Personality Psychology Set 1 MCQs

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.