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A recent review of the entire literature on social psychology concluded that the situational effect was about ________. a. .10 b. .20 c. .40 d. .50

.20

According to the text, ________ describes a context where social norms tend to restrict what people do. a. a weak situation b. a socially constrained situation c. a strong situation d. situationism

A strong situation

The process by which a person seeks out compatible environments and avoids incompatible ones is called ________. a. active person-environmental transaction b. reactive personal-environment transaction c. evocative person-environment transaction d. heterotypic continuity

Active person-environmental transaction

Validity is the degree to which a measurement ________. a. is consistent and stable b. provides the same result if repeated c. actually reflects or measures what you think it does d. is reliable

Actually reflects or measures what you think it does

Which of the following is true about predicting future behaviors? a. Specific behaviors are generally pretty easy to predict. b. Specific behaviors are better predicted than aggregated behaviors. c. Aggregated behaviors are better predicted than specific behaviors. d. Aggregated behaviors arent usually very accurate when predicting future behaviors.

Aggregated behaviors are better predicted than specific behaviors.

Dr. Grant is creating a new measure of shyness, and she decides to include more than one item in her scale. She believes that using multiple items will lead to a more reliable measure. Dr. Grant is following which principle of measurement? a. multitrait assessment b. content validation c. aggregation d. construct validation

Aggregation

Increasing the number of items on a test makes it a better instrument according to which principle? a. construct validation b. operational definition c. aggregation d. incremental validation

Aggregation

Recent research on the good judge of personality indicates that the good judge is ________. a. extraverted b. a high self-monitor c. narcissistic d. agreeable

Agreeable

Which of the following is an ethical issue involved in the research process? a. how research findings are used b. which research topics are studied c. how truthful researchers are when describing their work d. all of the above

All of the above

Which of the following theories discussed in Chapter 1 sounded the most comprehensive? a. psychoanalytic theory b. information processing theory c. bioecological systems theory d. sociocultural theory

Bioecological systems theory

Judgments of your personality by others ________. a. reflect who you are b. create who you are c. are too inaccurate to be used in research contexts d. both reflect who you are and can influence what you are like

Both reflect who you are and can influence what you are like

What you do may be influenced by how you see yourself and how you are seen by others. This means that your self-perceptions and others perceptions have a. definitional truth b. causal truth c. phenomenological force d. causal force

Casual Force

A _____ is the name for a group of people who are born at the same particular point in history. a. family b. cohort c. twin set d. dopplegangle

Cohort

A long life is associated with what trait? a. openness to experience b. self-monitoring c. neuroticism d. conscientiousness

Conscientiousness

Which trait has been consistently linked to a range of health outcomes? a. neuroticism b. authoritarianism c. openness d. conscientiousness

Conscientiousness

According to the text, ________ does not seem to significantly improve as judges acquire more information, whereas ________ does seem to improve considerably. a. accuracy; consensus b. consensus; accuracy c. predictive validity; reliability d. consensus; interjudge agreement

Consensus; accuracy

A research strategy that involves gathering as many different measurements as you can of a particular construct and determining if those measurements correlate is called ________. a. construct validation b. aggregation validation c. generalization d. internal validation

Construct validation

The statement ÒThere is no such thing as objective reality, only human ideas or perceptions of realityÓ would most likely be made by a ________. The statement ÒThe absence of perfect, infallible criteria for truth does not force us to conclude that all interpretations of reality are equally likely to be correctÓ would most likely be made by a ________. a. constructivist; empiricist b. constructivist; critical realist c. critical realist; empiricist d. empiricist; critical realist

Constructivist; critical realist

According to Cronbach and MeehlÕs (1955) terminology, psychological attributes such as intelligence and sociability are examples of ________, whereas an IQ test and extraversion questionnaire are both examples of specific tests or measurements. a. constructs b. valid ideas c. assessments d. manifest factors

Constructs

Recent research using the Implicit Association Test (IAT) to study shyness indicates that ________. a. controlled aspects of shyness can be predicted using S data, but uncontrolled or spontaneous aspects can be more accurately predicted using B data b. ÒcontrolledÓ aspects of shyness can be predicted using B data, but uncontrolled or spontaneous aspects are more accurately predicted based on S data c. S data were unrelated to any aspects of shy behavior, but B data predicted many facets of shy behavior d. B data were unrelated to any aspects of shy behavior, but S data predicted many facets of shy behavior

