This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Psychology > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 24 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is a belief of the Humanistic perspective of personality psychology A) People are attempting to satisfy ID desires. B) People are basically good and have free will. C) Traits define personality. D) We strive towards archetypes manifested in the collective unconscious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People are basically good and have free will. 2. Which theory does not have a personality component that we studied? A) Trait. B) Cognitive. C) Psychodynamic. D) Humanistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cognitive. 3. A study showed that childhood temper tantrums predicted divorce. This is an example of ..... predicting ..... A) O-data; L-data. B) S-data; T-data. C) T-data; S-data. D) L-data; T-data. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) O-data; L-data. 4. Proposed the inferiority complex. A) Freud. B) Jung. C) Rogers. D) Adler. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adler. 5. Humanistic psychologist who introduced "self-actualization" A) Alfred Adler. B) Gordon Allport. C) Carl Jung. D) Abraham Maslow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abraham Maslow. 6. Personality tests in which ambiguous or vague test materials are used to elicit responses that are believed to reveal a person's unconscious needs, drives, and motives are called A) Semi-structured interviews. B) Projective tests. C) Self-reports. D) Objective tests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Projective tests. 7. Fill in the blank:The tendency to exert less effort when working in a group is called ..... A) Deindividuation. B) Social Facilitation. C) Social Loafing. D) Group Polarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Social Loafing. 8. Mrs. James can't understand why her husband has been so grumpy and irritable for the past week. It certainly isn't her fault that he didn't receive the anticipated promotion at the factory. A) Displacement. B) Projection. C) Denial. D) Rationalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Displacement. 9. Fill in the blank:The theory that suggests facial expressions can influence emotional experiences is called ..... A) Display Rules. B) Facial Feedback Effect. C) Behavior Feedback Effect. D) Broaden-and-Build Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Facial Feedback Effect. 10. Marcia is having a difficult time keeping a consistent train of thought, she loses track of time and frequently daydreams of fun times she had as a small child. In fact she even begins using some old phrases from her younger years.: A) Denial. B) Repression. C) Sublimation. D) Regression. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Regression. 11. A group of people who are about the same age and share similar interests. A) Defense mechanism. B) Modeling. C) Identity. D) Peer group. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peer group. 12. Feelings of acceptance and worth, usually from our parents, is referred to as: A) Unconditional positive regard. B) Collective unconscious. C) Determinism. D) Universal archetypes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unconditional positive regard. 13. Two neighborhoods were frequently at odds with each other until a tornado struck the area and they had to work together to clean up and rebuild. This is an example of ..... A) Mere exposure effect. B) Groupthink. C) Deindividuation. D) Superordinate goals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Superordinate goals. 14. What model is used to break down personality into five general categories? A) The Personality Pyramid. B) The Character Cube. C) The Big Ten. D) The Five-Factor Model. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Five-Factor Model. 15. Intrapsychic environment is A) Based on how others in the environment react to a person. B) Relatively consistent across social but not physical environment. C) Often easy to verify through the analysis of dream. D) Not as objectively verifiable as the physical or social environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not as objectively verifiable as the physical or social environment. 16. The term neurotic means an individual is ..... A) Stable. B) Balanced. C) Unstable. D) Competent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unstable. 17. The part of the mind that contains material which we are unaware, but strongly influences us is known as ..... A) An archetype. B) The ego. C) The unconscious. D) The id. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The unconscious. 18. The humanistic approach can be accused of culture bias because A) It ignores Western cultures. B) Individualistic cultures won't find the concepts of self actualisation useful as they don't care about personal growth. C) Collectivist cultures do not focus on improvement of an individual person and so would not recognise the concepts of personal growth as useful. D) It focusses on collectivist cultures such as India and China. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Collectivist cultures do not focus on improvement of an individual person and so would not recognise the concepts of personal growth as useful. 