This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Psychology > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Believing that events are more a matter of luck and the arbitrary decisions of powerful people A) Internal Locus of Control. B) External Locus of Control. C) Achievement Motivation. D) Power Motivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) External Locus of Control. 2. People who score high in ..... are thought of as outgoing, sociable, and friendly. A) Extraversion. B) Conscientiousness. C) Openness to experience. D) Neuroticism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extraversion. 3. Reverting back to immature behavior from an earlier stage of development A) Displacement. B) Sublimation. C) Repression. D) Regression. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Regression. 4. According to humanistic psychology, what is self-actualization? A) A state of personal growth and fulfillment. B) The process of internalizing societal rules. C) A set of learned behaviors shaped by reinforcement. D) A genetic predisposition for intelligence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A state of personal growth and fulfillment. 5. Which of the following statements would critics of personality assessments NOT say? A) They aren't supported by data. B) They are difficult to interpret objectively. C) They assess a person too early in life. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They assess a person too early in life. 6. ..... are based on one's past experiences of what was rewarding A) Punishments. B) Operant. C) Expectancies. D) Conditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expectancies. 7. Which of the following is a major criticism of the social-cognitive perspective? A) It lacks appropriate assessment techniques. B) It focuses too little on the inner traits of a person. C) It provides descriptions but not explanations. D) It focuses too much on early childhood experiences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It focuses too little on the inner traits of a person. 8. Who is NOT a Trait theorist? A) Cattell. B) Maslow. C) Allport. D) Eysenk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maslow. 9. Tony gets in trouble at school. When he leaves the principal's office, he punches the wall. This defense mechanism is A) Reaction formation. B) Displacement. C) Sublimation. D) Projection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Displacement. 10. Which theorist believed in the idea of archetypes and that humans should be seen in a more positive light? A) Alfred Adler. B) Sigmund Freud. C) Carl Jung. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carl Jung. 11. Using the personality trait theory to explain an athlete with underlying anger issues ..... A) The athlete will be unreliable and always react in the same way regardless of the situation. B) A sport psychologist will work will the athlete to calm them down and develop their cognitive processing. C) The athlete won't ever show signs of anger when playing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The athlete will be unreliable and always react in the same way regardless of the situation. 12. For humanistic psychologists, many of our behaviors and perceptions are ultimately shaped by whether our ..... is ..... or ..... A) Locus of control; internal; external. B) Personality structure; introverted; extraverted. C) Ego; strong; weak. D) Self-concept; positive; negative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Self-concept; positive; negative. 13. Someone who constantly bites his or her nails would be fixated in the A) Oral stage. B) Anal stage. C) Phallic stage. D) Latency stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oral stage. 14. Divided personality based on bodily fluids A) Hippocrates. B) Sigmund Freud. C) Gordon Allport. D) Raymond Cattell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hippocrates. 15. Are the Big Five Personality Traits used worldwide to predict real-life outcomes such as job performance and health? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. "I don't like atheists" is an example of which concept? A) Prejudice. B) Stereotype. C) Ethnocentrism. D) Discrimination. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prejudice. 17. What does 'Neuroticism' in the Big Five traits primarily signify? A) Stability and calmness. B) Emotional sensitivity and susceptibility to negative emotions. C) Intelligence and analytical skills. D) Creativity and openness to new experiences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emotional sensitivity and susceptibility to negative emotions. 18. A is a durable disposition to behave in a particular way in a variety of situations. A) Personality theory. B) Social situation. C) Personality test. D) Personality trait. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personality trait. 19. Many of your characteristics, or ..... , were inherited from your parents. A) Health practices. B) Environment. C) Traits. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Traits. 20. What is the replication crisis in social psychology? A) It is about the lack of diversity in research participants. B) It describes the increase in funding for social psychology. C) It refers to the overuse of technology in experiments. D) Field has struggled with replicability (e.g., Stanford Prison Experiment). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Field has struggled with replicability (e.g., Stanford Prison Experiment). 21. The Myers-Briggs Type Inventory (MBTI) is a(n) A) Informal interview process. B) Personality inventory. C) Projective test. D) Test that looks for abnormal behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personality inventory. 22. Which of these is Social Learning Theory? A) All Behaviour is Learned. B) Born with specific behaviours. C) ID-EGO-SUPER EGO. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All Behaviour is Learned. 23. What do the psychologist who helped develop the Five-Factor Model believe about people's personalities? A) Personalities are largely shaped by the environment. B) Personalities are shaped by inner struggles. C) Personalities tend to mature. D) Personalities are the mechanical results of reinforcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personalities tend to mature. 24. Perspective that focuses on memory, intelligence, perception, problem solving, and learning. A) Cognitive. B) Psychoanalytic. C) Humanistic. D) Behaviorist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cognitive. 25. A defense mechanism where you transform into an earlier development period in the face of stress (during exam week you start to suck your thumb) A) Reaction formation. B) Regression. C) Projection. D) Rationalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regression. 26. A personality measure that asks you to respond freely to an ambiguous stimulus such as a picture or an inkblot is called a A) Self report personality inventory. B) Projective test. C) Deceptive test. D) Behavior rating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Projective test. 27. Which of the following is a persuasion tactic? A) Foot-in-the-door. B) Just-world hypothesis. C) In-group bias. D) IAT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foot-in-the-door. 28. Bulimia nervosa is characterized by A) Losses of 25 percent or more of normal weight. B) Lifelong obesity. C) Episodes of overeating followed by vomiting. D) The loss of regular menstrual periods. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Episodes of overeating followed by vomiting. 29. There is a link between an individuals personality and the type of sport they choose to participate in. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. Psychodynamic and unconsciousness are terms by A) Myers Briggs. B) Freud. C) Rogers. D) Costa & McCrae. