Exam 4 (Personality)

Asia is buying a gift for his mother, an overbearing woman who is difficult to please. When a clerk asks him who is he shopping for he replies , "my smother " instead of "my mother". What does this exemplify?

Freudian slip

____ is a perspective within psychology that emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans

Humanism

Sigmund Freud suggested that people who are dominated by their ________ might be narcissistic and impulsive.

ID

The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) is a projective text ______.

In which people are presented with pictures

Carl Jung referred to the ________ as the mask we adopt.

Persona

What is the main idea of behavioral perspective on personality?

Personality is significantly shaped by the reinforcements and consequences outside of the organism.

The ____ Inkbot Test employs a series of symmetrical inkblot cards that are presented to a client by a psychologist is an effort to reveal the persons unconscious desires, fears and struggles

Rorschach

Jessica believes that she succeeds in high school because she works hard, earned a place on the basketball team because she practices constantly, and cooks well because she takes cooking classes. Julian Rotter would say that Jessica has ________.

an internal locus of control

According to Galen, the ________ person is passionate, ambitious, and bold.

choleric

____ is a state of being in which our thoughts about our real and ideal selves are very similar.

congruence

When studying personality traits, someone who is hardworking, dependable, and organized will score high on the ________ trait.

conscientiousness

Ingrid is energized by being alone, speaks slowly and softly, and avoids attention. Carl Jung would call her a(an) ________.

introvert

Dan avoids applying to college because he doubts he can succeed. He is working a retail job, but he tends to focus on the things he does wrong. In fact, he has almost no confidence in his abilities, and when he experiences a setback at work he is ready to quit. Albert Bandura would say Dan has ________.

low self-efficacy

Dr. Grimes conducts a ________ by requesting that his patient respond to ambiguous stimuli, thus revealing hidden feelings, impulses, and desires.

projective test

After Mike does not get the job he interviewed for, he moves back in with his parents and spends his days playing video games. Which defense mechanism does this exemplify?

regression

___ theorists attempt to explain our personality by identifying our stable characteristics and ways of behaving.

trait

The traits openness, conscientiousness, extroversion , agreeableness, and neuroticism are key components of the ___.

five factor model

Ina can no longer read the street signs, but she refuses to admit she needs glasses to drive. Which defense mechanism does this exemplify?

denial

Self-worth, accomplishment, and confidence represent the ________ level of needs in Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

esteem

A(an) ________ locus of control is the belief that our outcomes are outside of our control; an ________ locus of control is the belief that we control our own outcomes.

external and internal