personality

Question 1

competitive, hard-driving, impatient, verbally aggressive, anger-prone

Answer 1

type A

Question 2

easy-going, relaxed

Answer 2

type B

Question 3

a personality test that provides ambiguous images designed to trigger projection of one’s inner dynamics

Answer 3

projective test

Question 4

a projective test where people express their inner feelings and interests through made-up stories of ambiguous scenes

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Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

Question 5

a set of 10 inkblots designed to identify people’s inner feelings by analyzing their interpretations of the blots

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Rorschach inkblot test

Question 6

the motivation to fulfill one’s potential

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self-actualization

Question 7

the striving for identity, meaning, and purpose beyond the self

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self-transcendence

Question 8

people are basically good and are endowed with self-actualizing tendencies

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person-centered perspective

Question 9

people are basically good and are endowed with self-actualizing tendencies

Answer 9

person-centered perspective

Question 10

an accepting, nonjudgmental attitude believed to help develop self-awareness and self-acceptance

Answer 10

unconditional positive regard

Question 11

a collection of beliefs about oneself

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self-concept

Question 12

a collection of beliefs about oneself

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self-concept

Question 13

a characteristic pattern of behavior or disposition to feel and act in certain ways

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trait

Question 14

questionnaire used to assess selected personality traits

response deigned to gauge a wide range of feelings and behaviors

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personality inventory

Question 15

most widely researched and clinically used personality test

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MMPI

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a test created by selecting from a pool of items those that discriminate between groups

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empirically derived test

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a test created by selcting form a pool of items those that discriminate between groups

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empirically derived test

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behavior, cognition, and environment all interact and influence each other

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reciprocal determinism

Question 19

people’s behavior is influenced by others’ traits and social context.

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social-cognitive perspective

Question 20

focuses on the effects of learning on personality development

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behavioral approach

Question 21

assumed to be the center of personality, the organizer of thoughts, feelings, and actions

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self

Question 22

the phenomenon where people overestimate how much otheres notice aspects of one’s appearance and behavior

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spotlight effect

Question 23

the phenomenon where people overestimate how much otheres notice aspects of one’s appearance and behavior

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spotlight effect

Question 24

one’s feelings and self-worth

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self-esteem

Question 25

one’s sense of competence and effectiveness

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self-efficacy

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ignorance of one’s incompetence

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Dunning-Kruger effect

Question 27

a readiness to perceive oneself favorable

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self-serving bias

Question 28

a readiness to perceive oneself favorably

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self-serving bias

Question 29

excessive self-love and self-absorption

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narcissism

Question 30

defining one’s identity in terms of personal attributes
* giving priority to one’s own goals over group goals

Answer 30

individualism

Question 31

giving priority to the goals of one’s group and defining one’s identity accordingly

Answer 31

collectivism