Unit 7 ap psych

A psychologist who classifies an individual's personality according to the person's manifestations of traits such as neuroticism, openness, and extraversion probably believes in which model of personality?

Five-factor

An individual experiencing a low blood-glucose level would be best advised to do which of the following?

eat a snack

A parent who keeps a son's room intact even though he's been happily married and in his own home for five years is exhibiting which of the following defense mechanisms?

Denial

A tumor that destroys the ventromedial hypothalamus is likely to produce which of the following

Frequent eating and obesity

According to Freudian theory, the component of the personality that is "blind, impulsive, and irrational" is the

ID

According to Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of the following statements is true?

Physiological needs must be met before an individual achieves self-actualization.

According to the five-factor model of personality, which of the following is true?

Most personality traits can be derived from the five major traits of the theory.

Alicia has started a new and very different job but believes in her skills and ability to carry out the tasks required of her. Albert Bandura would refer to Alicia's sense of confidence as which of the following?

Self-efficacy

According to Stanley Schachter and Jerome Singer's theory of emotion, which of the following is true?

The same physiological response can produce different emotions, depending on the context within which the response occurs and a person's interpretation of that context.

Amanda experienced discomfort in class. She put on a sweater when she realized her discomfort was caused by the cold. Her behavior was motivated by

a drive

A complex pattern of organized, unlearned behavior that is species-specific is called

an instinct

A brain tumor that results in obesity would most likely be located in the

area of the hypothalamus

A technique that enables a person to control physiological responses that are normally involuntary, such as level of blood pressure, is known as

biofeedback

An animal will gain weight when

its ventromedial hypothalamus is damaged

According to psychoanalytic theory, Tom's constant shoplifting suggests that he has an underdeveloped

superego

According to Sigmund Freud, the personality structure that reflects moral values is called the

superwgo

All of the following are projective assessment techniques EXCEPT

the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory