Unit 3 - Chapter 11 - Theories of Personality

Question 1

When one thinks of “value judgement” in relation to moral or ethical behavior, one is thinking about _____________

Answer 1

Character

Question 2

What is Freud’s term for the primitive side of personality that is motivated primarily by biological drives?

Answer 2

ID

Question 3

Jung believed that there were two levels to the unconscious mind, the personal and the ________.

Answer 3

Collective

Question 4

You are about to undergo delicate brain surgery that requires great skill on the part of the surgeon. As the surgical team wheels you into the operating room, you hope the surgeon has a high level of _____.

Answer 4

self-efficacy

Question 5

What do Abraham Maslow’s and Carl Rogers’s theories have in common?

Answer 5

They believe that each human being is free to choose his or her own destiny.

Question 6

What did Raymond Cattell call the underlying traits that direct surface traits?

Answer 6

Source traits

Question 7

Adoption studies focusing on the heritability of traits have

Answer 7

Confirmed what twin studies have shown

Question 8

Which of the following is least likely to be associated with a collectivist culture?

Answer 8

equality

Question 9

Probably the biggest problem with personality assessments by behaviorists is the _____.

Answer 9

Observer effect

Question 10

While taking the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Vince notices that it contains certain questions that are asked several times in different ways. He asks his daughter, who is a graduate student in psychology, why that is. What is his daughter likely to say?

Answer 10

Some items are used to determine if test takers are trying to “fake” the test by not reading.

Question 11

Mary just received a traffic ticket but decided it is not worth being upset about. Mary just made a ________.

Answer 11

Primary appraisal

Question 12

Probably the biggest problem with personality assessments by behaviorists is the _____.

Answer 12

Observer effect

Question 13

Freud believed that the _____________ was the most important determining factor in human behavior and personality.

Answer 13

Unconscious mind

Question 14

The age at which a baby was weaned would have most impact on the ____ stage.

Answer 14

Oral

Question 15

Your teacher organizes a debate on Freudian theory. You are assigned to be on the anti-Freud side and, therefore, must point out problems in the theory. Which of the following will be at the top of your list?

Answer 15

Psychodynamic concepts are difficult to test

Question 16

_____________ theory is called the “third force” in personality theory.

Answer 16

Humanistic

Question 17

Carl Rogers believed people question themselves and experience negative effects on their self-concept when they receive ______.

Answer 17

Conditional positive regard

Question 18

Which of the following is correct concerning cross-cultural studies on trait theories?

Answer 18

Evidence for the five trait dimensions has been found in several cultures.

Question 19

According to Hofstede’s dimensions of cultural personality, cultures that are __________ are assertive and competitive.

Answer 19

Masculine

Question 20

A person’s responses to a projective test are thought to reflect ____________.

Answer 20

Unconscious thoughts and feelings.

Question 21

As part of an application for a job, Dan is asked to complete some psychological tests including one in which he responds true or false to items such as “I feel sad most of the time,” or “I had a good childhood.” What type of psychological test is Dan taking?

Answer 21

An Inventory

Question 22

What three levels did Freud believe there were?

Answer 22

1. Preconscious
2. Conscious
3. Unconscious