Question 1

Compared to when she was 35 years old, Angela, who is now 62 years old, is likely to be less __________

Accepted Answer

A)   conscientious.
B)   defensive
C)   extraverted.
D)   intelligent.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Steve is extremely uptight and compulsively neat and orderly. According to Freudian theory, he became fixated at the oral stage of psychosexual development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Dan plays the trumpet, is on the debate team, bites his nails, and chews gum. Freud might say Dan was fixated in the __________ stage.

Accepted Answer

A)   oral
B)   anal
C)   phallic
D)   genitalE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Cattell and Allport are both prominent __________ theorists.

Accepted Answer

A)   psychodynamic
B)   trait
C)   behavioral
D)   humanisticE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

If you had to have a personality assessment, which type (projective, interview, inventory) would you prefer? Would you want more than one approach taken? What are the benefits and drawbacks of the approaches you selected?
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Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Although it is two o'clock in the morning, Brent, a one month old infant, is crying for his bottle of milk. Freud would suggest this behavior reflects which part of his personality?

Accepted Answer

A)   the ego
B)   the superego
C)   the id
D)   the ego idealE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 7

What does Carl Rogers mean by unconditional positive regard?

Accepted Answer

Unconditional positive regard is a conce...

Question 8

Research with elderly people indicates that the five personality factors remain stable and consistent throughout the life span.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is Freud's term for the primitive, biological side of personality?

Accepted Answer

A)   id
B)   ego
C)   superego
D)   preconsciousE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 10

__________ is defined as a person's characteristic patterns of behavior, thinking and feeling.

Accepted Answer

A)   Personality
B)   Consciousness
C)   Temperament
D)   ConscienceE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

One criticism of the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory (MBTI) is that sometimes unskilled examiners attempt to interpret the test.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following does NOT belong among the three broad categories of personality assessment methods?

Accepted Answer

A)   inventories
B)   observation, interviews and rating scales
C)   achievement tests
D)   projective testsE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

According to Rogers, a person who is functioning at an optimal level and living fully and spontaneously according to his/her own inner value system is called __________

Accepted Answer

A)   a fully functioning person.
B)   self-actualized.
C)   inner directed.
D)   accomplished.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

According to Freud, denial is the most important and frequently used defense mechanism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Gordon Allport thought traits were genetically inherited.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Projective tests like the Rorschach inkblot test have a distinct advantage over other tests because of their high validity and reliability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

When Freud referred to the sexual drive of babies and young children, to what was he really referring?

Accepted Answer

A)   the fact that sexual orientation is established from birth
B)   the fact that children focus on their bodies to give them physical pleasure
C)   the fact that children need to be taught about sexual morality from a very early age
D)   all of the aboveE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

Which component of a person's personality is responsible for the continuing desire to engage in sex indiscriminately?

Accepted Answer

A)   ego
B)   superego
C)   id
D)   preconsciousE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

The __________ is the component of the superego consisting of memories of those acts for which a child has been praised and provides satisfaction and pride.

Accepted Answer

A)   ego
B)   ego ideal
C)   pleasure principle
D)   consciousE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 20

What did Gordon Allport think about traits?

Accepted Answer

A)   he thought they were like stages
B)   he thought they were inherited from birth
C)   he thought they were learned
D)   he thought they were the result of cognitive modelingE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Exam 13: Personality Theory and Assessment

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Cattell and Allport are both prominent __________ theorists.

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Dan plays the trumpet, is on the debate team, bites his nails, and chews gum. Freud might say Dan was fixated in the __________ stage.

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Although it is two o'clock in the morning, Brent, a one month old infant, is crying for his bottle of milk. Freud would suggest this behavior reflects which part of his personality?

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__________ is defined as a person's characteristic patterns of behavior, thinking and feeling.

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Projective tests like the Rorschach inkblot test have a distinct advantage over other tests because of their high validity and reliability.

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According to Rogers, a person who is functioning at an optimal level and living fully and spontaneously according to his/her own inner value system is called __________

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Which component of a person's personality is responsible for the continuing desire to engage in sex indiscriminately?

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If you had to have a personality assessment, which type (projective, interview, inventory) would you prefer? Would you want more than one approach taken? What are the benefits and drawbacks of the approaches you selected? LO=13.15-13.17,

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According to Freud, denial is the most important and frequently used defense mechanism.

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One criticism of the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory (MBTI) is that sometimes unskilled examiners attempt to interpret the test.

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Which of the following does NOT belong among the three broad categories of personality assessment methods?

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Research with elderly people indicates that the five personality factors remain stable and consistent throughout the life span.

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