19. What does conscientiousness refer to? A) Kindness, empathy, and cooperation. B) Outgoing, sociable, and energized by social interactions. C) Organization, responsibility, and self-discipline. D) Tendency to experience negative emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organization, responsibility, and self-discipline. 20. What does self-regulation involve? A) Influences from autobiographical memories. B) The belief in one's ability to perform tasks. C) The capacity to alter one's responses, including emotions, thinking, impulses, and task performance. D) The extent to which one likes, values, and accepts themselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The capacity to alter one's responses, including emotions, thinking, impulses, and task performance. 21. According to research, how often do most people accurately detect a lie? A) 96%. B) 21%. C) 54%. D) 79%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 54%. 22. A social trap is a situation in which ..... A) There are insufficient resources to satisfy the needs of group members. B) People lose self-awareness in group situations that foster anonymity. C) The pursuit of self-interest leads to collective harm. D) Altruistic behavior violates a social-responsibility norm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The pursuit of self-interest leads to collective harm. 23. Humanistic theorists have been criticized for: A) Overestimating the impact of childhood experiences on adult personality. B) Underestimating the inconsistency of behavior from one situation to another. C) Overestimating the degree of similarity among people. D) Underestimating the inherent human capacity for destructive and evil behaviors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Underestimating the inherent human capacity for destructive and evil behaviors. 24. People are ..... A) A product of their genetics. B) A product of their environment. C) A product of their environment and the traits they were born with. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A product of their environment and the traits they were born with. 25. What two people were known as humanistic theorists A) Gordon Allport and Hans Eysenck. B) Sigmund Freud and Gordon Allport. C) Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers. 26. What do we call a need or desire that energizes and directs behavior? A) Refractory period. B) Incentive. C) Instinct. D) Motivation. E) Emotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motivation. 27. What is an example of love and belonging? A) Accomplishing your biggest dreams. B) Showing and receiving affection. C) Feeling proud of yourself. D) Drinking water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Showing and receiving affection. 28. Walter Mischel is a ..... A) Situationist. B) Physiologist. C) Conceptualist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Situationist. 29. The Freudian concept of the ego is best described as A) Operating on the pleasure principle. B) The repression of disturbing thoughts. C) Focusing solely on the morality of an issue. D) Operating on the reality principle. E) Striving for perfection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Operating on the reality principle. 30. External Locus of Control means that A) You support others. B) You care for others. C) You provide for others. D) You blame others. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You blame others. 31. Which of the following is NOT a defense mechanism listed in the image? A) Sublimation. B) Reaction Formation. C) Denial. D) Regression. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sublimation. 32. Which of the following are part of our growth and environment? A) Family. B) Friends. C) Culture'. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 33. Twins separated at birth and raised in different families and cultures provide psychologists a way to compare the effects of ..... vs ..... A) Genes vs. parenting. B) Pollution vs. environment. C) Nature vs. nurture. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nature vs. nurture. 34. Overestimation of how much other people share our beliefs and behaviors A) Ignorance of one incompetence phenomenon. B) False consensus effect. C) Inferiority complex. D) Free association. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False consensus effect. 35. What are the three areas of the subconscious that Freud describes? A) SHOULD, WANT, ACT. B) SUPEREGO, EGO, ID. C) UNCONCIOUS, CONCIOUS, EGO. D) ID, MORAL, IMMORAL. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SUPEREGO, EGO, ID. 36. One of the first psychologists to theorize about the potential effects of birth order was A) Sigmund Freud. B) Alfred Adler. C) Karen Horney. D) Karl Jung. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alfred Adler. 37. ..... proposed a theory that described emotion as beginning with undifferentiated arousal. The specific emotional label we use to describe the arousal depends on our interpretation of the context. A) James-Lange Theory. B) Cannon-Bard Theory. C) Schacter and Singer Theory. D) Tim Adams' Harvard Study. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Schacter and Singer Theory. 38. Bahar trusts his friends very much. He is okay with most of their decisions.Bahar is most probably high in ..... A) Extraversion. B) Agreeableness. C) Conscientiousness. D) Neuroticism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agreeableness. 39. Fulfillment of personal potential is most clearly associated with the concept of A) Self-concept. B) Expectancy. C) Self-actualization. D) Locus of control. