This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Psychology > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which term refers to the belief that people overestimate how much others notice and evaluate them? A) Fundamental attribution error. B) Spotlight effect. C) Self-serving bias. D) Social desirability bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spotlight effect. 2. Melissa conducts a study of environmental awareness at a university and collects data from a sample of 1000 students and 500 academic staff over a two-month period. Samples are given a set of questionnaire. This study is using A) Observer-report data. B) Life-report data. C) Self-report data. D) Test-report data. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Self-report data. 3. Suzy bought a used, high-mileage car because it was all she could afford. Attempting to justify her purchase, she raves to her friends about the car's attractiveness, good acceleration, and stereo. According to Freud, Suzy is using the defense mechanism of A) Rationalization. B) Projection. C) Displacement. D) Reaction formation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rationalization. 4. Which of the following best describes the role of the 'Superego' in Freud's psychoanalytic theory? A) Balances the demands of the id and ego. B) Is responsible for basic instincts. C) Acts as the moral conscience. D) Operates on the pleasure principle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acts as the moral conscience. 5. What is implied by the statement "it is not either-or, but both-and" in the context of the person-situation controversy? A) Only personality traits affect behavior. B) Only situations affect behavior. C) Both personality traits and situations affect behavior. D) Neither personality traits nor situations affect behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both personality traits and situations affect behavior. 6. Carl Rogers said that people are trying to move toward their actual self and their ..... A) Ideal self. B) Someone else. C) Intelligence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ideal self. 7. The Rorschach Test is considered to be a(n) ..... A) Objective Test. B) Projective Test. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Projective Test. 8. Individual uniqueness in personality psychology focuses on ..... A) How people react to social influences. B) The shared emotional responses of all humans. C) What makes each person different from others. D) What people have in common with each other. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What makes each person different from others. 9. Mr. Dutoit was asked by his psychotherapist to look at some ambiguous pictures and make up a story about each. Mr. Dutoit was most likely taking the: A) MMPI2. B) Rorschach test. C) Thematic Appreception Test (TAT). D) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thematic Appreception Test (TAT). 10. Which defense mechanism involves redirecting unacceptable impulses toward a more acceptable object or activity? A) Projection. B) Denial. C) Repression. D) Displacement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Displacement. 11. What is a personality? A) The unique traits that make an individual think certain ways. B) Individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving. C) A plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle(s) offered to explain a phenomena. D) The skills you learn over time that you eventually use at work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving. 12. Which of the following statements about self-esteem is NOT correct? A) People with low self-esteem tend to be non-conformists. B) People with high self-esteem suffer less from insomnia. C) People with high self-esteem are less prone to drug addition. D) People with low self-esteem tend to be negative about others. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People with low self-esteem tend to be non-conformists. 13. Which of the following is a personality trait characterized by sociability and assertiveness? A) Openness to Experience. B) Agreeableness. C) Extraversion. D) Conscientiousness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extraversion. 14. Researchers have found that when asked to rate themselves on socially desirable dimensions such as how ethical they are or how hard they work, most people rate themselves as: A) Average. B) Far below average. C) Just a bit below average. D) Above average. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Above average. 15. Which of the following is a basic emotion according to the Universal Basic Emotions theory? A) Happiness. B) Surprise. C) Anger. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 16. If you identify as ENFP, you most likely have taken which test? A) Thematic Apperception Test. B) Rorschach Test. C) Big Five/Five factor model. D) Myers Briggs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myers Briggs. 17. Which of the following is considered a personality trait mentioned in the video? A) Wealth. B) Intelligence. C) Age. D) Respectfulness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Respectfulness. 18. Young boys learn to identify w/ their father out of fear of retribution (castration anxiety) A) Oral Stage. B) Anal Stage Type A personality. C) Phallic Stage Oedipal Complex. D) Phallic Stage Electra Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phallic Stage Oedipal Complex. 19. Which is not a feature of humanistic theory of personality A) The belief that all humans are born good. B) Biology is important in determining self-actualisation. C) Humans try to reach their potential throughout their lives. D) Humanists believe personality results from people striving to reach their potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biology is important in determining self-actualisation. 