Chp 12

Question 1

It is our characteristic way of thinking, feeling, and behaving. How unique are we? How much do our personalities overlap with the personalities of other people?

Answer 1

Science of personality

Question 2

The treatment approach developed by Freud and practiced by those who believe in psychodynamic theories.

Answer 2

Psychoanalysis

Question 3

The component of Sigmund Freud’s personality theory that is the self that others see.

Answer 3

Ego

Question 4

The component of Sigmund Freud’s personality theory that internalizes society’s rules for right and wrong, or the conscience.

Answer 4

Superego

Question 5

Psychologists are more interested in the process by which personality develops than in the actual characteristics that emerge

Answer 5

Humanist view of personality

Question 6

Humanistic psychologist that was interested in motivation. Believed that humans strive toward self-actualization or maximizing their individual potential

Answer 6

Abraham Maslow

Question 7

Argued that trait theories could not explain the variation in an individual’s behavior across situations

Answer 7

Walter Mischel

Question 8

A child’s pattern of mood, activity, or emotional responsiveness linked to later personality.

Answer 8

Temperament