This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Psychology > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality – Quiz 30 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 30 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Someone who is Calm, carefree, optimistic, and sociable would be what personality dimensions? A) Stable, Introverted. B) Extroverted, Stable. C) Extroverted, unstable. D) Introverted, unstable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extroverted, Stable. 2. Which of the following concepts best exemplifies a personality characteristic? A) A disposition. B) An attitude. C) A habit. D) A mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A disposition. 3. Fixation at any psychosexual stage can lead to adult personality issues. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. A(n) ..... has a source of energy mainly in their own internal world or being alone. A) Extravert's. B) Omnivert. C) Introvert. D) Ambivert. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Introvert. 5. The ..... is the force of the mind that makes a person have urges or desires that need be fulfilled. A) Id. B) Ego. C) Superego. D) Superid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Id. 6. Socialization is the process by which people learn socially desirable behaviors of their culture and adopt them to their personalities. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Belief that the proper subject matter of psychology is objectively observing behavior-and NOTHING else A) Humanistic psychology. B) Behaviorism. C) Self-actualization. D) Contingencies of reinforcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behaviorism. 8. What are the three factors of personality in Eysenck's PEN model? A) Dominance, Sociability, Anxiety. B) Introversion, Agreeableness, Openness. C) Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability, Imagination. D) Psychoticism, Extraversion, Neuroticism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Psychoticism, Extraversion, Neuroticism. 9. The tendency to attribute the actions of others to dispositional factors is called what? A) Internal Attribution. B) Fundamental Attribution Error. C) External Attribution Error. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fundamental Attribution Error. 10. Close, friendly groups usually work well together, but they may face a problem involving an extreme form of conformity called ..... A) Fundamental attribution error. B) Generational identity. C) Groupthink. D) Social facilitation. E) Self-serving bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Groupthink. 11. The psychologist who identified 16 source traits that he believed gives rise to all human traits A) Raymond Cattell. B) Abraham Maslow. C) Sigmund Freud. D) Carl Jung. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raymond Cattell. 12. Fill in the blank:Loss of self-awareness and personal responsibility in group settings is called ..... A) Deindividuation. B) Group polarization. C) Social facilitation. D) Cognitive dissonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deindividuation. 13. Weiss (2002) found parents of autistic shildren who displyed ..... hardiness showed the fewest stress-related symptoms. A) Greater. B) Moderate. C) Non-existent. D) Nominal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greater. 14. You are advising a school to choose among common trait assessments that are readily available to individuals and organizations. Which set includes examples explicitly named in the material? A) Rorschach and TAT. B) MMPI and WAIS. C) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Big Five, and Enneagram. D) Stanford-Binet and Beck Depression Inventory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Big Five, and Enneagram. 15. Prejudice refers to ..... attitudes, while discrimination refers to ..... behavior. A) Positive, negative. B) Positive, positive. C) Negative, negative. D) Neutral, positive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Negative, negative. 16. When asked if she believes she can pass the upcoming test, Alesha replies "no, I don't think I will." This indicates she ..... A) Has high self-efficacy. B) Has an internal locus of control. C) Is exhibiting the sublimation defense mechanism. D) Has an external locus of control. E) Has low self-efficacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Has low self-efficacy. 17. Logan has frequently been rebellious, inconsiderate, and self-centered, yet the pastor of his local church has always accepted and respected him. The pastor's attitude toward Johann is most explicitly recommended by which of the following theorists? A) McRae and Costa. B) Maslow. C) Rogers. D) Bandura. E) Mischel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rogers. 18. How overgeneralized beliefs can lead to prejudice and discrimination. Fill in the blank: ..... A) Economic Policies. B) Impact of Stereotypes. C) Role of Genetics. D) Technological Advances. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impact of Stereotypes. 19. Which test did Kirkcaldy use to measure personality? A) Big 5 Personality test. B) HEXACO PI-R. C) Cattell's 16PF. D) Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ). 20. Big 5 characteristics A) Humanistic. B) Behavioral. C) Trait Theory. D) Psychoanalytic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trait Theory. 