Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 6 (60 MCQs)

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1. This situation is a good example of which defense mechanism? "Smiling all day even when you know you have a wake/funeral to attend at night."
2. Resocialization occurs when:
3. Which approach examines evolution and animal personality?
4. What is one of the most influential approaches in personality science?
5. The ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions effectively is called .....
6. Dorothy is so alarmed by spiders and insects that she avoids most outdoor activities and even refuses to enter the basement of her own house alone. Dorothy appears to suffer from a(n):
7. What does it mean when we say that a personality test has high validity?
8. This aspect has to do with a person's awareness of the difference between what is wrong or right.
9. Which Neo-Freudian felt that lack of love by a caregiver could lead to a child developing insecurity.
10. In the Big 5 personality traits, which trait is associated with being imaginative, creative, and open to new experiences?
11. What percentage of participants in the Milgram Study administered maximum shocks?
12. ..... is the ego unconsciously protecting itself against unpleasant impulses.
13. Which personality type acts as a moral compass, striving for perfection and criticizing actions?
14. According to the psychodynamic approach, unresolved conflicts from childhood can influence adult behavior.
15. An individual whose person and self coincide
16. Who you are currently describes your .....
17. A child who starts sucking their thumb again after their parents' divorce is demonstrating:
18. The Thematic Apperception Test is considered to be a(n) .....
19. Which perspective emphasizes Reciprocal Determinism?
20. Which big 5 trait goes up the most from young adulthood to middle adulthood?
21. Lucy is bored, she thinks Consumer Decision Making is too easy. Which level of needs (Maslow) is not being satisfied?
22. Based on Stanley Milgram's research discussed in the chapter, under which circumstance would a person be least likely to obey authority?
23. The text states that trait theory assessments are considered reliable because they produce consistent results across different times and settings. What is the main reason they are considered valid?
24. Factor analysis is a statistical method used to:
25. When John, a Texan, traveled to the west coast he was surprised that he was the only one wearing cowboy boots.
26. A person who has good imagination and can make different things
27. According to Freud, which parts of the personality are constantly in conflict? (a)
28. Perspective that believes people are uniquely human, freedom of choice?
29. A study focusing on how people interpret ambiguous social situations falls under .....
30. Which of the statements aligns more with the qualities of an Introvert?
31. A person with high agreeableness on the Big Five scale is likely to be:
32. 'Personality' comes from the Latin persona, meaning .....
33. What is the focus of the Thematic Apperception Test?
34. According to Freud, the part of the psyche that prevents a person from stealing is the
35. Part of the personality that psychoanalytic theory says mediates between the two extremes of the personality
36. Not throwing away your dog leash and dog collar after your dog died, because you are hoping he comes back is an example of which defense mechanism?
37. Making logical excuses for illogical behavior
38. The Rorschach test and the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) are forms of
39. Which is an example of a test in which you "project" your inner feelings and motives through the stories you make up about pictures?
40. Which statement best describes a limitation of humanistic personality assessments mentioned in the material?
41. What level on the hierarchy would you reach after you do everything you are capable of doing?
42. If a person is suspicious of others, thinking that another is out to get them (when they are not), this is a symptom of which personality disorder?
43. Martin Seligman advocates a positive psychology, which focuses on topics such as:
44. In personality psychology, the cognitive domain is most concerned with .....
45. In Freud's psychoanalytic theory, the superego is mostly concerned with
46. What are standardized tests like the MMPI or NEO-PI that measure traits via self-report called?
47. Although she is intelligent and a good athlete, Abigail believes that her low grades in school and losing the quarter-mile racing record are reflections of her own intellectual and athletic incompetence. Her conclusions best illustrate a pessimistic:
48. Freud believed that unresolved conflicts during childhood could lead to:
49. Fill in the blank:The theory that suggests emotions can be experienced without conscious thought is known as .....
50. An inherited idea, based on the experiences of one's ancestors, which shapes one's perception of the world.
51. What does Carl Rogers' therapy focus on?
52. Bima has a high behavioral threshold for anger. Based on this statement, which of the following is most likely true about Bima?
53. What is one of the three levels of personality analysis mentioned?
54. Hans Eysenck focused on the relationship between what two personality traits?
55. Which of the following can most appropriately be said of a personality trait?
56. Which personality trait is characterized by emotional instability and anxiety?
57. Psychodynamic theories of personality come from this person?
58. What was Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in ascending order?
59. According to Freud, which component of personality is responsible for mediating between the desires of the id and the morals of the superego?
60. Who introduced the concept of introversion and extraversion?