Personality Practice

Which of the following statements are true regarding personality? (select all that apply)

• There are 3 elements of personality

• Personality is fairly stable across your lifespan

• Personality arises from within the individual

• A personality trait describes the changes to an individual's personality

The term we use to describe our own personality (and the personality of others), assumed to be stable over time and across situations is a _____.

Which personality perspective was Sigmund Freud associated with?

• Psychodynamic

• Social-Cognitive

• Humanistic

• Trait

Tyler is 25 and just lost his mother. In response to this news, he falls on the floor balling his eyes out while holding his legs and rocking back and forth. This is most likely due to which defense mechanism?

• Repression

• Regression

• Displacement

• Denial

What is the term used to describe personality, which is assumed to be stable over time and situations?

• Perspective

• Trait

• Cognition

• Affect

______ is an enduring set of characteristics/traits that produce a consistency in thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that make "us" who we are.

Which of the following is included in the 5 basic dimensions of personality? (select all that apply)

• Openness

• Agreeableness

• Conscientiousness

• Extraversion

Which perspective of personality assumes the expression of personality is motivated by the internal drive for self-improvement and enhancement?

• Social-Cognitive

• Humanistic

• Psychodynamic

• Trait

What kind of studies can we conduct to determine if aspects of personality are due to the environment or genetics?

• Case Studies

• Brain-Imaging Studies

• Twin Studies

• Cross-Sectional Studies

Sam receives an F on his exam in PSYC 121, and blames it on the teacher. On that same day, Sam receives an A on his exam in STATS 200, and attributes the success to his own math skills (not the teacher's abilities). This most likely reflects which of the following?

• Self-serving bias

• Internal locus of control

• External locus of control

• Neuroticism

Answer explanation

The best answer here is self-serving bias, defined in your slides as "attribute good outcomes to their own skill
and negative outcomes to “unfair” or outside forces".