21. Tendency for individuals to thing that others are observing them more closely than they actually are A) Spotlight effect. B) Barnum effect. C) Cocktail party effect. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spotlight effect. 22. The scope of personality psychology includes: A) Studying memory loss. B) Studying sleep patterns. C) Studying individual differences. D) Studying group behavior only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Studying individual differences. 23. Considering Freud's psychoanalytic personality theory, Thing 1 and Thing 2 are ruled by this: A) Subconscious. B) Ego. C) Superego. D) Id. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Id. 24. What type of stress is considered positive and motivating? A) Distress. B) Chronic stress. C) Acute stress. D) Eustress. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eustress. 25. The pandemic has had a major impact on the ability to socialize, depriving the need for: A) Competence. B) Relatedness. C) Autonomy. D) Cohesiveness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relatedness. 26. The Rorschach Inkblot is most associated with A) A personality inventory. B) A projective test. C) The humanistic perspective. D) Albert Bandura. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A projective test. 27. True or False:Basic needs must be met before we can fulfill higher needs. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. What type of motivation is triggered by fluid balance and controlled by brain signals (e.g., hypothalamus)? A) Hunger Motivation. B) Sexual Motivation. C) Thirst Motivation. D) Sleep Motivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thirst Motivation. 29. Humanistic psychologists emphasize: A) Self-determination and personal growth. B) Punishment. C) Aggression. D) Social conformity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self-determination and personal growth. 30. A number of reasons can be proposed for why people attract one another. Which among the following is most pertinent to the halo effect? A) Reciprocity. B) Physical attractiveness. C) Similarity. D) Familiarity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Physical attractiveness. 31. Mr. Spangler believes that early childhood experiences have a strong influence on adult personality and that our personality is largely shaped by unconscious forces. Mr. Spangler's views MOST closely mirror those of the A) Psychodynamic perspective. B) Behavioral perspective. C) Humanistic perspective. D) Biological perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Psychodynamic perspective. 32. What concept describes why Haben is so certain about her friends' college plans? A) Confirmation bias. B) Groupthink. C) Overconfidence. D) Deindividuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Overconfidence. 33. This theory of psychology is focused on how the environment we are in controls us. A) Behavioral. B) Social-cognitive. C) Psychoanalytical. D) Humanistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behavioral. 34. When a desired behavior is rewarded by something bad being taken away this is an example of: A) Positive Punishment. B) Negative Punishment. C) Negative Reinforcement. D) Positive Reinforcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Negative Reinforcement. 35. Which person is most likely to have an approach motivation? A) Jen, who anticipates an award recognizing her hard work at her field site. B) Jeff, who likes to stick with his daily routine. C) Benji, whose main goal in life is to not be like his father. D) Kai, who saves all his spare money incase of disaster. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jen, who anticipates an award recognizing her hard work at her field site. 36. Defense Mechanism:A cheating husband continually accuses his wife of cheating. A) Rationalization. B) Projection. C) Repression. D) Denial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Projection. 37. Proudly wearing a boy scout badge fits with what stage of Maslow's hierarchy? A) Safety and security. B) Love and belonging. C) Physical Needs. D) Self-actualization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Love and belonging. 38. Self-efficacy might transfer to new situations when you believe that these same skills A) Are safe. B) Are important. C) Will produce success. D) Are necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will produce success. 39. According to Sigmund Freud, the id operates on the ..... while the ego operates on the ..... A) Reality principle; pleasure principle. B) Unconscious; preconscious. C) Preconscious; unconscious. D) Pleasure principle; reality principle. E) Internal locus; external locus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pleasure principle; reality principle. 40. John prefers to spend his free time alone reading books rather than going to loud social gatherings. What personality trait is John most likely demonstrating? A) Neuroticism. B) Introversion. C) Extraversion. D) Agreeableness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Introversion. 41. What is the term for the tendency to believe that others share our beliefs and behaviors? A) Conformity. B) False Consensus Effect. C) Social Facilitation. D) Group Dynamics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False Consensus Effect. 