Personality practice test 3

Who emphasized the importance of unconditional positive regard in healthy personality development? a. Bandura b. Allport c. Rogers d. Adler

Rogers

Humanistic psychology has been most closely associated with an emphasis on the importance of a. empirically derived tests. b. an external locus of control. c. reciprocal determinism. d. a positive self-concept.

a positive self-concept.

Marcy believes that the outcome of athletic contests depends so much on luck that it hardly pays to put any effort into her own athletic training. Her belief most clearly illustrates a. the Barnum effect. b. the false consensus effect. c. an external locus of control. d. the spotlight effect.

an external locus of control.

Research on locus of control indicates that internals are ________ than externals. a. more intelligent b. better able to cope with stress c. more dependent d. more sociable

better able to cope with stress

Sarah's optimism is both a contributor to and a product of her successful career accomplishments. This best illustrates a. unconditional positive regard. b. reciprocal determinism. c. the spotlight effect. d. self-serving bias.

reciprocal determinism.

Abraham Maslow suggested that individuals who are open, spontaneous, and not paralyzed by others' opinions illustrate Selected: a. extraversion.This answer is incorrect. b. reaction formation. c. an external locus of control. d. self-actualization.

self-actualization

Horney is to psychoanalytic as Rotter is to ____________. a. trait b. humanistic c. psychoanalytic d. social cognitive

social cognitive

Which perspective on personality emphasizes the interaction between the individual and the environment in shaping personality? a. psychoanalytic b. social cognitive c. humanistic d. trait

social cognitive

During a phone call to the Psychic Network, Mark was told that you often worry about things much more than you admit, even to your best friends. Mark's amazement at the psychic's apparent understanding of his personality best illustrates a. the Forer effect. b. the spotlight effect. c. the self-reference phenomenon. d. an external locus of control.

the Forer effect

Which of the following is a common criticism of the humanistic perspective? a. The emphasis on the self encourages selfishness in individuals. b. Its concepts are vague and subjective. c. All of these are common criticisms. d. Humanism fails to appreciate the reality of evil in human behavior.

All of these are common criticisms