Personality Review

Wyoming wants to be seen as more conscientious by others. In order to do this, she should make a point of

• blaming others for her problems with punctuality

• completing her assignments on time and only submitting her best-quality work

• criticizing people for their annoying habits

• getting outside and meeting people in order to build more social relationships and higher levels of support for herself

Bandura's model, in which cognitions, behaviors, and environmental factors influence and are influenced by each other, is called

• moral relativism

• reciprocal altruism

• moral objectivism

• reciprocal determinism

According to Adler, a concept involving the influence that feelings of inadequacy in young children have on their desires to compensate is called a

• drive for competence

• inadequacy principle

• drive for superiority

• inferiority complex

According to Horney, deep feelings of resentment that children may harbor toward their parents represent

• basic anxiety

• catharsis

• basic hostility

• subjective despair

Allport's term for personality characteristics that have widespread influence on the individual's behavior across many situations is

• central traits

• cardinal traits

• secondary traits

• surface traits

Personality tests in which ambiguous or vague test materials are used to elicit responses that are believed to reveal a person's unconscious needs, drives, and motives are called

• objective tests

• projective tests

• self-reports

• semi-structured interviews

Selene was born in a culture that prioritizes the achievements of the individual and views success in terms of personal prestige and wealth. Selene was likely born into a(n)

• collectivistic culture

• relativistic culture

• individualistic culture

• solipsistic culture

According to Freud, a defense mechanism involving the channeling of unacceptable impulses into socially sanctioned behaviors or interests is

• rationalization

• reaction formation

• repression

• sublimation

In Carl Roger's model, valuing another person as having intrinsic worth, regardless or the person's behavior at the particular time, is called

• conditional love

• unconditional love

• conditional positive regard

• unconditional positive regard

What is the name of Freud's theory of personality that holds that personality and behavior are shaped by unconscious forces and conflicts?

• Trait theory

• Psychoanalytic theory

• Biopsychosocial theory

• Humanistic theory