Personality Psychology Set 2
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This set of Personality Psychology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Personality Psychology Set 2
Q1 | One of Freud's major contributions was his
- belief that the first years of life help to shape personality.
- belief in the concept of libido, sexual desires, and biological instincts.
- discovery of complexes during the genital stage.
- elaboration of the humanistic approach to personality development.
Q2 | What do psychologists mean by the term trait-situation interaction?
- situations change traits.
- situations create new traits.
- traits determine situations.
- situations affect how traits are exhibited.
Q3 | An adjective checklist would most likely be used by a
- psychodynamic therapist.
- behaviorist.
- humanistic therapist.
- trait theorist.
Q4 | The "amazing similarities" of identical twins may be a result of
- the fallacy of positive instances
- deliberate deceit by the twins.
- deliberate deceit by the researchers.
- the barnum effect.
Q5 | Psychologists who believe that people grow and develop throughout their lives and thatpeople are inherently good are
- psychoanalysts.
- radical behaviorists.
- social learning theorists.
- humanists.
Q6 | According to the humanists, __________ occurs when people are free from dependenceon external authority or on other people.
- autonomy
- spontaneity
- peak experience
- task centering
Q7 | A psychiatrist who explains pathological behavior as a conflict between underlyingpsychological forces is using the __________ model.
- psychoanalytic
- behavioral
- medical
- humanistic
Q8 | According to behaviorists,
- hostile, generous, or destructive impulses arise in the unconscious.
- personality is acquired through conditioning and observational learning.
- personality is strongly influenced by one\s self-image.
- personality develops from initial feelings of inferiority.
Q9 | The part of the mind that is beyond awareness is called the
- unconscious.
- conscious.
- postconscious.
- preconscious.
Q10 | The __________ contains material of which you may be unaware but that can easily bebrought to awareness.
- subconscious
- preconscious
- unconscious
- conscious
Q11 | According to Freud, the key to mental health is
- an overpowering superego.
- an unrestrained id.
- dominance of the pleasure principle.
- balance among mental processes.
Q12 | If you know the personality of an identical twin, you can expect the personality of theother twin to be
- unrelated.
- similar.
- identical.
- conflicting.
Q13 | The __________ begins with puberty and ends with a mature capacity for love and therealization of full adult sexuality.
- latency period
- oedipal and electra conflicts
- genital stage
- phallic stage
Q14 | Which is included as one of the traits Maslow theorized were possessed by selfactualizer?
- egocentrism
- extraversion
- superior intelligence
- capacity to laugh at oneself
Q15 | We each have a perception of our own personality traits. This perception stronglyinfluences our behavior. Psychologists call this perception
- self-evaluation.
- inner concept.
- self-concept.
- self-esteem.
Q16 | A key element of Carl Rogers' personality theory is the concept of
- meta-needs.
- the self or self-image.
- self-reinforcement.
- the pleasure principle.
Q17 | According to Freud, the Oedipal and Electra conflicts end when a child takes on thevalues and behaviors of the same sex parent in a process called
- fixation.
- imitation.
- observation.
- identification.
Q18 | Between the ages of 1 and 3 years, the child is said to go through the __________ stage.
- phallic
- latency
- anal
- genital
Q19 | The position that personality is composed of learned patterns is held by
- neo-freudians.
- humanists.
- behaviorists or behavioral personality theorists.
- psychoanalytic theorists.
Q20 | Which theory of personality was developed by Sigmund Freud?
- psychoanalytic
- behavioristic
- humanistic
- psychosocial
Q21 | Jung believed that there are basic universal concepts in all people regardless of culturecalled
- persona.
- collective consciousness.
- archetypes.
- mandalas.
Q22 | The description of a person's character implies
- the use of rating scales.
- the use of multiple observers.
- the use of situational testing.
- judgment about the desirability of traits.
Q23 | The main criticism of humanistic theory is that
- it emphasizes the negative dimensions of personality.
- it is research rather than experience oriented.
- its concepts are imprecise and difficult to study objectively.
- its approach is more empirical than philosophical.
Q24 | If self-esteem is too high, the person may be
- boring.
- ineffective.
- dull.
- arrogant.
Q25 | Behaviorists are to the external environment as humanists are to
- stress.
- personal growth.
- humanki