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The ______________ personality structure represents social right and wrong as taught and modeled by a person's parents, teachers, and other significant individuals. |
| | A) | ego |
| | B) | id |
| | C) | superego |
| | D) | libido |
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According to Freud, the Oedipus conflict in boys occurs during the ______________ stage. |
| | A) | oral |
| | B) | anal |
| | C) | phallic |
| | D) | latency |
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Allport defined a ______________ trait as a single characteristic that directs most of a person's activities. |
| | A) | cardinal |
| | B) | central |
| | C) | lead |
| | D) | secondary |
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The ______________ approach argues that people are basically good and tend to grow to higher levels of functioning. |
| | A) | learning |
| | B) | humanistic |
| | C) | trait |
| | D) | psychoanalytic |
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One of the best examples of a self-report measure, and the most frequently used personality test is the |
| | A) | Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2). |
| | B) | Thematic Apperception Test (TAT). |
| | C) | Rorschach test. |
| | D) | Freudian slip test. |
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______________ is the pattern of enduring characteristics that differentiates a person. |
| | A) | The superego |
| | B) | Personality |
| | C) | Identification |
| | D) | Collective Unconscious |
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During the ______________ period of personality development, according to Freud, sexual interests become dormant, even in the unconscious. |
| | A) | anal |
| | B) | phallic |
| | C) | latency |
| | D) | genital |
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The most influential trait theory today contends that broad trait factors lie at the core of personality. These traits factors are called the "Big ______________." |
| | A) | three |
| | B) | five |
| | C) | seven |
| | D) | nine |
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Freud argued that exhibiting unusual rigidity or extreme disorderliness may be a sign of fixation at the ______________ stage of personality. |
| | A) | anal |
| | B) | oral |
| | C) | latency |
| | D) | phallic |
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Carl Jung suggested that we have a set of influences we inherit from our ancestors, the whole human race, and even animal ancestors. This set of influences is called the |
| | A) | conscious inheritance. |
| | B) | inferiority complex. |
| | C) | unconscious determination. |
| | D) | collective unconscious. |
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What is the ambiguous stimuli in a Rorschach test? |
| | A) | inkblots |
| | B) | visual illusions |
| | C) | slightly blurred pictures |
| | D) | stories without endings |
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Behavioral assessment is |
| | A) | an indirect measure of an individual's behavior. |
| | B) | highly subjective. |
| | C) | based on psychoanalytic theory. |
| | D) | particularly appropriate for observing. |
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After a horrible day at work, a father comes home and yells at his children for a minor mess. This is an example of |
| | A) | repression. |
| | B) | displacement. |
| | C) | rationalization. |
| | D) | projection. |
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Which of the following concepts supports the biological and evolutionary approaches to a personality? |
| | A) | defense mechanisms |
| | B) | inferiority complex |
| | C) | temperament |
| | D) | family life |
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Which of the following is a similarity between the Rorschach test and the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)? |
| | A) | Both tests are biological in nature. |
| | B) | Both tests have evolved from and are similar to the MMPI. |
| | C) | Both tests are examples of projective personality tests. |
| | D) | Both tests are example of the learning approach to studying personality. |
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