Trait Theories; Social-Cognitive Theories; Exploring the Self Flashcards
The Big Five personality factor of ___ involves the following endpoints: sociable versus retiring and affectionate versus reserved.
Extraversion
The ___ perspective proposes that personality is the result of interactions between people and their situations, and that the way one thinks about a situation affects one’s behavior.
Social-cognitive
The spotlight effect means that people…
Overestimate the extent to which other people are noticing them.
In Eysenck and Eysenck’s theory, an individual who is even-tempered and reliable is MOST likely a(n)…
Stable introvert
Which choice CORRECTLY pairs a personality theory with a proponent?
Humanistic – Maslow
In Western psychology, the ___ is thought to be the organizer of our thoughts, feelings, and actions, as well as the pivotal center of personality.
Self
Garrick is a calm, self-satisfied man who appears to be secure. Garrick is MOST likely low on the Big Five factor of…
Neuroticism
The term “reciprocal” is MOST nearly synonymous with..
Interactive
Excessive self-love and self-absorption is called…
Narcissism
Veda is sociable, fun-loving, and affectionate. She would likely score very high on a personality test that measures the Big Five factor of…
Extraversion
The social-cognitive perspective highlights the importance of personal traits and environment, a process that Albert Bandura called…
Reciprocal determinism
The benefits of a(n) ___ culture can come at the cost of more loneliness, more divorce, more homicide, and more stress-related disease.
Individualist
In Eysenck and Eysenck’s model, Jeffrey is unstable and extraverted. Jeffrey is MOST likely…
Impulsive
According to social-cognitive psychologists, the BEST way to predict future behavior is through…
Past behaviour patterns in similar situations.
Martina’s car is dented in a minor accident. “Why can’t people look where they’re going!” Martina may be failing to take responsibility for her role in the accident, BEST illustrating…
A self-serving bias
When Lydia noticed she was wearing mismatched socks, she overestimated the extent to which others would also notice. Her reaction BEST illustrates the ___ effect.
Spotlight
When Sylvie noticed that she had spilled coffee on her new shirt, she overestimated the likelihood that other people at the meeting would notice. Sylvie’s reaction BEST illustrates…
The spotlight effect
Basketball players who attribute their wins to their own skill and their losses to bad luck BEST illustrate…
The self-serving bias
Geneva has an extremely clean dorm room. She keeps no clutter on her desk, she awakens very early to keep up with her schoolwork, and her car is spotless. Based on this information, Geneva would MOST likely score high on a scale measuring the Big Five factor of…
Conscientiousness
In a psychology class debate on the trait perspective, Colin needs to take the opposing view and rebut its positive aspects. Which criticism of the trait perspective would he cite?
People do not act with predictable consistency, and behavior varies from one situation to the next.
When Paul noticed that he had spilled coffee on his new shirt, he overestimated the likelihood that other people at the meeting would notice. Paul’s reaction BEST illustrates the ___ effect.
Spotlight