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Self-actualization. 40. Personality traits can be categorized by an individual's A) Family. B) Actions and Habits. C) Feelings and Thoughts. D) Actions, habits, feelings, and thoughts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Actions, habits, feelings, and thoughts. 41. What term means acting in ways that fit with group norms and customs? A) Peer Pressure. B) Society. C) Conformity. D) Obedience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conformity. 42. Archetypes are found here, according to Jung. A) Complexes. B) Ego. C) Collective unconscious. D) Unconscious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Collective unconscious. 43. Which hardy characteristic is described? "Hardy individuals see themselves as being in charge of their lives. If they do not have the skills to succeed at a task then they will acquire them." A) Commitment. B) Control. C) Challenge. D) All other options. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Control. 44. The factor of ..... is NOT one of the "Big Five" dimensions underlying personality. A) Extraversion. B) Politeness. C) Openness to experience. D) Conscientiousness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Politeness. 45. Attribution biases include Fundamental Attribution Error and ..... A) Social Comparison. B) Cognitive Dissonance. C) Group Dynamics. D) Self-Serving Bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Self-Serving Bias. 46. What was a goal of therapy mentioned in the text? A) To help people become more social or more organized. B) To diagnose personality disorders only. C) To prevent personality changes. D) To help people accept their unchangeable personality traits. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To help people become more social or more organized. 47. The personality trait theory is flexible in its philosophy and considers all factors to shape and determine one's personality? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 48. At what age do personality traits stabilize? A) Traits stabilize by age 60, more so by 70. B) Traits stabilize by age 30, more so by 50. C) Traits stabilize by age 10, more so by 20. D) Traits stabilize by age 80, more so by 90. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Traits stabilize by age 30, more so by 50. 49. Maxim believes he can learn difficult material for his classes if he stays focused and committed. He has strong ..... for academics. A) Determinism. B) Expectancy. C) Actualization. D) Self-efficacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Self-efficacy. 50. According to the Milgram Study, people follow authority even when actions conflict with ..... A) Logic. B) Traditions. C) Laws. D) Morals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Morals. 51. Which of the following activities is inconsistent with drive-reduction theory? A) Eating when you are not hungry. B) Going swimming on a hot day. C) Taking a nap when you are drowsy. D) Eating food that tastes bad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eating when you are not hungry. 52. He became convinced that the psychological makeup of humans had biological foundations. A) Carl Jung. B) William James Sheldon. C) Albert Bandura. D) Karen Horney. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) William James Sheldon. 53. Whiting & Edwards found that cultures that assign young children many tasks and responsibilities tend to be more A) Neurotic. B) Individualistic. C) Egoistic. D) Altruistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Altruistic. 54. What are the Big Five Personality Traits (OCEAN)? A) Orderliness, Curiosity, Extroversion, Altruism, Nervousness. B) Objectivity, Cooperation, Energy, Adaptability, Negativity. C) Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism. D) Optimism, Creativity, Empathy, Assertiveness, Novelty-seeking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism. 55. Which personality test classifies people in terms of the personality dimensions highlighted by Carl Jung? A) Dr Phil Personality Test. B) BIG 5 Personality Test. C) Rorschach inkblot test. D) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. 56. What does factor analysis in personality studies aim to demonstrate? A) Personality is a single trait. B) Personality is a collection of factors. C) Personality cannot be analyzed. D) Personality is unchangeable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personality is a collection of factors. 57. What does the 'N' in the OCEAN model of personality stand for? A) Nurturing. B) Neuroticism. C) Novelty. D) Neutrality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuroticism. 58. Who proposed that the mind is split up into three parts-id, ego, and super ego? A) Karen Horney. B) Sigmund Freud. C) Carl Jung. D) Carl Rogers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sigmund Freud. 59. Even though Michael needed money, he decided not to steal the money from the cash register because he didn't want to get in trouble. What is this an example of? A) Ego. B) Desperation. C) Greed. D) Indifference. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ego. 60. Blue eyes, red hair, fair skin are examples of ..... A) Personality traits. B) Physical traits. C) Character traits. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Physical traits. ← 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