Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 27 (25 MCQs)

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1. According to Freud, the id demands immediate gratification and therefore acts on the ..... principle.
2. Which personality assessment method involves self-report questionnaires?
3. Personality patterns emerge from:
4. Which of the following is the best term for a characteristic pattern of behavior or a disposition to feel and act?
5. Traits that persist across people regardless of background suggest focus on which level?
6. Which of the following examples best represents altruism?
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.
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 .....
9. According to Thomas and Chess, which of the following is NOT one of the three infant temperaments?
10. The ..... perspective on personality examines how the environment shapes personality through classical and operant conditioning, as well as through observational learning.
11. Behaviorist that developed the theory of operant conditioning by training pigeons and rats.
12. All of the following are physical tolls stress can have on the body EXCEPT:
13. Extraversion is characterized by:
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.
15. This stage has no sexual focus. The focus is on learning.
16. Which of the following defense mechanisms involves redirecting emotions to a safer outlet?
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?
18. Personality is .....
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
20. The belief that one's personality is shaped by childhood experiences and unconscious motivations is characteristic of which theory?
21. The part of the mind that contains material of which we are unaware but that strongly influences conscious processes and behaviors
22. Strategies used to deal with stress or negative emotions (e.g., problem-focused or emotion-focused) are called .....
23. Which of the following is associated with self-actualization?
24. When I was in Boston, I picked up a Boston accent. Whose theory does this reflect?
25. The Humanistic Approach said people are not free to do as they choose and are not responsible for their choices.