Entrance exam Flashcards
The factors…
a) represent correlation patterns?
b) Are dimensions that describe the close relationships of some measured variables.
c) All three is true.
d) Represent shared variations of several measures.
c) all three is true.
The research tradition followed by the dispositional approach to personality is?
a) Experimental.
b) Case studies.
c) Correlational.
d) idiosyncratic.
c) Correlational.
Aggregation?
a) Means measuring the same kind of behaviour more than once.
b) All these are true.
c) Leads to a higher correlation between a behaviour indicator of a trait and the trait rating.
d) Means collecting behavioural data from a longer time period.
b) all these are true.
The ARAS?
a) Makes differences between extraverts and introverts.
b) All these are true.
c) Activates the cerebral cortex.
d) Determines the level of consciousness.
b) All of these are true.
According to Eyesenck, phlegmatic persons are?
a) emotionally unstable and extraverted.
b) emotionally stable and extraverted.
c) emotionally stable and introverted.
d) Emotionally unstable and introverted.
c) Emotionally stable and introverted.
A second-order factor analysis:
a) reveals whether the factors themselves are correlated to each other.
b) refers to the new generation of multidimensional analysis like the confirmatory analysis.
c) refers to the new generation of multidimensional analysis like the confirmatory analysis.
d) reveals at least two factors.
a) reveals whether the factors themselves are correlated to each other.
Implicit theories of personality are?
a) Tested by the scientific community.
b) Describe the experience of people.
c) Difficult to communicste.
d) Characterized by systematic observations.
b) Describe the experience of people.
Those who have lower arousal?
a) Avoid noisy environments.
b) Are better conditioned.
c) prefer noisy environments.
d) Are better in boring tasks.
c) Prefer noisy environments.
Somatotypes?
a) Reflect stereotypes.
b) Are based on evolutionary processes.
c) Are parts of personality
d) And temperaments go together.
d) and temperaments go together.
Twin studies suggest heritability of?
a) Conscientiousness.
b) Openness to experience.
c) Extraversion.
d) All of them
d) All of them.
The different approach to/perspectives of personality?
a) reflect different assumptions about the nature of personality.
b) Apply different research strategies.
c) Are empirical.
d) All of them are true.
d) All of them are true.
Activity is a part of?
a) none of them
b) Buss and Plomin’s temperament theory.
c) Zuckerman’s alternative big 5.
d) Both of them.
b) Buss and Plomin’s temperament theory.
In Murray’s theory of motivation:
a) Press refer to the degree of a given action can satisfy a need.
b) motives refer to external influences.
c) Press refer to external influences.
d) Press refer to internal influences.
c) Press refer to external influences.
According to the modern conceptions, types are?
a) Distinct categories.
b) Discontinous dimensions.
c) Discontinous categories.
d) continous categories
d) continous categories.
Factor analytical investigations are eventually?
Correlation studies
