This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality – Quiz 40 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 40 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who is recognized as the founder of modern personality psychology? A) Floyd Allport. B) Gordon Allport. C) Raymond Cattel. D) Hans Eysenck. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gordon Allport. 2. Which hardy characteristic is described? "Hardy individuals have a sense of purpose in life. They do not go through the motions but tackle tasks head on, as though they want to rather than have to." A) Commitment. B) Control. C) Challenge. D) All other options. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commitment. 3. Children who have witnessed a parent's murder report memories that most clearly challenge Sigmund Freud's concept of: A) Rationalization. B) The Oedipus complex. C) Displacement. D) Repression. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repression. 4. What is the term for motivation that comes from external rewards? A) Extrinsic Motivation. B) Intrinsic Motivation. C) Arousal Theory. D) Homeostasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extrinsic Motivation. 5. In which defense mechanism do you attribute your own thoughts, feelings or motives on to someone else? A) Projection. B) Sublimation. C) Denial. D) Compensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Projection. 6. What is aggression? A) A form of communication. B) Any physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or destroy. C) A state of calm and peacefulness. D) A type of social interaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Any physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or destroy. 7. According to C.G. Jung's typology, which type of individuals are preoccupied with their inner world and tend to be hesitant and cautious in interaction with others? A) Introverts. B) Extraverts. C) Ambiverts. D) Sanguines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Introverts. 8. The TAT and the Rorschach are ..... tests of personality. A) Objective. B) Behavioral. C) Projective. D) Reflective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Projective. 9. Someone with a low score in Neuroticism (Emotional Stability) would be described as A) Calm, secure, even-tempered. B) Anxious, tense, prone to unhappy/negative emotions. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calm, secure, even-tempered. 10. Focuses on the role of each person's conscious life experiences and choices A) Humanistic theory. B) Reciprocal determinism. C) Trait theory. D) Id. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humanistic theory. 11. Kelvin witnesses a bad car accident on his way to school. He doesn't stop and help because there are more people in the area who can help. This is an example of ..... A) Social inhibition. B) Social facilitation. C) Fundamental attribution error. D) Bystander effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bystander effect. 12. Which of the following terms refers to the tendency in childhood were we learn to avoid feelings of inadequacy instead of trying to overcome them. A) Neuroticism. B) Humanism. C) Inferiority Complex. D) Regression. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inferiority Complex. 13. The ability to learn spoken language is an example of the A) Human nature level of analysis. B) Individual and group differences level of analysis. C) Individual uniqueness level of analysis. D) Social psychological level of analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Individual uniqueness level of analysis. 14. According to Han Eysenck, personality is largely A) Inherited. B) A function of unconscious forces. C) Shaped by conflict. D) Determined by external forces. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inherited. 15. Discrimination refers to negative ..... A) Beliefs. B) Behaviors. C) Attitudes. D) Dispositions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behaviors. 16. What is the peripheral route in persuasion techniques based on? A) Argument strength. B) Attractiveness and likeability. C) Logic. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attractiveness and likeability. 17. The Trait theory attempts to: A) Describe and classify people in terms of their predispositions to behave in certain ways. B) Determine which traits are most conductive to individual self-actualization. C) Explain how behavior is shaped by the interaction between traits, behavior, and the environment. D) Show how development of personality is a lifelong process. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Describe and classify people in terms of their predispositions to behave in certain ways. 18. The concept of 'Implicit Attitudes' is related to: A) Stereotypes. B) Social Norms. C) Group Influences. D) Conformity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stereotypes. 19. According to Freud, what are the forces that influence our personality? A) Social interactions and culture. B) Conscious thoughts and beliefs. C) Unconscious drives influenced by sex and aggression. D) Environmental factors and upbringing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unconscious drives influenced by sex and aggression. 20. Adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine are the components of what? A) Testosterone. B) Serotonin. C) DNA. D) Frustration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DNA. 21. Excessive optimism & over-confidence might be partly caused by the inability to recognize one's A) Self-efficacy. B) Reciprocal determinism. C) Own incompetence. D) Unconditional positive regard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Own incompetence. 22. Certain specific means by which the ego unconsciously protects itself against unpleasant impulses or circumstances. A) Unconscious Karate. B) Hypnosis. C) Blockading. D) Defense Mechanism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Defense Mechanism. 23. Observational learning A) Behavior theory. B) Humanistic theory. C) Psychoanalytic theory. D) Social cognitive theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Social cognitive theory. 24. What is the projective test asking what one sees in ambiguous inkblots called? A) Rorschach Inkblot Test. B) Thematic Apperception Test. C) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. D) Stanford-Binet Test. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rorschach Inkblot Test. 25. Defense mechanism in which a person refuses to accept the reality of anything that is bad A) Denial. B) Rationalization. C) Projection. D) Displacement. 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