Controlled aspects of shyness can be predicted using S data, but uncontrolled or spontaneous aspects can be more accurately predicted using B data

The Binomial Effect Size Display is a method for illustrating the size of ________. a. reliability coefficients b. validity coefficients c. correlation coefficients d. p-values

Correlation coefficients

Which of the following behaviors would be the easiest to predict accurately? a. Mary will smile at 10:00 A.M. tomorrow. b. At a party on Friday, Susan will talk to at least 10 people. c. David will generally be on time for work most days next week. d. None of the above; each of these behaviors would be equally easy to predict.

David will generally be on time for work most days next week.

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of B data? a. Direct observations require little in the way of psychological interpretation. b. Direct observations are easily quantifiable. c. Direct observations can be made with extreme precision, as in the case of reaction times. d. Psychologists can construct situations to elicit particular behaviors.

Direct observations require little in the way of psychological interpretation

The primary criterion for item selection in the empirical method of test construction is determining whether the item ________. a. makes the scale more reliable b. discriminates between two known groups c. loads highly on its primary factor d. will be challenged in a legal context

Discriminates between two known groups

Faking responses in order to influence test results is most difficult on ________ constructed tests. a. factor analytically b. empirically c. rationally d. nomothetically

Empirically

Self-fulfilling prophecies are more technically known as ________. a. opportunistic fallacies b. expectancy effects c. consequential reputations d. recency effects

Expectancy effects

Which design is best suited for addressing the third-variable problem? a. experimental b. correlational c. case study d. repeated measures

Experimental

Participants in a recent study were shown and then asked to judge composite faces from targets who scored extremely low or extremely high on personality dimensions. Which two traits had the highest levels of accuracy for both female and male targets? a. extraversion and neuroticism b. extraversion and agreeableness c. agreeableness and neuroticism d. neuroticism and openness to experience

Extraversion and agreeableness

A researcher wants to conduct a significance test for the correlation between extraversion and happiness. What is the null hypothesis in this analysis? a. Extraversion is positively correlated with happiness. b. Extraversion is negatively correlated with happiness. c. Extraversion is the same construct as happiness. d. Extraversion is not correlated with happiness.

Extraversion is not correlated with happiness

The study of development is only concerned with what takes place within the individual. It is not concerned with one's social relationships.

False

There is a possibility that individuals are so accustomed to certain aspects of their personality that they might not be aware of those traits. This is called the ________ effect. a. fish-and-water b. self-verification c. self-expectancy d. narcissism

Fish and Water

Because each kind of data has limitations, personality psychologists should ________. a. not bother collecting data b. gather as much data as possible c. only use L data, which are the most reliable d. use only one source of data and control for its limitations

Gather as much data as possible

Development can be both continuous, indicating that change is _____, and discontionous, indicating that change is ______. a. unending, temporary b. forward-moving, backward-moving c. gradual, abrupt d. short-term, long-term

Gradual, Abrupt

The technical meaning of reliability refers to ________. a. how much measurement error is present in your assessment instrument b. whether an instrument accurately assesses the construct it is intended to measure c. whether an instrument correlates with a similar measure of the same construct d. whether a sample of participants reasonably represents the population of interest

How much measurement error is present in your assessment instrument

The factor analytic technique of test construction is designed to________. a. identify individuals who are attempting to lie or sabotage a test b. identify groups of test items that seem to be alike c. identify items that mean the same thing to the respondent as they do to the researcher d. create projective tests

Identify groups of test items that seem to be alike

According to the textbook, there are no perfect ________ of personality, only ________. a. measures; devices b. indicators; clues c. theories; hypotheses d. reliable measures; valid measures

Indicators; Clues

The trait approach focuses exclusively on ________. a. the measurement of absolute levels of traits b. aspects of personality that are the same in all people c. physical dimensions d. individual differences

Individual differences

What intervention has been developed to (temporarily) change levels of narcissism? a. Individuals were given psilocybin mushrooms. b. Individuals were instructed to work for a charity for at least 10 hours per week. c. Individuals were told to practice mindfulness meditation. d. Individuals were told to practice perspective taking and empathy.

