Personality Approaches (Learning, Humanistic, Biological)

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In Albert Bandura’s social-cognitive theory, behavior refers to ________.

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anything an individual does that can be punished or rewarded

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Albert Bandura would say Tammy has ________.

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high self-efficacy

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Jessica believes that she succeeds in high school because she works hard, earned a place on the basketball team because she practices constantly, and cooks well because she takes cooking classes. Julian Rotter would say that Jessica has ________.

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an internal locus of control

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What is the advantage of applying learning approaches to the study of personality?

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They can be scientifically tested because they involve observable actions.

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What is the main idea of the behavioral perspective on personality?

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Personality is significantly shaped by the reinforcements and consequences outside of the organism.

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Which statement summarizes the main idea of reciprocal determinism? Options: Emotions are cognitive processes with behavioral antecedents., How we cope with anxiety reflects our personality., Our behavior, cognitive processes, and situational context all influence each other., Our defense mechanisms are formed in childhood.

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Our behavior, cognitive processes, and situational context all influence each other.

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According to Abraham Maslow, the highest need is ________.

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self-actualization

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According to Carl Rogers, a healthy personality would result from congruence between one’s ________ self and their ________ self.

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real; ideal

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How can parents help their children achieve high congruence?

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giving them unconditional positive regard

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________ describes a proportion of difference among people that is attributed to genetics.

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Heritability