Chapter 12: Personality Flashcards
Which of the following clearly influenced Sigmund Freud’s theory of development?
climate of sexual repression during Victorian era
Which of the following is not something the theories of Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow have in common?
Both theories focus on the personality formed in infancy.
According to Sigmund Freud, an adult who smokes, drinks, overeats, or bites her nails is fixated in the ________ stage of her psychosexual development.
oral
The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) is a projective test ________.
in which people are presented with ambiguous images
The traits openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism are key components of the ________.
five factor model
As the “third force” in psychology, ________ is touted as a reaction both to the pessimistic determinism of psychoanalysis and to the behaviorists’ view of humans passively reacting to the environment.
humanism
The ________ Inkblot Test employs a series of symmetrical inkblot cards that are presented to a client by a psychologist in an effort to reveal the person’s unconscious desires, fears, and struggles.
Rorschach
Sigmund Freud suggested that people who are dominated by their ________ might be narcissistic and impulsive.
id
Who developed social-cognitive theory?
Albert Bandura
According to Abraham Maslow, the highest need is ________.
self-actualization
Which statement summarizes the main idea of reciprocal determinism?
Our behavior, cognitive processes, and situational context all influence each other.
Who developed the first comprehensive theory of personality?
Sigmund Freud
How are the principles of reciprocal determinism present in observational learning?
Personal factors determine which behaviors in the environment a person chooses to imitate.
________ theorists attempt to explain our personality by identifying our stable characteristics and ways of behaving.
trait
An individual’s characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting is his or her
personality