Individuals were told to practice perspective taking and empathy

What are the two primary criteria for evaluating personality judgments? a. interjudge agreement and internal consistency b. internal consistency and behavioral prediction c. interjudge agreement and behavioral prediction d. predictive validity and behavioral prediction

Interjudge agreement and behavioral prediction

All projective tests ________. a. involve stimuli with no clear meaning b. involve the construction of stories and narratives c. require choosing among multiple, predetermined alternatives d. rely on computer scoring methods

Involve stimuli with no clear meaning

What do we mean when we say development is plastic?

It is malleable or able to change

The fact that behavior is frequently determined by multiple causes presents the most significant disadvantage for ________ data. a. B b. L c. I d. S

L

Which of the following types of personality data is the most objective and verifiable? a. S b. B c. I d. L

L

Someone who is ________ is likely to express his or her personality consistently from one situation to the next. a. low in self-monitoring b. high in self-monitoring c. low in self-efficacy d. high in self-efficacy

Low in self-monitoring

The major difference between the experimental and correlational methods is that in the experimental method the presumed causal variable is ________, whereas in the correlational method the same variable is ________. a. externally derived; internally derived b. significant; important *c. manipulated; measured d. reliable; valid

Manipulated; measured

A researcher seeks to understand the reasons that a person uses drugs. Which approach is the researcher most likely to adopt? a. single-trait b. many-trait c. essential-trait d. typological

Many-trait

________ generally refers to the traits that help a person to fulfill socially important adult roles such as being a spouse, a parent, or a worker. a. Responsibility b. Consistency c. Maturity d. Generativity

Maturity

Linda is taking an intelligence test. During the test, the teachers walk through the halls and chat loudly with each other. Due to these distractions, Linda scores lower on the test than she would have if she had been able to concentrate fully. The influence of the teachers chatting is an example of ________. a. reliability b. a validity bias c. a cohort effect d. measurement error

Measurement error

A variable that affects the relation between two other variables is known as a a. moderator b. catalyst c. transmitter d. residual

Moderator

Which trait is associated with positive first impressions but more negative impressions in longer-term relationships? a. conscientiousness b. self-monitoring c. narcissism d. authoritarianism

Narcissism

________ is a phenomenon that explains the tendency for the function of one part of the brain to depend on the activity of another. a. Neural context b. Inhibitory activity c. Blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) d. Perfusion imaging (PI)

Neural context

According to the textbook, eliminating the use of personality tests in employment screening will ________. a. prevent biases from affecting hiring decisions b. decrease the likelihood that certain groups of people will be discriminated against in hiring c. increase the use of lie detector tests and drug tests in employment screening d. not prevent traits from being judged but will change the ways traits are judged

Not prevent traits from being judged but will change the ways traits are judged

Bandura focused on a certain kind of learning that was gained through watching and mimicking models of behavior. This kind of learning is called: a. mimicry b. feel-good, do-good phenomenon c. reciprocal determinism d. observational learning

Observational Learning

What term refers to personality inventories that are designed to measure a wide range of traits? a. big bandwidth inventories b. high-fidelity inventories c. omnibus inventories d. Big Seven inventories

Omnibus inventories

Which of the Big Five traits appears to be the most complex and Òdifficult to graspÓ? a. neuroticism b. extraversion c. psychoticism d. openness

Openness

Personality trait measurements are typically made on a(n) ________ scale. a. nominal b. ordinal c. ratio d. quasi-nominal

Ordinal

Fast and Funder (2008) found that using words like ÒguaranteeÓ was correlated .21 with Òhas a high aspiration for self.Ó Which of the following is a correct interpretation of this finding? a. Participants who used the word ÒguaranteeÓ were very likely to also have high aspirations. b. Participants who used the word ÒguaranteeÓ were very unlikely to also have high aspirations. c. Participants who used the word ÒguaranteeÓ were slightly more likely to also have high aspirations. d. Participants who used the word ÒguaranteeÓ were slightly less likely to also have high aspirations.

Participants who used the word ÒguaranteeÓ were slightly more likely to also have high aspirations.

