Answer 16

Reaction Formation

Question 17

Unwanted thoughts or feelings are assigned to another person

Answer 17

Projection

Question 18

Unwanted thoughts or feelings are pushed out of the conscious into the unconscious

Answer 18

Repression

Question 19

Unacceptable thoughts or feelings about a person or thing are shifted to a more acceptable person or thing

Answer 19

Displacement

Question 20

Point of view stating that past experiences influence the present state of mind and the nothing happens by chance

Answer 20

Psychic Determinism

Question 21

Perceived source of control in an individual’s life that results in the attribution of events to circumstances either within or beyond the individual’s control

Answer 21

Locus of Control

Question 22

Learning that occurs through observing the behavior of others, modeling

Answer 22

Observational Learning

Question 23

A personality model that posits that an individual’s behavior is the result of the interaction between an individual’s cognition and the environment within which the individual resides

Answer 23

Reciprocal Determinism

Question 24

The beliefs an individual holds concerning his or her skills and ability to perform certain acts

Answer 24

Self-Efficacy

Question 25

Psychologists that chose to focus on the potential for positive growth and achievement in an individual rather than the individual’s deficits

Answer 25

Humanistic Theorists

Question 26

The final tier of Maslow’s theory of human motivation , in which the individual has reached their full potential in every aspect of their life

Answer 26

Self-Actualization

Question 27

An individual’s perception of his or her abilities , behaviors, and characteristics

Answer 27

Self-concept

Question 28

A self-report questionnaire that clearly, asks about a wide range of behaviors and feelings, and assesses several traits at once

Answer 28

Objective Personality Inventory

Question 29

Assessment instruments, based on the psychodynamic perspective, that are sensitive to the examinee’s beliefs and are a way to examine the unconscious

Answer 29

Projective Personality Tests