Personality Psychology Practice Questions
Course Introduction
Personality Psychology explores the scientific study of personality, examining the unique patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that distinguish individuals. The course introduces major theoretical perspectives, including trait, psychoanalytic, humanistic, and social-cognitive approaches, and evaluates the methods used to assess personality. Students will investigate biological, environmental, and cultural factors influencing personality development, as well as the stability and change of personality across the lifespan. Through analysis of empirical research and case studies, the course also addresses real-world applications such as personality disorders, and the impact of personality on interpersonal relationships, well-being, and work performance.
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Social Psychology Goals in Interaction 6th Edition by Douglas Kenrick
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Social Psychology
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Q1) Some researchers have suggested that violent video games may teach children to associate violence with rewards because many games give a player points for killing or hurting an opponent.This view is most consistent with the A) sociocultural perspective.
B) evolutionary perspective.
C) social cognitive perspective.
D) social learning perspective.
Answer: D
Q2) In order to be useful,a psychological test must be ________ and ________.
A) accurate; representative
B) valid; convergent
C) reliable; valid
D) representative; reliable
Answer: C
Q3) One of the weaknesses of the case study approach is that its results are not easily generalizable.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: The Person and the Situation
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Q1) Kendra wants to get a good grade in her social psychology course.She joins a study group that has several successful students in it.According to your textbook,Kendra's use of this study group to increase her chances to achieve social and economic status is known as a(n) A) goal.
B) subgoal.
C) motive.
D) exemplar.
Answer: B
Q2) Tamara was sitting in a lecture class totally bewildered and confused.She wanted to ask her professor to explain but,as she looked about the room,it appeared that the other students were understanding everything.As a result,she withheld her question,not realizing that they were as confused as she was.This is an example of A) a descriptive norm.
B) pluralistic ignorance.
C) an injunctive norm.
D) a scripted situation.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Social Cognition: Understanding Ourselves and Others
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Q1) Festinger's (1954)social comparison theory emphasized the drive to assess one's abilities and opinions
A) positively.
B) as frequently as possible.
C) independently of our views of others.
D) accurately.
Answer: D
Q2) Discuss the roles that expectations can play in social cognitive processing.Be sure to discuss this in the context of both conserving mental effort and accuracy motivation. Answer: Students should discuss: the role that expectations can play as shortcuts to help conserve resources;unexpected events and their triggering of accuracy motivation;searching for disconfirming versus confirming evidence.Students may also discuss self-fulfilling prophecies.
Q3) ________ increases the motivation to engage in careful thinking only ________.
A) Happiness; for a short time
B) Depression; when it is not severe
C) Desire for control; when the issue is not personally relevant
D) Need for structure; under time pressure
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Presenting the Self
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Q1) Evelyn has recently become a manager of a department of ten people.She is concerned whether she should adopt an assertive self-promoting style or a more modest style.As a social psychologist,you can advise her that if she actively self-promotes herself,she will be
A) liked by her male colleagues, but disliked by her female colleagues.
B) liked by her female colleagues, but disliked by her male colleagues.
C) liked by both her male and female colleagues.
D) disliked by both her male and female colleagues.
Q2) People present themselves more modestly to friends than to strangers.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to the textbook,self-presentation is typically about
A) understanding ourselves.
B) revealing ourselves.
C) manufacturing ourselves.
D) re-evaluating ourselves.
Q4) Research has shown that flattery actually will get you somewhere-it is frequently successful in getting people to like us.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Attitudes and Persuasion
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Q1) A study (Sivacek & Crano,1982)was conducted at Michigan State University when the government proposed raising the drinking age from 18 to 21.Which students volunteered to campaign against the proposal and why?
A) Students who were under 20 were more likely to volunteer because the issue was more personally relevant to them.
B) Students majoring in law or government were more likely to volunteer because they had greater knowledge about the issue.
C) Students who were under 20 were more likely to volunteer because students 21 and over were not against the proposal.
D) Students who drank more frequently were more likely to volunteer because their attitudes were more accessible.
Q2) Describe the Festinger & Carlsmith (1959)study.Be sure to discuss which individuals were more likely to experience dissonance and change their attitudes.What was the more general lesson learned about counterattitudinal behavior?
Q3) Name and describe the two components that together determine the credibility of a communicator.
Q4) Name and describe three of the sources of attitudes discussed in the book.
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Chapter 6: Social Influence: Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience
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Q1) Someone who gives you a flower at the airport and then asks for a donation,is attempting
A) to capitalize on the fundamental attribution error.
B) to induce you to succumb to the reciprocity rule.
C) to arouse dissonance.
D) to use the availability heuristic.
Q2) "A change in overt behavior caused by real or imagined pressure from others" is defined as
A) inoculation.
B) brainwashing.
C) social comparison.
D) social influence.
Q3) Individuals are most likely to conform to the actions of ________.
A) similar others
B) dissimilar others
C) a group that is not unanimous
D) younger others
Q4) Define conformity and provide an example.
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Q5) Describe the method of participant observation,and provide an example.
Q6) Define conformity,compliance,and obedience.Give an example of each.
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Chapter 7: Affiliation and Friendship
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Q1) Lonely people tend to engage in healthy coping mechanisms.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is a relationship with a market pricing pattern of social exchange?
A) a child's relationship with their mother
B) a boss's relationship to her employee
C) a waitress's relationship to her customer
D) a group of children on a playground
Q3) In comparison to the friendships of women,the friendships of men
A) tend to involve more intimacy.
B) are more likely to involve the discussion of activities.
C) are more likely to include individuals outside work.
D) are more likely to be important for their self-esteem.
Q4) Which of the following is NOT an example of an authority ranking relationship?