20. What isn't a limitation of the trait theory A) The theory has a genetic component. B) Theorists don't consider unconscious processes. C) The theories are not independent. D) Theorists do not agree on the number of dimensions or behaviours. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The theory has a genetic component. 21. A practitioner wants to explore a student's inner world without encouraging them to censor their thoughts. Which assessment method best fits this goal? A) Free association. B) Structured personality inventory. C) Brain imaging scan. D) Reaction time test. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Free association. 22. ..... refers to the interacting influences between personality and environmental factors A) Self actualization. B) Self-concept. C) Reciprocal Determinism. D) Self-serving Bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reciprocal Determinism. 23. Traits differ from types in that: A) Traits are continuous dimensions. B) Traits are binary. C) Types reflect behavior only. D) Types are continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Traits are continuous dimensions. 24. Humanistic psychologists' view of personality focuses on what potential? A) People's development of a positive self-concept. B) People's striving for self-determination. C) People's striving for self-realization. D) Healthy personal growth. E) All answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All answers are correct. 25. Who is famous for developing psychoanalytic theory? A) Carl Jung. B) Alfred Adler. C) Sigmund Freud. D) Karen Horney. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sigmund Freud. 26. The ..... is the development of an image of oneself, which is based on what people are told by others, and how the sense of self is reflected in the words and actions of important people in one's life, such as parents, siblings, friends, etc. A) Ego. B) Self-Actualization. C) Self-Concept. D) Self-Image. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Self-Concept. 27. The process in which children incorporate their parents' values into their developing superegos A) Oedipus complex. B) Projective test. C) Preconscious. D) Identification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Identification. 28. Which of the following best describes the concept of personality? A) A set of social skills. B) A pattern of stable and predictable behaviors. C) A characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting. D) A collection of educational experiences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting. 29. What is the primary focus of trait theories of personality? A) Explaining unconscious motivations. B) Describing consistent behavior patterns. C) Studying environmental influences on personality. D) Understanding childhood influences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Describing consistent behavior patterns. 30. What is cisgender? A) When sex assigned at birth and gender are congruent. B) When sex assigned at birth is not congruent with gender identity. C) Sexual/romantical/emotional attaction. D) How you communicate your gender identity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When sex assigned at birth and gender are congruent. 31. According to Freud, pleasure involves eliminative functions (ego forms) A) Oral stage. B) Anal stage. C) Phallic stage. D) Latency stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anal stage. 32. Which type of motivation is regulated by biological signals (e.g., glucose, hormones) and psychological factors? A) Hunger Motivation. B) Power Motivation. C) Achievement Motivation. D) Affiliation Motivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hunger Motivation. 33. Self-actualized people, as described by Maslow, are least likely to be highly: A) Religious. B) Self-accepting. C) Compassionate. D) Conforming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conforming. 34. Focuses on the role of the unconscious mind on personality and biological causes of personality differences A) Psychodynamic theory. B) Reciprocal determinism. C) Humanisitic theory. D) Trait. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Psychodynamic theory. 35. Which theory includes the concepts of Id, Ego, and Super Ego? A) Social Cognitive Perspective. B) Trait Theory. C) Humanistic Perspective. D) Psychoanalytic Perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Psychoanalytic Perspective. 36. A mother who yells at her kids after she is reprimanded by her boss at work is demonstrating ..... A) Low self-efficacy. B) An external locus of control. C) The defense mechanism of reaction formation. D) The defense mechanism of displacement. E) The defense mechanism of sublimation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The defense mechanism of displacement. 37. The "fight or flight" response is most closely associated with ..... A) Cortical deactivation. B) Parasympathetic calm. C) Amygdala dysfunction. D) Sympathetic nervous system activation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sympathetic nervous system activation. 38. Each of the three factors Bandura believes influence personality affect the other two in a give-and-take relationship. This relationship is called ..... A) Locus of Control. B) Reciprocal Determinism. C) Temperament. D) Self-Efficacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reciprocal Determinism. 39. The study of personality began formally in psychology during which century? A) 21st. B) 19th. C) 16th. D) 17th. