Question 1

A college student takes a lot of psychology courses so that he will be able to talk about his personal psychological problems in a calm, detached, clinical fashion. He is using the defense mechanism of _______.

Accepted Answer

A)   displacement
B)   intellectualization
C)   projection
D)   reaction formationE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

According to Freud, the second part of the personality is the ego, which gets its name from the Latin word for __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   "right"
B)   "pride"
C)   "I"
D)   "self"E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

There is a relationship between reliability and validity. Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   A test cannot be valid unless it is reliable.
B)   A test cannot be reliable unless it is valid.
C)   A test can be valid but not reliable.
D)   Reliability and validity are not related.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

According to Freud, the result of conflict between the id and superego is ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   libido
B)   depression
C)   psychosis
D)   anxietyE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

According to research discussed in your textbook, becoming a more optimistic thinker begins with:

Accepted Answer

A)   monitoring your own thinking.
B)   focusing on developing a Type A personality.
C)   suppressing parasympathetic nervous responses.
D)   enhancing the use of ego defense mechanisms.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 6

The neo-Freudian, Carl Jung, suggested the existence of a collective unconscious that contains images shared by all people, called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   schemas
B)   paradigms
C)   archetypes
D)   prototypesE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 7

After we have decided that a certain event is a stressor, we must decide how we will deal with it and what resources are available for coping with the stressor. This process is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   primary appraisal
B)   secondary appraisal
C)   tertiary appraisal
D)   distress-eustress dichotomyE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 8

What was the basis for Freud's development of his theory of the Oedipus conflict?

Accepted Answer

A)   He did not believe that the stories his female patients told about having been sexually abused by their fathers and other family members were real memories.
B)   He felt that we were biologically pre-wired to go through this conflict at certain ages, regardless of our surroundings or experiences.
C)   He felt that women, by definition, were born neurotic, and the Oedipus conflict gave value to that belief.
D)   He observed that all women were unconsciously angry at their own children, and he developed the theory of the Oedipus conflict as a result.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

According to Freud, girls have to go through the Oedipus complex, but boys don't.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Oedipus and Electra complexes occur during the _______ stage.

Accepted Answer

A)   anal
B)   phallic
C)   oral
D)   latencyE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 11

According to Freud, the _______ makes up the largest part of our personality.

Accepted Answer

A)   preconscious
B)   conscious
C)   unconscious
D)   These three areas contribute equally to personality.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT one of the layers of consciousness proposed by Sigmund Freud?

Accepted Answer

A)   conscious
B)   conscience
C)   preconscious
D)   unconsciousE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 13

An individual operating on the reality principle seeks ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   immediate gratification
B)   perfect accomplishments
C)   to reveal unconscious motivations
D)   rational means for obtaining gratificationE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

What did Raymond Cattell call the underlying traits that direct surface traits?

Accepted Answer

A)   source traits
B)   secondary traits
C)   background traits
D)   subordinate traitsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

The main advantage of personality inventories over projective tests and interviews is that inventories are standardized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The most famous humanistic psychologist was _______.

Accepted Answer

A)   Rogers
B)   Skinner
C)   Maslow
D)   AdlerE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

The id is that part of the personality which operates according to the:

Accepted Answer

A)   pleasure principle.
B)   superego.
C)   rules of reality.
D)   past experiences of the individual.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

For Freud, thoughts and feelings that are well below the surface of awareness and cannot normally be recalled are in the ______ mind.

Accepted Answer

A)   unconscious
B)   preconscious
C)   collective unconscious
D)   consciousE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Mahmoud was just told that his father has cancer. Mahmoud's first response is that there must be a mistake and he demands that the doctor repeat his tests. Which defense mechanism is at work here?

Accepted Answer

A)   reaction formation
B)   denial
C)   repression
D)   undoingE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 20

What did Sigmund Freud believe could happen if our needs were delayed at a particular psychosexual stage?

Accepted Answer

A)   We could become fixated at that stage.
B)   We would revert to our biological predispositions.
C)   We would be more capable of overcoming the obstacle in adulthood.
D)   We could become overly dependent on the superego for future guidance.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Exam 11: Theories of Personality

Mahmoud was just told that his father has cancer. Mahmoud's first response is that there must be a mistake and he demands that the doctor repeat his tests. Which defense mechanism is at work here?

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There is a relationship between reliability and validity. Which of the following is true?

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What was the basis for Freud's development of his theory of the Oedipus conflict?

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After we have decided that a certain event is a stressor, we must decide how we will deal with it and what resources are available for coping with the stressor. This process is called ________.

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What did Sigmund Freud believe could happen if our needs were delayed at a particular psychosexual stage?

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Which of the following is NOT one of the layers of consciousness proposed by Sigmund Freud?

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What did Raymond Cattell call the underlying traits that direct surface traits?

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An individual operating on the reality principle seeks ____________.

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For Freud, thoughts and feelings that are well below the surface of awareness and cannot normally be recalled are in the ______ mind.

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According to research discussed in your textbook, becoming a more optimistic thinker begins with:

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The id is that part of the personality which operates according to the:

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The neo-Freudian, Carl Jung, suggested the existence of a collective unconscious that contains images shared by all people, called ______.

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According to Freud, girls have to go through the Oedipus complex, but boys don't.

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A college student takes a lot of psychology courses so that he will be able to talk about his personal psychological problems in a calm, detached, clinical fashion. He is using the defense mechanism of _______.

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According to Freud, the result of conflict between the id and superego is ___________.

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The main advantage of personality inventories over projective tests and interviews is that inventories are standardized.

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According to Freud, the second part of the personality is the ego, which gets its name from the Latin word for __________.

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The most famous humanistic psychologist was _______.

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The Oedipus and Electra complexes occur during the _______ stage.

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According to Freud, the _______ makes up the largest part of our personality.

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