Personality (Winter 2023)

Freud would believe that criminal behaviour arises from which part of the mind?

• Overdominant Ego

• Overdominant Id

• Subdominant Id

• Subdominant Superego

Bailea is very good at math. At school, her classmates often ask her to help them with their math homework. Bailea always says she will help, giving up her recess break to assist her classmates. This behaviour continues for the entirety of the school year, with some classmates requesting Bailea complete their homework for them--which she does. While Big 5 trait and level does Bailea demonstrate?

• Extremely High Neuroticism

• Extremely Low Neuroticism

• Extremely High Agreeableness

• Extremely Low Agreeableness

Which approach to personality believes we are born with no innate personality?

• Psychoanalytic Approach

• Trait Approach

• Behavioural Approach

• Biological Approach

Markus chooses to hang out with friends instead of studying for a major upcoming test. He tells himself that seeing friends is an important part of work-life balance, and so it's a good thing he is socializing. Which psychoanalytic phenomon is being described?

• Id-Acquiescence

• Sublimation

• Rationalization

• Ego-Supression

What is NOT a drawback of self-report measures in personality research?

• Some traits are difficult for the test-taker to be aware of in themselves

• Test-takers want to present themselves in a favourable light

• Questions can only examine surface-level information about personality

• Some questions are obvious regarding which trait they are trying to investigate