A fundamental problem for the trait approach is that ________. a. individual differences cannot be measured reliably b. situations do not affect behavior c. people are inconsistent d. correlational methods do not clearly indicate effect size

People are inconsistent

According to the text, what paradox is central to the study of personality development? a. People change throughout their lives yet fundamental personality traits maintain rank-order stability in relation to others in their age group. b. PeopleÕs personality changes both across their entire lives and in response to specific events. c. People develop their personalities according to both nature and nurture. d. Some peopleÕs personalities change dramatically over the life span, and some people donÕt change at all.

People change throughout their lives yet fundamental personality traits maintain rank-order stability in relation to others in their age group.

Which of the following does NOT describe a type of person-situation interaction? a. People generally prefer situations that are pleasant. b. People choose the situations they occupy. c. People change the situations they occupy. d. People react differently to the same situation.

People generally prefer situations that are pleasant

Researchers must use clues to personality in their research because________. a. personality is defined solely by biological factors that cannot be observed b. personality tests are unethical c. personality is something hidden that resides inside an individual d. personality is defined by responses to self-report questionnaires

Personality is something hidden that resides inside an individual

In one study, researchers found that personality trait scores from the same people measured 10 years apart correlated between r = .60 and r = .90. This is evidence for a. personality stability b. personality accuracy c. mean level change d. adaptability

Personality stability

According to the textbook, a ________ would receive technical training, whereas a ________ would receive scientific education. a. IT specialist; physician b. physician; biologist c. botanist; computer programmer d. research psychologist; clinical psychologist

Physician; Biologist

What is the correct definition of the p-value? a. probability that the null hypothesis is true b. probability that the null hypothesis is false c. probability that the observed result occurred by chance given that the null hypothesis is true d. probability that the observed result occurred by chance given that the null hypothesis is false

Probability that the observed result occurred by chance given that the null hypothesis is true

Which of the following is NOT one of the Big Five? a. psychoticism b. conscientiousness c. neuroticism d. agreeableness

Psychoticism

At the heart of aggregation is the idea that ________. a. random errors cancel each other out b. random errors never cancel each other out c. reliable errors cancel each other out d. a sufficiently precise measure has no reliable error

Random errors cancel each other out

What is the most common method of test construction? a. factor analytic b. rational c. empirical d. a combination of factor analytic and empirical methods

Rational

Richard is an extravert and finds himself miserable at parties. His response is an example of a(n)________ person-environment transaction. a. active b. evocative c. inactive d. reactive

Reactive

What is the best way for a researcher to judge the face validity of items on a measure? a. Conduct an exploratory factor analysis on the items. b. Conduct a confirmatory factor analysis on the items. c. Conduct an internal consistency analysis on the items. d. Read and consider the content of the items.

Read and consider the content of the items

If you can get the same answer repeatedly, then your measure is ________. a. reliable b. valid c. significant d. generalizable

Reliable

A test created using the rational method yields what kind of data? a. S b. I c. L d. B

S

________ data are the most frequently used basis for personality assessment. a. B b. L c. S d. I

S

Your responses to the personality test item ÒI am an intelligent personÓ would be ________ data, whereas your score on an intelligence test that reflects the number of problems you got right would be ________ data. a. B; L b. S; L c. I; B d. S; B

S;B

In order to examine the relationship between early life experiences and adult criminality, Dr. Robbins asks his research participants to fill out questionnaires describing their early life. He then obtains copies of their arrest records from the county courthouse. The questionnaires used in Dr. RobbinsÕs study would be ________ data, whereas the arrest records would be ________ data. a. L; B b. S; I c. S; L d. B; L

S;L

People contribute to their development by creating internal ideas and rules of thumb for interacting with their world. This integrated system of ideas and rules is called a a. cognitive theory b. schema c. information processing theory d. idea balloon

Schema

In his book, Personality and Assessment, Mischel argued that behavior can be most accurately predicted from ________. a. situations b. personality variables c. motivations d. goals

Situations

What can experimental research do that correlation research can not do? a. create hypotheses b. test causal relationships c. group people into high and low categories of a variable d. take place in a structured setting

Test casual relationships

If test scores decrease as anxiety increases, then ________. a. test scores and anxiety are positively correlated b. test scores and anxiety are negatively correlated c. test scores and anxiety are unrelated d. the correlation between test scores and anxiety must be 1.0

