Concept Quiz 9.1 Flashcards
What does the science of personality explore?
Characteristics patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving
Which of the following of these psychologists is/are associated with the psychodynamic theory of personality?
Freud
Humanists advocate studying exceptional people to see ____.
Why they succeeded
A trait is ____.
A stable personality characteristic
Which of the following describes a behaviorist approach to the study of psychology?
Behaviorists emphasize learning as an important influence on personality
In cognitive-social learning theories of personality, the cognitive expectancy related to the source of individual outcomes is known as _____.
Locus of control
The science of personality ____.
Explores the extent to which personality is truly unique or overlaps with others
In Freud’s model of structure of personality, which of the following would be an example of superego?
The part of our personality that functions as a conscience
Which past of the following psychologist was a humanist, interested particularly in human motivation?
Maslow
Trait theorists use ____ to support their theories.
Statistical methods of correlation and factors analysis
What theory of personality says that operant conditions lead, over time, to the development of “response tendencies” in individuals?
Behaviorism
What theory of personality considers cognition and learning, especially from the social environment, to be important sources of individual differences in personality?
Social-cognitive learning theory
