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Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 26 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following best applies to our current understanding of personality?
2. Who came up with the hierarchy of needs?
3. Which theory would be most helpful for explaining why people are motivated to watch horror movies?
4. What are the 3 tiers that were added to Maslow's Heirarchy in the 1960's?
5. People who score low in ..... are thought of as suspicious, antagonistic and aggressive.
6. A sequence of needs that must be satisfied for humans to reach their full potential describes
7. "I don't have a problem." "I can stop drinking anytime I want to."
8. Men are more likely to use ..... aggression, while women are more likely to use ..... aggression.
9. This situation is a good example of which defense mechanism? "It's OK to post hurtful comments online because everyone does it."
10. According to Freud, the part of our personality that mediates demands from the id and the superego is the:
11. What is the missing part of the definition on human being:psychosocio ..... omorphic being
12. Why does personality have the characteristic of social interaction?
13. According to Gordon Allport, what makes people different from each other?
14. Which theory of personality focuses on the interplay between the conscious and unconscious aspects of the mind?
15. Finally for Nisbett & Cohen, a confound may be that it occurred at a Northern university that even the Southern students had chosen to attend. Which university was it?
16. Joining a fraternity or sorority in college is an example of what level on the hierarchy?
17. Which of the following best describes a scientific study?
18. The biological perspective of personality focuses on:
19. The id operates according to which principle?
20. A psychoanalyst would characterize a person who is impulsive and self-indulgent as possessing a strong ..... and a weak .....
21. Mr. Behr was asked by his psychotherapist to look at some ambiguous pictures and make up a story about each. Mr. Behr was most likely taking the:
22. An experiment on conformity in a group setting in which "participants" unanimously choose the wrong line. It is clear to you that they are wrong, but they have all given the same answer.
23. What is the term for the phenomenon where witnesses fail to help due to diffusion of responsibility?
24. According to Freud, boys love their mothers and want their fathers out of the way. This is the
25. Part of the personality that operates using the reality principle .....
26. In Freudian theory, the ..... is the "executive" structure that is directed by the reality principle
27. Which theory focuses on internal psychological needs, such as achievement or autonomy?
28. The ego's protective methods of reducing anxiety by unconsciously distorting reality
29. According to the psychodynamic theory, what can lead to the development of maladaptive personality traits?
30. Which of the following is the best example of a role conflict?
31. You are really nervous about starting your new job, and think you're going to do very poorly at it. When you get to work, you act shy and can't focus on what the trainee is telling you. Your first day ends up not going very well because of this. This is:
32. According to Freud, ..... is the process by which children incorporate their parents' values into their .....
33. Vincent van Gogh is a famous painter whose work of art depicts mental and emotional distress in his paintings through vivid colors, thick paint, and forceful brushstrokes. He is a good example of this defense mechanism as he redirects his mental anguish into wonderful works of art.
34. The superego represents
35. An investigation of students' housing preferences would probably show that single rooms are preferred by ..... whereas suites are preferred by .....
36. Students who are smart in this way can be taught with role playing exercises, physical activity, and hands-on practice.
37. The idea that a male child desires his mother and fears his father illustrates the
38. Mr. Thompson believes that women make poor car salespersons but hires a woman to sell his cars anyway. Based on this information, which of the following is true regarding Mr. Thompson?
39. Carl Rogers believed people needed to be treated with what three traits to reach their ideal selves?
40. Which personality trait is associated with curiosity and creativity?
41. Motivational theory that focuses on internal states of tension, such as hunger, that motivate us to pursue actions that reduce tension
42. A group of friends are chatting over lunch about their performance on the AP Psychology test from earlier in the day. Although Bree and Molly brag glowingly about their perfect scores, Sean explains his D+ by stating that he missed too many days during the unit and that the teacher didn't help him catch up. Sean is exhibiting the defense mechanism of .....
43. ..... states that the more we see or experience of something, the more we will like it.
44. When a conditioned response is elicited in response to things similar to conditioned stimulus
45. What is the third stage of the hierarchy?
46. A test consisting of a series of inkblots
47. Refusal to accept the true nature of a threat.
48. There is a sucker born every minute
49. Carl Jung believed that there are basic universal concepts in all people regardless of culture called
50. Which of the following is a criticism of Freud's psychoanalytic theory?
51. What concept did Alfred Bandura introduce to describe the interaction between traits and social context?
52. Fill in the blank:The theory that proposes emotions and physiological responses occur simultaneously is known as .....
53. Defense mechanism that removes anxiety-causing ideas from conscious awareness by pushing them into the unconscious
54. Which personality trait is associated with being outgoing and energetic?
55. Which approach is more likely to use a personality inventory such as the Big 5 in order to study personality?
56. Social learning can:
57. Personality begins to develop when you reach 18 years old.
58. Which psychologist sought a synthesis of behaviorism and psychoanalysis?
59. Karina considers herself to be an extremely honest person, but she often lies to her teachers about why she is late to class. Carl Rogers would probably say that Karina
60. Aisyah is studying how personality traits remain consistent over time. Which domain does this belong to?
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