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WorksheetsAP Psych Personality
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
People who score high in ____ tend to be sympathetic, trusting, cooperative, and modest.
a)
neuroticism
b)
extraversion
c)
conscientiousness
d)
agreeableness
3.
Jose is one of the top baseball players in his league, but last week, he struck out on an easy pitch. When this happened, he smashed the water cooler in the dugout with his bat. According to Freud, Jose may be using the defense mechanism of
a)
projection
b)
reaction formation
c)
regression
d)
displacement
4.
Charles has an anger problem, so he joins athletics so he can have a positive outlet for his anger.
a)
regression
b)
sublimation
c)
rationalization
d)
compensation
5.
Vanessa bites her nails so badly that they bleed, but she can't seem to stop herself from doing this. According to Freud, Vanessa's nail biting may be evidence of fixation at the
a)
oral stage of development
b)
phallic stage of development
c)
anal stage of development
d)
latency stage of development
6.
The idea that a male child desires his mother and fears his father illustrates the
a)
genital complex
b)
latency complex
c)
Oedipal complex
d)
Electra complex
7.
The Freudian stage for elementary school when sexual desires are hidden.
a)
anal stage
b)
genital stage
c)
phallic stage
d)
latency stage
8.
Ned is generally uptight and very neat. Freud would say Ned is
a)
orally fixated
b)
fixated at the anal stage
c)
fixated at the phallic stage
d)
fixated at the genital stage
9.
According to Alfred Adler, overcompensation may be found in those who
a)
have a superiority complex
b)
have an inferiority complex
c)
are fixated at one of the psychosexual stages
d)
have not sucessfully used defense mechanisms
10.
Alan is failing his math class. He blames the teacher and the fact that he has to work at night. Alan
a)
Has high self efficacy
b)
Has external locus of control
c)
Has internal locus of control
d)
is engaging in sublimation
11.
A personality measure that asks you to respond freely to an ambiguous stimulus such as a picture or an inkblot is called a
a)
self report personality inventory
b)
projective test
c)
behavior rating
d)
deceptive test
12.
Daryl is taking a personality test in which he is shown a series of simple scenes. He is supposed to tell a story about what is happening in each scene and suggest what the characters are feeling. The test that Daryl is taking is the
a)
Thematic Apperception Test
b)
Rorschach test
c)
Myers Briggs
d)
MMPI
13.
Psychodynamic personality theories focus on
a)
an individual's freedom and potential for growth
b)
genetic factors
c)
unconscious mental forces
d)
learning
14.
The id is
a)
a developmental period that leaves its mark on adult personality
b)
the moral component of personality
c)
the decision-making component of personality
d)
the primitive, animalistic component of personality
15.
While cleaning up after her party last night, Angela forgot to put the leftover crab dip in the refrigerator. When she discovered the now-spoiled dip in the morning, Angela said she didn't mind having to throw it out because it wasn't that good anyway. MOST likely, Angela is using
a)
projection
b)
repression
c)
rationalization
d)
regression
16.
Archetypes are found here, according to Jung.
a)
Unconscious
b)
Ego
c)
Complexes
d)
Collective unconscious
17.
The best personality inventory for assessing mental illness symptoms as well as traits.
a)
TAT
b)
Rorschach
c)
Myers-Briggs
d)
MMPI
18.
Id is to ego as __________ is to ______________.
a)
pleasure principle; reality principle
b)
reality principle; morality principle
c)
pleasure principle; morality principle
d)
Identification; Oedipus Complex
19.
Part of our personality that represents our sense of right and wrong, according to Freud.
a)
Id
b)
Ego
c)
Superego
d)
Unconscious
20.
The ______conflict is for boys while the _______is for girls
a)
Kooty, yucky
b)
Oedipus, Electra
c)
vanity, lowliness
d)
Electra, Daredevil
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