14.5 Psychology Quiz

A preference for eating burritos is something Gordon Allport would define as a central trait.

• True
• False

Every trait, to a greater or lesser degree, can be used to describe all people.

• True

• False

A student with a tolerance for high levels of stimulation is most likely an introvert.

• True

• False

On the agreeableness continuum of the Robust Five, the opposite of someone who is kind and trusting would be a person who is cruel and non-trusting.

• True

• False

Trait theorists cannot explain or predict behaviors across different situations.

• True

• False

Which of the following is a basic assumption of trait theorists?

• Every trait is universal.

• Traits cannot be quantified.

• Traits are developed after a person reaches self-actualization.

• Each trait is formed in the id.

If your boss was known throughout the company for his generosity, this would be an example of a

• central trait.

• cardinal trait.

• secondary trait.

• auxiliary trait.

According to Raymond Cattell’s source traits, which of the following is the opposite of timid?

• dominant

• conscientious

• venturesome

• shrewd

If your friend often paces the floor and chews her nails, where would she likely land on Hans Eysenck’s personality dimension spectrum?

• at the stable end of the stability versus instability dimension

• at the anxiety end of the stability versus instability dimension

• at the sociable end of the extraversion versus introversion dimension

• at the introverted end of the extraversion versus introversion dimension

Researchers have discovered that a behavior and its most likely response are

• contradictory

• unrelated

• unpredictable

• complementary