12b Traits and Self

The Big Five personality factor _____ involves the following endpoints: organized versus disorganized and careful versus careless.

conscientiousness

Which factor is NOT a psychological influence in the biopsychosocial model of personality?

genetic temperament

In Eysenck and Eysenck's model, Jeffrey is unstable and extraverted. Jeffrey is MOST likely:

impulsive.

Which list pairs a type of culture with an accurate description?

individualist - many casual relationships

Which choice pairs a Big Five description with an incorrect personality trait?

low openness - impulsive

Which choice INCORRECTLY pairs a personality theory with a proponent?

psychoanalytic - Allport

According to social-cognitive psychologists, the BEST place to assess behavior is in:

realistic situations.

People tend to perceive themselves favorably. This is known as the _____ bias.

self-serving

Card players who attribute their wins to their own skill and their losses to bad luck BEST illustrate:

the self-serving bias.

In a psychology class debate on the trait perspective, Colin needs to take the opposing view and rebut its positive aspects. Which criticism of the trait perspective would he cite?

People do not act with predictable consistency, and behavior varies from one situation to the next.

If the self-serving bias is evident in the way that an athlete explains her success or failure, she might:

blame her failure on bad officiating.

Geneva has an extremely clean dorm room. She keeps no clutter on her desk, she awakens very early to keep up with her schoolwork, and her car is spotless. Based on this information, Geneva would MOST likely score high on a scale measuring the Big Five factor of:

conscientiousness

Sophia is sociable, fun-loving, and affectionate. She would likely score very high on a personality test that measures the Big Five factor of _____.

extraversion

Veda is sociable, fun-loving, and affectionate. She would likely score very high on a personality test that measures the Big Five factor of:

extraversion

Bernadette is applying to graduate school and has several items she must turn in with her application, including letters of recommendation, GRE scores, transcripts, and a personal statement. Which of these is likely the BEST indicator of her potential for success in graduate school?

her academic transcripts

Jenna was raised by loving, devoted parents who always encouraged her to do her best and who appreciated her efforts. As a result, Jenna has high self-esteem. When she begins her first year of college, she is MORE likely to:

persist, even if the task is difficult.

George's optimism leads him to both try new tasks but also results from his successful accomplishments. This BEST illustrates:

reciprocal determinism.

Dr. Wayne states that the task of the personality psychologist is to describe the "consistent and persistent" patterns of behavior that distinguish one person from another. Dr. Wayne is MOST likely a _____ theorist of personality.

trait

_____ is associated with the social-cognitive perspective.

Albert Bandura