Personality Psychology
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Course Introduction
Personality Psychology explores the scientific study of individual differences in patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving. The course examines major theories of personality, including psychoanalytic, trait, humanistic, and social-cognitive approaches, and considers how personality is measured and assessed. Students will analyze the biological, psychological, and environmental influences on personality development, as well as the stability and change of personality traits across the lifespan. Applications of personality psychology in areas such as mental health, work, and relationships are also discussed, with an emphasis on research methods and contemporary findings in the field.
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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) In thought and experience assessment,_____.
A) response words are analyzed for their commonplace or unusual nature
B) subjects are asked relevant questions about the problems that led them to seek psychological help
C) subjects are presumed to project personal needs,fears,and values onto their interpretation or description of an ambiguous stimulus
D) the observer and the person being observed are the same
Answer: D
Q2) Clinical interviews are more systematic than formal behavioral assessment procedures.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Online testing is less expensive and less time-consuming than conventional classroom tests.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis
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Q1) According to Freud,what is the purpose of anxiety?
Answer: Anxiety serves as a warning to the person that something is amiss within the personality.Anxiety induces tension in the organism and thus becomes a drive that the individual is motivated to satisfy.The tension must be reduced.Anxiety alerts the individual that the ego is being threatened and that unless action is taken,the ego might be overthrown.
How can the ego protect or defend itself? There are a number of options: running away from the threatening situation,inhibiting the impulsive need that is the source of the danger,or obeying the dictates of the conscience.If none of these rational techniques works,the person may resort to defense mechanisms-the nonrational strategies designed to defend the ego.
Q2) According to Freud,_____ are the motivating forces that drive behavior and determine its direction.
A) fantasies
B) moral beliefs
C) defense mechanisms
D) instincts
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Carl Jung: Analytical Psychology
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Q1) Collective unconscious is a core or pattern of emotions,memories,perceptions,and wishes organized around a common theme.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) What is the term given by Carl Jung for "personality"?
A) Ego
B) Psyche
C) Persona
D) Libido
Answer: B
Q3) Jung used the method of _____ to analyze his patients' dreams.
A) free association
B) amplification
C) manifest analysis
D) word association
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology
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Q1) Adler believed that inferiority feelings are a constant motivating force in all behavior.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Persons who reach high levels of intellectual achievement in school tend to be:
A) high in social interest.
B) first-borns.
C) second-borns.
D) characterized by a superiority complex.
Q3) Adler disagreed with Freud about the value of dreams by being of the opinion that dreams fulfill wishes or reveal hidden conflicts.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The style of life is not firmly crystallized until:
A) the age of 4 or 5.
B) adolescence.
C) middle age.
D) old age.
Q5) Explain the concept of fictional finalism.
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Chapter 5: Karen Horney: Neurotic Needs and Trends
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Q1) According to Horney,one of the self-protective devices used to cope with basic anxiety involves:
A) creating feelings of loss and regret.
B) manifesting physical symptoms of pain.
C) withdrawing from people psychologically.
D) acting out sexually.
Q2) 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.
Q3) Karen Horney was against the use of self-analysis,free association,and dream analysis.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Horney considered neurotic competitiveness as an indiscriminate need to win at all costs.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Erik Erikson: Identity Theory
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Q1) The preference for gender-based toys among children existed during the time of Erikson but is not prevalent today.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following stages in the development of a psychologically healthy Black identity,proposed by William Cross,includes three identity clusters?
A) The encounter stage
B) The immersion-emersion stage
C) The pre-encounter stage
D) The internalization stage
Q3) _____,developed in the seventh stage of life,may be the most important factor contributing to ego integrity in the eighth and final stage of psychosocial development.
A) Generativity
B) Intimacy
C) Industriousness
D) Trust
Q4) How is the superego developed in a child in the locomotor-genital stage according to Erikson?
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Chapter 7: Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality
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Q1) Allport took a(n)_____ stance on the question of free will versus determinism.
A) extreme
B) fatalistic
C) moderate
D) radical
Q2) According to Allport,our uniqueness is determined by:
A) our childhood experiences.
B) the organismic valuing process.
C) the conflict between the id and the superego.
D) our genetics and learning.
Q3) Allport considered personality to be _____.
A) continuous
B) discrete
C) invariant
D) random
Q4) To Allport,the ultimate and necessary goal of life is not to increase tension,as Freud proposed,but rather to decrease tension.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are the characteristics of traits as summarized by Allport?
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Chapter 8: Raymond Cattell, Hans Eysenck, The Five-Factor
Theory, Hexaco, and the Dark Triad
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Q1) Cattell used the statistical procedure called factor analysis,which involves assessing the relationship between each possible pair of measurements taken from a group of research participants to determine common factors.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Unique traits are those aspects of the personality shared by few other people.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Cattell chose to study personality through the multivariate approach.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In the context of the forms of factor-analysis used by Cattell to study personality,in the _____,large amounts of data are collected on one subject over a long period.
A) R technique
B) P technique
C) L-data technique
D) Q-data technique
Q5) Explain the three ways to study personality as listed by Cattell.
Q6) Describe the six personality factors of the HEXACO model of Ashton and Lee.