A) a start-up internet company where all employees have the same general job title
B) the president of a country and his/her cabinet
C) a teacher and his/her students
D) a military squad
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Chapter 8: Love and Romantic Relationships
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Q1) Jack and Sue are asked to describe love.Jack talks about feeling tenderness for his family members and his close friends.Sue mentions her desire to bond completely with her boyfriend.Jack is describing ________ love,whereas Sue is describing ________ love.
A) friendship; companionate
B) sexual; friendship
C) companionate; passionate
D) emotional; intimate
Q2) A motivation that distinguishes love for romantic partners from love for friends or family is
A) emotional support.
B) forming a close bond.
C) sexual gratification
D) gaining status.
Q3) What is a secure base for an infant or child,and how does this translate into adult relationships?
Q4) Describe how men and women often interpret interactions between males and females in different ways,and discuss how evolutionary theory might explain these differences.
Q5) Define erotomania and provide an example of an erotomaniacal relationship.
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Chapter 9: Prosocial Behavior
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Q1) People possessing a strong religious code appear to help in order to A) increase their inclusive fitness.
B) manage their self-image.
C) manage their mood and emotions.
D) receive reciprocal favor.
Q2) People are most likely to cite which of the following as a reason for engaging in prosocial behavior?
A) personal norms
B) parental example
C) having received help in the past
D) a prior personal or medical crisis
Q3) How do person factors such as age,gender,and self-esteem affect the likelihood of someone asking for needed help?
Q4) Briefly describe the circumstances surrounding the murder of Catherine Genovese,and describe two social psychological concepts that help explain the lack of assistance provided to her.
Q5) What are the effects of mild sadness and deep depression on helping behavior?
Q6) Men are more likely to help strangers,but women are more likely to help friends.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Aggression
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Q1) Why are men much more likely than women to engage in violent confrontations as a result of trivial altercations?
A) Women are not capable of violence.
B) Women do not compete with other women for mates.
C) Males are unable to control their aggressive impulses as well as women.
D) Males are more concerned with their dominance status.
Q2) Which of the following statements about status-linked aggressiveness,testosterone,and male competition for mates is FALSE?
A) Men who are more committed to their partners have higher testosterone levels.
B) In other species, male aggressiveness increases just before the mating season.
C) Men are most aggressive in their late teens and twenties when their testosterone levels are highest.
D) Married men have lower testosterone levels than unmarried men.
Q3) Describe the culture of honor and its relation to aggression.In which regions of the United States is the culture of honor most prevalent? Describe one experiment that tested hypotheses derived from the culture of honor.
Q4) Define direct and indirect aggression,and provide an example of each.
Q5) What is a psychopath,and how might psychopathy be related to aggression?
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Chapter 11: Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination
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Q1) Across the United States as a whole,changes over time in the ___________ norms have probably led to similar changes in the __________ norms.
A) injunctive; descriptive
B) descriptive; injunctive
C) subjective; objective
D) objective; subjective
Q2) In a study investigating the tangible costs of discrimination,researchers studied the audition techniques and hiring decisions of 11 major orchestras as a function of how applicants were auditioned.They found that
A) female musicians fared better when the judges viewed their performance.
B) concealed auditions decreased the likelihood that female musicians would advance to later rounds of auditions.
C) concealed auditions almost doubled the likelihood that female musicians would win the job.
D) when their gender was known, female musicians were more likely to win the job.
Q3) What are authoritarianism and social dominance orientation? How are they related to prejudice?
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Chapter 12: Groups
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Q1) Anna is working on a team with people from 4 different countries.Which of the following is likely to initially occur in this group?
A) more commitment to the group
B) increased misunderstandings
C) fewer workdays missed by group members
D) successful performance
Q2) Name and describe the two personality characteristics mentioned in the book that are related to the desire to become a leader.
Q3) Imagine you are required to give a presentation to your social psychology class on social facilitation,with a partner.You are quite comfortable speaking in front of class,whereas your partner has little practice and is very anxious about it.The two of you practice several times in an empty room.During the actual presentation,you are likely to perform ________ than during the practice,and your partner is likely to perform ________ than during the practice.
A) about the same; better
B) better; better
C) better; worse
D) worse; better
Q4) Describe the qualities of a transformational leader.
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Chapter 13: Social Dilemmas: Cooperation versus Conflict
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Q1) Name and describe the three categories of environmental policies discussed in the book.Provide an example of each.
Q2) In the Liebrand and VanRun (1985)energy conservation game,what was the optimal strategy for obtaining the public good?
A) to take small amounts of money on each turn
B) to take gradually larger amounts of money on each turn
C) to take large amounts of money on each turn
D) to take gradually smaller amounts of money on each turn
Q3) A policy which fines homeowners if they use too much water is an example of a ________ policy.
A) command-and-control
B) social dilemma
C) voluntarist
D) social responsibility
Q4) Cultural chauvinism is characterized by complete unawareness of other cultures. A)True
B)False
Q5) What is a social dilemma? Give an example.
Q6) What is the deterrence view of international conflict?
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Chapter 14: Integrating Social Psychology
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Q1) Studies of the way in which early observation of reward and punishment for aggression affect later aggressive behavior is a combination of social psychology and ________ psychology.
A) cognitive
B) personality
C) developmental
D) physiological
Q2) Which of the following perspectives provides the MOST ultimate causes of human social behavior?
A) sociocultural perspective
B) social learning perspective
C) social cognitive perspective
D) evolutionary perspective
Q3) Why is it not sufficient to conduct social psychological research just by watching and listening to what people do?
A) Observers have limited perceptual capacity.
B) People hide their true motives.
C) Observers oversimplify and distort what they hear and see.
D) all of the above
Q4) Briefly describe the sociocultural approach to social psychology.
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