Type:
Test Bank
Resource:
Personality Theories A Global View
Edition:
1st Edition
Author(s):
Eric Shiraev
Instructor Resource Shiraev, Personality Theories SAGE Publishing, 2018
Chapter 1: Introducing Personality Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. Personality is defined as A. a stable set of behavioral and experiential characteristics of an individual. B. a set of distinguishable displays or patterns of behavior and experience. C. enduring patterns of behavior and inner experience that deviate markedly from the expectations of the individual’s culture. D. a consistent set of beliefs about the world. Ans: A Learning Objective: 1-1: Define personality and explain the personality concept in psychology. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Identifying Personality Difficulty Level: Easy 2. A stable set of behavioral and experiential characteristics of an individual is called A. traits. B. personality. C. organization. D. determinism. Ans: B Learning Objective: 1-1: Define personality and explain the personality concept in psychology. Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Identifying Personality Difficulty Level: Easy 3. What are distinct and stable patterns of behavior and experience? A. types B. self-enhancement C. traits D. values Ans: C Learning Objective: 1-1: Define personality and explain the personality concept in psychology. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Identifying Personality Difficulty Level: Easy 4. Which of the following is a reason that personality is important for psychological practice? A. it helps make predictions regarding a person’s behavior B. it exits in all living things C. it helps identify peripheral traits in all individuals D. it connects a person’s behaviors to each other Ans: A Learning Objective: 1-2: Describe the four major types of knowledge relevant to the study of personality. Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Three Principles Explaining Personality Difficulty Level: Medium
Instructor Resource Shiraev, Personality Theories SAGE Publishing, 2018 5. What is meant in stating that personality is a concept that indicates that an individual’s thoughts, feelings, and behavior originate from within a person? A. Personality is organized by its central traits. B. Personality tend to be wide ranging. C. There is consistency in one’s personality. D. Personality is a cause of one’s behavior. Ans: D Learning Objective: 1-2: Describe the four major types of knowledge relevant to the study of personality. Cognitive Domain: Analysis Answer Location: Three Principles Explaining Personality Difficulty Level: Hard 6. The more central traits are A. predictions about the person’s behavior will be more difficult to do. B. the better the traits describe the essence of the individual’s personality. C. the less number of peripheral traits there are. D. the more behavior is a product of the situational norm. Ans: B Learning Objective: 1-2: Describe the four major types of knowledge relevant to the study of personality. Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Three Principles Explaining Personality Difficulty Level: Medium 7. The concept of central and peripheral traits suggest that personality A. is more stable than types. B. is the cause to behavior. C. is organized. D. has few secondary features. Ans: C Learning Objective: 1-2: Describe the four major types of knowledge relevant to the study of personality. Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Three Principles Explaining Personality Difficulty Level: Medium 8. What are peripheral traits? A. they are the core or more salient characteristics in a person B. they are the behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that originate from within a person C. they are characteristics that are in most people most of the time D. they are other, secondary, less essential characteristics in a person Ans: D Learning Objective: 1-2: Describe the four major types of knowledge relevant to the study of personality. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Three Principles Explaining Personality Difficulty Level: Easy 9. What are central traits? A. they are other, secondary, less essential characteristics in a person B. they are the core or more salient characteristics in a person C. they are characteristics that are in most people most of the time D. they are the behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that originate from within a person Ans: B Learning Objective: 1-2: Describe the four major types of knowledge relevant to the study of personality. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Three Principles Explaining Personality Difficulty Level: Easy
Instructor Resource Shiraev, Personality Theories SAGE Publishing, 2018 10. Peter likes initiating a conversation in a group on some occasions but not all the time. This behavior suggest that Peter’s trait of friendliness is a ______ trait. A. central B. peripheral C. consistent D. causal Ans: B Learning Objective: 1-3: Identify ways to apply knowledge about personality psychology in specific professional settings. Cognitive Domain: Application Answer Location: Personality Features Can Be Central and Peripheral Difficulty Level: Hard 11. ______ refers to a kind or category of elements or features sharing similar characteristics or qualities. A. Central traits B. Peripheral traits C. Pessimism D. Type Ans: D Learning Objective: 1-1: Define personality and explain the personality concept in psychology. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Personality Features Can Be Central and Peripheral Difficulty Level: Easy 12. Which of the following shows “pessimism” as a peripheral trait? A. The person displays persistent sadness. B. The person is resistant to new experiences C. The person is distrustful of others. D. The person is self-disciplined. Ans: A Learning Objective: 1-3: Identify ways to apply knowledge about personality psychology in specific professional settings. Cognitive Domain: Application Answer Location: Personality Features Can Be Central and Peripheral Difficulty Level: Medium 13. ______ refers to a persistent, broad-spectrum belief in and anticipation of undesirable, negative, or damaging outcomes. A. Self-enhancement B. Optimism C. Pessimism D. Organization Ans: C Learning Objective: 1-1: Define personality and explain the personality concept in psychology. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Personality Features Can Be Central and Peripheral Difficulty Level: Easy 14. The character Ebenezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol" shows that personality is A. persistent. B. organized. C. stable and evolving. D. typical. Ans: C Learning Objective: 1-2: Describe the four major types of knowledge relevant to the study of personality.
Instructor Resource Shiraev, Personality Theories SAGE Publishing, 2018 Cognitive Domain: Analysis Answer Location: Personality is Stable and Evolving Difficulty Level: Medium 15. Judgments about normal and abnormal traits of a person vary across A. circumstances and time. B. circumstances, generations, and cultures. C. stability and consistency. D. situational norms. Ans: B Learning Objective: 1-2: Describe the four major types of knowledge relevant to the study of personality. Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: Personality Can Be Viewed as “Normal” and “Abnormal” Difficulty Level: Easy 16. What is the tendency to deem our self as superior to peers? A. self-enhancement B. openness to experiences C. cynicism D. sensitivity to honor Ans: A Learning Objective: 1-1: Define personality and explain the personality concept in psychology. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Personality Features Can Be Central and Peripheral Difficulty Level: Knowledge 17. What are enduring patterns of behavior and inner experience that deviate markedly from the expectations of the individual’s culture? A. tolerance B. central traits C. peripheral traits D. personality disorders Ans: D Learning Objective: 1-1: Define personality and explain the personality concept in psychology. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Personality Can Be Viewed as “Normal” and “Abnormal” Difficulty Level: Easy 18. Personality traits that tend to be more specific are ______. A. central B. peripheral C. stable D. persistent Ans: B Learning Objective: 1-2: Describe the four major types of knowledge relevant to the study of personality. Cognitive Domain: Moderation Answer Location: Personality Features Can Be Central and Peripheral Difficulty Level: Easy 19. Mark who is from North America describes himself as ambitious, intelligent, and industrious. The traits Mark used to describe himself are traits relevant to A. collectivism. B. individualism. C. Consistency. D. stability.