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QUESTION 1 On Fran’s first visit to a psychologist she is shown…
QUESTION 1
On Fran’s first visit to a psychologist she is shown several ambiguous forms, each composed of a symmetrical shape, and asked to interpret what it represents. The test is most likely
A.
Rorschach
B.
MMPI-2
C.
TAT
D.
Recognition
3 points
QUESTION 2
Which of the following is a Major Criticism of trait theories of personality?
A.
Trait theories only Describe personality and DO NOT EXPLAIN behavior.
B.
Research has revealed that traits generally are not consistent across situations.
C.
Trait theories have done little to offer ways of measuring personality
D.
Trait theories have been unable to compare one person’s personality with another.
3 points
QUESTION 3
________________ approaches to personality are approaches that assume that personality is motivated by inner forces and conflicts about which people have little awareness and over which they have no control.
A.
Evolutionary
B.
Humanistic
C.
Behavioral
D.
Psychodynamic
3 points
QUESTION 4
You stay late at work because you expect that doing so increases the likelihood of being promoted. Your behavior can be explained by
A.
instinct approaches
B.
cognitive approaches
C.
drive reduction approaches
D.
arousal approaches
3 points
QUESTION 5
Tina steals a candy bar from a local store and she later feels guilty about what she has done. Freud would say that the guilt comes from the conscience, which can be found in
A.
the ego
B.
the brain
C.
the id
D.
the superego
3 points
QUESTION 6
Emotions have
A.
cognitive but not physiological elements
B.
neither physiological nor cognitive elements
C.
physiological and cognitive elements
D.
physiological but not cognitive elements
3 points
QUESTION 7
After a week of sitting home without anything to do, Jimmy decides to cure his boredom by going to an exciting rock concert. Jimmy’s behavior can be explained by
A.
instinct approaches
B.
cognitive approaches
C.
arousal approaches
D.
drive-reduction approaches
3 points
QUESTION 8
Which of the following is the most powerful of all defense mechanisms, its major function being to push unacceptable thoughts and feelings out of conscious awareness?
A.
regression
B.
repression
C.
fixation
D.
reaction formation
3 points
QUESTION 9
The ___________________ is the raw, unorganized, inborn part of the personality whose sole purpose is to reduce tension created by drives related to hunger, sex, aggression, and irrational impulses.
A.
conscience
B.
id
C.
superego
D.
ego
3 points
QUESTION 10
_________________ are related to biology in the same way as____________________ are related to experience.
A.
drive-reduction approaches; arousal approaches
B.
arousal approaches; drive reduction approaches
C.
primary drives; secondary drives
D.
secondary drives; primary drives
3 points
QUESTION 11
Such tests as the MMPI and the Life Orientation Test are examples of
A.
objective measures
B.
projective measures
C.
self-report measures
D.
observational measures
3 points
QUESTION 12
Dr. Crane is looking for a test that he can use to understand more about his client’s unconscious motivations. He would very likely use a(n)
A.
observational measure
B.
objective measure
C.
projective measure
D.
self-report measure
3 points
QUESTION 13
The enduring and distinctive thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that are characteristic of an individual of an individual make up
A.
the memory
B.
the personality
C.
the conscious
D.
the super ego
3 points
QUESTION 14
Dr. Goodfellow always surrounds himself with friends. He rarely eats by himslef and he refuses to go to the movies alone. He probably has a
A.
weak need for esteem
B.
strong need for achievement
C.
weak need for power
D.
strong need for affiliation
3 points
QUESTION 15
The basis assumption shared by trait theorists is that
A.
people posssess traits to the same degree but differ in how they choose to apply them
B.
an individual’s traits are consistent across different situations
C.
traits are learned habits that are modified by reinforcers
D.
the unconscious mind is the underlying source of our traits
3 points
QUESTION 16
Drive-reduction approaches to motivation are
A.
theories suggesting that a lack of some basic biological need produces a drive to push an organism to satisfy that need.
B.
theories suggesting that motivation is a product of people’s thoughts, expectations and goals.
C.
theories suggesting that we try to maintain certain levels of stimulation and activity.
D.
theories suggesting that motivation stems from the desire to obtain valued external goals.
3 points
QUESTION 17
When we experience feelings that have both physiological and cognitive components and that influence our behavior, we are experiencing
A.
primary drives
B.
beliefs
C.
motivation
D.
emotions
