Chapter 1-3 Review Question for Dynamics of Personality

What best describes which personality research method is best to use?

A variety of research methods are appropriate for personality research

"Let me introduce today's topic, psychoanalysis, developed by Dr. FRAUD," says the instructor. This error illustrates a ____

Freudian slip

According to Freud, the superego develops during the _______________ stage.

Phallic

Psychology emerged as an independent science as a result of the work of ____

Wilhelm Wundt

When we use the term personality in everyday speech, we are usually referring to ____

an individual's public image or social role

One limitation of the experimental method is that the subjects are _____

aware that they are being observed

Good personality theories will have all the following EXCEPT a) empirical support. b) universal applicability. c) comprehensiveness. d) precision and testability.

b

All of the following are defense mechanisms except a) rationalization. b) projection. c) cathexis. d) sublimation.

c

Which of the following is true with regard to the use of technology (for example, brain scanners and monitors of brain electrical activity) in the recent study of Freud's theories? a) Researchers have not yet used such technology to study Freuds theories, but they may begin to do so in the next few decades. b) Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technology does not confirm the existence of unconscious emotional processes. c) Activity in brain regions such as the amygdala and the hippocampus supports the existence of unconscious activity, as suggested by Freud. d) Functional MRI technology has identified that the lateral prefrontal cortex is without question the sole location for all unconscious activity.

c

The test-retest method of establishing test reliability is important for personality measures because ____

it helps understand if a construct is consistent

Freud's name for psychic energy manifested by the life instincts is ____

libido

The dream we remember in the morning is known as the ________ dream, whereas its underlying meaning is referred to as the ________ dream.

manifest, latent

According to Jung, prejudice against racial minorities involves projection of the ____

shadow

An experiment is a research method in which the researcher ____

systematically varies one factor to see if it has any effect on another factor

Jung understood religious symbolism in terms of?

the collective unconscious

The fact that most people all over the world enjoy looking at a rainbow best illustrates which Jungian concept?

the collective unconscious

Brian likes to deal with facts and reality, whereas Binod looks for relationships and meaning. Jungians would describe Brian as a(n) _______ and Binod as a(n) ________

thinker, feeler

Freud's concept of unconscious forces was largely limited to ________ experiences, whereas Jung placed a greater emphasis on ________ qualities.

unique, collective