Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 27 (60 MCQs)

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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.
2. Psychodynamic personality theories focus on
3. A person's emotional make up is shown is his likes and dislikes, whether he is aggressive, or docile.
4. What is a practical benefit of the work of trait theorist?
5. Bernice is usually very talkative in class. Her teacher says she is the class clown.
6. ID is pleasure principle
7. This Humanist believed that with unconditional love a person could become Fully Functional.
8. Belief that the proper subject matter of psychology is objectively observable-and nothing else.
9. What are the five broad dimensions proposed by the Big Five model of personality?
10. Why are interpretations in the Rorschach Inkblot Test considered useful in psychodynamic assessment?
11. True or False:You can jump around to different levels of the hierarchy without having basic needs met.
12. Which personality trait is associated with high levels of creativity and open-mindedness?
13. Which of the following is an example of a situational attribution?
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):
15. The way a person presents their gender through clothing, behavior, and appearance. Fill in the blank: .....
16. How many of the 32 elite junior Aussie rules players made it to senior level in Aidman's study?
17. Terms that begin with "self", like self-concept and self-efficacy are terms rooted in this perspective
18. What is the term for the tendency to attribute positive events to oneself and negative events to external factors?
19. According to Freud, the part of personality that wants immediate gratification & pleasure.
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 .....
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?
22. The extent to which personality traits remain consistent across time. Fill in the blank: .....
23. What are psychological mechanisms described as in the video?
24. The formal and informal rules regarding what kinds of behavior are acceptable and appropriate within a culture.
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:
26. Which approach to studying personality focuses on general laws/trends across people?
27. Unconscious distortions of a person's perception of reality that reduce stress and anxiety
28. When someone complains about something instead of taking responsibility.
29. What is the unique and relatively stable way people think, feel, and behave?
30. Is openness the least consistent personality trait across cultures?
31. What is the main idea of terror-management theory?
32. Which of the following is widely popular but largely discredited personality assessment?
33. Paul takes a test in the army to see if he would make a good pilot. Such a test is
34. Unconditional positive regard
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
36. What is conformity according to the Asch study?
37. A major criticism of psychoanalytic theory is:
38. Fill in the blank:Cognitive Dissonance Theory states that we change attitudes to reduce .....
39. Sublimation is considered:
40. Self-deceptive techniques for reducing anxiety and guilt are called?
41. What is an example of Habituation?
42. A careless disorganized person is likely to be low on this Big Five trait.
43. Personality may be viewed as consisting of ..... characteristics that explain why a person behaves in a particular way.
44. According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs what is the most basic need? (The one at the bottom)
45. This is a person's expectancy of how effective his or her efforts to accomplish a goal will be in any particular circumstance.
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 .....
47. Carl Jung believed that our ..... inherits instincts, urges, and memories common to all people.
48. The ideas of Id Ego Superego came from which of the following psychologists?
49. Fill in the blank:Traits predict ..... , not specific behaviors.
50. The ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds. Fill in the blank: .....
51. Which of the following is NOT required for the exam regarding brain anatomy and structures?
52. A hungry baby crying until he was fed is an example of what?
53. Hitler did what he did because he was a savage individual. Whose theory does this reflect?
54. Freud believed that our personality forms in our first few years. This idea is best represented with his
55. Which approach arguies that our personality is shaped by the interacting forces of our environment, cognition, and behaviors?
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
57. Who believed our that we built our personalities around fighting rejection? (wanting to get loved)
58. We often think attractive people are also smart and kind. This is an example of
59. What does Factor Analysis do in the study of personality traits?
60. Freud's theory of the unconscious is central to which domain?