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Educational Psychology explores the scientific study of how people learn and develop within educational settings, examining the roles of cognitive, emotional, and social processes in influencing educational outcomes. The course covers foundational theories of learning and motivation, developmental stages, individual differences, classroom management strategies, assessment methods, and the impact of culture and environment on learning. Students will apply psychological principles to real-world teaching practices, analyze case studies, and gain insights into designing effective instructional approaches that support diverse learners in achieving academic success.
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Theories of Personality 11th Edition by Duane P. Schultz
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Chapter 1: Personality: What It Is and Why You Should Care
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Q1) A limiting factor in the applicability of cross-cultural research of personality is that subjects:
A) demand exorbitantly high amounts to participate in research studies.
B) easily conform to how a researcher wants them to respond.
C) are mostly American college students.
D) are mostly children and adolescents in treatment.
Answer: C
Q2) In the past,_____ were more likely to be used in research on personality theory.
A) White women
B) Latino men
C) White men
D) Black men
Answer: C
Q3) Which of the following is true of self-enhancement?
A) It is prevalent among Nordic cultures.
B) It is defined as the process of administering rewards or punishments to oneself.
C) It is defined as the tendency to make one conspicuous.
D) It is genetically induced and determined at birth.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis
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Q1) The anal stage of development can be used as a weapon by a child against his or her parents.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) One problem with Freud's published case histories is that they:
A) simply repeat the notes he took during the sessions with patients.
B) are based primarily on statements made under hypnosis.
C) sometimes differ from the notes he made after each session with a patient.
D) are based primarily on dream analyses.
Answer: C
Q3) What were Sigmund Freud's views on Anna's work on child analysis?
A) He disapproved of her work as it contradicted his theory.
B) He did not share her views on child analysis.
C) He stated that her views were obtained from his work on adults.
D) He believed she developed her views out of her own independent experience.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Carl Jung: Analytical Psychology
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Q1) Which of the following archetypes contains the basic,primitive animal instincts and has the deepest roots among all?
A) The persona
B) The anima
C) The animus
D) The shadow
Answer: D
Q2) The ancient experiences contained in the collective unconscious are manifested by recurring themes or patterns,which Jung termed _____.
A) archetypes
B) complexes
C) personas
D) psychological functions
Answer: A
Q3) Freud viewed human beings as victims of the past,whereas Jung believed that human beings are shaped by both their past and future events.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology
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Q1) According to Adler,therapy:
A) is all about abnormal behavior.
B) reveals a stubborn and negative personality.
C) reveals an overdeveloped sense of social interest.
D) is like a chat between two friends.
Q2) On the Social Interest Index,women who scored high in social interest were also significantly higher in:
A) superiority feelings.
B) self-actualization.
C) social conflicts.
D) criminal behavior.
Q3) Who among the following personality theorists was influenced by Adler?
A) Gordon Allport
B) Abraham Maslow
C) Karen Horney
D) All of these are correct.
Q4) Give an opinion of what kind of relationship Freud and Adler experienced with each other.How and for what reasons did this relationship change over time?
Q5) Explain the concept of fictional finalism.
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Chapter 5: Karen Horney: Neurotic Needs and Trends
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Q1) Horney proposed the concept of the idealized self-image that helps us to improve and control their personality.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Horney believed that dreams were:
A) reliable sources of true memories.
B) nothing more than reflections of the past.
C) prospective in nature.
D) actual attempts to resolve problems.
Q3) Horney agreed with Freud about the:
A) importance of the early childhood years in shaping the adult personality.
B) primacy of instincts.
C) dominant role of the unconscious.
D) greater impact of biological forces as compared to social factors on personality.
Q4) To Horney,basic anxiety is:
A) the foundation of neurosis.
B) the fear of the unknown.
C) a latent trait.
D) a cardinal trait.