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Freud. 31. Viewing oneself in a favorable light due to supportive feedback received from interaction with others A) Unconditional positive regard. B) Conditions of worth. C) Positive regard. D) Fully functioning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Positive regard. 32. Which of the following is a characteristic of collectivist cultures in terms of personality? A) Emphasis on individual rights and freedoms. B) Focus on personal success and independence. C) Value placed on group goals and interdependence. D) Encouragement of self-expression and autonomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Value placed on group goals and interdependence. 33. Statistical technique used to group together items such as words describing traits. A) MMPI. B) Factor analysis. C) Personality inventory. D) Projective test. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Factor analysis. 34. "Methods used to avoid recognizing ideas or emotions that may cause personal anxiety" is the definition for ..... A) Creative solutions. B) Fighting. C) Defense mechanisms. D) Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Defense mechanisms. 35. Getting paid only in tips is an example of: A) Fixed-ratio reinforcement. B) Variable-interval reinforcement. C) Fixed-interval reinforcement. D) Variable-ratio reinforcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Variable-ratio reinforcement. 36. Learned helplessness is term coined by A) Skinner. B) Lazarus. C) Maslow. D) Seligman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seligman. 37. What does personality refer to in psychology? A) A person's intelligence level. B) A person's social status. C) A person's unique patterns of thought, emotion, and behavior. D) A person's physical appearance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A person's unique patterns of thought, emotion, and behavior. 38. Implicit bias is often measured by which test? A) ACT. B) IAT. C) SAT. D) GRE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) IAT. 39. This individual believes that they have control over their own environment. A) Spotlight effect. B) Personal control. C) Internal locus of control. D) Learned helplessness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personal control. 40. Neo-Freudian. Believed navigating social interactions as a child are important in personality development. Identified concept of INFERIORITY COMPLEX. A) Albert Bandura. B) Alfred Adler. C) Karen Horneye. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alfred Adler. 41. What is the focus of trait perspectives as mentioned in the text? A) How personality influences behavior. B) What personality looks like. C) How personality is measured. D) How personality develops. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What personality looks like. 42. Which of the following workplace stress variables best applies to someone who works at a fast food restaurant while in college, who worries about people knowing where she works. A) Workload. B) Mental Challenge. C) Physical Challenge. D) Clarity of Job Description. E) Job Status. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Job Status. 43. Collective unconsciousness and archetypes are terms related to ..... A) Jung. B) Freud. C) Adler. D) Horney. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jung. 44. Which personality type is associated with a higher risk of heart disease? A) Type A. B) Type D. C) Type B. D) Type C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Type A. 45. The tendency to comply with a large request if one has previously complied with a small request is known as ..... A) Bystander Effect. B) Attribution Theory. C) Foot-in-the-Door Phenonomon. D) Groupthink. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foot-in-the-Door Phenonomon. 46. Internal Locus of Control means A) Blaming others for what you did. B) Owning your own actions. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Owning your own actions. 47. Which is not true of the sample in Kroll and Crenshaw's study? A) 387 athletes from different sports. B) Elite senior level athletes. C) Karateka, gymnasts, wrestlers, American Footballers. D) Male and female athletes included. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Male and female athletes included. 48. Personality psychology is the only part of psychology that ..... A) Focuses on specific mechanisms of the mind. B) Focuses on individual differences. C) Focuses on the whole person. D) Focuses on dispositional inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Focuses on individual differences. 49. Our shared behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values and traditions are our ..... A) Nurture. B) Culture. C) Civilization. D) Ethnicity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Culture. 50. Which theory involves the belief that personality is shaped by interactions with the environment? A) Humanistic Psychology. B) Trait Theory. C) Social-Cognitive Theory. D) Psychodynamic Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Social-Cognitive Theory. 51. Characteristic patterns of behavior and motivation are called: A) Fixations. B) Aptitudes. C) Projections. D) Traits. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Traits. 52. Hans Eysenck's theory of personality primarily focused on: A) Archetypes and the collective unconscious. B) Hierarchy of needs. C) Biological basis of personality traits. D) Inferiority complex and compensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biological basis of personality traits. 53. What psychological approach has its roots in Humanistic Psychology? A) Social-Cognitive. B) Positive psychology. C) Psychdynamic. D) Trait. E) Behaviorist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Positive psychology. 54. A student who blames their poor grade on the difficulty of the test, but attributes a classmate's poor grade to laziness, is demonstrating which bias? A) Conformity. B) Self-Fulfilling Prophecy. C) Actor-Observer Bias. D) Central Route Persuasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Actor-Observer Bias. 55. Which words are most closely associated with Conscientiousness? A) Assertiveness, leadership, communication. B) Dependability, organization, planning. C) Curiosity, creativity, imagination. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependability, organization, planning. 56. When Devin failed to make the cast of the high school musical, he vandalized the sets of the play. His behavior is an example of ..... A) Deindividuation. B) Group polarization. C) Frustration-agression principle. D) Mere exposure theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frustration-agression principle. 57. Which of the following is NOT one of the three main components in the definition of personality? A) Behaviors. B) Emotions. C) Assumptions. D) Traits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assumptions. 58. Big Five openness refers to: A) Emotional stability. B) Aggression. C) Imagination, creativity, willingness to try new experiences. D) Social dominance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagination, creativity, willingness to try new experiences. 59. Unstable vs stableintrovert vs extrovert A) Allport. B) Myers Briggs. C) Eyesneck. D) Rotter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eyesneck. 60. What has been one of the criticisms of the trait theory of personality? A) There's too many traits considered to be measurable. B) There's too few traits considered to be measurable. C) The theory doesn't take into account situational factors that may affect behavior. D) The theory isn't observable or empirical and therefore can't be considered a "science" . E) None of the above are valid criticisms of the theory. 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