This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality – Quiz 49 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 49 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How are characteristic adaptations different from basic tendencies? A) Characteristic adaptations are how traits are expressed behaviorally (e.g., being outgoing at work vs. parties). B) Characteristic adaptations are the genetic basis of personality traits. C) Characteristic adaptations are unrelated to personality traits. D) Characteristic adaptations are the same as basic tendencies and do not differ. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Characteristic adaptations are how traits are expressed behaviorally (e.g., being outgoing at work vs. parties). 2. An outgoing, active person who directs his or her energies and interests toward other people and things A) Extravert. B) Introvert. C) Personality. D) Unconscious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extravert. 3. Learning self-defense is an example of what level on the hierarchy of needs? A) Safety and security. B) Physical needs. C) Love and belonging. D) Self-esteem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Safety and security. 4. Which of These three things combine in Social Cognitive Theory-Albert Bandura to explain personality. A) Behavioral influences. B) Personal charcteristics. C) Environmental and cultural influences. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 5. A durable disposition to behave in a particular way in a variety of situations is called A) An archetype. B) An attribution. C) A reaction formation. D) A personality trait. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A personality trait. 6. People have developed a false association between mental illness and violence. This is an example of A) A vivid case. B) The just world phenomenon. C) Social inhibition. D) The scapegoat theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A vivid case. 7. Abraham Maslow is associated with A) Behavior theory. B) Social cognitive therapy. C) Humanistic theory. D) Psychoanalytic theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humanistic theory. 8. Fred mistakenly believes that his classmates at school are unusually hostile. In fact, Fred is the most quarrelsome and aggressive child in the school. According to psychoanalytic theory, Fred's belief that his classmates are hostile is a: A) Fixation. B) Projection. C) Reaction formation. D) Regression. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Projection. 9. The term "personality" comes from the Latin word: A) Persuadere. B) Persona. C) Perspectus. D) Personare. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persona. 10. This personality type tries to meet the desires of the id in a way that is socially acceptable in the world. It deals with the reality. A) Selfie. B) Id. C) Superego. D) Ego. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ego. 11. A commercial uses a famous athlete to endorse a product, hoping viewers will be persuaded to buy it. Which persuasion technique is being used? A) Central Route Persuasion. B) Peripheral Route Persuasion. C) Drive Reduction Theory. D) Cognitive Dissonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral Route Persuasion. 12. Sarah has a big exam coming up but instead of studying, she spends the day watching movies. She later tells her friend that she didn't study because the teacher made the test too difficult anyway. This is an example of which defense mechanism? A) Denial. B) Rationalization. C) Projection. D) Reaction Formation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rationalization. 13. The term Personality is derived from the Latin word 'Persona', which means a A) Person. B) Personality. C) Mask. D) Musk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mask. 14. B.F. Skinner is associated with A) Behavior theory. B) Social cognitive theory. C) Humanistic theory. D) Psychoanalytic theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behavior theory. 15. Vanessa bites her nails so badly that they bleed, but she can't seem to stop herself from doing this. According to Freud, Vanessa's nail biting may be evidence of fixation at the A) Oral stage of development. B) Phallic stage of development. C) Anal stage of development. D) Latency stage of development. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oral stage of development. 16. The two major aspects of people that are studied by personality theorists are A) Consistency and distinctiveness. B) Interpersonal and extrapersonal. C) Common and individual. D) Constancy and change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consistency and distinctiveness. 17. Which of the following works on the pleasure principle? A) The superego. B) The ego. C) The Id. D) The defense mechanism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Id. 18. What is the term for the belief that external forces, rather than personal actions, determine one's fate, people assume that they have no control over events? A) Internal locus of control. B) External locus of control. C) Self-actualizing. D) Trait. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) External locus of control. 19. A person who is diagnosed with schizophrenia starts to see a hand floating above his television set. What is this perception called? A) A hallucination. B) A neurosis. C) A necrosis. D) A somatoform. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A hallucination. 20. The consistent, enduring, and unique characteristics of a person is ..... A) Self-esteem. B) Personality. C) Self-efficacy. D) Collectivism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personality. 21. This theory suggests that physical arousal led to the labeling of the emotion. For example, "I am nervous because my stomach is fluttering" . A) James-Lange Theory of Emotion. B) Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion. C) Cognitive Arousal Theory of Emotion. D) Cognitive-Mediational Theory of Emotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) James-Lange Theory of Emotion. 22. Which of the following personality traits is characterized by being cooperative and compassionate? A) Antagonism. B) Agreeableness. C) Neuroticism. D) Impulsiveness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agreeableness. 23. The Stanford Prison Experiment showed the world that people will: A) Readily Conform to Social Roles. B) Misbehave when Unsupervised. C) Behave According to Disposition. D) Always treat prisoners unfairly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Readily Conform to Social Roles. 24. Humanistic psychology has been most closely associated with an emphasis on the importance of what? A) EXTERNAL LOCUS OF CONTROL. B) FREE ASSOCIATION. C) POSITIVE SELF REGARD. D) RECIPROCAL DETERMINISM. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) POSITIVE SELF REGARD. 25. The humanistic approach emphasizes: A) Unconscious conflicts. B) Observable behavior. C) Self-actualization and free will. D) Genetic inheritance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Self-actualization and free will. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 1Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 2Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 3Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 4Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 5Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 6Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 7Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 8Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 9Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books