Psychology Quiz

According to Kelly, anxiety arises when:

• A person is punished for wrong behavior

• A person's construct system is invalidated

• Needs are not fulfilled

• There is conflict between id and ego

In Kelly's theory, a personal construct must be:

• Rigid and unchangeable

• Shared by all individuals

• Bipolar (e.g., honest-dishonest)

• Single-ended

Lewin's Field Theory is based on principles from which branch of psychology?

• Humanistic Psychology

• Gestalt Psychology

• Psychoanalytic Psychology

• Behaviorism

Which of the following best represents the equation Lewin proposed for understanding behavior?

• B = P + S

• B = f(P, E)

• B = M × E

• B = D − S

What is the central existential conflict in Rollo May's theory?

• The conflict between id and ego

• The conflict between the conscious and unconscious

• The conflict between the desire for freedom and the need for security

• The conflict between love and hate

A person who is organized, reliable, and disciplined scores high on which trait?

• Agreeableness

• Extraversion

• Conscientiousness

• Openness

Which Big Five trait is associated with emotional instability and anxiety?

• Neuroticism

• Conscientiousness

• Agreeableness

• Extraversion

According to Maslow, which of the following is NOT a characteristic of self-actualized individuals?

• Efficient perception of reality

• Frequent dependence on external approval

• Autonomy and independence

• Continued freshness of appreciation

According to Carl Rogers, which of the following best describes the "self-concept"?

• The ideal version of the person one wants to be

• The way others perceive an individual

• The organized, consistent set of perceptions and beliefs about oneself

• The unconscious processes that shape behavior

Which condition is not one of Rogers's necessary and sufficient conditions for therapeutic personality change?

• Unconditional positive regard

• Accurate empathic understanding

• Transference interpretation

• Congruence (genuineness)