This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Psychology > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 27 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In Freud's view, the ..... mind contains material that is virtually impossible to retrieve, whereas the ..... mind contains material that is outside awareness, but that can be retrieved fairly easily. A) Subconscious; preconscious. B) Unconscious; subconscious. C) Unconscious; preconscious. D) Preconscious; unconscious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unconscious; preconscious. 2. Psychodynamic personality theories focus on A) An individual's freedom and potential for growth. B) Genetic factors. C) Unconscious mental forces. D) Learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unconscious mental forces. 3. A person's emotional make up is shown is his likes and dislikes, whether he is aggressive, or docile. A) Mental Aspect. B) Emotional Aspect. C) Spiritual Aspect. D) Physical Aspect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emotional Aspect. 4. What is a practical benefit of the work of trait theorist? A) People now understand the link between personality traits and biological factors. B) Psychologists are able to help people who experience them. C) Society can deal with potential authoritarians or dictators before they gain power. D) People see the value of matching individuals to jobs on the basis of personality traits. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People see the value of matching individuals to jobs on the basis of personality traits. 5. Bernice is usually very talkative in class. Her teacher says she is the class clown. A) Conscientiousness. B) Agreeableness. C) Openness. D) Extraversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extraversion. 6. ID is pleasure principle A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. This Humanist believed that with unconditional love a person could become Fully Functional. A) Horney. B) Adler. C) Rogers. D) Maslow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rogers. 8. Belief that the proper subject matter of psychology is objectively observable-and nothing else. A) Observation. B) Psychoanalysis. C) Behaviorism. D) Seeing-Is-Believing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behaviorism. 9. What are the five broad dimensions proposed by the Big Five model of personality? A) Curiosity, organization, extraversion, friendliness, emotional stability. B) Openness to experience, intellect, conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism. C) Openness to experience, extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism. D) Openness to experience, conscientiousness, introversion, agreeableness, neuroticism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Openness to experience, extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism. 10. Why are interpretations in the Rorschach Inkblot Test considered useful in psychodynamic assessment? A) They provide insights into the focus of the unconscious mind. B) They reveal vocabulary level. C) They determine visual acuity. D) They calculate memory capacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They provide insights into the focus of the unconscious mind. 11. True or False:You can jump around to different levels of the hierarchy without having basic needs met. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Which personality trait is associated with high levels of creativity and open-mindedness? A) Agreeableness. B) Neuroticism. C) Conscientiousness. D) Openness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Openness. 13. Which of the following is an example of a situational attribution? A) Assuming a person is kind because of their personality. B) Believing someone is late because they are lazy. C) Judging someone as intelligent because of their appearance. D) Thinking someone is late due to traffic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thinking someone is late due to traffic. 14. While he was studying, Matthew was suddenly overwhelmed by feelings of intense apprehension. For several minutes he felt so agitated that he could not catch his breath. Matthew was most likely suffering from a(n): A) Obsessive-compulsive disorder. B) Dysthymic disorder. C) Panic attack. D) Bipolar disorder. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Panic attack. 15. The way a person presents their gender through clothing, behavior, and appearance. Fill in the blank: ..... A) Gender Expression. B) Sexual Orientation. C) Gender Identity. D) Biological Sex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gender Expression. 16. How many of the 32 elite junior Aussie rules players made it to senior level in Aidman's study? A) 20. B) 7. C) 10. D) 13. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 13. 17. Terms that begin with "self", like self-concept and self-efficacy are terms rooted in this perspective A) Humanistic Theory. B) Psychodynamic Theory. C) Trait Theory. D) Psychoanalytical Theory. E) Social-Cognitive Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humanistic Theory. 