Topic Test Answers

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Trait theorists are generally more interested in __________ rather than __________. 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

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

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

__________ 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

Raymond Cattell created the 16PF self-inventory assessment by first taking 4,504 personality traits and removing all of the __________.A.nounsB.homonymsC.synonymsD.antonyms

One support of the behavioral perspective is that it is backed by strong and extensive research.

In 1988,a research study was conducted on twins reared apart and twins reared together, resulting in the support of genetic influence on personality. What was this study called? A. the Family Study B. the Minnesota Twin Study C. the Mississippi Study D. the Genetic Study 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

Which of the following statements is not a criticism of psychodynamic perspectives? Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Gordon Allport categorized personality traits in all of the following categories except __________.

Alfred Adler established ___________ after disagreeing with Sigmund Freud on a number of issues regarding the psychodynamic perspective on personality. Please select the best answer from the choices provided