42. Which personality trait is most associated with a preference for routine and resistance to change? A) Agreeableness. B) Conscientiousness. C) Openness to experience. D) Neuroticism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conscientiousness. 43. The HEXACO Model includes emotionality, agreeableness (vs. anger), and others similar to which model? A) CPI. B) Myers-Briggs. C) Big Five. D) MMPI. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Big Five. 44. The following conditions are identified as necessary and sufficient for therapeutic process except one: A) Congruence. B) Unconditional positive regard. C) Love. D) Empathic understanding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Love. 45. A professor assigns a group project for class and notices that the students do not put in as much work as they do when they work individually. Which of the following phenomena can best explain the professor's observation? A) Groupthink. B) Social loafing. C) Group polarization. D) Social facilitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social loafing. 46. Abraham Maslow studied the lives of Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Eleanor Roosevelt in order to understand the nature of A) Self-actualization. B) Incongruence. C) Reciprocal determinism. D) Defense mechanisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self-actualization. 47. What is not one of Eysenk's 3 Major Dimensions of personality traits? A) Extraversion. B) Psychotism. C) Agreeableness. D) Neuroticism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agreeableness. 48. The belief that one has the ability to perform behaviors that lead to expected outcomes is A) Self-monitoring. B) Self-control. C) Self-efficacy. D) Self-justification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Self-efficacy. 49. A personality test consisting of 20 cards containing vague images ..... A) Rorschach Test. B) MMPI-2. C) Myers-Briggs Test. D) Thematic Apperception Test. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thematic Apperception Test. 50. Stimulation of this area would cause a rat to begin eating. A) Hippocampus. B) Lateral hypothalamus. C) Prefrontal cortex. D) Ventromedial hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lateral hypothalamus. 51. Six-year-old Lucas decides that he likes his first-grade classmate Julia, but isn't sure how to tell her or how to handle his emotions. Instead, he shoots a spit wad at her during lunch recess. Lucas is exhibiting the defense mechanism of ..... A) Displacement. B) Regression. C) Repression. D) Rationalization. E) Reaction formation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regression. 52. The personality theory that teaches that environmental forces shape people's behavior A) Behaviorism. B) Social learning/Socialization. C) Latency. D) Observation learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social learning/Socialization. 53. James attributes his failing grade in chemistry to an unfair final exam. His attitude exemplifies A) Self-serving bias. B) Reciprocal determinism. C) Internal locus of control. D) Unconditional positive regard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self-serving bias. 54. Which approach emphasizes personal growth and potential? A) Humanistic. B) Trait. C) Behavioral. D) Psychodynamic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humanistic. 55. Archetypes, a symbol, dream or image that all humans share, which express underlying fears or ideas we all experience. A) Anna Freud. B) Alfred Adler. C) Karen Horney. D) Carl Jung. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carl Jung. 56. Sarah just goes with the flow. She rarely has much input in group decisions and is usually just happy with riding along with what everyone else is doing. A) Neuroticism. B) Extraversion. C) Agreeableness. D) Conscientiousness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agreeableness. 57. The acronym for the "Big Five" personality traits is ..... A) NACEO. B) OCEAN. C) COAEN. D) BIGFIVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) OCEAN. 58. In Mischel's marshmallow test, what was a key finding regarding children who delayed gratification? A) They had higher SAT scores and better relationships later in life. B) They were more likely to develop health issues. C) They showed no significant differences in academic performance. D) They were more impulsive as adults. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They had higher SAT scores and better relationships later in life. 59. Ken fell off a float during a parade and was knocked unconscious. At first, observers were hesitant to help and looked around at each other until one of the parade workers called for help. Then, people came forward to help Ken. This scenario reflects which of the following concepts? A) Out-group homogeneity bias. B) Groupthink. C) The bystander effect. D) Group polarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The bystander effect. 60. Terror-Management Theory could best explain A) Self-efficacy. B) The Big Five personality factors. C) The false consensus effect. D) The spotlight effect. E) Deep religious convictions. 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