EYSENCK MC Flashcards
Personality psychologists are more likely to attribute behavior to_________.
a. day to minute situation
b. enduring traits
c. cognitive displacement
d. overt emotionalism
b
A trait is best described as
a. a cluster of surface factors.
b. a temporary attitude toward a person or event.
c. a relatively permanent disposition of a person.
d. an environmentally determined hypothetical construct that shapes an individual’s behavior and thought.
c
Mathematically, the technique of reducing a number of variables to a smaller number is called
a. induction.
b. the experimental method.
c. variance.
d. factor analysis.
d
Today most researchers who study personality traits agree that __, and only __, and no fewer than __ dominant traits continue to emerge from factor analytic techniques.
a. 3
b. 5
c. 7
d. 16
b
Which of the following statements is true?
a. Traits are of two kinds—dispositional and hypothetical.
b. Traits are more permanent than states.
c. Traits represent a broader concept than factors.
d. Traits cannot be extracted through the use of factor
b
Hans J. Eysenck insisted that only __ major factors can be discerned by a factor analytic approach.
a. 3
b. 5
c. 16
d. 18,000
a
Cattell and McCrae and Costa both used an (a) _________ of gathering data.
a. deductive method
b. comparison method
c. intuition method
d. inductive method
d
Cattell’s famous personality scale is called the _______.
a. NEO-Personality Inventory
b. FIRO-B
c. MBTI
d. 16 PF Scale
d
The advocates of the Five-Factor Theory favor the _______ rotation of factor analysis.
a. orthogonal
b. triangulated
c. oblique
d. hexagonal
a
McCrae and Costa’s Five-Factor Model (FFM) can both ______ and _____ behavior.
a. forecast, foretell
b. predict, explain
c. identify, analyze
d. measure, hypothesize
b
The Five Factors have been found across cultures and show some permanence with _____.
a. race
b. age
c. gender
d. sexual orientation
b
The fifth factor of the Big Five is _______ and describes people who are ordered, controlled, organized, ambitious, achievement focused, and self-disciplined.
a. conscientiousness
b. agreeableness
c. neuroticism
d. extraversion
a
The A in McCrae and Costa’s theory stands for
a. anxiety.
b. aggression.
c. agreeableness.
d. activity.
c
Currently, the Big Five can most accurately be called
a. a model.
b. an armchair speculation.
c. a taxonomy.
d. a theory.
d
Factor C in the Five-Factor theory is
a. consistency.
b. cooperation.
c. conscientiousness.
d. compromise.
c
People who score low on ______________ tend to be quiet and reserved.
a. intelligence
b. psychoticism
c. compromise
d. extraversion
d
Eysenck identified traits through the use of
a. twin studies.
b. factor analysis.
c. intuition.
d. ability tests.
b
Mathematically, the technique of reducing a number of variables to a smaller number is called
a. induction.
b. the experimental method.
c. variance.
d. factor analysis.
d
Which of the following would be a bipolar trait?
a. height
b. extraversion/introversion
c. general intelligence
d. artistic interest
b
Which of the following statements is true?
a. Traits are of two kinds—dispositional and hypothetical.
b. Traits are more permanent than states.
c. Traits represent a broader concept than factors.
d. Traits cannot be extracted through the use of factor analysis.
b
Which label best fits Hans Eysenck?
a. psychologist
b. psychoanalyst
c. physician
d. sociologist
a
In Eysenck’s theory, superfactors are also called
a. source traits.
b. personal dispositions.
c. states.
d. types
d
According to Eysenck, introverts and extraverts are different in many respects. The most important difference is
a. psychological health versus psychological disturbance.
b. subjectivity versus objectivity.
c. their way of viewing the world.
d. level of cortical arousal.
d
People who score high on the psychoticism (P) scale are
a. egocentric, aggressive, and hostile.
b. empathetic, caring, and cooperative.
c. obsessive-compulsive, hysterical, and suggestible.
d. introverted, quiet, and thoughtful.
a
