Chapter 11 Concept Quiz

Question 1

From a psychological perspective, personality refers to

Answer 1

a person’s characteristic style of behaving, thinking, and feeling.

Question 2

Which statement is NOT a drawback of self-report measures such as the MMPI-2?
A People may respond in ways that put themselves in flattering light.
B Some people tend to always agree or always disagree with the statement on the test.
C Interpretation is subect to the biases of the researcher.
D People are unaware of some of their personality characteristics and thus cannot answer accurately.

Answer 2

C: Interpretation is subject to the biases of the researcher.

Question 3

Projective techniques to assess personality involve

Answer 3

responses to ambiguous stimuli.

Question 4

A relatively stable disposition to behave in a particular and consistent way is a

Answer 4

trait

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT one of the Big Five personality factors?
A Conscientiousness
B Agreeableness
C Neuroticism
D Orderliness

Answer 5

D Orderliness.

Question 6

Compelling evidence for the importance of biological factors in personality is best seen in studies of

Answer 6

identical twins reared apart.

Question 7

Which of Freud’s systems of the mind would lead you to, if hungry, start grabbing food off people’s plates upon entering a restaurant?

Answer 7

the ID

Question 8

After performing poorly on an exam, you drop a class, saying that you and the professor are just a poor match. According to Freud, what defense mechanism are you employing?

Answer 8

rationalization.

Question 9

According to Freud, a person who is preoccupied with possessions, money, issues of submission and rebellion, and concern about cleanliness versus messiness if fixated at which psychosexual stage?

Answer 9

The anal stage.

Question 10

Humanists see personality as directed toward the goal of

Answer 10

self-actualization

Question 11

According to the existential perspective, the difficulties we face in finding meaning in life and in accepting the reasonability for making free choices provoke a type of anxiety called

Answer 11

Angst

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT an emphasis of the social-cognitive approach?
A how personality and situation interact to cause behavior
B how personality contribute to the way people construct situations in their own minds
C how people’s goals and expectations influence their responses to situations
D how people confront realities, rather than embrace comforting illusions

Answer 12

D how people confront realities, rather than embrace comforting illusions.

Question 13

According to social-cognitive theorists, ____ are the dimensions people use in making sense of their experiences.

Answer 13

Personal Constructs

Question 14

Tyler has been getting poor evaluations at work. He attributes this to having a mean boss who always assigns him the hardest tasks. This suggests that Tyler has:

Answer 14

External Locus of Control.

Question 15

What we think about ourselves is referred to as our _____, and how we feel about ourselves is referred to as our _____.

Answer 15

Self-Concept; Self-Esteem

Question 16

On what do the key theories on the benefits of self-esteem focus?
A Status
B Belonging
C Security
D All of the above

Answer 16

D All of the above

Question 17

When people take credit for their successes but downplay responsibilities for their failures, they are exhibiting

Answer 17

The self-serving bias.