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Diagnostic Exam-III (Competency Appraisal I)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

Dr. Manual is a practicing psychologist whose approach to his clients emphasizes their spiritual experiences. He tries to help her clients transcend their daily lives by achieving a stronger connection to others and to religious experiences. Dr. Manuel’s orientation is best described as:

a)

psychoanalytic

b)

behavioral

c)

humanistic

d)

transpersonal

2.

Seligman describes five building blocks, PERMA, of a fulfilling life: Positive, Engagement, Relationships, _________ and Accomplishment.

a)

Marriage

b)

Money

c)

Meaning

d)

Mental Well-being

3.

Max is very fearful of airplanes. If he does fly, he feels overwhelming anxiety when he approaches the gate at the airport. Within Ellis’s A-B-C theory, the behavior approaching the gate at the airport represents

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

Which of the following psychological terms plays the most significant role in George Kelly’s theory of personality?

a)

ego

b)

learning

c)

unconscious

d)

construct

5.

Kelly suggests that we conceive of ourselves and other people as

a)

mechanical robots

b)

artists

c)

scientist

d)

philosophers

6.

Greg lives his everyday life under the following assumption: “Other people are not trustworthy.” He has interpreted most of his interactions as supportive of this assumption and continues to do so. According to Kelly, Greg’s assumptions about other people is

a)

false

b)

a personal construct

c)

a theory

d)

a corollary

7.

Maria views herself as a loving, caring mother. However, she has gambled away so much money that her family is now in a financial bind. She sees a significant contrast between her gambling behavior and her perception about herself. According to Kelly, she is most likely experience

a)

incongruence

b)

anxiety

c)

guilt

d)

cognitive complexity

8.

What does the existential approach in psychology focus on?

a)

Understanding human beings in terms of classical and operant conditioning

b)

The human being as he or she is emerging and becoming

c)

The interaction of id, ego, and superego

d)

The death instinct in human beings.

9.

If Bandura observed a child caring for a “sick” doll in a compassionate way, his explanation of the child’s behavior would probably emphasize most strongly

a)

inborn tendencies

b)

the child’s observations of others acting in similar ways

c)

operant conditioning

d)

classical conditioning

10.

Nica most experiences intrinsic motivation when she

a)

feels good after exercising at the gym

b)

receives a pat on the back from her soccer coach

c)

is named one of the top ten female high school athletes of the year

d)

wins a medal after finishing second in the track meet.

11.

At work, Abby most experiences extrinsic motivation when she

a)

feels fulfillment for a job well done

b)

has a sense of accomplishment after completing a major project

c)

is given monitary bonus

d)

was able to perform her tasks according to her own standards.

12.

The concept of locus of control is most closely associated with

a)

Mitchel

b)

Skinner

c)

Rotter

d)

Bandura

13.

Historically, formal discussion of theories of personality have been dominated by a (n)

a)

Western focus

b)

Feminist focus

c)

Afrocentric focus

d)

Asian focus

14.

Of the following questions, which most accurately reflects the study of personality?

a)

How do humans differ from animals?

b)

Who am I?

c)

How have humans’ changes over the course of history?

d)

When are behavior patterns determined?

15.

Sasha can be characterized as shy, tired, hungry and attractive. Which of the following describes one of Sasha’s personality traits?

a)

She is shy

b)

She is attractive

c)

She is tired

d)

She is hungry

16.

One requirement of scientific statements is that they be

a)

based on extrasensory

b)

open to falsification

c)

based on an epiphanic act of knowledge

d)

evaluated by their compellingness

17.

The A in McCrae and Costa’s theory stands for

a)

anxiety

b)

aggression

c)

agreeableness

d)

activity

18.

Psychopathy is a disorder characterized by ______ and impulsive behavior, egocentricity, and absence of guilt

a)

anti-social

b)

asocial

c)

non-social

d)

social

19.

The soul component of the Filipino Psyche is

a)

kapwa

b)

sarili

c)

pamilya

d)

ibang tao

20.

The concept Filipino have if people known to be others and has different values, norms and belief systems compare to them are known to be

a)

ibang tao

b)

hindi ibang tao

c)

kapwa

d)

kapwa tao