Question 1

During football season,when a team loses,its fans will believe that factors other than team performance (such as poor officiating) were responsible for the loss.This best illustrates

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A)   reciprocal determinism.
B)   the spotlight effect.
C)   self-serving bias.
D)   narcissism.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Mathilda is a receptionist at an insurance company and has recently lost all feeling in her right hand.Mathilda went to her physician who has referred her to a specialist because her symptoms

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A)   are obviously fictitious.
B)   indicate a serious medical disorder.
C)   are easily fixed.
D)   do not make neurological sense.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

According to some scholars,Freud thought that stories of childhood sexual abuse reported by his adult female patients reflected their

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A)   erogenous zones.
B)   inferiority complexes.
C)   childhood sexual wishes.
D)   social standing.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

________ emphasized the interaction among behavior,internal personal factors,and environmental influences in his ________ perspective on personality.

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A)   Albert Bandura;social-cognitive
B)   Carl Rogers;humanistic
C)   Sigmund Freud;psychoanalytic
D)   Raymond Cattell;five-factorE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

When 2-year-old Matthew was told he would get no dessert until he finished the food on his plate,he threw his plate on the floor in a temper tantrum.Freud would have suggested that Matthew was unable to resist the demands of his

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A)   superego.
B)   ego.
C)   id.
D)   Oedipus complex.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Henry Murray found that children's perceptions of photographs were biased by their previous participation in a frightening game.Their perceptual reactions most clearly highlighted the potential value of

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A)   projective tests.
B)   free association.
C)   identification.
D)   archetypes.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Jin is searching for a sense of purpose in life that goes beyond fulfilling her own potential for growth and self-actualization.According to Maslow,Jin is striving for

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A)   acceptance.
B)   self-transcendence.
C)   unconditional positive regard.
D)   genuineness.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 8

To assess your standing on each of the Big Five factors of personality,psychologists would be most likely to administer a(n)

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A)   person-situation test.
B)   MMPI.
C)   personality inventory.
D)   self-esteem scale.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Personality is fruitfully studied at multiple levels of analysis because people are best understood as

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A)   unconscious information processors.
B)   biopsychosocial organisms.
C)   demonstrating self-serving bias.
D)   possible selves.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Contemporary psychologists are LEAST likely to agree with Freud's belief that

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A)   conscience and gender identity form during the process of resolving the Oedipus complex.
B)   conscious awareness of our own mental processes is very limited.
C)   memories are often distorted and incomplete.
D)   defense mechanisms help protect individuals from anxiety.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

The MMPI was originally developed to identify

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A)   defensive self-esteem.
B)   the Big Five.
C)   self-esteem.
D)   emotional disorders.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

The use of personal pronouns in text messaging is best predicted by the Big Five trait of

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A)   neuroticism.
B)   extraversion.
C)   agreeableness.
D)   openness.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Maslow placed ________ at the base of his hierarchy of needs.

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A)   cognitive needs
B)   social needs
C)   physiological needs
D)   spiritual needsE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

The importance of romance in marriage relationships is most strongly emphasized in cultures characterized by

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A)   the maturity principle.
B)   collectivism.
C)   group identification.
D)   individualism.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

When people accept more responsibility for good deeds that for bad ones,they are engaging in

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A)   self-serving bias.
B)   possible self-evaluation.
C)   excessive optimism.
D)   low self-esteem.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Modern research can describe slips of the tongue as

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A)   combining similar verbal choices in our memory network.
B)   an unconscious defense mechanism.
C)   an expression of repressed urges.
D)   an attempt to redirect anxiety by distorting reality.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 17

Jerry had a dream about swimming in a pool of sweet candy.His therapist believes that his dream represents an unconscious sexual desire.This proposed meaning of the dream would be referred to as ________ by Freud.

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A)   repression
B)   suppression
C)   latent content
D)   manifest contentE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Freud suggested that defense mechanisms protect an individual from

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A)   anxiety.
B)   an inferiority complex.
C)   the collective unconscious.
D)   erogenous zones.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 19

All of the following are true regarding those with high self-esteem EXCEPT that they

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A)   have fewer sleepless nights.
B)   are less likely to conform to others.
C)   make fewer positive Facebook posts.
D)   are less likely to feel lonely.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Charles just lost his job after 30 years.This is likely to make him less

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A)   conscientious.
B)   neurotic.
C)   introverted.
D)   agreeable.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 13: Personality

All of the following are true regarding those with high self-esteem EXCEPT that they

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According to some scholars,Freud thought that stories of childhood sexual abuse reported by his adult female patients reflected their

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Contemporary psychologists are LEAST likely to agree with Freud's belief that

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Henry Murray found that children's perceptions of photographs were biased by their previous participation in a frightening game.Their perceptual reactions most clearly highlighted the potential value of

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Maslow placed ________ at the base of his hierarchy of needs.

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During football season,when a team loses,its fans will believe that factors other than team performance (such as poor officiating) were responsible for the loss.This best illustrates

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The importance of romance in marriage relationships is most strongly emphasized in cultures characterized by

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Mathilda is a receptionist at an insurance company and has recently lost all feeling in her right hand.Mathilda went to her physician who has referred her to a specialist because her symptoms

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The MMPI was originally developed to identify

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Jerry had a dream about swimming in a pool of sweet candy.His therapist believes that his dream represents an unconscious sexual desire.This proposed meaning of the dream would be referred to as ________ by Freud.

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When 2-year-old Matthew was told he would get no dessert until he finished the food on his plate,he threw his plate on the floor in a temper tantrum.Freud would have suggested that Matthew was unable to resist the demands of his

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The use of personal pronouns in text messaging is best predicted by the Big Five trait of

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Charles just lost his job after 30 years.This is likely to make him less

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________ emphasized the interaction among behavior,internal personal factors,and environmental influences in his ________ perspective on personality.

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Personality is fruitfully studied at multiple levels of analysis because people are best understood as

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To assess your standing on each of the Big Five factors of personality,psychologists would be most likely to administer a(n)

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Modern research can describe slips of the tongue as

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When people accept more responsibility for good deeds that for bad ones,they are engaging in

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Jin is searching for a sense of purpose in life that goes beyond fulfilling her own potential for growth and self-actualization.According to Maslow,Jin is striving for

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Freud suggested that defense mechanisms protect an individual from

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