Part I:
Question 1 Which of the following best describes Bandura's ideas about the relationship between behavior, cognition, and environment?
Question 2 Emilio's therapist says that Emilio's personality is fixated at the earliest stage of development. In layman's terms, the therapist means that Emilio's personality is ______ at the earlier stage.
Question 3 In comparison to psychodynamic and behaviorist explanations of human behavior and thought processes, humanistic theory
Question 4 When taken to extremes, individualistic values might lead to undesirable consequences, such as _____.
Question 5 Cybill takes a personality test based on Eysenck's theory and finds that her "type" is extraverted-stable. Which description most likely fits Cybill?
Question 6 Freud's psychoanalytic theory posits that the pleasure principle is _____.
Question 7 Rogers used the term ______ to describe acceptance of a person's basic worth under any circumstance.
Question 8 Frank says, "My conscience is bothering me." Using Freud's terminology, Frank is referring to his
Question 9 Which of the following is most likely in Freud's phallic stage of development?
Question 10 In psychoanalytic theory, the personality structure that organizes ways to handle delays of gratification and represents "reason and good sense" is the
Question 11 Karen Horney's feminine psychology emphasized the importance of our basic anxiety, which is _____.
Question 12 According to humanists, personality is
Question 13 In social-cognitive theory, expectancies are
Question 14 The social-cognitive perspective of personality development is associated with which approach to therapy?
Question 15 An extension of behaviorism that includes roles for internal mental processes and the influences of other people on our behavior is called
Question 16 Who are the two main contributors to the humanistic perspective?
Question 17 In the five-factor models of personality, which two traits parallel two of Eysenck's traits?
Question 18 Which part of the personality might be described as "the great compromiser"?
Question 19 In social-lcognitive theory, all but which of the following play a role in explaining personality?
Question 20 In humanistic theory of Rogers and Maslow, personality is best described as
Part II:
Question 1 From Freud's perspective, a boy resolves his Oedipus complex by
Question 2 In the humanistic perspective, realization of one's own potential is known as
Question 3 Mahatma Gandhi's lifelong commitment to nonviolent solutions to social problems would likely be considered an example of a(n) ______ trait.
Question 4 In Mischel's theory, which person variable concerns the ability to plan courses of action to achieve goals and obtain rewards?
Question 5 Ingmar's boss ridiculed him in front of the whole office. When Ingmar returns home, he yells at his wife and children and kicks his dog. This is an example of
Question 6 Gordon Allport thought that cardinal traits are _____.
Question 7 According to Freud, most of the human mind resides in the ______, and primitive sexual and aggressive instincts lie in the ______.
Question 8 All but which of the following are premises of Adler's individual psychology?
Question 9 Rorschach developed a famous personality test that uses __________ as stimuli.
Question 10 Watson and Skinner believed that
Question 11 Which of the following students is demonstrating a positive expectancy about schoolwork?
Question 12 In _____, people are presented with a set of ambiguous stimuli that produce responses that must be interpreted by the examiner.
Question 13 Cybill takes a personality test based on Eysenck's theory and finds that her "type" is extravertedstable. Which description most likely fits Cybill?
Question 14 The most widely adopted trait model of personality today is the
Question 15 In Freudian theory, the failure to acknowledge a threatening impulse or desire is called
Question 16 Paul forgets to call his motherinlaw on her birthday. He says it just slipped his mind. In the Freudian view, this type of forgetting may represent the defense mechanism of
Question 17 The psychoanalytic perspective suggests that too much or too little gratification at a psychosexual stage may result in
Question 18 Jacob and his friends like to lie around on summer days, stare up at the clouds, and tell each other what they see in the clouds. Their activity is most like which test of personality?
Question 19 Who developed the 16PF personality test?
Question 20 Raymond Cattell thought that surface traits are _____.
Part III:
Question 1 In comparison to psychodynamic and behaviorist explanations of human behavior and thought processes, humanistic theory
Question 2 Amy is from a collectivistic culture. Compared to her cousin Andre, who is from an individualistic culture, Amy is MORE likely to value which of the following?
Question 3 According to humanists, personality is
Question 4 The idea of reciprocal determinism was developed by
Question 5 Herschel believes that he will be able to perform the behaviors necessary for him to succeed at college. Bandura used the term ______ to describe Herschel's beliefs.
Question 6 In personality testing, selfreport personality inventories are also known as
Question 7 Which neoFreudian raised the idea that men may experience "womb envy"?
Question 8 On the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, the number of items scored in the same direction as the diagnostic group are converted into
Question 9 Which type of learning did Bandura emphasize in his socialcognitive theory?
