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WorksheetsSCSHS Personality and Nature vs Nurture
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
If a child develops a liking for sports because she practices playing soccer every day with her dad, it would be evidence of
a)
nature
b)
nurture
2.
The “nature” argument suggests that people socialize and behave in certain ways because of
a)
the way they are born
b)
the way they are raised
c)
the alignment of the stars
d)
the cultural expectations of the society
3.
The “nuture” argument suggests that people socialize and behave in certain ways because of
a)
the way they are born
b)
the way they are raised
c)
the alignment of the stars
d)
the cultural expectations of the society
4.
Inherited genetic characteristics versus environment and social learning is also called
a)
achievement versus failure.
b)
nature versus nurture.
c)
resocialization versus instinct.
d)
looking-glass self versus generalized other.
5.
Piaget's term for a framework of basic ideas about people, objects, and events based on past experience; building blocks of knowledge
a)
Accommodation
b)
Assimilation
c)
Schema
6.
Process by which we incorporate new information without major alterations in old information
a)
Accommodation
b)
Assimilation
c)
Schema
7.
Awareness that objects exist when out of sight
a)
Egocentrism
b)
Object permanence
c)
Conservation
d)
Animism
8.
The patterns of feelings, motives, and behavior that set people apart from one another
a)
Repression
b)
Personality
c)
Social learning
d)
Self-esteem
9.
Unconscious methods the ego uses to avoid things that may cause anxiety
a)
reaction formation
b)
sublimation
c)
defense mechanisms
d)
projection
10.
According to Freud, the part of the mind that is governed by the pleasure principle is the
a)
superego
b)
ego
c)
id
d)
collective unconscious
11.
According to Freud, the part of the mind that functions according to the moral principle is
a)
id
b)
ego
c)
supergo
d)
collective unconcious
12.
People who score high in ____ are characterized as outgoing, sociable, upbeat, friendly, and assertive.
a)
neuroticism
b)
extraversion
c)
concientousness
d)
openness to experience
13.
People who score high in ____ are characterized as anxious, hostile, self-conscious, insecure, and vulnerable.
a)
neuroticism
b)
extraversion
c)
conscientiousness
d)
openness to experience
14.
Erikson believed that people move through a series of _______ psychosocial stages throughout the lifespan.
a)
Four
b)
Eight
c)
Ten
d)
Twelve
15.
According to Erikson, what is the major conflict faced during adolescence?
a)
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
b)
Intimacy vs. Isolation
c)
Identity vs. Role Confusion
d)
Generativity vs. Stagnation
16.
Eight-year old Steven has a difficult time making friends at school. He has trouble completing his schoolwork accurately and on time, and as a result, receives little positive feedback from his teacher and parents. According to Erikson’s theory, failure at this stage of development results in
a)
Feelings of Inferiority
b)
A sense of guilt
c)
A poor sense of Self
d)
Mistrust
17.
Modeling is considered...
a)
Dressing up and walking down the runway
b)
Posing for individualized photographs
c)
Learning by imitation
d)
Copying somebodies movement
18.
Who said that personality had Extraversion and Emotional Stabitity?
a)
Sigmund Freud
b)
Carl Rogers
c)
Hans Eysenck
d)
B.F. Skinner
19.
Ken was raised with 4 other brothers so his childhood was filled with sports, races, competitions, roughhousing, and trying to see who was the "toughest" brother. Now as a teenager, whenever Ken is with his friends he always turns everything into a competition. This is an example of:
a)
Nature
b)
Nurture
20.
Erikson said that when you are a teenager, your main goal is to find your . .
a)
Trust
b)
Calling
c)
Identity
d)
Integrity
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