This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality – Quiz 63 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 63 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following best describes a scientific study? A) A study based on personal opinions. B) A study that follows a systematic method of observation and experimentation. C) A study conducted by experts in the field. D) A study that is published in a journal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A study that follows a systematic method of observation and experimentation. 2. The biological perspective of personality focuses on: A) Brain structures and genetics. B) Cultural traditions. C) Childhood dreams. D) Role models. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain structures and genetics. 3. The id operates according to which principle? A) Reality principle. B) Morality principle. C) Pleasure principle. D) Conservation principle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pleasure principle. 4. A psychoanalyst would characterize a person who is impulsive and self-indulgent as possessing a strong ..... and a weak ..... A) Id and ego; supereg. B) Id; ego and superego. C) Ego; superego. D) Id; superego. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Id; superego. 5. Mr. Behr was asked by his psychotherapist to look at some ambiguous pictures and make up a story about each. Mr. Behr was most likely taking the: A) Thematic Appreception Test (TAT). B) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. C) MMPI2. D) Rorschach test. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thematic Appreception Test (TAT). 6. An experiment on conformity in a group setting in which "participants" unanimously choose the wrong line. It is clear to you that they are wrong, but they have all given the same answer. A) Stanley Milgram Shock Experiment. B) Leon Festinger Cognitive Dissonance Experiment. C) Solomon Asch Line Experiment. D) Philip Zimbardo Prison Experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solomon Asch Line Experiment. 7. What is the term for the phenomenon where witnesses fail to help due to diffusion of responsibility? A) Actor-Observer Bias. B) Bystander Effect. C) Group Polarization. D) Social Facilitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bystander Effect. 8. According to Freud, boys love their mothers and want their fathers out of the way. This is the A) Electra Complex. B) Oedipus Complex. C) Reciprocal determinism. D) Unconditional positive regard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oedipus Complex. 9. Part of the personality that operates using the reality principle ..... A) Id. B) Ego. C) Superego. D) Collective Unconscious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ego. 10. In Freudian theory, the ..... is the "executive" structure that is directed by the reality principle A) ID. B) EGO. C) SUPEREGO. D) COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) EGO. 11. Which theory focuses on internal psychological needs, such as achievement or autonomy? A) Psychological Theories of Motivation. B) Classical Conditioning Theory. C) Drive Reduction Theory. D) Behaviorist Theories of Motivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Psychological Theories of Motivation. 12. The ego's protective methods of reducing anxiety by unconsciously distorting reality A) Ego. B) Defense Mechanisms. C) Psychodynamic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Defense Mechanisms. 13. According to the psychodynamic theory, what can lead to the development of maladaptive personality traits? A) Early childhood experiences. B) Conscious mental processes. C) Current life events. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Early childhood experiences. 14. Which of the following is the best example of a role conflict? A) A baseball player who enjoys watching tennis. B) A student who is trying to finish an assignment. C) A parent who is busy supervising his or her children. D) A physicist who is assigned to teach a course in art history. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A baseball player who enjoys watching tennis. 15. Cardinal traits A) Allport. B) Myers Briggs. C) Eyesneck. D) Rotter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allport. 16. You are really nervous about starting your new job, and think you're going to do very poorly at it. When you get to work, you act shy and can't focus on what the trainee is telling you. Your first day ends up not going very well because of this. This is: A) Actor-observer Bias. B) Just world hypothesis. C) False consensus effect. D) Self-fulfilling prophecy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Self-fulfilling prophecy. 17. According to Freud, ..... is the process by which children incorporate their parents' values into their ..... A) Reaction formation; superegos. B) Reaction formation; egos. C) Identification; superegos. D) Identification; egos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Identification; superegos. 18. People who assume that their own actions and decisions directly affect the consequences they experience are said to be ..... in locus of control, whereas people who assume that their lives are more controlled by powerful others, luck, or fate are ..... in locus of control. A) Internal; External. B) External; Internal. C) Extrovert; Introvert. D) Introvert; Extrovert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Internal; External. 19. Vincent van Gogh is a famous painter whose work of art depicts mental and emotional distress in his paintings through vivid colors, thick paint, and forceful brushstrokes. He is a good example of this defense mechanism as he redirects his mental anguish into wonderful works of art. A) Projection. B) Displacement. C) Repression. D) Sublimation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sublimation. 20. The superego represents A) Real-world applications. B) Primal urges. C) The ideal self. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The ideal self. 21. An investigation of students' housing preferences would probably show that single rooms are preferred by ..... whereas suites are preferred by ..... A) Extroverts; introverts. B) Introverts; extroverts. C) Good students; poor students. D) Poor students; good students. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Introverts; extroverts. 22. Prejudice is a(n) ..... while discrimination is a(n) ..... A) Behavior; attitude. B) Instinct; choice. C) Attitude; behavior. D) Choice; instinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attitude; behavior. 23. Students who are smart in this way can be taught with role playing exercises, physical activity, and hands-on practice. A) Visual Spatial. B) Logical Mathematical. C) Bodily Kinesthetic. D) Musical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bodily Kinesthetic. 24. The idea that a male child desires his mother and fears his father illustrates the A) Genital complex. B) Latency complex. C) Oedipal complex. D) Electra complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oedipal complex. 25. Mr. Thompson believes that women make poor car salespersons but hires a woman to sell his cars anyway. Based on this information, which of the following is true regarding Mr. Thompson? A) He is prejudiced but does not discriminate against women. B) He discriminates, but is not prejudiced against women. C) He is prejudiced and discriminates against women. D) He is not prejudiced, nor does he discriminate against women. 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