Personality Development Set 2
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This set of Personality Development Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Personality Development Set 2
Q1 | What aspect(s) of personality are believed to have evolved in humans?
- overeating
- quick response to danger
- aggression in men
- all of the above
Q2 | People high in the trait of ________ are more easily conditioned with emotional stimuli.
- neuroticism
- extraversion
- psychoticism
- agreeableness
Q3 | The research strategy for assessing personality stability that studies two or more groups assumed to be at different stages of development is
- stratification
- cross-sectional
- binominal
- longitudinal
Q4 | _________ vs. _________ achieved a high .75 on the heritability of Cattell?s 16 PF.
- relaxed vs. tense
- conservative vs. liberal
- concrete vs. abstract
- sober vs. enthusiastic
Q5 | Which of the following is NOT one of the Erikson?s stages of psychosocial development?
- industry vs. inferiority
- intimacy vs. isolation
- trust vs. mistrust
- life vs. death
Q6 | A baby being measured for attachment using Ainsworth?s Strange-situation procedure appears to be extremely clinging and attached to the mother?s side when she comes back into the room. This baby would be classified as
- secure
- anxious
- happy
- avoidant
Q7 | Generativity is best described as
- part of erikson?s later adulthood stage
- a desire to help others
- the ability to make general observations
- both a and b
Q8 | Ainsworth?s three types of attachment in an infant?s "strange situation" are
- secure, avoidant, anxious
- secure, avoidant, achievement
- generativity, avoidant, achievement
- secure, active, anxious
Q9 | The part of personality development where one seems to have no evidence of exploration and also does not have a clear identity is
- identity diffusion
- identity foreclosure
- moratorium
- identity achievement
Q10 | According to James Marcia?s identity statuses, which of the following is NOT an identity status?
- identity foreclosure
- identity association
- moratorium
- identity diffusion
Q11 | George is in preschool. His teachers notice that he is hyper?likes to jump around a lot and cannot sit still during nap time. George is probably
- high in sociability
- anxious attached child
- introvert
- high in activity level
Q12 | Dennis always wanted to be a doctor. His parents pushed him in biology and chemistry. When he applied for college, he declared his major as pre-medical and only took classes that would help him to get into Medical School. According to the identity status paradigm, Dennis is in which stage?
- identity foreclosure
- moratorium
- identity diffusion
- identity lease
Q13 | An identity that results in an individual exploring different options before making a decision is said to be
- identity diffusion
- identity foreclosure
- moratorium
- negative identity
Q14 | The idea that you can assess someone’s personality by studying their face iscalled:
- phrenology
- physiology
- somatology
- physiognomy
Q15 | Humanistic psychologists explained
- human traits
- humanity
- sociology
- can’t say
Q16 | Extraverts have ________ participation
- mental
- social
- physical
- none of these
Q17 | traits could be organized into three levels:
- primary, secondary, tertiary
- cognitive, emotional, physiological
- id, ego, superego
- cardinal, central, secondary
Q18 | Which of the following is NOT one of the Big Five traits?
- sense of humour
- openness to experience
- conscientiousness
- extraversion
Q19 | The ________ approach to understanding human behaviour.
- palliative
- psychodynamic
- patronymic
- psychedelic
Q20 | The influence of parents on the personality of their children is:
- non-existent
- weakest in early childhood
- strongest in early childhood
- consistent across the lifespan
Q21 | A good command over a ……..is need of speech
- practice
- language
- gestures
- activity
Q22 | Few…. traits can not changed.
- new
- inborn
- adopted
- natural
Q23 | Which of the following characteristics describe someone who, according toMaslow, is self-actualized?
- creativity
- confidence
- spontaneity
- all of the above
Q24 | One can express through…….
- oral
- writtien
- gesture
- all the above
Q25 | Psychometric tests claim give information about:
- career interest
- intellectual attainment
- unconscious passion
- all the above