Theories of Personality

Andy is softhearted, good-natured, trusting, helpful, forgiving, gullible, and straightforward. Based on these characteristics, he is most likely to score high on which of the Big Five trait measures?

• Neuroticism

• Agreeableness

• Conscientiousness

• Openness to experience

Who of the following is considered the leading advocate of personality’s social-cognitive approach?

• Karen Horney

• Gordon Allport

• Albert Bandura

• Carl Rogers

Jayne refuses to cheat on an exam that many of her friends have shown her copies of. Jayne would rank high on the Big Five trait of

• Agreeableness

• Conscientiousness

• Neuroticism

• Extraversion

Harvey Hedonist has devoted his life to the search for physical pleasure and immediate need gratification. Freud would say that Harvey is dominated by:

• His id

• His supergo

• His ego

• None of the above

Furious at her boss for what she considers to be unjust criticism, Tyra turns around and takes out her anger on her subordinates. Tyra may be using the defense mechanism of:

• Repression

• Projection

• Displacement

• Sublimation

According to Alfred Adler, the prime motivating force in a person’s life is:

• Need for power

• Striving for superiority

• Physical gratification

• Existential anxiety

Which of the following approaches to personality is least deterministic?

• Behavioral approach

• Skinner's approach

• Humanistic approach

• Psychoanalytic theory

Which of the following summarizes the Big Five theory of personality?

• People strive for superiority on five different dimensions of life

• People must satisfy basic needs

• People can be described by five higher-order traits that reflect most aspects of personality

• None of the above

According to Freudian theory, the part of personality that is "irrational, blind and impulsive" is the

• Superego

• Libido

• Ego

• Id

Which Freudian personality system is guided by the reality principle?

• Id

• Libido

• Superego

• Ego