When taken together, the desirable or undesirable aspects of a person, which indicate what that person or his or her culture value, are called __________.
qualities
character
mood
personality
CONCEPT
Introduction to Personality Theory
2
The likelihood to view a person as generally positive or negative, based on perceived characteristics, is called which of the following?
The halo effect
Direct observation
Ageism
CONCEPT
3
Which of the following describes the superego?
The component of Freud's structure of personality that determines whether certain behaviors are acceptable
The component of Freud's structure of personality that controls thought
The component of Freud's structure of personality that provides impulses and aspirations
CONCEPT
4
A questionnaire that measures people on four different scales of personality traits, and then matches them to one of 16 personality types, is the __________.
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2)
Rorschach Inkblot Test
Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
CONCEPT
Specific Personality Assessments
5
Conscientiousness, openness to experience, and agreeableness are all part of which model of personality?
Psychoanalytic model
Neo-Freudian model
Social learning model
Five factor model
CONCEPT
Five Factor Model of Personality
6
According to Rogers' self theory, the self-concept includes which three components?
True self, self-image, and ideal self
Self-worth, positive regard, and unconditional positive regard
Self-image, ideal self, and congruence
Self-esteem, positive regard, and conscience
CONCEPT
7
Psychoanalytic theory states that personality develops as a result of __________.
social interactions with others, particularly in early childhood
unconscious forces, conflicts, and desires
biological and inherited factors
learning and environmental factors
CONCEPT
8
Something in the environment that influences and encourages a person's action is called __________.
a reward
a stimulus
a driver
a cue
CONCEPT
9
A test's consistency in producing similar results when given at different times is called __________.
validity
projectivity
stamina
reliability
CONCEPT
10
Certain similar figures appear across cultures and time periods, including the wise elder, the hero, and the villain.
According to Carl Jung, these universal figures are which of the following?
Introversions
Behaviors
Collective unconscious
Archetypes
CONCEPT
11
Which stage of a child's psychosexual development did Freud describe as a time when the mouth is the main focus of behavior?
Genital
Anal
Phallic
Oral
CONCEPT
12
Neo-Freudians are associated with which theory of personality?
Humanist theory
Trait theory
Psychodynamic theory
Learning theory
CONCEPT
Neo-Freudians: Horney and Adler
13
According to humanist theory, which of the following describes a person's point of view about what is happening and what he or she is doing?
Positive self-regard
Subjective experience
Conditions of worth
Human nature
CONCEPT
14
Reinforcement value refers to __________.
a person's ability to watch others and learn from them
a person's belief that he or she can perform an action
a person's belief that he or she is a worthwhile person
a person's idea about the worth of a certain action
CONCEPT
15
Matt is driven and responsible. He likes to get things done quickly and is competitive. His competition with others, however, sometimes becomes hostile.
Matt likely has which of the following?
Type A personality
General anxiety disorder
Social anxiety disorder
Type B personality
CONCEPT
Type A and Type B Personalities
16
Select the true statement about common traits.
They are specific to an individual.
They are the basic traits that explain a person's actions.
They are shared by all human beings.
They are shared by most people in a specific culture.
