PSYC 100- LearningCurve 14a- Introduction to Personality and Psychodynamic Theories, Humanistic and Trait Theories

The Big Five personality factors include conscientiousness, _____, neuroticism, openness, and extraversion.

agreeableness

Upon reviewing David's blog, people quickly notice that he likes to use adjectives to describe the different social events he attends. This may give people enough information to make a safe assessment about which personality factor for David?

extraversion not - agreeableness - conscientiousness - openness

Which technique would psychologists use to assess whether a cluster of characteristics that includes ambition, determination, persistence, and self-reliance reflects a single personality trait?

factor analysis not - projective testing - empirically derived testing - free association

Dr. Starr is attempting to develop a new personality test. As part of the process, she needs to identify clusters of related items. For this, she will need to apply:

factor analysis not - unconditional positive regard - free association - defense mechanism

Dr. Jones is a brain researcher who studies the relationship between personality and brain development. He is asked to evaluate the brain of an individual who scored high on conscientiousness. Compared with the brains of those who score low on this trait, Dr. Jones would expect the individual's _____ lobe to be larger.

frontal not - temporal - occipital - parietal

One challenge to Freud's theory that gender identity forms as the child resolves the Oedipus complex is that:

gender identity develops, even without the presence of the same-sex parent not - gender identity develops slowly over the whole life span - children are born with their gender identity intact - gender identity develops at age 5 or 6

Michael feels that he has reached his full potential as a college student. He has a 4.0 grade point average, is involved in many campus activities, and has just been accepted into graduate school. According to Maslow, Michael:

is self-actualized not - has developed self-transcendence - has a defined self-concept - has good self-esteem

As a psychologist, Calvin asks one of his clients to complete the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). After he scores the MMPI, he notices that the client endorsed answers that make her seem healthier than she seems to be. These answers may be detected on the _____ scale.

lie not - social introversion - masculinity/femininity - depression

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

low openness- impulsive not - high extraversion- sociable - low conscientiousness- careless - high agreeableness- helpful

Humanistic theories laid the groundwork for today's scientific subfield of:

positive psychology not - ultrahumanism - the self-esteem movement - neo-Freudianism

Today's researchers call _____ the false consensus effect.

projection not - displacement - reaction formation - regression

The Freudian defense mechanism of _____ is supported to some extent by contemporary research. By contrast, modern research tends not to support the defense mechanism of _____.

projection, repression not - denial, projection - projection, reaction formation - repression, reaction formation

The _____ perspective on personality emphasizes the role of repressed childhood conflicts in personality disorders.

psychoanalytic not - social-cognitive - humanistic -trait

Melissa believes that she is intelligent, caring, thoughtful, and compassionate. These qualities make up her:

self-concept not - self-actualization - self-esteem - self-transcendence

All of Ernest's basic physiological and safety needs have been met, and he feels a solid sense of belonging and of being loved. According to Maslow, this suggests that Ernest will next seek to satisfy his need for:

self-esteem

The humanistic perspective fails to appreciate:

the human capacity for evil not - self-acceptance - individual needs - the human capacity for good

Freud suggested that there are three interacting systems that can explain the dynamics of the human mind:

the id, the ego, the superego not - the oral, anal, phallic - repession, identification, fixation - the unconscious, the preconscious, and the collective unconscious

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 not - social-cognitive - humanistic - psychoanalytic

Which concept is NOT associated with the psychodynamic perspective?

unconditional positive regard not - oral fixation - inferiority complex - repression