Personality Development Set 6
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This set of Personality Development Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Personality Development Set 6
Q1 | In the normal distribution curve of intelligence test scores, the mean IQ score isset at
- 110
- 100
- 90
- what most people score
Q2 | In relation to the development of intelligence, the results of twin studies indicatethat
- genetic factors are more important than environmental factors
- environmental factors are more important than genetic factors
- neither genetic nor environmental factors are important
- both genetic and environmental factors are important
Q3 | If it is demonstrated that an intelligence test discriminates against certain ethnicgroups, then it can be said that the test
- is reliable
- has used standardisation sample
- is valid
- has culture bias
Q4 | If an intelligence test measures consistently what it is supposed to be measuringeach time it is used, then it is said that the test is
- based on normal distribution
- standardised
- valid
- reliable
Q5 | Weschler's intelligence tests were designed to test
- verbal intelligence
- non-verbal intelligence
- crystallized and fluid intelligence
- verbal and non-verbal intelligence
Q6 | Which of the following is not of Gardner's multiple intelligences?
- spatial
- linguistic
- musical
- creative
Q7 | What do the initials IQ stand for?
- investment in education quotient
- intellect quotient
- intelligence question
- intelligence quotient
Q8 | According to Spearman, what does 'g' stand for?
- general knowledge
- group intelligence
- green\s intelligence criteria
- general intelligence
Q9 | Which are the main components of Speaman's two factor theory of intelligence?
- visual ability
- spatial ability
- specific intelligence and general intelligence
- emotional abilities and cognitive abilities
Q10 | Approximately how many trait words for personality are there in the Englishlanguage?
- 18000
- 1000
- 10000
- 500
Q11 | When analyzing a past president to describe his personality by coding letters orspeeches he has written, you are using a process called
- big five
- content analysis
- personality assumptions
- cognitive approach
Q12 | Ancient Greeks hypothesized that there were four different personalitycharacteristic. they are
- irritability, optimism, pessimism, calmness
- calmness, depression, pessimism, irritability
- depression, irritability, pessimism, optimism
- irritability, depression, optimism, calmness
Q13 | In the Big Five personality dimensions, behaviours such as speaking fluently,displaying ambition, and exhibiting a high degree of intelligence is
- agreeableness
- openness
- extraversion
- conscientiousness
Q14 | Psychologists seek to understand Rob's personality through his thoughts, beliefsand their impact on his behaviour in certain situations. This is known as
- trait approach
- humanistic approach
- cognitive approach
- psychoanalytic approach
Q15 | Personality trait model that researches three factors: extraversion, neuroticism andpsychoticism, is called
- eyesenck\s trait model
- myers-briggs type indication
- cattell\s 16 pf
- big five
Q16 | What is the trait approach to personality?
- assumes that people are motivated by unconscious emotional conflicts
- assumes that each individual has stable personality characteristics
- assumes that people\s thoughts and beliefs are central to personality
- assumes that people are motivated by conflicts originating in childhood
Q17 | According to William Sheldon's theory of Personality, which one best describes aperson who is sensitive and intellectual?
- conservative
- endomorph
- mesomorph
- ectomorph
Q18 | Eyesenck originally developed ___, a highly researched factor theory ofpersonality.
- interpersonal trait model
- sixteen factor model
- three factor model
- big five
Q19 | The id, ego and superego can be best characterized as
- part of neocortex
- located in the occipital lobe
- systems that make up personality
- none of the above
Q20 | The attribution of one's own unacceptable urges or qualities to others
- regression
- repression
- projection
- denial
Q21 | Albert Bandura was a proponent of which perspective of personality?
- psychoanalytic
- social cognitive
- behaviourist
- humanistic
Q22 | People who rate high on the personality trait of ____ tend to be upbeat, optimisticand sociable.
- introversion
- neuroticism
- extraversion
- agreeableness
Q23 | A trait of personality that identifies extraversion, neuroticism, agreeableness,conscientiousness and openness to experience as the fundamental building blocks ofpersonailty is
- five factor model
- 16 personality factors
- surface trait model
- source trait model
Q24 | Personality characteristics or attributes that can easily be inferred from observablebehaviour are
- traits
- source traits
- surface traits
- self-concepts
Q25 | Proponents of trait theory include
- karen horney, albert bandura
- raymond cattell, hans eyesenck
- alfred adler, raymond cattell
- hans eyesenck, albert bandura