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personality

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Alfred Adler

a)

behavior theory

b)

humanistic theory

c)

social cognitive theory

d)

psychoanalytic theory

2.

Albert Bandura

a)

behavior theory

b)

social cognitive theory

c)

humanistic theory

d)

psychoanalytic theory

3.

Inferiority complex

a)

Alfred Adler

b)

Julian Rotter

c)

Abraham Maslow

d)

John Watson

4.

Locus of control

a)

Alfred Adler

b)

Julian Rotter

c)

Abraham Maslow

d)

John Watson

5.

Collective unconscious

a)

Albert Bandura

b)

B.F. Skinner

c)

Sigmund Freud

d)

Carl Jung

6.

Birth Order

a)

Albert Bandura

b)

Alfred Adler

c)

Julian Rotter

d)

Carl Rogers

7.
Each of the three factors Bandura believes influence personality affect the other two in a give-and-take relationship. This relationship is called _____.
a)
Reciprocal Determinism
b)
Temperament
c)
Self-Efficacy
d)
Locus of Control
8.
People who assume that their own actions and decisions directly affect the consequences they experience are said to be ________ in locus of control, whereas people who assume that their lives are more controlled by powerful others, luck, or fate are ________ in locus of control.
a)
Internal; External
b)
External; Internal
c)
Extrovert; Introvert
d)
Introvert; Extrovert
9.

Vincent van Gogh is a famous painter whose work of art depicts mental and emotional distress in his paintings through vivid colors, thick paint, and forceful brushstrokes. He is a good example of this defense mechanism as he redirects his mental anguish into wonderful works of art.

a)

Projection

b)

Displacement

c)

Repression

d)

Sublimation

10.

Hitler manifests unsocial thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Which among the following archetypes form part of the characteristics that he presents?

a)

Anima

b)

Animus

c)

Shadow

d)

Persona

11.

According to Horney, neurotic behavior is a protection against

a)

Feelings of inferiority

b)

Basic Anxiety

c)

Public disgrace

d)

Exaggerated guilt

12.

Which neo-Freudian theorist emphasized that personality is strongly influenced by feelings of inferiority?

a)

Adler

b)

Maslow

c)

Jung

d)

Spongebob Squarepants, Ph.D, MD

13.
Bandura believes that three factors influence one another in determining the patterns of behavior that make up personality. Which of the following is NOT a factor he identified?
a)
Superego
b)
The Environment
c)
Behavior
d)
Personal/Cognitive Factors
14.

The term personality is derived from the Latin word persona meaning a

a)

PERSON

b)

MASS

c)

MUSK

d)

MASK

15.

Which of the following individuals was one of the first to begin questioning trait theories through his work on the "person-situation" controversy?

a)

Albert Bandura

b)

Abraham Maslow

c)

Walter Cronkite

d)

Walter Mischel

e)

Carl Rogers

16.

Cody believes that he has the ability to take the steps needed to do well on his math test. Psychologists would say that Cody has a(n)

a)

external locus on control.

b)

high degree of self-control.

c)

high amount of self-efficacy.

d)

large amount of learned helplessness.

e)

high self-esteem.

17.

Which of the following describes the typical outcome when people are repeatedly exposed to events they cannot control?

a)

Self-Esteem

b)

Pessimism

c)

Incompetence

d)

Self-serving bias

e)

Learned Helplessness

18.

Two months ago, your best friend did not win a major scholarship that she had been counting on to help pay for graduate school. Now she is always fighting with you, her boyfriend, and her roommates. She is most likely using the defense mechanism called

a)

regression.

b)

​displacement.

c)

​projection.

d)

identification.

19.

In Freud's psychoanalytic theory, the superego is mostly concerned with

a)

honoring impulses from unconscious.

b)

upholding morals and values taught by society and parents.

c)

balancing the id and ego.

d)

focusing on what is realistic.

20.
Reverting back to immature behavior from an earlier stage of development
a)
Repression
b)
Regression
c)
Sublimation
d)
Displacement