WorksheetsPersonality - Psychology
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Saifa describes himself as "vivacious," "loud," "charismatic," "direct," and "empathetic." These attributes have been apparent for much of Saifa's life and therefore are considered elements of his:
temperament.
personality.
character.
disposition
The distinct patterns of emotional reactions and behaviors seen at a young age form one's:
disposition.
character.
personality
temperament.
Both the _____ and the _____ theories of personality have been criticized for their narrow focus.
social-cognitive; humanistic
psychoanalytic; humanistic
behavioral; social-cognitive
behavioral; social-cognitive
The _____ perspective on personality examines how the environment shapes personality through classical and operant conditioning, as well as through observational learning.
biological
behavioral
humanistic
trait
When Saifa was born with ambiguous genitalia, doctors instructed his mother to raise him as a girl. The doctors probably did this because at the time, many psychologists and medical professionals believed that:
Saifa's mother would have an easier time raising him as a girl.
human behaviors were primarily shaped by environmental input.
there fewer legal issues with declaring Saifa to be a girl
nature would assert itself if Saifa was meant to be a boy.
Freud used dream analysis and hypnosis to gain access to the _____ mind.
preconscious
unconscious
conscious
subconscious
In Freud's view, the _____ mind contains material that is virtually impossible to retrieve, whereas the _____ mind contains material that is outside awareness, but that can be retrieved fairly easily.
subconscious; preconscious
unconscious; subconscious
unconscious; preconscious
preconscious; unconscious
According to Freud's structural model of the mind, the _____ is the structure of the mind that develops last, guiding behavior to follow the rules of society, parents, or other authority figures
conscious
ego
id
superego
Yakov is taking an exam and is trying to decide whether or not to cheat. His _____ wants him to cheat because it will get him an easy A on the test, which will feel good, but his _____ wants him to not cheat because it will be the wrong thing to do. His _____ must negotiate between the two and make the final decision.
id; ego; superego
superego; ego; id
ego, superego; id
id; superego, ego
What is an Oedipus complex, in Freud's theory of human psychosexual development?
the attraction a boy feels toward his mother, along with the resentment toward his father
a girl's adopting her mother's behavior and values, because the girl cannot have her father
the resentment a girl feels toward her mother, blaming the mother for the girl's lack of a penis
failure to escape the phallic stage, resulting in promiscuity and other negative behavior pattern
In Freud's theory of psychosexual development, weaning is the central conflict of the _____ stage, whereas toilet training is the central conflict of the _____ stage.
oral; anal
anal; oral
oral; phallic
phallic; anal
One of the first psychologists to theorize about the potential effects of birth order was
Karl Jung.
Sigmund Freud.
Alfred Adler.
Karen Horney
One difference between Karen Horney and Sigmund Freud is that Horney emphasized the role of _____, whereas Freud emphasized the role of _____.
anxiety; inferiority
relationships; sexuality
inferiority; relationships
sexuality; anxiety
Gamila believes that her career success is dependent on how hard she works. According to Rotter, Gamila has a(n)
external locus of control
high reciprocal determinism
high self-efficacy
internal locus of control
Eysenck's basic personality dimensions included:
introversion–extraversion, psychoticism, and neuroticism.
neuroticism, introversion–extraversion, and conscientiousness.
agreeableness, neuroticism, and openness.
psychoticism, agreeableness, and neuroticism.
August is a graduate student working on his thesis. He just spent the last several months gathering interview data from married couples. When he is describing the limitations of his methodology, he needs to acknowledge that:
participants may have not been honest and the interviewers may have asked leading questions.
his predictive validity was likely low because he used semi-structured interviews.
participants' unconscious likely projected meaning onto the interview that was not inherent in the interview itself.
participants may not have been subjective enough in their assessment of their own feelings.
The TAT and the Rorschach are _____ tests of personality.
objective
behavioral
projective
reflective
