Identifying Abnormal Behavior Answers

A Freudian slip is a speech or hearing error that Freud claimed revealed someone’s __________. A. conscious thoughts B. psychosexual urges C. unconscious thoughts D. unconcscious habits Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Kevin dislikes his teacher; therefore, Kevin thinks his teacher dislikes him.Which of the following defense mechanisms best represents this scenario?A.identificationB.repressionC.displacementD.projection

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is an organized progression from one’s most basic needs to less basic or discrete needs. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Everyone experiences a period of __________ during puberty.A.little changeB.emotional and mental stabilityC.reduced height and weightD.rapid change

The parenting style that can be described as firm and flexible is called __________.A.permissiveB.authoritativeC.authoritarianD.brick wall

Successful resolution of the intimacy versus isolation stage of adulthood should result in __________.A.apathyB.opennessC.manipulationD.loneliness

Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows. Max plays football. One day, Maxine asks to play football. Max tells her that she can’t play because she is a girl. Maxine instead watches Max and his friends play football. Max’s attitude toward females playing football is most likely to have been influenced by which of the following factors? A. genetic factors B. biological factors C. social factors D. cognitive factors Please select the best answer from the choices provided

The hierarchy of traits is a structured progression of personality that begins with a few higher-order traits that result in several lower-order traits, determining a person’s response in a specific situation.

If one’s perception of self is close to what is personally experienced, it is called __________.A.incongruenceB.anxietyC.congruenceD.humanism

Studies on the effectiveness of the Big Five state that there is no correlation between one’s personality traits and other attributes of one’s personality.

Extraversion, neuroticism, and psychoticism are three higher-order traits that make up Eysenck’s higher-order traits. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

According to Bandura, if someone is confident in performing a task, they most likely have __________ in regard to that particular task. A. high self-efficacy B. low self-efficacy C. high behaviorism D. low behaviorism Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Psychologist __________ believed that behaviors were learned through positive and negative consequences. A. Albert Bandura B. B. F. Skinner C. Sigmund Freud D. Carl Rogers Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Recent research indicates that personality development in adulthood does not occur in the stages that Erik Erikson suggested.

__________ is the source error that can be avoided by locating questions sensitive to bias and changing or dropping them.A.Response setB.Deliberate biasC.Social desirabilityD.Response bias

Self-report inventories and projective tests are examples of personality assessments.

Trait theorists are generally more interested in __________ rather than __________. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Which of the following is not reflective of Albert Bandura's view on personality? Please select the best answer from the choices provided

According to the Big Five, a person who can be described as independent, imaginative, and flexible most likely scored high in __________.A.openness to experienceB.neuroticismC.conscientiousnessD.extraversion

_________ is the universal urge to strive for perfection in order to overcome feelings of inferiority.A.Pleasure principleB.Striving for superiorityC.Collective unconsciousD.Reality principle