Introduction to Psychology (Prof. Fairchild, Fall 2005)

Quiz for November 7, 2006 (Personality Psychology)

 

 

  1. Personality is:

a.       The unique pattern of enduring psychological behavioral characteristics by which people can be compared and contrasted with other people.

b.       The consistent patterns of cognition, emotion, and behavior that make people both different from and similar to one another.

c.       Comprised of a person’s developmental experiences and cultural influences

d.       Inclusive of a person’s typical patterns of emotional expression and social skills.

e.       All of the above

  1. The person most associated with the psychodynamic approach to personality is: (write in first & last names)

________________________

 

  1. The id operates according to the _________ principle, whereas the ego operates according to the ________ principle.
    1. Reality; fantasy
    2. Life instinct; death instinct
    3. Pleasure; reality
    4. Reality; pleasure
    5. None of the above
  2. The “neo-Freudian” theorist who focused on differing degrees of introversion (a tendency to reflect on one’s own experiences) or extraversion (a tendency to focus on the social world) was:
    1. Alfred Adler
    2. Erik Erikson
    3. Carl Jung
    4. Erich Fromm
    5. Halford Fairchild

 

  1. According to the “Big-Five” Model of personality, personality is organized around five basic factors.  These are:  Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and _____
    1. Introversion
    2. Aggression
    3. Neuroticism
    4. Generosity
    5. Industry
  2. The social-cognitive theorist who focused on Reciprocal Determinism (the ongoing interaction among thoughts, the environment and behavior) was:
    1. Halford Fairchild
    2. Julian Rotter
    3. Albert Bandura
    4. Walter Mischel
    5. Sigmund Freud
  3. The personality theorist who focused on peak experiences and self actualization was:
    1. Halford Fairchild
    2. Carl Jung
    3. Abraham Maslow
    4. Carl Rogers
    5. None of the above
  4. “The nail that stands up gets pounded down” is a proverb more likely to be heard in:
    1. The United States
    2. Great Britain
    3. Japan
    4. Germany
    5. Los Angeles
  5. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that psychologists use to assess personality?
    1. Life outcomes
    2. Situational tests
    3. Astrological charts
    4. Observer ratings
    5. Self reports
  6. The Inkblot test is also known as the
    1. NEO-PI-R
    2. MMPI
    3. Rorschach
    4. Rotter I-E Scale
    5. All of the above