Test scores and anxiety are negatively correlated

The number between Ð1 and +1 that indexes the linear association between any two variables is called ________. a. the significance level b. the probability value c. the alpha level d. the correlation coefficient

The correlation coefficient

Many psychologists tend to use college students as participants in their research and then assume that what they learn applies to people in general. However, this common practice may limit ________. a. the ecological reliability of their research b. the internal validity of their studies c. the generalizability of their findings d. the construct validity of their studies

The generalizability of their findings

If a psychologist describes a research result as statistically significant, what does he or she typically mean? a. The result is important. b. The result is large and dramatic. c. The result is unlikely to have occurred by chance. d. The result will likely revolutionize the field.

The result is unlikely to have occurred by chance

What piece of evidence suggests that age is NOT a determining factor in the desire to change oneÕs personality? a. College students are more likely to want to change themselves than do individuals in their 60s. b. There is little to no correlation between participantsÕ age and their self-reported desire to change. c. Parents report that their children want to change more often than their children report wanting to change. d. There is a negative correlation between participantsÕ age and their self-reported desire to change.

There is little to no correlation between participantsÕ age and their self-reported desire to change.

Which of the following aspects are included in the context in which one develops? a. neighborhood b. time c. values d. family

They are all aspects

What is a key strength of longitudinal personality development studies? a. They are easy and quick to complete. b. They are not biased by the cohort effect. c. They are typically high powered with many thousand participants. d. They are not affected by attrition.

They are not biased by the cohort effect

According to the textbook, the goal of a scientific education is ________. a. to question what is known and how to find out what is not yet known b. to convey what is known about a subject so it can be applied in a medical context c. to train individuals to exclusively rely on deductive reasoning to solve problems d. all of the above

To question what is known and how to find out what is not yet known

The ________ approach to personality usually assumes that all people can be characterized by points on a continuous score of measurement; the ________ approach to personality suggests that people might differ in kind more than in degree. a. typological; trait b. trait; typological c. essential-trait; single-trait d. constructivist; critical realist

Trait; typological

Imagine that a researcher conducts a study and finds a statistically significant correlation between eating pizza and aggression. However, there is no real association between eating pizza and aggression in the population. What kind of error has this researcher made? a. Type I b. Type II c. Type III d. correlational

Type I

Imagine that a researcher conducts a study and fails to find a statistically significant correlation between exercise and weight loss. However, there is a real association between exercise and weight loss in the population. What kind of error has this researcher made? a. Type I b. Type II c. Type III d. correlational

Type II

Which of the following is an aspect of the ÒgoodÓ trait with regard to judgment? a. moderation b. unpredictability c. visibility d. acquaintanceship

Visibility

In a study of social expectancies, Snyder, Tanke, and Berscheid (1977) found that if male participants were shown a photograph of an attractive woman and told they would be interacting with her by telephone, the female participant they actually spoke with a. rated herself as more attractive than the woman in the photograph b. rated herself as less attractive than the woman in the photograph c. was rated by other people as behaving in a warm, humorous, and friendly manner d. was rated by other people as behaving in a cold, aloof, and unfriendly manner

Was rated by other people as behaving in a warm, humorous, and friendly manner

If everybody read, interpreted, and answered an item in exactly the same way, then that item ________. a. would not be very useful for the assessment of individual differences b. would be very informative about personality c. was developed using the rational method of test construction d. is empirically derived

Would not be very useful for the assessment of individual differences

Which of the following is an example of interjudge agreement in the context of accuracy judgments? a. Your own ratings of your conscientiousness predict your class attendance. b. Your friendsÕ ratings of your agreeableness do not predict your neatness. c. Your friendsÕ ratings of your extraversion converge with your parentsÕ ratings. d. high in self-efficacy

Your friends ratings of your extraversion converge with your parents ratings.

