Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 11 (60 MCQs)

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1. Conscientiousness indicates:
2. The phallic stage of psychosexual development occurs at
3. What concept describes deep engagement in an enjoyable activity?
4. Which of the following is a finding from Kirkcaldy's study?
5. What are some methods psychologists use to measure personality traits?
6. A defense mechanism that involves redirecting impulses to a less threatening object
7. The psychological perspective that focuses on reinforcement and punishment to explain behavior is:
8. According to him, human personality is complex and has more than a single component.
9. People are generally religious but they differ in what they worship and how they worship.
10. People who score high in ..... are characterized as outgoing, sociable, upbeat, friendly, and assertive.
11. According to Freud, defense mechanisms are methods of reducing
12. Subconscious Defense Mechanisms
13. Which experiment is associated with the study of motivation?
14. Studied Taste Aversions ..... found that we learn to avoid certain foods after extremely aversive reactions to them in the past.
15. Totten's study on Canadian bad boys supports which explanation for aggression?
16. Fill in the blank:Authoritarian, democratic, and laissez-faire approaches to leading a group are types of .....
17. Which of the following is NOT a feature of the trait Agreeableness?
18. The defense mechanism when people transer an idea or impulse from a threatening object to a less threatening object.
19. In the context of cultural influences, which of the following is a characteristic of individualistic cultures?
20. Which personality trait tends to increase as people age?
21. What is the definition for extroverted?
22. According to Drive Reduction Theory, what motivates a person to eat when they are hungry?
23. To promote personality growth, the person-centered perspective emphasizes all but
24. In general, neo-Freudians such as Adler and Horney accepted many of Freud's views but placed more emphasis than he did on .....
25. This is the primary requirement for becoming a healthy, fully functioning person, according to Carl Rogers
26. How might cultural influences impact personality development according to psychological theories?
27. Freud's psychoanalytic theory had two ideas; one was the Inner Conflict Approach (the iceberg idea) and the Id, Ego, and Superego.
28. Freud believed that we could block unwanted, unacceptable, or painful thoughts and wishes from our consciousness through a process called .....
29. Karen Horney's psychological social theory suggests that ..... involves developing a detached demeanor-not responding emotionally, and avoiding close relationships.
30. What do participants do during the Rorschach Inkblot Test, according to the description?
31. In Jang, Livesley, and Vernon's study, which Big Five trait had the highest heritability estimate?
32. Personality is best defined as an individual's
33. Which theory explains behavior as a result of interaction between personal factors, behaviors, and environment?
34. Creating false excuses for one's unacceptable feelings, thoughts, or behavior
35. Which of the following focuses on healthy people striving for self-actualization?
36. The most widely used projective test, a set of 10 inkblots, seeks to identify people's inner feelings by analyzing their interpretations of the blots
37. A person who is calm, steady, persistent, and well-organized, but finds it hard to adapt to new environments, belongs to which temperament?
38. To push a painful thought from the conscious to the unconscious means you are using .....
39. If you watch your older sibling do well in school and in turn you do well in school this could be because of which of the following?
40. ..... would be most interested in the power-struggle among you and your siblings over the TV remote.
41. What is the primary focus of studying individual and group differences?
42. Carl Rogers referred to an attitude of total acceptance toward another person as
43. According to Freud, the id demands immediate gratification and therefore acts on the ..... principle.
44. Which personality assessment method involves self-report questionnaires?
45. Personality patterns emerge from:
46. Which of the following is the best term for a characteristic pattern of behavior or a disposition to feel and act?
47. Traits that persist across people regardless of background suggest focus on which level?
48. Which of the following examples best represents altruism?
49. Sean is very sensitive and often worries about a lot of things. He experiences negative emotions fairly often and is easily triggered into episodes of anger and anxiety.
50. Janice believes that if she puts in the effort to study, she will be able to pass her upcoming mid-term exam because she controls what happens to her. This belief is an example of .....
51. According to Thomas and Chess, which of the following is NOT one of the three infant temperaments?
52. The ..... perspective on personality examines how the environment shapes personality through classical and operant conditioning, as well as through observational learning.
53. Behaviorist that developed the theory of operant conditioning by training pigeons and rats.
54. All of the following are physical tolls stress can have on the body EXCEPT:
55. Extraversion is characterized by:
56. In 1986 the NASA management team made the decision to proceed with the planned launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger despite the belief of several engineers who failed to express their concern that extreme temperatures could destroy vulnerable seals.
57. This stage has no sexual focus. The focus is on learning.
58. Which of the following defense mechanisms involves redirecting emotions to a safer outlet?
59. A person feels tension after buying an expensive item they can't afford, but justifies it by saying it was on sale. Which concept is being applied?
60. Personality is .....