Chapter 13 Exam Flashcards
(40 cards)
Which neo-Freudian viewed personality disturbances as resulting from the feelings of inferiority that all people share?
Alfred Adler
According to Freud, the result of conflict between the id and superego is ________.
anxiety
According to Freud, personality develops through a series of psychosexual stages. During infancy, the psychosexual stage is called the ________ stage.
oral
As part of an application for a job, Dan is asked to complete some psychological tests, including one in which he responds “true” or “false” to items such as “I feel sad most of the time,” or “I had a good childhood.” What type of psychological test is Dan taking?
an inventory
Carl Rogers emphasized accepting people for what they are, not for what you would like them to be. This acceptance is termed ________.
unconditional positive regard
Which component of a person’s personality is responsible for the continuing desire to engage in indiscriminate sex?
the id
What is Albert Bandura’s term for the relationship among the three factors that influence personality?
reciprocal determinism
For Freud, the only personality structure present at birth is the ________.
id
If you are completing a paper/pencil test that requires you to read statements and indicate “true” or “false” as to whether or not they apply to you, then you are likely taking a(n) ________.
personality inventory
Unconditional positive regard is MOST important to the theory of ________.
Rogers
“What did you have for lunch an hour ago?” Before I asked you that question, the information was in your ________ mind.
preconscious
Freud believed the mind had ________ level(s).
three
For Freud, thoughts and feelings that are well below the surface of awareness and cannot normally be recalled are in the ________ mind.
unconscious
A famous psychologist argues that there are three factors that influence personality: environment, personal characteristics, and behavior. This psychologist is most likely a ________ psychologist.
social cognitive learning
A patient waiting for an appointment with Sigmund Freud looks around the room to see who else is waiting. Who among the following is most likely to have been one of Freud’s patients?
Elizabeth, a wealthy woman who is suffering from sexual repression
What did Freud perceive as the outcome of a successful resolution of the Oedipus complex?
identification with the same-sex parent
Mei is Chinese American. She is very loyal to her family. Her sister lives with her, and she mails money back to China to her father and younger brother. Mei’s way of life is typical of someone who comes from a culture that is ________.
collectivistic
An assessment in which a numerical value is assigned to specific behavior(s) that is/are listed on the assessment is called a ________.
rating scale
An investigation of students’ housing preferences would probably show that single rooms are preferred by ________, whereas suites are preferred by ________.
introverts; extraverts
Which of the following statements is a criticism that one might legitimately make about the humanistic perspective of personality?
It paints too rosy a picture of humanity, ignoring negative aspects of human nature.
Someone who was interested in measuring a person’s source traits, as described by Raymond Cattell, would use the ________.
Sixteen Personality Factors Questionnaire (16PF)
Ted is friendly, talkative, loves to tell jokes at parties, and is perceived by others as trusting and helpful. On which two of the Big Five traits would you expect Ted to obtain high scores?
agreeableness and extraversion
Which of the following is a projective test?
Rorschach
What is Freud’s term for the primitive side of personality that is motivated primarily by biological drives?
id
