The Science of Psychology: An Appreciative View, 2nd Edition (King)

Chapter 12: Personality

Multiple Choice Quiz

1
Who was the founder of psychoanalysis?
A)Karen Horney
B)Sigmund Freud
C)Abraham Maslow
D)Alfred Adler
2
What theorist stressed the importance of self-actualization?
A)Carl Rogers
B)Abraham Maslow
C)Alfred Adler
D)Gordon Allport
3
Of the following theorists, who is NOT associated with psychodynamic theory?
A)Sigmund Freud
B)Karen Horney
C)Carl Rogers
D)Carl Jung
4
The big five factors of personality include neuroticism, agreeableness, conscientiousness, openness to experience, and
A)introversion.
B)extraversion.
C)self-actualization.
D)self-determination.
5
Which of the following is an example of hysteria?
A)a woman sobbing after ending a romantic relationship
B)a man whose hand is numb despite any physical explanation
C)a woman who becomes pregnant despite using birth control
D)a man who expresses his sadness through getting into physical fights with others
6
If you were to gluttonously eat an entire birthday cake, Freud would say that was caused by your
A)superego.
B)ego.
C)id.
D)unconscious thought.
7
Which personality structure did Freud believe was responsible for creating defense mechanisms?
A)superego
B)ego
C)id
D)denial
8
The Oedipus complex is thought to occur in which stage of psychosexual development?
A)phallic
B)oral
C)genital
D)anal
9
Which of the following, from earliest to latest, is the correct ordering of the psychosexual stages of development?
A)oral stage, latency period, anal stage, genital stage, phallic stage
B)anal stage, oral stage, genital stage, phallic stage, latency period
C)latency period, anal stage, oral stage, genital stage, phallic stage
D)oral stage, anal stage, phallic stage, latency period, genital stage
10
Which theorist developed the idea of the collective unconscious?
A)Sigmund Freud
B)Alfred Adler
C)Carl Rogers
D)Carl Jung
11
Allport and Odbert (1936) wrote down all the trait terms from two dictionaries in their study of traits. This is known as the _____ approach.
A)empirical-keying
B)lexical
C)factor analysis
D)projective
12
Who was responsible for developing the tools that led to modern criminal profiling?
A)Carl Rogers
B)Abraham Maslow
C)Dan McAdams
D)Henry Murray
13
What does reciprocal determinism mean?
A)The id, ego, and superego all work together to minimize a person's anxiety.
B)Personality traits interact with unconscious processes to create enduring behavioral patterns.
C)Early childhood experiences shape the way people will behave for the remainder of their lives.
D)Cognitive factors, personality, and the environment all interact to determine a person's personality.
14
Which theorist is most closely associated with the social cognitive approach?
A)Albert Bandura
B)Carl Rogers
C)Carl Jung
D)Henry Murray
15
An item on a personality assessment is high in face validity if
A)it seems like it fits the trait it is supposed to measure.
B)it can be demonstrated to be related to other reliable measures of personality.
C)it provides similar responses over time.
D)it is able to successfully differentiate between people who have the trait and those who do not.
16
Which type of assessment requires participants to tell a story about a novel stimulus?
A)self-report test
B)objective test
C)projective test
D)empirically keyed test
17
Which of the following traits would you expect a successful graduate student to be high in?
A)neuroticism
B)introversion
C)intelligence
D)conscientiousness
18
Carl Rogers believed that a healthy person had which of the following?
A)unconditional positive regard
B)hardiness
C)strong ego defenses
D)conditions of worth
19
Which trait is most important in terms of health and longevity?
A)extraversion
B)conscientiousness
C)openness
D)neuroticism
20
Zelda doesn't believe it is important to study too much for her test. She believes her grade will be determined by outside factors like how hard the test is and luck. Which of the following best describes Zelda?
A)She is high in conscientiousness.
B)She has an external locus of control.
C)She is high in self-efficacy.
D)She has high subjective well-being.
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