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1

The authors of your text believe that the best way to understand human nature
A)is to break it down into more manageable parts.
B)is through the case study method.
C)is through experimental research.
D)is through the biological domain.
2

The _____ domain of knowledge is most concerned with human physiology.
A)intrapsychic
B)biological
C)dispositional
D)adjustment
3

Research on specific genes has addressed the personality characteristic of
A)impulse control.
B)the self-concept.
C)attachment styles.
D)gender.
4

Most personality psychologists would agree with Freud that
A)unconscious cognition occurs.
B)the unconscious is motivated.
C)sex and aggression are primary motives.
D)sex is the primary motive.
5

The _____ domain is most concerned with measurement and statistical techniques.
A)intrapsychic
B)dispositional
C)biological
D)cognitive/experiential
6

A person's emotional reactions tell you
A)where their traits come from.
B)what is really important to that person.
C)how old that person is.
D)the motivations of that person.
7

Personality disorders are addressed by research in the _____ domain.
A)adjustment
B)dispositional
C)social and cultural
D)cognitive/experiential
8

Much of what we call gender may have its origins in
A)genetics
B)culture
C)emotion
D)motivation
9

The domains of knowledge should be viewed as
A)separate domains.
B)complementary.
C)contradictory.
D)sequential.
10

What is NOT necessarily a part of the exciting future of personality psychology?
A)New fusions between different approaches to personality psychology
B)A resurgence of grand theories that will guide experimental psychology
C)An increased cooperation among diverse scientists, such as trait psychologists and cultural psychologist
D)A increased understanding of the role of genetics in personality development





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