This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 27 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. According to Freud, the id demands immediate gratification and therefore acts on the ..... principle. A) Pleasure. B) Reality. C) Morality. D) Superconscious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pleasure. 2. Which personality assessment method involves self-report questionnaires? A) Projective tests. B) Behavioral observations. C) Structured interviews. D) Personality inventories. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personality inventories. 3. Personality patterns emerge from: A) Random behavior. B) Stable combinations of traits. C) Situational influence only. D) Genetics only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stable combinations of traits. 4. Which of the following is the best term for a characteristic pattern of behavior or a disposition to feel and act? A) Myers-Briggs indicator. B) Factor analysis. C) Introversion. D) Extraversion. E) Trait. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Trait. 5. Traits that persist across people regardless of background suggest focus on which level? A) Group. B) Human nature. C) Uniqueness. D) Biological. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human nature. 6. Which of the following examples best represents altruism? A) Booker stops to help someone even though it puts him in danger. B) Darby helps his boss in order to get some overtime pay. C) Josie forms a study group to hold herself accountable for studying. D) Sammy helps a friend move because the friend previously helped Sammy move. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Booker stops to help someone even though it puts him in danger. 7. Sean is very sensitive and often worries about a lot of things. He experiences negative emotions fairly often and is easily triggered into episodes of anger and anxiety. A) Conscientiousness. B) Extraversion. C) Agreeableness. D) Neuroticism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neuroticism. 8. Janice believes that if she puts in the effort to study, she will be able to pass her upcoming mid-term exam because she controls what happens to her. This belief is an example of ..... A) An external locus of control. B) The self-serving bias. C) An internal locus of control. D) Reciprocal determinism. E) A pessimistic explanatory style. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An internal locus of control. 9. According to Thomas and Chess, which of the following is NOT one of the three infant temperaments? A) Easy. B) Difficult. C) Slow to warm up. D) Aggressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aggressive. 10. The ..... perspective on personality examines how the environment shapes personality through classical and operant conditioning, as well as through observational learning. A) Biological. B) Behavioral. C) Humanistic. D) Trait. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behavioral. 11. Behaviorist that developed the theory of operant conditioning by training pigeons and rats. A) Mary Ainsworth. B) Solomon Asch. C) Ivan Pavlov. D) B.F. Skinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B.F. Skinner. 12. All of the following are physical tolls stress can have on the body EXCEPT: A) Stress can strengthen the immune system. B) Stress can cause high blood pressure. C) Stress can clog arteries. D) Stress can shorten life expectancy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stress can strengthen the immune system. 13. Extraversion is characterized by: A) Sociability and outgoingness. B) Preference for solitude. C) Tendency to avoid social situations. D) Focus on internal thoughts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sociability and outgoingness. 14. In 1986 the NASA management team made the decision to proceed with the planned launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger despite the belief of several engineers who failed to express their concern that extreme temperatures could destroy vulnerable seals. A) Group think. B) Bystander effect. C) Social inhibition. D) Group polarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Group think. 15. This stage has no sexual focus. The focus is on learning. A) Oral stage. B) Anal stage. C) Latency stage. D) Genital stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Latency stage. 16. Which of the following defense mechanisms involves redirecting emotions to a safer outlet? A) Projection. B) Displacement. C) Sublimation. D) Rationalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Displacement. 17. A person feels tension after buying an expensive item they can't afford, but justifies it by saying it was on sale. Which concept is being applied? A) Cognitive Dissonance. B) Deindividuation. C) Drive Reduction Theory. D) Self-Fulfilling Prophecy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cognitive Dissonance. 18. Personality is ..... A) Static. B) Dynamic. C) Both a and b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dynamic. 19. Angry with his professor because of a difficult exam, Martin returns home and takes out his anger on his best friend. Martin's behavior illustrates A) Displacement. B) Projection. C) Rationalization. D) Sublimation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Displacement. 20. The belief that one's personality is shaped by childhood experiences and unconscious motivations is characteristic of which theory? A) Humanistic theory. B) Trait theory. C) Psychoanalytic theory. D) Social-cognitive theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Psychoanalytic theory. 21. The part of the mind that contains material of which we are unaware but that strongly influences conscious processes and behaviors A) Unconscious. B) Id. C) Ego. D) Superego. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unconscious. 22. Strategies used to deal with stress or negative emotions (e.g., problem-focused or emotion-focused) are called ..... A) Coping Mechanisms. B) Defense Mechanisms. C) Cognitive Biases. D) Motivational Factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coping Mechanisms. 23. Which of the following is associated with self-actualization? A) The need for approval from others. B) Achieving one's full potential and personal growth. C) Repressing one's true emotions. D) Living in accordance with societal norms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Achieving one's full potential and personal growth. 24. When I was in Boston, I picked up a Boston accent. Whose theory does this reflect? A) Sigmund Freud. B) B.F. Skinner. C) Carl Jung. D) Albert Bandura. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Albert Bandura. 25. The Humanistic Approach said people are not free to do as they choose and are not responsible for their choices. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. 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