Ch. 10 Personality

The two major aspects of people that are studied by personality theorists are

• consistency and distinctiveness

• interpersonal and extrapersonal

• common and individual

• constancy and change

A durable disposition to behave in a particular way in a variety of situations is called

• an archetype

• an attribution

• a reaction formation

• a personality trait

Which of the following is not one of the "big five" personality traits?

• neuroticism

• extraversion

• locus of control

• openness of experience

People who score high in ____________ are thought of as outgoing, sociable, and friendly.

• neuroticism

• extraversion

• conscientiousness

• openness to experience

People who score low in ___________ are thought of as suspicious, antagonistic and aggressive.

• neuroticism

• extraversion

• conscientiousness

• agreeableness

Id is to the pleasure principle as

• superego is to desire

• superego is to repetition principle

• ego is to executive principle

• ego is to reality principle

According to Freud, the aspect of personality that is completely unconscious is the

• superego

• ego

• id

• ego ideal

The portion of personality that mediates between instincts and reality of the world is the

• ego

• superego

• id

• ego ideal

The superego is Freud's term for

• biological impulses

• mediation

• defensive thought

• morality

The process of pushing distressing thoughts into the unconscious is known as

• amnesia

• suppression

• avoidance

• repression