18. What is the term for the tendency to attribute positive events to oneself and negative events to external factors? A) Self-Concept. B) Self-Esteem. C) Self-Efficacy. D) Self-Serving Bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Self-Serving Bias. 19. According to Freud, the part of personality that wants immediate gratification & pleasure. A) Id. B) Superago. C) Ego. D) Preconscious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Id. 20. Lance is in cross country runner. He tends to run faster when he is running with someone than when he is running alone. This is an example of ..... A) Social facilitation. B) Bystander effect. C) Foot-in-the-door phenomenon. D) Mere exposure effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social facilitation. 21. Lynne was laid off from her job due to difficulties in completing tasks, planning ahead, and following company rules. She is most likely low in which of the following Big Five personality traits? A) Conscientiousness. B) Extraversion. C) Emotional stability. D) Agreeableness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conscientiousness. 22. The extent to which personality traits remain consistent across time. Fill in the blank: ..... A) Emotional Intelligence. B) Stability of Personality. C) Variability of Mood. D) Cognitive Flexibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stability of Personality. 23. What are psychological mechanisms described as in the video? A) Processes of personality. B) Unchangeable traits. C) Characteristics that dictate behavior. D) External influences on behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Processes of personality. 24. The formal and informal rules regarding what kinds of behavior are acceptable and appropriate within a culture. A) Norms. B) Values. C) Equl. D) Mores. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Norms. 25. Andrew's grandfather, who has lived a rich and productive life, is a spontaneous, loving, and self-accepting person. Abraham Maslow might say that he: A) Has an internal locus of control. B) Is an extravert. C) Has resolved all the conflicts of the psychosexual stages. D) Is a self-actualizing person. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is a self-actualizing person. 26. Which approach to studying personality focuses on general laws/trends across people? A) Nomothetic. B) Idiographic. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nomothetic. 27. Unconscious distortions of a person's perception of reality that reduce stress and anxiety A) Temperament. B) Defense mechanisms. C) Ego. D) Personality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Defense mechanisms. 28. When someone complains about something instead of taking responsibility. A) Internal Locus of Control. B) External Locus of Control. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) External Locus of Control. 29. What is the unique and relatively stable way people think, feel, and behave? A) Personality. B) Behaviorist. C) Psychology. D) Humanistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personality. 30. Is openness the least consistent personality trait across cultures? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 31. What is the main idea of terror-management theory? A) People's thoughts about death influence their behaviors and attitudes. B) Fear responses are conditioned through reinforcement. C) Aggression is a natural response to social threats. D) Childhood trauma shapes adult personality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People's thoughts about death influence their behaviors and attitudes. 32. Which of the following is widely popular but largely discredited personality assessment? A) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). B) Thematic Apperception Test (TAT). C) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). D) NEO Personality Inventory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). 33. Paul takes a test in the army to see if he would make a good pilot. Such a test is A) A standardized test. B) An aptitude test. C) An intelligence test. D) An achievement test. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An aptitude test. 34. Unconditional positive regard A) Carl Rogers. B) Carl Jung. C) Abraham Maslow. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carl Rogers. 35. According to Adler, a concept involving the influence that feelings of inadequacy in young children have on their desires to compensate is called a A) Drive for competence. B) Inferiority complex. C) Drive for superiority. D) Inadequacy principle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drive for superiority. 36. What is conformity according to the Asch study? A) People follow group norms, especially under pressure. B) People always act independently regardless of group influence. C) Conformity means ignoring social cues in all situations. D) It refers to leadership roles within a group. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People follow group norms, especially under pressure. 37. A major criticism of psychoanalytic theory is: A) It ignores unconscious motives. B) It is not scientifically testable. C) It focuses only on childhood learning. D) It avoids therapy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is not scientifically testable. 38. Fill in the blank:Cognitive Dissonance Theory states that we change attitudes to reduce ..... A) External rewards. B) Physical discomfort. C) Internal conflict. D) Social approval. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Internal conflict. 39. Sublimation is considered: A) Turning socially unacceptable urges into socially acceptable actions. B) Reverting to a younger stage of development. C) The inability to accept reality. D) The process of repressing unpleasant memories. