This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Psychology > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 18 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The founder of psychoanalysis was A) Carl Jung. B) Sigmund Freud. C) Karen Horney. D) Carl Rogers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sigmund Freud. 2. Gamila believes that her career success is dependent on how hard she works. According to Rotter, Gamila has a(n) A) Internal locus of control. B) High reciprocal determinism. C) High self-efficacy. D) External locus of control. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Internal locus of control. 3. Which theory explains how individuals invest in social roles and responsibilities as they age? A) Heritability theory. B) Rank-order stability. C) Neural bases of personality. D) Social investment theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Social investment theory. 4. Two months ago, your best friend did not win a major scholarship that she had been counting on to help pay for graduate school. Now she is always fighting with you, her boyfriend, and her roommates. She is most likely using the defense mechanism called A) Displacement. B) Projection. C) Regression. D) Identification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Displacement. 5. Which of the following is a physiological need? A) Fulfilling a dream. B) Sleep. C) Affection. D) Locks on doors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sleep. 6. According to Freud, the first stage of psychological development A) Latency. B) Anal Phase. C) Genital Phase. D) Oral Phase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oral Phase. 7. Which of the following is NOT a weakness of self-report data? A) People may intentionally lie about themselves. B) People may not know how to answer questions accurately. C) Self-report data is especially difficult to collect. D) People may intentionally distort reports on unusual experiences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Self-report data is especially difficult to collect. 8. This factor affects development of personality through biological inheritance. A) Nurture. B) Nature. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nature. 9. Which of the following workplace stress variables best applies to someone who works at repairing boxes at the top of phone towers. A) Workload. B) Mental Challenge. C) Physical Challenge. D) Clarity of Job Description. E) Job Status. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Physical Challenge. 10. A student expects to do poorly in math, and as a result, puts in little effort and ends up failing. Which concept does this scenario best demonstrate? A) Self-Fulfilling Prophecy. B) Bystander Effect. C) Central Route Persuasion. D) Cognitive Dissonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self-Fulfilling Prophecy. 11. According to Freud, what do dreams primarily represent? A) Random neural activity with no meaning. B) The fulfillment of unrealized wishes. C) Exact memories of daily events. D) Messages from external spiritual forces. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The fulfillment of unrealized wishes. 12. Karen Horney's psychological social theory suggests that neurotically ..... involves developing a detached and "cool" demeanor-not responding emotionally, not caring, and being "above it all." A) Moving against others. B) Moving toward others. C) Moving with others. D) Moving away from others. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Moving away from others. 13. Which drug did Carvel want to sell after shooting his friend that laughed at him? A) Crack. B) Marijuana. C) Heroin. D) LSD. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crack. 14. A person who strongly dislikes their coworker but acts overly friendly toward them is using which defense mechanism? A) Repression. B) Denial. C) Projection. D) Reaction Formation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reaction Formation. 15. Fill in the blank:Following direct commands, usually from an authority figure, is called ..... A) Independence. B) Rebellion. C) Obedience. D) Negotiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Obedience. 16. Which of the following workplace stress variables best applies to someone who is performing open-heart surgery? A) Workload. B) Physical Variables. C) Physical Challenge. D) Clarity of Job Description. E) Accountability. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Accountability. 17. Which of the following is influenced by autobiographical memories? A) Self-concept. B) Self-regulation. C) Self-esteem. D) Self-efficacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self-concept. 18. Which historical event caused attention to the value of each personality and interest in individual differences? A) The Renaissance. B) The Industrial Revolution. C) The American Revolution. D) The French Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Industrial Revolution. 19. The correct list of Freud's psychosexual stages is: A) Conscious, preconscious, and unconscious. B) Id, ego, and superego. C) Infancy, toddler, child, adolescent, young adult, and adult. D) Oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital. 20. What are the four basic fluids, or humors, that Hippocrates believed were the basis of personality traits? A) Water, blood, bile and phlegm. B) Phlegm, bile, mucus and water. C) Yellow bile, black bile, blood and phlegm. D) Phlegm, yellow bile, lack bile and water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yellow bile, black bile, blood and phlegm. 