This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 12 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Focuses on the role of the unconscious mind on personality and biological causes of personality differences A) Trait. B) Humanisitic theory. C) Reciprocal determinism. D) Psychodynamic theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Psychodynamic theory. 2. Which theory includes the concepts of Id, Ego, and Super Ego? A) Humanistic Perspective. B) Trait Theory. C) Psychoanalytic Perspective. D) Social Cognitive Perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Psychoanalytic Perspective. 3. A mother who yells at her kids after she is reprimanded by her boss at work is demonstrating ..... A) An external locus of control. B) The defense mechanism of displacement. C) Low self-efficacy. D) The defense mechanism of sublimation. E) The defense mechanism of reaction formation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The defense mechanism of displacement. 4. The "fight or flight" response is most closely associated with ..... A) Amygdala dysfunction. B) Parasympathetic calm. C) Cortical deactivation. D) Sympathetic nervous system activation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sympathetic nervous system activation. 5. Each of the three factors Bandura believes influence personality affect the other two in a give-and-take relationship. This relationship is called ..... A) Reciprocal Determinism. B) Temperament. C) Self-Efficacy. D) Locus of Control. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reciprocal Determinism. 6. The study of personality began formally in psychology during which century? A) 16th. B) 17th. C) 19th. D) 21st. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 19th. 7. 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. 8. Which of the following is an example of conformity? A) Changing your answer to match the group's response. B) Blaming your failure on bad luck. C) Feeling tension after acting against your beliefs. D) Acting out in a crowd due to anonymity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Changing your answer to match the group's response. 9. The Five-Factor Theory of Personality, developed by McCrae and Costa, is also commonly referred to as: A) The Big Five Personality Traits. B) The Trait-State Model. C) The Psychoanalytic Personality Model. D) The Behavioral Dimensions Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Big Five Personality Traits. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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) Projection. B) Displacement. C) Regression. D) Sublimation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sublimation. 13. According to Freud, the contains thoughts and feelings that are just below the surface of awareness. A) Unconscious. B) Subconscious. C) Preconscious. D) Collective unconscious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preconscious. 14. The conditions a person must meet in order to regard himself or herself positively A) Conditions of worth. B) Unconditional positive regard. C) Fully functioning. D) Trait. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conditions of worth. 15. Which of the following is not one of the personality traits measures in the 16PF? A) Tension. B) Emotional Stability. C) Reasoning. D) Agreeableness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agreeableness. 16. 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. 17. Emotional instability or stability A) Superego. B) Defense mechanisms. C) Personality. D) Neuroticism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neuroticism. 18. Which part of Freud's mind structure acts as the rational mediator and follows the reality principle? A) Id. B) Ego. C) Superego. D) Persona. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ego. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. A characteristic or feature that is so pervasive the person is almost identified with it A) Cardinal trait. B) Factor analysis. C) Surface trait. D) Source trait. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cardinal trait. 22. Highest level of Maslow's Hierarchy-reach full potential. All other needs must be met. A) Self-actualization. B) Self-esteem. C) Belongingness. D) Physiological needs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self-actualization. 23. 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) Schizoid Personality Disorder. B) Borderline Personality Disorder. C) Histrionic Personality Disorder. D) Antisocial Personality Disorder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Borderline Personality Disorder. 24. Which personality trait is most associated with empathy and cooperation? A) Openness. B) Conscientiousness. C) Agreeableness. D) Neuroticism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agreeableness. 25. Reliability refers to the ability ..... A) To assign a personality test score to a person. B) To measure what the personality test purports to measure. C) Of the personality test to produce the same test score for an individual at other testing. D) Of a personality test to measure other personality traits. 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