Psychology 1010 Chapter 11 – Flashcards

Personality is thought to be _________. a. short term and easily changed b. a pattern of short-term characteristics c. unstable and short term d. long-term, stable and not easily changed

The long-standing traits and patterns that propel individuals to consistently think, feel, and behave in specific ways are known as ________. a. psychodynamic b. temperament c. humors d. personality

__________ is credited with the first comprehensive theory of personality. a. Hippocrates b. Gall c. Wundt d. Freud

An early science that tried to correlate personality with measurements of parts of a person's skull is known as ________. a. phrenology b. psychology c. physiology d. personality psychology

The id operates on the ________ principle a. reality b. pleasure c. instant gratification d. guilt

The ego defense mechanism in which a person who is confronted with anxiety returns to a more immature behavioral stage is called _________. a. repression b. regression c. reaction formation d. rationalization

The Oedipus complex occurs in the ______ stage of psychosexual development. a. oral b. anal c. phallic d. latency

The universal bank of ideas, images, and concepts that have been passed down through the generation from our ancestors refers to _________. a. archetypes b. intuition c. collective unconscious d. personality types

Self-regulation is also known as ________. a. self-efficacy b. will power c. internal locus of control d. external locus of control

Your level of confidence in your own abilities is known as __________. a. self-efficacy b. self-concept c. self-control d. self-esteem

Jane believes that she got a bad grade on her psychology test paper because the professor doesn't like her. Jane most likely has an __________ locus of control. a. internal b. external c. intrinsic d. extrinsic

Self-concept refers to __________. a. our level of confidence in our own abilities b. all of our thoughts and feelings about ourselves c. the belief that we control our own outcomes d. the belief that our outcomes are outside of our control

The idea that people's ideas about themselves should match their actions is called __________. a. confluence b. conscious c. conscientiousness d. congruence

The way a person reacts to the world, starting when they are very young, including the person's activity level is known as __________. a. traits b. temperament c. heritability d. personality

Brianna is 18 months old. She cries frequently, is hard to soothe, and wakes frequently during the night. According to Thomas and Chess, she would be considered __________. a. an easy baby b. a difficult baby c. a slow to warm up baby d. a colicky baby

According to the findings of the Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart, identical twins, whether raised together or apart have __________ personalities. a. slightly different b. very different c. slightly similar d. very similar

Temperament refers to __________. a. inborn, genetically based personality differences b. characteristic ways of behaving c. conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism, openness, and extroversion d. degree of introversion-extroversion

According to Eysenck's theory, people who score high on neuroticism tend to be __________. a. calm b. stable c. outgoing d. anxious

The United States is considered a __________ culture. a. collectivist b. individualist c. traditional d. nontraditional

The concept that people choose to move to places that are compatible with their personalities and needs is known as __________. a. selective migration b. personal oriented personality c. socially oriented personality d. individualism

Which of the following is NOT a projective test? a. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) b. Rorschach Inkblot Test c. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) d. Rotter Incomplete Sentence Blank (RISB)

A personality assessment in which a person responds to ambiguous stimuli, revealing unconscious feelings, impulses, and desires ________. a. self-report inventory b. projective test c. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) d. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

Which personality assessment employs a series of true/false questions? a. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) b. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) c. Rotter Incomplete Sentence Blank (RISB) d. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)