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Chapter 9: Abraham Maslow: Needs-Hierarchy Theory
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Q1) Distinguish self-actualizers from others in terms of their basic motivation.
Q2) According to Maslow's research,which of the following statements is true of self-actualizers' imperfections?
A) They experience doubts and tension.
B) They can experience conflicts.
C) They can be rude and ruthless occasionally.
D) All of these are correct.
Q3) 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.
Q4) Identify an accurate statement about extrinsic motivation.
A) It is a source of peak experience.
B) It is concerned with realizing one's talents and abilities for the goal of inner satisfaction.
C) It is associated with external rewards such as a promotion or pay raise.
D) It aids in the attainment of self-actualization.
Q5) Discuss the criticisms of Maslow's theory.
Q6) Briefly explain the self-determination theory.
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Chapter 10: Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory
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Q1) Rogers defined positive self-regard as a condition where positive regard comes more from within ourselves than from other people.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Rogers's personality was greatly shaped by his childhood experience of:
A) being greatly influenced by his parents' liberal religious views.
B) living by his parents' view of the world rather than his own.
C) relishing a position of power as an only child in the family.
D) being surrounded by friends at school and play.
Q3) According to Rogers,in which of the following cases will infants cease to strive for actualization and development?
A) When parents disapprove of their new behavior
B) When they acquire the ability to confront their unconscious
C) When parents accept their undesirable behaviors
D) When they acquire the ability to harmonize each aspect of the personality with all other aspects
Q4) Describe how Rogers's philosophy of life developed during his trip to China.
Q5) 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 statements is true about Kelly's life?
A) As a child,Kelly was neglected by his parents.
B) Kelly had been preparing for a career in psychology from the time he had enrolled in high school.
C) Paucity of funds made Kelly change his specialization from physiological psychology to clinical psychology.
D) Kelly's work in psychology was majorly influenced by Freud's psychoanalytic theory.
Q2) All of the following are important aspects of Kelly's image of human nature except:
A) moderation between uniqueness and universality.
B) free will.
C) pessimism.
D) rationality.
Q3) People high in cognitive complexity:
A) are likely to hail from monocultural backgrounds.
B) tend to have authoritarian parents.
C) are low in empathic ability.
D) can easily place a person in many categories.
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Chapter 12: Bfskinner: Reinforcement Theory
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Q1) Skinner believed that behavior can be controlled by:
A) its consequences.
B) social learning.
C) respondent conditioning.
D) the reinforcement that precedes the behavior.
Q2) On the issue of free will versus determinism,Skinner believed people function:
A) in accordance with inner being.
B) by genetic factors.
C) like machines.
D) by unconscious conflicts.
Q3) In the fictional society in Skinner's novel Walden Two:
A) punishment is applied only to children.
B) neuroses are treated by psychoanalysis.
C) only group therapy is used to treat neuroses.
D) life aspects are controlled by positive reinforcement.
Q4) Slot machines operate on a _____ reinforcement schedule.
A) fixed-ratio
B) variable-ratio
C) fixed-interval
D) variable-interval
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Chapter 13: Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory
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Q1) _____ is the weakening of constraints by observing the behavior of a model.
A) Disinhibition
B) Disinclination
C) Dissipation
D) Dissociation
Q2) In the context of modeling,which of the following is more likely to be imitated?
A) Simple behaviors
B) Hostile behaviors
C) Behaviors that are rewarded
D) All of these are correct.
Q3) Which of the following statements is true of modeling?
A) It has been shown to reduce anxiety about surgery.
B) It has been shown to reduce anxiety about tests.
C) It has been shown to work even when subjects only imagine a model.
D) All of these are correct.
Q4) In the production processes,what has been observed and retained is:
A) translated into overt behavior.
B) recreated as a rigid memory.
C) produced in the mind.
D) assigned a monetary value.
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Chapter 14: Facets of Personality: Taking Control, Taking Chances,
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Q1) In the context of physical health differences due to health locus of control,_____ people may be physically healthier than _____ people.
A) negatively oriented; positively oriented
B) outward oriented; self- oriented
C) internally oriented; externally oriented
D) past- oriented; future- oriented
Q2) Which of the following is a characteristic of people who have an internal locus of control?
A) They believe that other people,fate,or luck control the rewards they receive.
B) They are less susceptible to attempts to influence them.
C) They see little value in exerting any effort to improve their situation.
D) They are convinced that they are powerless with respect to outside forces.
Q3) In the context of mental health differences due to locus of control,people higher in internal locus of control experience less:
A) benefit from therapy for addiction.
B) anxiety and depression.
C) job satisfaction.
D) philanthropism.
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Chapter 15: Personality in Perspective
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Q1) Wars and economic recessions can restrict life choices and influence the formation of:
A) self-identity.
B) archetypes.
C) the unconscious.
D) constructs.
Q2) _____ wrote from experience about how lack of parental warmth and affection can undermine a child's security and result in feelings of helplessness.
A) Freud
B) Bandura
C) Erikson
D) Horney
Q3) Who credited people with the ability to learn through example and vicarious reinforcement?
A) Rotter
B) Maslow
C) Bandura
D) Kelly
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