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 19th. 40. According to Freud's theory, personality arises in response to conflicts between A) Our unacceptable urges and our tendency to become self-actualized. B) The process of identification and the ego's defense mechanisms. C) The collective unconscious and our individual desires. D) Our biological impulses and the social restraints against them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Our biological impulses and the social restraints against them. 41. Which of the following is an example of conformity? A) Feeling tension after acting against your beliefs. B) Acting out in a crowd due to anonymity. C) Changing your answer to match the group's response. D) Blaming your failure on bad luck. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Changing your answer to match the group's response. 42. The Five-Factor Theory of Personality, developed by McCrae and Costa, is also commonly referred to as: A) The Trait-State Model. B) The Behavioral Dimensions Theory. C) The Big Five Personality Traits. D) The Psychoanalytic Personality Model. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Big Five Personality Traits. 43. Choose the best answer for this question "Why should we hire you?" A) I'd really love to bring my diverse skill set to your company. B) Nothing! I'm perfect!. C) Says "hire me" . D) I am a professional in this way. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I'd really love to bring my diverse skill set to your company. 44. Which psychodynamic theorist talked about birth order and its part played on personality? A) Eric Erickson. B) Carl Jung. C) Alfred Adler. D) Sigmund Freud. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alfred Adler. 45. One psychological theory is that the desire for sexual gratification, if blocked, may eventually be turned into a different outlet such as art, writing or poetry. A) Sublimation. B) Projection. C) Displacement. D) Regression. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sublimation. 46. According to Freud, the contains thoughts and feelings that are just below the surface of awareness. A) Subconscious. B) Unconscious. C) Preconscious. D) Collective unconscious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preconscious. 47. The conditions a person must meet in order to regard himself or herself positively A) Conditions of worth. B) Fully functioning. C) Trait. D) Unconditional positive regard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conditions of worth. 48. Which of the following is not one of the personality traits measures in the 16PF? A) Emotional Stability. B) Agreeableness. C) Reasoning. D) Tension. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agreeableness. 49. Eysenck's basic personality dimensions included: A) Introversion-extraversion, psychoticism, and neuroticism. B) Neuroticism, introversion-extraversion, and conscientiousness. C) Agreeableness, neuroticism, and openness. D) Psychoticism, agreeableness, and neuroticism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Introversion-extraversion, psychoticism, and neuroticism. 50. Emotional instability or stability A) Neuroticism. B) Defense mechanisms. C) Superego. D) Personality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neuroticism. 51. Which part of Freud's mind structure acts as the rational mediator and follows the reality principle? A) Ego. B) Persona. C) Superego. D) Id. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ego. 52. How do trait theorists assess personality? A) Through behavioral experiments only. B) By analyzing dreams and slips of the tongue. C) Through personality tests that assess traits. D) Solely through observation of social interactions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Through personality tests that assess traits. 53. What do humanistic theorists like Maslow often reject? A) Therapy interviews. B) Standardized assessments. C) Self-concept evaluations. D) Personality inventories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Standardized assessments. 54. A characteristic or feature that is so pervasive the person is almost identified with it A) Factor analysis. B) Cardinal trait. C) Surface trait. D) Source trait. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cardinal trait. 55. Highest level of Maslow's Hierarchy-reach full potential. All other needs must be met. A) Physiological needs. B) Self-esteem. C) Belongingness. D) Self-actualization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Self-actualization. 56. Logan always seems to be causing drama. He is in and out of relationships all the time, is mean to his friends and family, never passes on doing a dare no matter how dangerous it is, and floats back and forth between feeling like he's awesome or that he sucks. What is he probably suffering from? A) Borderline Personality Disorder. B) Schizoid Personality Disorder. C) Histrionic Personality Disorder. D) Antisocial Personality Disorder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Borderline Personality Disorder. 57. Which personality trait is most associated with empathy and cooperation? A) Agreeableness. B) Openness. C) Neuroticism. D) Conscientiousness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agreeableness. 58. Reliability refers to the ability ..... A) Of a personality test to measure other personality traits. B) To assign a personality test score to a person. C) To measure what the personality test purports to measure. D) Of the personality test to produce the same test score for an individual at other testing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Of the personality test to produce the same test score for an individual at other testing. 59. Who proposed the social cognitive perspective on personality? A) Abraham Maslow. B) Gordon Allport. C) Alfred Bandura. D) Carl Jung. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alfred Bandura. 60. Repression involves: A) Making excuses for one's behaviors. B) Consciously forgetting uncomfortable thoughts. C) Overreacting to negative stimuli. D) Unconsciously blocking out painful or disturbing memories. 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