One reason why the results of psychosurgeries are often erratic is that ________. a. different brain structures have different functional roles in different people b. brain systems might be more important for functioning than discrete areas c. tools designed to lesion the brain are not very sophisticated d. the infections that often accompany these surgeries further damage the brain

brain systems might be more important for functioning than discrete areas

According to a new theoretical model for personality change, if individuals ________, the trait change will follow. a. change their mindset b. change the relevant environmental factors c. change the relevant behaviors d. change their life goals

change the relevant behaviors

According to psychologist Frank Sulloway, firstborns are more ________ compared to later borns. a. conscientious b. neurotic c. open to experience d. extraverted

conscientious

Which trait has been consistently linked to a range of health outcomes? a. neuroticism b. authoritarianism c. openness d. conscientiousness

conscientiousness

Given SnyderÕs description of self-monitoring, you would expect someone who is low in self-monitoring to be ________ than someone high in self-monitoring. a. harder to judge b. easier to judge c. less depressed d. less conscientious

easier to judge

According to DamasioÕs somatic marker hypothesis, damage to the right frontal lobes impairs a personÕs ________, which then impairs his or her ________. a. emotional reactions to events and thoughts; ability to make decisions about what is and is not important b. primary visual and auditory cortexes; ability to distinguish real sensory stimulation from hallucinations c. brainstem; ability to perform creative activities as opposed to simple responses and fixed patterns of behavior d. ability to experience pain; fear of consequences

emotional reactions to events and thoughts; ability to make decisions about what is and is not important

Which dimension of personality assessed by the Narcissistic Personality Inventory appears to be the one most responsible for obnoxious and arrogant behavior? a. leadership/authority b. self-sufficiency c. entitlement/exploitativeness d. self-esteem

entitlement/exploitativeness

According to Dan McAdams, the narrative theme of ÒagencyÓ organizes the life story around ________. a. an event that seemed terrible at the time but had positive consequences in the end b. individuals who had a particular influence in the trajectory of oneÕs life c. episodes of challenging oneself and then accomplishing oneÕs goals d. a high-point, a low-point, and a turning point

episodes of challenging oneself and then accomplishing oneÕs goals

A researcher using factor analysis to identify basic traits is likely to favor the ________ approach. a. single-trait b. many-trait c. essential-trait d. typological

essential-trait

Young people with life-threatening illnesses appear to shift their goals from ________ to ________. a. exploration; emotional well-being b. generativity; meaningfulness c. work; family d. intellectual achievement; creativity

exploration; emotional well-being

People tend to blame negative experiences on ________ rather than recognizing the role of ________. a. their own personality; external factors b. luck; their own personality c. external factors; their own personality d. external factors; luck

external factors; their own personality

Which of the following is good practice for interpreting a correlation? a. finding a method that demonstrates the size of the correlation in a concrete manner b. evaluating whether it is statistically significant at the p < .05 level c. simply looking at the sign of the correlation and ignoring the actual value d. squaring the value, so that you can interpret the value more easily

finding a method that demonstrates the size of the correlation in a concrete manner

The most important advantage of Q-sorting is that it ________. a. allows the judge to rate the target person consistently high or low on every trait b. does not require the judge to make subtle discriminations between trait ratings c. can only be used by trained clinicians, thus preventing problems with untrained judges d. forces the judge to compare all the items directly against each other

forces the judge to compare all the items directly against each other

What brain region is responsible for both an individualÕs strong time management skill and ability to consistently do the morally right thing? a. basal ganglia b. amygdala c. frontal lobes d. hippocampus

frontal lobes

As a child, Jay was always bouncing off the walls at his parentÕs social gatherings. As an adult, he is the life of every party. This is an example of ________. a. personal-environment transactions b. temperament c. heterotypic continuity d. cumulative continuity

heterotypic continuity

Which of the following is NOT a basic aspects of childhood temperament? a. positive emotionality b. negative emotionality c. effortful control d. heterotypic continuity

heterotypic continuity

People who adjust their behavior to best fit the situation are called ________, and people whose behavior does not change to fit the situation are called ________. a. ego resilient; ego controlled b. ego controlled; ego resilient c. high self-monitors; low self-monitors d. recency effects

high self-monitors; low self-monitors

Which trait describes people who are psychologically well adjusted and tend to be religious? a. honesty-humility b. sensuality c. frugality d. agreeableness

honesty-humility

Which trait describes people who are psychologically well adjusted and tend to be religious? a. honesty-humility b. sensuality c. frugality d. agreeableness

honesty-humility

Which brain region secretes several hormones and is located just above the roof of the mouth? a. cingulate b. hypothalamus c. frontal lobes d. hippocampus

