AP Psychology - Unit VIII - Personality

People who score high in ____ are characterized as outgoing, sociable, upbeat, friendly, and assertive.

• neuroticism
• extraversion
• concientousness
• openness to experience

People who score high in ____ are characterized as anxious, hostile, self-conscious, insecure, and vulnerable.

• neuroticism
• extraversion
• conscientiousness
• openness to experience

People who score high in ____ tend to be sympathetic, trusting, cooperative, and modest.

• neuroticism
• extraversion
• conscientiousness
• agreeableness

Julio is extremely dependable and productive, and his friends think he is great at organizing events. Based on the five-factor model of personality, Julio would probably score

• high in agreeableness
• low in neuroticism
• high in conscientiousness
• high in openness

Psychodynamic personality theories focus on

• an individual's freedom and potential for growth
• genetic factors
• unconscious mental forces
• learning

The id is

• a developmental period that leaves its mark on adult personality
• the moral component of personality
• the decision-making component of personality
• the primitive, animalistic component of personality

Jason just sat down to work on his term paper when his friends called and invited him to a party. If Jason decides he will only go to the party after he finishes outlining the term paper, his decision reflects the functioning of his

• id
• superego
• ego
• preconscious

Psychodynamic theories of personality come from this person?

• Albert Bandura
• Sigmund Freud
• Alfred Adler
• Wilhelm Wundt

While cleaning up after her party last night, Angela forgot to put the leftover crab dip in the refrigerator. When she discovered the now-spoiled dip in the morning, Angela said she didn't mind having to throw it out because it wasn't that good anyway. MOST likely, Angela is using

• projection
• repression
• rationalization
• regression

If she is using the defense mechanism of projection, a mother who actually hates her son would MOST likely  

• direct her hatred toward her daughter
• act in an extrememly loving way toward her son
• act in an extrememly critical way toward her son
• believe that her son hates her