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Chapter 6: Erik Erikson: Identity Theory
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Q1) Erikson suggests that the failure of a person to adapt at one developmental stage: A) dooms the person to failure at later stages.
B) can displace the person's true developing self.
C) can be corrected successfully at a later stage.
D) prevents the development of the superego.
Q2) Erikson's primary research method was the:
A) Inkblot analysis.
B) psychoanalysis questionnaire.
C) case study.
D) free association analysis.
Q3) Generativity in middle age correlates positively with: A) income.
B) hope.
C) wisdom.
D) power.
Q4) Erikson's theory of personality development involves a series of personal constructs and ego-idealizations.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality
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Q1) Allport believed that the best way to study personality was through:
A) the life histories of disturbed people.
B) comparisons of normal and neurotic adults.
C) the analysis of data from normal and healthy adults.
D) laboratory experiments on animals and humans.
Q2) All of the following are principles of propriate functional autonomy except:
A) organizing the energy level.
B) mastery and competence.
C) expressive behavior.
D) propriate patterning.
Q3) Allport believed the best way to obtain reliable information on adult personality is through:
A) correlational approaches.
B) laboratory experiments.
C) self-descriptions.
D) dream analyses.
Q4) Allport's term for the ego or self is "per severa," from which the word "perseverative" is derived.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Raymond Cattell, Hans Eysenck, The Five-Factor
Theory, Hexaco, and the Dark Triad
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Q1) In the context of McCrae and Costa's Five-Factor Model,the characteristic traits of the factor of openness is:
A) careful,reliable,hardworking,and organized.
B) sociable,talkative,fun-loving,and affectionate.
C) worried,insecure,nervous,and highly strung.
D) original,independent,creative,and daring.
Q2) The 16 PF Test,in its original form,is used:
A) for predicting occupational success,clinical diagnosis,and research.
B) only with subjects whose first language is English.
C) specially with neurotics and people with organic brain damage.
D) with children younger than 16 years and adults older than 60 years of age.
Q3) Which of the following activities were performed by Cattell's research subjects for measurements of personality?
A) They produced life records rated by observers.
B) They filled self-report questionnaires.
C) They took personality tests resistant to faking.
D) All of these are correct.
Q4) Hans Eysenck was highly satisfied with his career choice in psychology.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Abraham Maslow: Needs-Hierarchy Theory
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Q1) Maslow's teenage was characterized by:
A) a consistent and compulsive drug abuse.
B) happy and joyful moments.
C) a huge inferiority complex.
D) numerous friendships.
Q2) Maslow proposed a second set of innate needs called the _____,which exist outside the hierarchy.
A) prestige needs
B) aggressive needs
C) cognitive needs
D) self-actualization needs
Q3) List out the characteristics of self-actualizers as identified by Maslow's research.
Q4) Discuss the criticisms of Maslow's theory.
Q5) According to Maslow's research on emotionally healthy people,self-actualizers constitute _____ of the population.
A) 1 percent or less
B) about 11 percent
C) 50 percent or more
D) nearly 90 percent
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Chapter 10: Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory
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Q1) Identify the assessment technique used by Carl Rogers.
A) Person-centered therapy
B) Free association tests
C) Dream analysis
D) Case history analysis
Q2) In Rogers's approach to therapy,the therapist provides:
A) unconditional positive regard.
B) good advice.
C) conditions of worth.
D) judgments about behavior.
Q3) One of the criticisms of Rogers's work was that:
A) training in his methods required a medical degree and a lengthy period of specialization.
B) he ignored those factors of which the clients were not consciously aware but which could influence behavior.
C) he did not verify the accuracy of his reports.
D) his data did not rely on objective observation and were not gathered in a controlled and systematic fashion.
Q4) Describe how the idea of the self became the core of Rogers's theory of personality.
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Chapter 11: George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory
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Q1) Which of the following is likely to happen if one's construct system is permeable?
A) A person tends to display neurotic behavior.
