Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 17 (60 MCQs)

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1. Children who have witnessed a parent's murder report memories that most clearly challenge Sigmund Freud's concept of:
2. What is the term for motivation that comes from external rewards?
3. In which defense mechanism do you attribute your own thoughts, feelings or motives on to someone else?
4. What is aggression?
5. According to C.G. Jung's typology, which type of individuals are preoccupied with their inner world and tend to be hesitant and cautious in interaction with others?
6. The TAT and the Rorschach are ..... tests of personality.
7. Someone with a low score in Neuroticism (Emotional Stability) would be described as
8. Focuses on the role of each person's conscious life experiences and choices
9. Kelvin witnesses a bad car accident on his way to school. He doesn't stop and help because there are more people in the area who can help. This is an example of .....
10. Which of the following terms refers to the tendency in childhood were we learn to avoid feelings of inadequacy instead of trying to overcome them.
11. The ability to learn spoken language is an example of the
12. According to Han Eysenck, personality is largely
13. Discrimination refers to negative .....
14. What is the peripheral route in persuasion techniques based on?
15. The concept of 'Implicit Attitudes' is related to:
16. According to Freud, what are the forces that influence our personality?
17. Adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine are the components of what?
18. Excessive optimism & over-confidence might be partly caused by the inability to recognize one's
19. Certain specific means by which the ego unconsciously protects itself against unpleasant impulses or circumstances.
20. Observational learning
21. What is the projective test asking what one sees in ambiguous inkblots called?
22. Defense mechanism in which a person refuses to accept the reality of anything that is bad
23. In Freud's view, how do dreams relate to the unconscious mind?
24. A set of behaviors, attitudes, feelings, and ways of thinking that are unique to an individual.
25. You justify your poor test performance by saying you couldn't concentrate while you were studying because you were distracted by your younger sibling.
26. Which of these is more typical of an introvert?
27. Psychological structure that represents basic drives such as hunger and demands pleasure through instant gratification
28. Neuroticism can also be referred to as .....
29. What is an example of a safety and security need?
30. The Yerkes-Dodson Law predicts that most people would perform an easy task best if they are at a
31. This BIG 5 personality trait focuses on how TRUSTING/HELPFUL or SUSPICIOUS/UNCOOPERATIVE someone is.
32. What is the role of positive regard in personality development?
33. Sigmund Freud is to the psychoanalytic perspective as Gordon Allport is to the ..... perspective.
34. Personality inventories are:
35. Refusal to accept an obvious situation
36. Facial beauty is objectively measured by
37. Which of the following is at the top of Maslow's hierarchy of needs?
38. In a therapy session, Adam reveals how he sees the world differently from everyone else in his family. This is most related to .....
39. Which of the following is NOT part of Freud's mind structure?
40. Eysenck suggested people who are higher in psychoticism are:
41. According to the Big Five Personality Factors, if you are considered critical, uncooperative, and suspicious, you would most likely score low on .....
42. Which psychological perspective focuses on behavior without considering the unconscious mind?
43. Which of the following is a key focus of developmental psychology in relation to personality?
44. The interaction of behavior with personal and environmental factors is .....
45. A complex drive influenced by biology, psychology, and culture is known as .....
46. Which part of the personality operates on the pleasure principle and seeks immediate gratification?
47. Where are repressed memories hidden according to Freud and other psychoanalysts?
48. The field of social psychology studies topics at the intrapersonal level. These topics include .....
49. A student fails a test and believes it is because the teacher made the test too difficult, rather than their own lack of preparation. Which type of attribution is the student using?
50. Fill in the blank:A situation where the desire for harmony overrides realistic decision-making is known as .....
51. Someone who is highly MATHEMATICALLY/LOGICALLY intelligent probably .....
52. Emphasizes that each individual has great freedom in directing his or her future, a large capacity in achieving personal growth.
53. James really likes Emma but he always makes fun of her during class. Which defense mechanism is James using?
54. Which of the following Big Five trait dimensions is most closely related to one's level of creativity?
55. Transform into an earlier development period in the face of stress (during exam week you start to suck your thumb)
56. What is the term for the belief that one controls their own destiny, control of events & consequences in life?
57. What is the social exchange theory?
58. Which of the following is a symptom of the manic phase of bipolar disorder?
59. What role does non-shared environment play in personality?
60. What is self-efficacy?