Psych Final Ch. 10

Researchers estimate that the heritability of the extraverted personality is _________.

40% to 60%

Identify the factors that make up the Big Five factor model.

Extraversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness

In the context of the five-factor model, which of the following traits are characteristic of neuroticism?

Nervousness, moodiness, and sensitivity to negative stimuli

___________ tests are tests whose items must be answered in a specified, limited manner and have concrete answers.

Objective

Which of the following is a focus of Erickson's theory of personality and development?

Social relationships

Observational learning is one of the foundations of _________.

Social sognatore theory

_________ is the process by which test scored form various population groups, are obtained and organized so that test results can be compared to those with similar demographic profiles.

Standardization

Which of the following Freudian psychic structures is presented in a person at birth?

The Id

Which of the following is a focus of the psychodynamic theory?

The far-reaching effects of childhood events on personality.

The __________ mind contains primitive instincts such as sex and aggression.

Unconscious

According to Jung's hypothesis, which of the following refers to the primitive images contained in the collective unconscious?

archetypes

According to behaviorists, personality is formed by _________.

situational or environmnetial influences

Celia is taking an interest inventory. One of the questions asks her to select her repaired activity from among traveling, reading books, and cooking. The question does not give her a "non of the above" option. What is the format of the interest inventory called?

Forced-choice format

Which of the following is true of collectivities?

They are more likely to conform to group judgement.

Research on acceleration shows that people who do not fully surrender their traditional backgrounds:

Have higher self-esteem than those who do.

Which on a study tour, Kurt realized how the trip had really helped her gain perspective on her life and why she is working towards earring her degree. What theory bests explains this?

Humanism

Which of the following is true of the trait theory?

It focuses on describing traits rather than on tracing their origins

__________ can be defined as the reasonably stable patterns of emotions, motives, and behavior that distinguish one person from another.

Personality

_________ in the part reflects the horrors of mass destruction of human life through war and genocide, recent events in the 20th century.

Existentialism

_________ are beliefs that we can accomplish certain things.

Self-efficacy expectations