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According to psychoanalytic theory, the ________ is the most basic personality system.


A) preconscious
B) ego
C) id
D) superego

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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The ________ perspective is called the "third force" in personality theory.


A) psychoanalytic
B) behaviorist
C) cognitive
D) humanistic

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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According to Freud, a boy's sexual attachment to his mother and jealousy of his father is called ________.


A) the Oedipus complex
B) the Electra complex
C) transference
D) countertransference

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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According to Freud, the stage in which children develop a marked attachment to the parent of the opposite sex and become jealous of the same-sex parent is the phallic stage.

A) True
B) False

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The MMPI-2 and the TAT are both well-known projective tests.

A) True
B) False

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Sheila was upset by her boss, so she goes home and beats her children, who, in turn, kick the dog. This episode is an example of ________.


A) displacement
B) undoing
C) projection
D) reaction formation

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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What is Freud's term for the primitive side of personality that is motivated primarily by biological drives?


A) id
B) ego
C) superego
D) preconscious

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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In which psychosexual stage do sexual interests reawaken and become stronger?


A) anal
B) latency
C) genital
D) phallic

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Which structure of personality houses one's instincts, according to Freud?


A) ego-ideal
B) ego
C) id
D) superego

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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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?


A) agreeableness and extraversion
B) extraversion and conscientiousness
C) neuroticism and openness
D) openness and conscientiousness

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Raymond Cattell originally proposed that there are ________ personality source traits.


A) 5
B) 8
C) 11
D) 16

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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Carl Jung's term for the part of our personality that Freud referred to as the unconscious was the ________.


A) personal unconscious
B) archetype
C) collective unconscious
D) animus

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Jung believed that there were two levels to the unconscious mind, the personal and the ________.


A) collective
B) animus
C) anima
D) preconscious

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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"What did you have for lunch an hour ago?" Before I asked you that question, the information was in your ________ mind.


A) conscious
B) unconscious
C) postconscious
D) preconscious

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following descriptions is likely to fit the quality of self-actualization?


A) shy, silent, and humorless
B) real self close to ideal self
C) ideal self dominating real self
D) superego dominating id

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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Yongmei is studying for her math test. Her boyfriend Marcus asks if she can go to the movies with him. She would love to go but she knows she has to study for the math test in order to pass the class. What part of Yongmei's personality will tell her to stay home and study because passing the class is necessary for her to graduate?


A) her ego, because it is the moral conscience of her personality
B) her id, because studying is what she really wants to do
C) her libido, because she knows her boyfriend will love her more if she studies
D) her superego, because it is this part of the personality that is the moral conscience

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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According to Jung, our repressed thoughts, undeveloped ideas, and forgotten experiences are contained in the ________.


A) persona
B) archetype
C) personal unconscious
D) collective unconscious

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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Pleasure principle is to ________ as reality principle is to ________.


A) id; superego
B) superego; id
C) id; ego
D) ego; id

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Jung believed that there were two levels to the unconscious mind, the personal and the ________.


A) collective
B) animus
C) anima
D) preconscious

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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


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) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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