Psychology Exam 5

Two dimensions mentioned by Hans Eysenck and Sybil Eysenck include extraversion-introversion and:

emotional stability-instability

This Big Five personality factor involves the following endpoints: sociable versus retiring and affectionate versus reserved.

extraversion

_____ is a statistical procedure that can be used to identify clusters of behaviors that are related to a trait.

factor analysis

When people openly express their own feelings, drop their facades, and practice self-disclosure, they are displaying:

genuineness

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a popular inventory that classifies people into personality types based on their responses to a series of questions. According to one National Research Council report, this test:

lacks confirmation of its scientific worth as a predictor of job performance

The Big Five personality factor known as _____ involves the following endpoints: imaginative versus practical and independent versus conforming.

openness

A questionnaire on which people respond to items designed to gauge a wide range of feelings and behaviors and is used to assess selected personality traits is known as a(n)

personality inventory

According to Abraham Maslow, self-actualization is the ultimate psychological need. It only arises after basic psychological and physiological needs are met and self-esteem is achieved. Self-actualization refers to:

the motivation to fill one's potential

A(n) _____ describes a characteristic pattern of behavior or a disposition to feel and act, as assessed by self-report inventories and peer reports.

trait

people are motivated through

a hierarchy of needs

This Big Five personality factor _____ involves the following endpoints: soft-hearted versus ruthless, trusting versus suspicious, and helpful versus uncooperative.

agreeableness

the MMPI was orignally made to identify

emotional disorders

According to Hans Eysenck and Sybil Eysenck, the individual variation that is apparent across people can be reduced to several dimensions, including:

extraversion-introversion

the desire for identity, meaning, and purpose beyond the self refers to the motive for _____.

self-transcendence

According to research, personality traits rival _____ and _____ as predictors of mortality, divorce, and occupational attainmen

socioeconomic status; cognitive ability

The _____ includes a "lie scale" that tried to assess the extent to which a person is "faking" to make a good impression.

the MMPI

Our acceptance of stock, positive descriptions of ourselves from psychics and palm readers is known sometimes as:

the barnum effect

_____ is an attitude of total acceptance toward another person; this attitude nurtures growth in others.

unconditional positive regard