Question 10 Emilio's therapist says that Emilio's personality is fixated at the earliest stage of development. In layman's terms, the therapist means that Emilio's personality is ______ at the earlier stage.
Question 11 The combination of psychological characteristics and behavior patterns that characterize the uniqueness of an individual and the ways in which the individual relates to the world and adapts to environmental demands is called
Question 12 Emma's sense of who or what she should be is her
Question 13 In applying the concept of building selfesteem in our personal lives, most of the skills valued in our society are
Question 14 According to the text, Parvati can enhance her selfesteem by doing all but which of the following?
Question 15 Which of the following best describes Bandura's ideas about the relationship between behavior, cognition, and environment?
Question 16 In humanistic theory of Rogers and Maslow, personality is best described as
Question 17 According to Adler, because of their small size and limited abilities, all children harbor feelings of
Question 18 Which of the following is most likely in Freud's phallic stage of development?
Question 19 ________ consists of 567 truefalse items that produce scores on 10 clinical scales and additional scales measuring other personality dimensions and response tendencies.
Question 20 In Freudian theory, different parts of the body associated with sexual pleasure are referred to as
Part IV:
Question 1 In Freudian theory, the failure to acknowledge a threatening impulse or desire is called
Question 2 Allport proposed ______ types of traits in the personality, and they are called _____.
Question 3 In _____, people are presented with a set of ambiguous stimuli that produce responses that must be interpreted by the examiner.
Question 4 It is often said of substance abusers that the first step in recovery is admitting they have a problem. In Freudian terms, we might say they need to overcome
Question 5 A(n) ______ culture is one that emphasizes social roles and obligations.
Question 6 Regarding selfefficacy, which of the following statements is FALSE?
Question 7 Karen Horney's feminine psychology emphasized the importance of our basic anxiety, which is _____.
Question 8 Herschel believes that he will be able to perform the behaviors necessary for him to succeed at college. Bandura used the term ______ to describe Herschel's beliefs.
Question 9 Which of the following is most likely in Freud's latency stage of development?
Question 10 Federico is a perfectionist with a strong need for selfcontrol, order, and cleanliness. Freud would describe Federico as having a(n)
Question 11 Jung believed that similarities among cultures in dream images, art, and religious symbols are an essential part of the
Question 12 Rogers used the term ______ to describe acceptance of a person's basic worth under any circumstance.
Question 13 A culture in which the sense of self is tied to personal accomplishments s best described as
Question 14 Regarding Freud's psychoanalytic theory, which of the following statements is FALSE?
Question 15 An individual's general belief about his or her ability to obtain reinforcements is referred to as
Question 16 In socialcognitive theory, expectancies are
Question 17 The primary contributors to socialcognitive theory are
Question 18 An extension of behaviorism that includes roles for internal mental processes and the influences of other people on our behavior is called
Question 19 Which neoFreudian raised the idea that men may experience "womb envy"?
Question 20 Psychologist Walter Mischel emphasizes the importance of selfregulatory systems and plans, by which is meant _____.
Part V:
Question 1 Rorschach test is to ______ as Thematic Apperception Test is to ______.
Question 2 From Freud's perspective, a boy resolves his Oedipus complex by
Question 3 After sixyearold Samantha's baby brother was born, she started to have temper tantrums the way she had when she was two. This may be a case of
Question 4 In the humanistic perspective, realization of one's own potential is known as
Question 5 Cybill takes a personality test based on Eysenck's theory and finds that her "type" is extravertedstable. Which description most likely fits Cybill?
Question 6 Projective personality tests have been criticized on the basis of each of the following EXCEPT _____.
Question 7 Socialcognitive theorists believe that personality is
Question 8 An extension of behaviorism that includes roles for internal mental processes and the influences of other people on our behavior is called
Question 9 An individual's general belief about his or her ability to obtain reinforcements is referred to as
Question 10 In Freudian theory, the level of consciousness that corresponds to our current level of awareness is the
Question 11 Socialcognitive theorist Mischel's most recent work focuses on
Question 12 Freud's psychoanalytic theory posits that the superego consists of _____.
Question 13 Who developed the Thematic Apperception Test?
Question 14 Raymond Cattell thought that surface traits are _____.
Question 15 In Freudian theory, the failure to acknowledge a threatening impulse or desire is called
Question 16 Which part of the personality might be described as "the great compromiser"?
Question 17 According to Allport, secondary traits
Question 18 William has set a series of goals for himself that are practically unachievable, and his selfesteem drops each time he fails to meet one of his goals. William needs to know that _____.
Question 19 The belief that people's character and mental abilities could be judged by the patterns of bumps on their skull is called
Question 20 In comparison to psychodynamic and behaviorist explanations of human behavior and thought processes, humanistic theory