Practice AP Psychology Questions - Unit 2
Jordan feels ashamed that he hurt his younger brother. Freud would have attributed these feelings to Jordan's
superego
What did Freud call a boy's sexual desires for his mother and feelings of hostility toward his father?
the Oedipus complex
Critics of humanistic psychology have suggested that this theory fails to appreciate the reality of our human capacity for
Evil
Questionnaires covering a wide range of feelings and behaviors designed to assess several traits at once are called
Factor analysis studies
What did Abraham Maslow call the process of fulfilling the full potential?
Self-actualization
Our ___________________ consists of all the thoughts and feelings we have in response to the question, "Who am I?"
Self-concept
Which of the following would a trait theorist focus on?
The Big Five
According to Carl Rogers, when we are in a good marriage, a close family, or an intimate friendship, we are free to be spontaneous without fearing the loss of others' esteem. He called the accepting attitude that enables this freedom
Unconditional positive regard
Which technique was Freud most likely to use in an attempt to discover the hidden conflicts underlying his patients' symptoms?
free association
The pleasure principle is to the ________________ as the reality principle is to the ___________.
id; ego
In suggesting that the mind is like an iceberg, Freud was most clearly emphasizing the importance of the
unconscious
Which of the following approaches states that everything is learned and thus we should only focus on observable behavior?
Behaviorism
Albert Bandura proposed the Social Learning perspective, which
Emphasizes learning by watching others' behavior
Collectivist cultures are characterized by members
Giving priority to group goals
What do we call the belief that we have the ability to affect our environment?
Internal locus of control
People given little control over their world in prisons, factories, schools and nursing homes experience
Learned helplessness
Sigmund Freud called his theory of personality and the associated treatment techniques
Psychoanalysis
Children's TV-viewing habits (past behavior) influence their viewing preferences (internal personal factor), which influence how television (environmental factor) affects their current behavior. This is an example of
Reciprocal determinism
According to Sigmund Freud, which of the following defense mechanisms buries threatening or upsetting events outside of consciousness?
Repression