B) A person can apply his or her constructs to a wide spectrum of events.
C) A person is more likely to suffer in his or her interpersonal relationships.
D) A person is more open to new experiences.
Q2) Kelly's primary assessment technique was the:
A) free-association test.
B) Rorschach inkblot test.
C) interview.
D) Q sort.
Q3) Kelly's theory has been criticized because it:
A) projects a pessimistic view of human nature.
B) focuses exclusively on the intellectual and rational aspects of human functioning.
C) focuses exclusively on the emotional aspects of human functioning.
D) was based on an inconsistent mode of data collection from his subjects.
Q4) State the fundamental postulate of personal construct theory.List and briefly describe the 11 corollaries of the personal construct theory which help in anticipating life events.
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Chapter 12: Bfskinner: Reinforcement Theory
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Q1) Illustrate the operant-conditioning process using the example of a rat in a Skinner box.
Q2) Slot machines,roulette wheels,horse races,and state lottery games pay on a variable-interval schedule of reinforcement.
A)True
B)False
Q3) An example of negative reinforcement is:
A) putting coins in a broken soft drink machine.
B) giving bonuses to workers even when they fail to excel.
C) nagging a spouse to stop smoking.
D) spanking a child to make him or her stop using expletives.
Q4) Skinner used animals rather than people in his research on behavioral responses to stimuli.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Skinner's research interest was in:
A) adult feelings.
B) behavioral responses to stimuli.
C) childhood experiences.
D) identity crises in adolescents.
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Chapter 13: Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory
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Q1) In a study of adults in Germany,those who scored high in personal self-efficacy:
A) posted more formal and professional photos on Instagram.
B) presented themselves as relaxed,funny,and cool on their Facebook pages.
C) demonstrated a higher tendency of participating in cyberbullying.
D) were far less likely to become addicted to Internet use.
Q2) Bandura found that verbal modeling:
A) is as effective as actually observing a model.
B) works best when supplemented by behavioral demonstrations.
C) is incapable of changing behavior.
D) increased aggression in children in the Bobo doll study.
Q3) Which of the following is true about disinhibition and its various forms?
A) Lack of anonymity online reduces disinhibition against offensive behavior.
B) Sexual behavior is unaffected by the phenomenon of disinhibition.
C) Disinhibition is usually higher in females and tends to increase with age.
D) Anonymity in large crowds increases tendencies of people to discard their inhibitions.
Q4) Bandura believed that violent behavior is learned by imitating aggressive behavior seen in television,movies,and video games.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Facets of Personality: Taking Control, Taking Chances,
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Q1) According to a study among older Germans who were hospitalized with various disabilities,it was found that their _____ rather than their _____ decreased their subjective well-being
A) attitude toward the infirmity; physical impairments
B) age; social support
C) social support; age
D) physical impairments; attitude toward the infirmity
Q2) Julian Rotter's relationship with his brothers was a good example of:
A) Freud's concept of life instincts.
B) Adler's concept of birth order.
C) Erikson's concept of the identity crisis.
D) Rogers's concept of self-insight.
Q3) Pro-social risk takers,such as police officers and firefighters,had significantly _____ sensation seeking scores than anti-social risk takers,such as drug addicts and criminals.
A) higher
B) better
C) lower
D) equal
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Chapter 15: Personality in Perspective
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Q1) _____ held that a child's relationship with the mother in the first year of life was vital in promoting a trusting attitude.
A) Rogers
B) Erikson
C) Maslow
D) Skinner
Q2) According to research on the influence of parental factor on personality,parents who were described as more _____ had children who were more competent and mature than children raised by permissive or indifferent parents.
A) authoritarian
B) authoritative
C) harsh
D) punitive
Q3) Similar to the traits discussed by McCrae and Costa,_____ remain stable and relatively unchanging from about age 30 on.
A) surface traits
B) delayed traits
C) dispositional traits
D) overlapping traits
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