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WorksheetsPersonality and Psychology
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is a personality?
The unique traits that make an individual think certain ways
Individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving
A plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle(s) offered to explain a phenomena
The skills you learn over time that you eventually use at work
What is a theory?
The unique traits that make an individual think certain ways
Individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving
A plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle(s) offered to explain a phenomena
The skills you learn over time that you eventually use at work
Which of the following are personality theories we discussed? Check off all that apply.
Trait Approach
Humanistic Approach
Sociocultural Approach
Learning Approach
Psychoanalytic Approach
A (a) is an aspect of one's personality that is reasonably stable.
The trait approach supports the idea that personality traits are fixed (meaning that they don't change) at a young age and account for consistent behavior in different situations
True
False
In the trait theory created by Hippocrates, how many "humors" did humans have?
Three
Two
Five
Four
Gordon Allport believed a person's behavior is a (a) they have.
Eysenck believed personality had two distinct dimensions: extraversion and (a) .
Raymond Cattell believed there were 12 basic source traits.
True
False
Freud's psychoanalytic theory had two ideas; one was the Inner Conflict Approach (the iceberg idea) and the Id, Ego, and Superego.
True
False
"An emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts, and physical changes like increased blood pressure. It can be a normal response to stress" is the definition for...
Stress
Anger
Concern
Anxiety
"Methods used to avoid recognizing ideas or emotions that may cause personal anxiety" is the definition for...
Fighting
Defense mechanisms
Thinking
Creative solutions
What are the two branches within the Learning Approach theory?
Misbehavior and Behaviorism
Behaviorism and Social Learning Theory
Behaviorism and Problem Solving
Social Learning Theory and Misbehavior
(a) says that personality is driven by instinct and that personality is an adaptation to the environment (along with rewards and punishments)
Socialization is the process by which people learn socially desirable behaviors of their culture and adopt them to their personalities.
True
False
This man came up with the Social Learning Theory that said personalities are developed through observation and imitation of others’ behaviors, attitudes, and emotional reactions...
Sigmund Freud
Albert Bandura
John Watson
B.F. Skinner
The Humanistic Approach said people are not free to do as they choose and are not responsible for their choices.
True
False
(a) is believing in your own abilities, "if you believe you can, you can".
Which of the following are levels in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs according to his Humanistic Approach? Check all that are included.
Physiologicial needs
Esteem
Love and belonging
Self-actualization
Safety needs
Rogers said that happiness comes from congruence. What does congruence mean?
Consistent stability and harmony between your ideals and your actions (your concept of yourself and the way your life is going)
Having freedom and choice
When your personality melds smoothly with people you choose to spend time with
The emotion that comes along with finding your ultimate calling