21. When Minh and Aaron are on the same team playing doubles tennis, Minh credits herself for their successes and blames Aaron for their losses. Which of the following best explains Minh's thinking? A) Reaction formation. B) Self-serving bias. C) A pessimistic explanatory style. D) The fundamental attribution error. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Self-serving bias. 22. When Jeremy hears that his neighbor's house has been robbed, he argues that the neighbor deserved it because he leaves his expensive electronics out where people can see them. Jeremy's belief is best explained by which of the following cognitive biases? A) Out-group homogeneity bias. B) The availability heuristic. C) The fundamental attribution error. D) The just-world hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The just-world hypothesis. 23. Tyler insists that his girlfriend's car accident was a result of her bad driving not the snowy conditions. This illustrates ..... A) Groupthink. B) Fundamental Attribution Error. C) Situational Attribution Error. D) Dispositional Attribution Error. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fundamental Attribution Error. 24. What does the speaker suggest about traits and behavior? A) Traits completely dictate behavior. B) Traits influence behavior but do not dictate it. C) Behavior is unrelated to personality traits. D) All behavior is learned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Traits influence behavior but do not dictate it. 25. The humanistic perspective emphasized the importance of: A) Self-determination. B) Personality inventories. C) Projective tests. D) Free association. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self-determination. 26. The belief in oneself, self-respect A) Self-esteem. B) Denial. C) Self-concept. D) Superego. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self-esteem. 27. How did ancient Greek physician Hippocrates believe personality manifested itself? A) Through the balance of four different humors. B) Through environmental factors. C) Through astrological signs. D) Through genetic inheritance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through the balance of four different humors. 28. Who you WANT to be refer to ..... A) Common self. B) Actual self. C) Ideal self. D) Alter ego self. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ideal self. 29. All of the following are personality traits except.' A) Extroverted. B) Introverted. C) Shy. D) Fitness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fitness. 30. Graduating from high school achieves which of Maslow's needs? A) Love. B) Physiological. C) Self-esteem. D) Safety. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Self-esteem. 31. In line at the salad bar, Amy was so hungry that she shoved a handful of croutons in her mouth as she waited for the line to move. What personality type was most likely influencing this choice? A) Ego. B) Id. C) Freud. D) Superego. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Id. 32. The psychologist who proposed an eight-stage theory of psychosocial development A) Erik Erikson. B) Carl Jung. C) Alfred Adler. D) Gordon Allport. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Erik Erikson. 33. When our beliefs about another person or ourselves lead us to act in a way that brings about the behaviors we expect and confirms our original impression. A) The Rosenhahn Effect. B) The Gypsy Hypothesis. C) Self-fullfilling prophecy. D) Turner effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Self-fullfilling prophecy. 34. In personality psychology, what does the term 'introversion' refer to? A) Preference for social interaction. B) Emotional instability. C) Preference for solitary activities. D) High energy levels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preference for solitary activities. 35. Which of the following is a method used to assess personality traits? A) MRI scan. B) Rorschach Inkblot Test. C) Blood test. D) EEG. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rorschach Inkblot Test. 36. A major criticism of the trait theory is that is A) Underestimates the importance of heredity in personality development. B) Places too great an emphasis on positive traits. C) Overestimates the consistency of behavior in different situations. D) Places too great an emphasis on early childhood experiences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Overestimates the consistency of behavior in different situations. 37. The MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) was designed and is primarily used for ..... A) Assessing the unconscious mind. B) Measuring self actualization. C) Testing for "abnormal" personality traits. D) Measuring brain activity and personality. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Testing for "abnormal" personality traits. 38. What phenomenon describes people agreeing with a wrong answer to fit in? A) Milgram Study. B) Asch Experiment. C) Group Polarization. D) Social Facilitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asch Experiment. 39. Who believed personality emerged from unconscious motives & unresolved childhood conflicts? A) Neo-freudians. B) Jung. C) Freud. D) Adler. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Freud. 40. Which term refers to the enduring characteristics and qualities that are typical of an individual's behavior? A) Values. B) States. C) Traits. D) Beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Traits. 41. Which of the following needs must be met first in Maslow's hierarchy before a person can focus on higher-level needs? A) Safety. B) Self-actualization. C) Love and belonging. D) Physiological. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Physiological. 