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turning socially unacceptable urges into socially acceptable actions. 40. Self-deceptive techniques for reducing anxiety and guilt are called? A) Behavioral adjustments. B) Cognitive distortions. C) Defense mechanisms. D) Coping strategies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Defense mechanisms. 41. What is an example of Habituation? A) Going to the beach every day. B) Becoming accustomed to sirens at night in New York City. C) Waking up every night because of sirens in New York City. D) Being scared of white mice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Waking up every night because of sirens in New York City. 42. A careless disorganized person is likely to be low on this Big Five trait. A) Openness. B) Neuroticism. C) Extraversion. D) Conscientiousness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conscientiousness. 43. Personality may be viewed as consisting of ..... characteristics that explain why a person behaves in a particular way. A) Unusual. B) Variable. C) Rigid. D) Stable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stable. 44. According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs what is the most basic need? (The one at the bottom) A) Love. B) Physiological. C) Safety. D) Self-esteem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Physiological. 45. This is a person's expectancy of how effective his or her efforts to accomplish a goal will be in any particular circumstance. A) Self-Efficacy. B) Locus of Control. C) Temperament. D) Reciprocal Determinism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self-Efficacy. 46. Bob and Sharon have been married for over three decades and always eat dinner at exactly 6 PM every night. After Sharon passes away due to cancer, Bob continues setting a dinner plate on her side of the table each night. Although he's aware she has passed on, Bob is exhibiting the defense mechanism of ..... A) Projection. B) Rationalization. C) Denial. D) Repression. E) Displacement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Denial. 47. Carl Jung believed that our ..... inherits instincts, urges, and memories common to all people. A) Agreeableness. B) Self-Actualization. C) Collective unconscious. D) Ideal Self. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Collective unconscious. 48. The ideas of Id Ego Superego came from which of the following psychologists? A) Freud. B) Rogers. C) Allport. D) Maslow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Freud. 49. Fill in the blank:Traits predict ..... , not specific behaviors. A) Reactions. B) Trends. C) Outcomes. D) Events. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trends. 50. The ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds. Fill in the blank: ..... A) Financial Literacy. B) Physical Endurance. C) Multicultural Competence. D) Technical Expertise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Multicultural Competence. 51. Which of the following is NOT required for the exam regarding brain anatomy and structures? A) Knowing all the brain structures. B) Understanding neural bases of personality. C) Knowing which trait is associated with which brain system. D) Understanding biochemistry effects. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knowing all the brain structures. 52. A hungry baby crying until he was fed is an example of what? A) Id. B) Superego. C) Consciousness. D) Ego. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Id. 53. Hitler did what he did because he was a savage individual. Whose theory does this reflect? A) Sigmund Freud. B) Alfred Adler. C) Carl Jung. D) Albert Bandura. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sigmund Freud. 54. Freud believed that our personality forms in our first few years. This idea is best represented with his A) Psychosexual stages. B) Hierarchy of needs. C) Collective unconscious. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Psychosexual stages. 55. Which approach arguies that our personality is shaped by the interacting forces of our environment, cognition, and behaviors? A) Humanist. B) Psychodynamic. C) Social-Cognitive. D) Trait. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Social-Cognitive. 56. A test designed to measure management ability is found to be a very good predictor of how well an individual will function as a manager. This test is said to be A) Objective. B) Reliable. C) Standard. D) Valid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Valid. 57. Who believed our that we built our personalities around fighting rejection? (wanting to get loved) A) Jung. B) Freud. C) Horney. D) Adler. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Horney. 58. We often think attractive people are also smart and kind. This is an example of A) Implicit prejudice. B) Role modeling. C) In-group bias. D) Halo effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Halo effect. 59. What does Factor Analysis do in the study of personality traits? A) Groups traits into core categories. B) Predicts future behavior. C) Identifies genetic mutations. D) Measures intelligence levels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Groups traits into core categories. 60. Freud's theory of the unconscious is central to which domain? A) Adjustment. B) Biological. C) Cognitive. D) Intrapsychic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Intrapsychic. ← 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