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This set of Personality Psychology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Personality Psychology Set 1

Q1 | What name did Freud give to his model of the mind which comprised the Id, Ego andSuperego?
  • genetic model
  • structural model
  • topographical model
  • unconscious model
Q2 | According to Freud, Displacement, Sublimation and Projection are all types of what?
  • psychosocial stage of development
  • defence mechanism
  • psychosexual stage of development
  • neurotic need
Q3 | Freud ascribed to the notion of psychic deterministm, which had an important influenceon his theories of personality and approach to therapy. To what does this term refer?
  • the belief that the human mind is capable of telepathy
  • the belief that consciousness determines the development of personality
  • the belief that believing in an event will make it happen
  • the belief that all things happen for a reason
Q4 | Which of the following is a technique Freud used in therapy?
  • dream analysis
  • free association
  • projective techniques
  • all of these
Q5 | According to Freud, what was the consequence of the physical inability of women toovercome penis envy and the reason their personality would never fully develop?
  • their id could never fully develop
  • their ego could never fully develop
  • their superego could never fully develop
  • all of the above
Q6 | Which of the following is not one of the psychosocial stages of development proposed byErikson?
  • kidulthood
  • toddlerhood
  • infancy
  • middle adulthood
Q7 | What aspect of the family did Adler believe may play a significant role in personalitydevelopment?
  • age of parents when first child was born
  • gender of siblings
  • birth order
  • size of extended family
Q8 | Id is to "Just do it" as superego is to
  • wait till later.
  • do your own thing.
  • don\t do it.
  • oh, sit on it.
Q9 | The unconscious contains
  • material that can easily be brought to awareness.
  • everything we are aware of at a given moment
  • repressed memories and emotions.
  • thoughts, perceptions, and memories.
Q10 | Behavioral theories of personality are often criticized for their
  • inability to test or verify concepts.
  • limited recognition of temperament, emotion, and subjective factors.
  • ability to explain behavior after the fact only.
  • emphasis on the conditions under which behaviors occur.
Q11 | The concept of traits is used to account for personal characteristics that are
  • biologically determined.
  • relatively permanent and enduring.
  • situation specific.
  • shared by a group.
Q12 | The five-factor model of personality includes
  • social interactionism.
  • neuroticism.
  • agreeableness.
  • sense of humor.
Q13 | A personality theory is a(n)
  • category used to describe personality
  • interrelated system of concepts used to explain personality.
  • relatively permanent set of behavior patterns.
  • subjective evaluation of a person.
Q14 | Which of the following is an unconscious personality structure made up of biologicalurges seeking fulfillment?
  • ego
  • id
  • superego
  • subconscious
Q15 | Criticisms of Freud's developmental theory have centered on
  • the over-emphasis on sexuality in personality development.
  • freud\s treatment of father-daughter relationship.
  • the need for a stern or threatening mother in the development of conscience.
  • the unimportance of the first years of life in the formation of personality.
Q16 | One problem psychologists have with personality types is they
  • are hypothetical constructs
  • oversimplify personality
  • describe character, not personality
  • are not observable or measurable.
Q17 | Freud believed that personality was typified by
  • a delicate balance of power among the three personality structures.
  • a lack of struggle among the three personality structures in the healthy individual.
  • a lack of struggle among the three personality structures in the unhealthy individal
  • a state of struggle among the three personality structures in which the id gets
Q18 | To understand personality, trait theorists attempt to
  • create traits that fit people.
  • increase the number of basic traits that have been identified.
  • classify traits and discover how they are related to behavior.
  • reduce the common traits to measures of temperament.
Q19 | According to Freud, the energy from life instincts that drives personality is called the
  • ego.
  • libido.
  • life force.
  • eros.
Q20 | According to Freud, the id is governed by the
  • pleasure principle.
  • reality principle.
  • ego ideal.
  • creature comfort principle.
Q21 | Learning theorists
  • have removed the "person" from personality.
  • emphasize situational determinants of behavior.
  • stress the role of the unconscious.
  • would view a trait as stable in all situations.
Q22 | In the Freudian view of personality, which system is totally unconscious and dominatedby biological instincts?
  • id
  • ego
  • superego
  • libido
Q23 | According to Freud, the ego is governed by the
  • pleasure principle.
  • reality principle.
  • ego ideal.
  • partial ego principle.
Q24 | The five-factor model of personality includes
  • social interactionism.
  • conscientiousness.
  • sense of humor.
  • neuroticism.
Q25 | According to Jung, art, religion, myths, and drama are important to individual functioning because they
  • facilitate conscious development.
  • are symbols that appeal to basic archetypes.
  • provide the means for achieving control over a hostile environment.
  • transmit specific information for solving developmental tasks.