Ch. 12 Personality Review Quiz

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1.

Id is to "Just do it" as superego is to
- A.
  
  Wait till later."
- B.
  
  "Do your own thing."
- C.
  
  "Don't do it."
- D.
  
  "Oh, sit on it."
2.

The unconscious contains
- A.
  
  Material that can easily be brought to awareness.
- B.
  
  everything we are aware of at a given moment.
- C.
  
  Repressed memories and emotions.
- D.
  
  Thoughts, perceptions, and memories.
3.

The five-factor model of personality includes
- A.
  
  social interactionism.
- B.
  
  Neuroticism.
- C.
  
  Agreeableness.
- D.
  
  Sense of humor.
4.

Which of the following is an unconscious personality structure made up of biological urges seeking fulfillment?
- A.
  
  Ego
- B.
  
  Id
- C.
  
  Superego
- D.
  
  subconscious
5.

Criticisms of Freud's developmental theory have centered on
- A.
  
  the over-emphasis on sexuality in personality development.
- B.
  
  Freud's treatment of father-daughter relationship.
- C.
  
  The need for a stern or threatening mother in the development of conscience.
- D.
  
  The unimportance of the first years of life in the formation of personality.
6.

To understand personality, trait theorists attempt to
- A.
  
  Create traits that fit people.
- B.
  
  Increase the number of basic traits that have been identified.
- C.
  
  Classify traits and discover how they are related to behavior.
- D.
  
  Reduce the common traits to measures of temperament.
7.

According to Freud, the energy from life instincts that drives personality is called the
- A.
  
  ego.
- B.
  
  libido.
- C.
  
  Life force.
- D.
  
  Eros.
8.

According to Freud, the id is governed by the
- A.
  
  Pleasure principle.
- B.
  
  Reality principle.
- C.
  
  Ego ideal.
- D.
  
  Creature comfort principle.
9.

Learning theorists
- A.
  
  have removed the "person" from personality.
- B.
  
  Emphasize situational determinants of behavior.
- C.
  
  Stress the role of the unconscious.
- D.
  
  Would view a trait as stable in all situations.
10.

__________ theory maximized and __________ theory minimized the role of the unconscious.
- A.
  
  Trait; humanistic
- B.
  
  Psychoanalytic; behaviorist
- C.
  
  Psychoanalytic; humanistic
- D.
  
  Trait; behaviorist
11.

According to Freud, the ego is governed by the
- A.
  
  pleasure principle.
- B.
  
  Reality principle.
- C.
  
  ego ideal.
- D.
  
  Partial ego principle.
12.

The five-factor model of personality includes
- A.
  
  Social interactionism.
- B.
  
  Conscientiousness.
- C.
  
  Sense of humor.
- D.
  
  Neuroticism.
13.

According to Jung, art, religion, myths, and drama are important to individual functioning because they
- A.
  
  facilitate conscious development.
- B.
  
  Are symbols that appeal to basic archetypes.
- C.
  
  Provide the means for achieving control over a hostile environment.
- D.
  
  Transmit specific information for solving developmental tasks.
14.

Psychologists who believe that people grow and develop throughout their lives and that people are inherently good are
- A.
  
  psychoanalysts.
- B.
  
  Radical behaviorists.
- C.
  
  Social learning theorists.
- D.
  
  Humanists.
15.

According to behaviorists,
- A.
  
  Hostile, generous, or destructive impulses arise in the unconscious.
- B.
  
  Personality is acquired through conditioning and observational learning.
- C.
  
  Personality is strongly influenced by one's self-image.
- D.
  
  Personality develops from initial feelings of inferiority.
16.

The part of the mind that is beyond awareness is called the
- A.
  
  Unconscious.
- B.
  
  Conscious.
- C.
  
  Postconscious.
- D.
  
  Preconscious.
17.

The __________ contains material of which you may be unaware but that can easily be brought to awareness.
- A.
  
  Subconscious
- B.
  
  Preconscious
- C.
  
  Unconscious
- D.
  
  Conscious
18.

The __________ begins with puberty and ends with a mature capacity for love and the realization of full adult sexuality.
- A.
  
  latency period
- B.
  
  Oedipal and Electra conflicts
- C.
  
  Genital stage
- D.
  
  Phallic stage
19.

A key element of Carl Rogers' personality theory is the concept of
- A.
  
  meta-needs.
- B.
  
  The self or self-image.
- C.
  
  Self-reinforcement.
- D.
  
  The pleasure principle.
20.

Between the ages of 1 and 3 years, the child is said to go through the __________ stage.
- A.
  
  phallic
- B.
  
  Latency
- C.
  
  Anal
- D.
  
  Genital
21.

Which theory of personality was developed by Sigmund Freud?
- A.
  
  Psychoanalytic
- B.
  
  Behavioristic
- C.
  
  Humanistic
- D.
  
  Psychosocial
22.

Jung believed that there are basic universal concepts in all people regardless of culture called
- A.
  
  persona.
- B.
  
  Collective consciousness.
- C.
  
  Archetypes.
- D.
  
  Mandalas.
23.

Behaviorists are to the external environment as humanists are to
- A.
  
  Stress.
- B.
  
  Personal growth.
- C.
  
  Humankind.
- D.
  
  internal conflicts.
24.

The term personality refers to
- A.
  
  The hereditary aspects of one's emotional nature.
- B.
  
  Unique and enduring behavior patterns.
- C.
  
  favorable and unfavorable personal characteristics.
- D.
  
  Charisma, character, or temperament.
25.

If you were asked to describe the personality of your best friend, and you said she was optimistic, reserved, and friendly, you would be using the __________ approach.
- A.
  
  psychodynamic
- B.
  
  analytical
- C.
  
  Humanistic
- D.
  
  Trait