Lecture 1 & 3 (1.Origins of Personality and Personality Theory & 3.Observing Personality) [G13]

Question 1

In her narrative, Naomi says “I started to learn to guard my limits […] I learned to take a bit more of a ‘f*ck you’ attitude”. This excerpt from Naomi’s narrative is an illustration of:

a. Increased agency
b. Decreased agency
c. Increased contamination
d. Decreased contamination

Answer 1

a. Increased agency

Question 2

What is seen in the continuity of temperament in children from infancy to childhood?

a. The temperament in early childhood is predictive for the temperament at late childhood.
b. The temperament of a child as an infant is not predictive for the temperament at a late childhood.
c. Both temperament at infancy and in early childhood are predictive for temperament in later childhood.
d. Neither temperament at infancy, nor temperament in early childhood is predictive for temperament in later childhood.

Answer 2

b. The temperament of a child as an infant is not predictive for the temperament at a late childhood.

Question 3

What is the crucial step in collaborative foraging?

a. Adaptive collaboration
b. Joint intentionality
c. Intersubjectivity
d. Altruism

Answer 3

b. Joint intentionality

Question 4

What is a psychosocial problem for the self as an agent?

a. Self-regulation
b. Self-continuity
c. Self-adjustment
d. Self-esteem

Answer 4

d. Self-esteem

Question 5

Which layer of the self is related to the articulation of goals?

a. actor
b. identity
c. agent
d. author

Answer 5

c. agent