Quiz 15 Flashcards
In describing the structure of personality, each of the theories differed in which of the following ways except which one?
D. All of the above describe ways in which they differed
A. They had different unit of analysis
B. Their structures differed in their levels of abstraction
C. Their structures differed in complexity
For Freud, behavior was motivated by the desire to _____; whereas for Rogers, individuals are more ______
B. Reduce tension; forward looking
Two themes concerning personality development emerged throughout the text. One concerned whether personality develops in a stage like manner and the other concerned the role of
A. Early childhood experiences
______ seemed to be at the heart many theorists explanations of psychopathology
B. Conflict
Concerning psychopathology, the theories ________ in their belief in the potential for deep psychological change
B. Varied
On the whole, the research strategies employed by personality psychologists are
D. Diverse
One potential shortcoming of the research methods employed by personality psychologists is that they didn’t enable one to study individuals in depth across time and
D. Contexts
Theories in the middle of the 20th century are said to differ from those of the later 20th century in their scope. That is, the theories of Freud, Jung, Eysenck,and Cattell are said to be more _______ compared to those of contemporary psychologists
A. Grand
Of the five criteria for evaluating theories, the one on which they all seem to do best concerns how _______ they are
C. Testable
Among the more contemporary theorists, only ______ could claim to have achieved a level of comprehensiveness similar to that of Freud and Skinner
C. Bandura
As far as applications go, the trait approach is often associated with work in ______ settings
A. Organizational
The tool kit metaphor was designed so that individuals would avoid asking
D. All of the above
A. Which theory is the best?
B. Which theory is right?
C. Which theory should I believe?
