Social Cognitive Theories of Personality

Which of the following individuals was one of the first to begin questioning trait theories through his work on the "person-situation" controversy?

• Albert Bandura

• Abraham Maslow

• Walter Cronkite

• Walter Mischel

• Carl Rogers

Which of the following best relates to the person-situation controversy?

• Shahd is is an extrovert among her best friends but an introvert in class.

• Jerome is conscientious in all aspects of his life.

• Sarah plays better when a big crowd is present.

• Tony is agreeable with pretty much everyone he knows.

• Rhong does better on math tests when he's reminded he's Asian before the test.

The interaction between behavior, psychology, and situation in its impact on personality is best summarized by which concept?

• Repression

• Reciprocal Determinism

• Locus of Control

• Superego

• The Reality Principle

Cody believes that he has the ability to take the steps needed to do well on his math test. Psychologists would say that Cody has a(n)

• external locus on control.

• high degree of self-control.

• high amount of self-efficacy.

• large amount of learned helplessness.

• high self-esteem.

A college student was asked to wear an ugly t-shirt with Barry Manilow's face on it and walk through the middle of a large lecture hall. Afterwards, the college student overrated the degree to which others probably saw her in the shirt (when polled, most people in the room hadn't seen her). This experiment proves which of the following concepts?

• Spotlight Effect

• Confirmation Bias

• Incompetence Blindness

• Optimism

• Narcissism

Which of the following describes the typical outcome when people are repeatedly exposed to events they cannot control?

• Self-Esteem

• Pessimism

• Incompetence

• Self-serving bias

• Learned Helplessness

"When I win the game, it's because I worked hard. When I lose, it's because the other team cheated." This scenario is consistent with which of the following?

• Low Self-Efficacy

• Narcissism

• The Dunning-Kruger Effect

• Self-Serving Bias

• Low Self-Esteem

People who are novice at a new task or job often think they are way better at the thing than they really are, mostly because they are so bad at it they don't know what good looks like. This is called

• The Dunning-Kruger Effect (Incompetence Blindness)

• High Self-Efficacy

• Self-Serving Bias

• Narcissism

• Optiimism

If you believe that fate decides everything and there's little you can do to change your destiny, psychologists would say that you have a(n)

• low self-esteem.

• external locus of control.

• low amount of self-control.

• internal locus of control.

• high amount of self-efficacy.

Though typically a good trait, too much of this can lead to reckless decisions and narcissism.

• External Locus of Control

• Optimism

• Self-Control

• Self-Efficacy

• Spotlight Effect