hypothalamus

The idea that people seek to develop a stable sense of who they are and then strive to act consistently with this self-view is consistent with the ________. a. identity development principle b. role continuity principle c. corresponsive principle d. plasticity principle

identity development principle

The case of railroad worker Phineas Gage illustrates that ________. a. brain injuries affect physical but not psychological functioning b. injuries to the brain can affect personality and behavior c. the amygdala has important effects on fear and anger d. the right hemisphere is the province of image-oriented, intuitive thinking

injuries to the brain can affect personality and behavior

Nerve fibers that organize and regulate transmissions between nerves are called ________. a. afferent nerves b. efferent nerves c. interneurons d. extraneurons

internuerons

According to a recent study, a ________ amount of stress throughout oneÕs life leads to a(n) ________ in cardiovascular reactivity. a. low; decrease b. high; decrease c. moderate; increase d. moderate; decrease

moderate; decrease

According to one survey mentioned in the textbook, what trait did the greatest number of people report wanting to change? a. agreeableness b. extraversion c. openness d. neuroticism

neuroticism

Which of the Big Five traits appears to be the most complex and Òdifficult to graspÓ? a. neuroticism b. extraversion c. psychoticism d. openness

openness

What are the Big Three traits according to Auke Tellegen? a. neuroticism/extraversion/openness to experience b. neuroticism/extraversion/psychoticism c. ego control/ego resiliency/ego adjustment d. positive emotionality/negative emotionality/constraint

positive emotionality/negative emotionality/constraint

What are the Big Three traits according to Auke Tellegen? a. neuroticism/extraversion/openness to experience b. neuroticism/extraversion/psychoticism c. ego control/ego resiliency/ego adjustment d. positive emotionality/negative emotionality/constraint

positive emotionality/negative emotionality/constraint

What is another name for ego resiliency? a. psychological adjustment b. self-monitoring c. extraversion d. self-control

psychological adjustment

Recent feedback regarding fMRI research suggests that results from such studies might be misleading and exaggerated due to ________. a. fraudulent data collection practices b. questionable analytic techniques c. unreliable machine hardware d. uncooperative subject participation

questionable analytic techniques

Jasmine is afraid that her lack of diligence and timeliness will cause her to get fired from her job. According to the text, what is the first thing she must do to increase her level of conscientiousness? a. recognize her specific problem areas and want to change b. talk to her boss to get his perspective c. change herself immediately without much thought d. recognize that particular aspects of her job are likely causing her to be late and lazy

recognize her specific problem areas and want to change

Research regarding the person-situation debate indicates that ________ are relevant to how people will act under specific circumstances and that ________ are better for describing how people act in general. a. S data; I data b. S data; B data c. personality traits; situational variables d. situational variables; personality traits

situational variables; personality traits

According to the text, what trait refers to individual differences in the willingness to engage in sexual relations with minimal acquaintanceship? a. sexual constraint b. sociosexuality c. socio-openness d. sexual openness

sociosexuality

As surgeons stimulated a particular part of her brain, Lisa experienced dramatic feelings of hopelessness and dread. According to the text, surgeons are most likely stimulating the central region of the left ________. a. frontal cortex b. substantia nigra c. amygdala d. ascending reticular activating system

substantia nigra

Over the last 10 years, Victor has become more agreeable, conscientious and emotionally stable. What principle best describes Victor's development? a. cumulative continuity principle b. the maturity principle c. plasticity principle d. social investment principle

the maturity principle

The ________ approach to personality usually assumes that all people can be characterized by points on a continuous score of measurement; the ________ approach to personality suggests that people might differ in kind more than in degree. a. typological; trait b. trait; typological c. essential-trait; single-trait d. constructivist; critical realist

trait; typological

What technique can be used to temporarily knock out regions of the brain without having to create lasting lesions? a. electroencephalography b. magnetoencephalography c. transcranial magnetic stimulation d. encephalographic stimulation

transcranial magnetic stimulation

Christina had a self-proclaimed Òperfect childhood.Ó According to the text, what might Molly face later in life? a. a perfect family and career b. unpreparedness for difficult times c. a life riddled with stress d. a strong emotional reaction to imperfection

unpreparedness for difficult times


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