Exam Ch11-12
who developed the first comprehensive theory of personality
Freud
Who suggested men have Womb envy
Karen Horney
According to Galen, the ________ person is passionate, ambitious, and bold.
choleric
Don knows that drinking too much liquor is a costly habit that is bad for his health, but he continues to drink large amounts of liquor. He also thinks he is a smart person that makes good choices. Don feels some psychological discomfort from this contradiction, which is also called ________.
cognitive dissonance
the Milgram experiment required blank to play part of person being shocked
confederate
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
psychoanalytic defense mechanism that shifts sexual or aggressive impulses toward a more acceptable or less threatening object or person, as when redirecting anger toward a safer outlet
displacement
this personality is anxious and self conscious and quiet
ectomorph
love of food, tolerant, evenness of emotions, love of comfort, sociable, good natured, relaxed, need for affection
endomorph
Which type of persuasion involves encouraging a person to agree to a small favor or to buy a small item, only to later request a larger favor or purchase of a larger item?
foot in door
What is modification of the opinions of members of a group to align with what they believe is the group consensus?
groupthink
describes a proportion of difference among people that is attributed to genetics.
heritability
What was the primary finding in Minnesota study of Twins
identical twins whether raised together or not have similar personalities.
The thematic Appreciation Test is a test
in which people are presented ambiguous images
Jasmin belongs to the chess club on her campus. She prefers to associate with other members of the chess club while avoiding people that do not belong to this group. Jasmin has a(n) ________ bias.
in-group
Nicole wants a cookie. Heather has a cookie. Nicole pushes Heather and takes her cookie. Nicole doesn't intend to hurt Heather, Nicole just wants the cookie. This is an example of ________.
instrumental aggression
characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
melancholic
Who was the social psychology professor at Yale who designed an obedience study in order to test the defense of "I was just following orders" typically used by accused Nazis?
milgram
according to freud an adult who smokes is fixated in
oral stage psychosexual
sluggish, calm
phlegmatic
Dr. Grimes conducts a ________ by requesting that his patient respond to ambiguous stimuli, thus revealing hidden feelings, impulses, and desires.
projective test
cheerful; optimistic
sanguine
which of following would reduce racism
teaching children to think independently and challenge social norms that promote racism.