42. The part of the personality that is the source of our morals and ethics. It counteracts the socially unacceptable impulses of our unconscious. A) Ego. B) Preconscious. C) Id. D) Super Ego. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Super Ego. 43. According to Freud's Structure of Personality, what does the ID represent? A) Moral guidance and conscience. B) Reality principle and balance. C) Immediate gratification of desires. D) Internalizing societal values. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Immediate gratification of desires. 44. TAT (Thematic Apperception Tests) and Rorschach tests employ individuals' unconscious powers of projection to identify internal conflict. Which perspective utilizes these forms of personality assessment? A) Social-Cognitive. B) Trait. C) Humanism. D) Psychodynamic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Psychodynamic. 45. It is the moral principle of the Freudian personality structure. A) CONSCIOUS. B) EGO IDEAL. C) ID. D) SUPEREGO. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) SUPEREGO. 46. Which psychologist is known for developing the concept of the collective unconscious and archetypes? A) Carl Jung. B) Erik Erikson. C) Sigmund Freud. D) Abraham Maslow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carl Jung. 47. Someone with a low score in Agreeableness would be described as A) Critical, uncooperative, stubborn, suspicious. B) Helpful, empathetic, trusting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Critical, uncooperative, stubborn, suspicious. 48. According to the Big Five ..... is associated with being good-natured, trusting, and helpful. A) Openness. B) Extraversion. C) Agreeableness. D) Neuroticism. E) Consciousness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agreeableness. 49. The Big Five Trait Theory includes all of the following traits except: A) Conscientiousness. B) Openness. C) Neuroticism. D) Sociability. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sociability. 50. Which of the following is a projective personality test? A) Myers Briggs. B) 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire. C) The Big 5. D) Thematic Apperception Test. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thematic Apperception Test. 51. One limitation of the trait perspective compared to the other perspectives is there is not much ..... A) Control. B) Research. C) Description. D) Explanation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Explanation. 52. Mr. Minton believes that people are basically good and are endowed with self-actualizing tendencies. Mr. Minton is likely a proponent of A) The social-cognitive perspective. B) The humanistic perspective. C) Psychodynamic theory. D) Trait theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The humanistic perspective. 53. Defense Mechanism:A boy likes a girl in his class and he teases her to hide his true feelings A) Projection. B) Reaction Formation. C) Denial. D) Sublimation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reaction Formation. 54. What is the term for the internal drive to achieve personal growth and fulfillment? A) Incentives. B) Arousal Theory. C) Self-Determination Theory. D) Extrinsic Motivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Self-Determination Theory. 55. What is a trait? A) A quality we learn over time and become cognitively immune. B) A distinguishing quality or characteristic of ones personal nature. C) An attribution developed through skill acquisition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A distinguishing quality or characteristic of ones personal nature. 56. Correct order of Freud's stages of psychosexual development. A) Anal, Oral, Phallic, Genital, Latency. B) Oral, Anal, Phallic, Genital, Latency. C) Latency, Anal, Oral, Phallic, Genital. D) Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency, Genital. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency, Genital. 57. Stanley Milgram focused his shock experiments on the theme of ..... A) The influence of ascribed roles on behaviour. B) Obedience to authority. C) Conformity to the group. D) The nature of prosocial behaviour. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Obedience to authority. 58. What is the Scapegoat Theory? A) The theory that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame. B) The belief that all groups are equal. C) The idea that identity is based on individual achievements. D) The theory that identity is solely personal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The theory that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame. 59. According to Sigmund Freud, what did our personalities depend on? A) The balance of the four elements. B) The battle of urges between the id, ego, and super-ego. C) The alignment of the planets. D) The type of humor one possesses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The battle of urges between the id, ego, and super-ego. 60. The distinct patterns of emotional reactions and behaviors seen at a young age form one's: A) Personality. B) Temperament. C) Character. D) Disposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperament. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesArts Humanities QuizzesClass 11 QuizzesClass 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 1Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 2Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 3Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 4Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 5Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 6Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 7Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books