WGU D564 THEORIES OF PERSONALITY
EXPLORE 466 AND VERSIONS . PRACTICE
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ What is reciprocal determinism?.
Answer: Bandura's idea that personal factors, behavior, and environment all
influence each other.
◍ Multiple Choice: Which of the following theories of personality emphasizes
the role of unconscious conflicts in shaping behavior?a) Trait theoryb)
Psychoanalytic theory c) Humanistic theoryd) Social cognitive theory.
Answer: Psychoanalytic theory
◍ Fill-in-the-Blank: ___________ is a therapeutic approach that focuses on
helping individuals understand the thoughts and feelings that influence
behaviors..
Answer: Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
◍ True/False: 'Self-concept' is a term used to describe the pattern of thoughts,
feelings, and behaviors that a person believes defines them..
Answer: True
◍ True/False: According to Erikson's stages of psychosocial development,
trust versus mistrust is the stage that occurs during adolescence..
Answer: False
◍ Fill-in-the-Blank: Milgram's infamous obedience experiments demonstrated
the powerful influence of ____ on individual behavior..
Answer: authority
◍ Karen Horney.
, Answer: Basic anxiety: fundamental emotions of childhood resulting from
needs not being met, such as childhood experiences of loneliness and
isolation
◍ Fill-in-the-Blank: The Freudian structures of personality, including the
_______, ego, and superego, operate in dynamic interplay to regulate
behavior..
Answer: id
◍ The concept of __ refers to the emotional bond that forms between an infant
and their primary caregiver..
Answer: Attachment
◍ What is an example of an experience stimulating a child’s social interests
and first memories?.
Answer: An individual who grew up in a supportive community, remembers
making friends during their first day of school.
◍ Gordon Allport.
Answer: emphasized the uniqueness of individual personality traits
◍ Multiple Choice: Which of the following is not a defense mechanism
identified by Freud?a) Repressionb) Sublimationc) Transferenced)
Self-actualization.
Answer: Self-actualization
◍ Walter Mischel.
Answer: Emphasized situational factors over traits in influencing behavior.
◍ Fill-in-the-Blank: According to
B. F. Skinner, behaviors that are reinforced on a __________ schedule are
most resistant to extinction..
Answer: variable
◍ Proprium.
Answer: analogous to the self, describing it as a personality part that gives
people intentionality and direction.
, ◍ Which term describes a group who display common personality
characteristics?.
Answer: type
◍ Multiple Choice: The concept of the "self-actualizing tendency" is central to
which theory of personality?a) Psychoanalytic theory b) Behaviorist
theoryc) Humanistic theoryd) Trait theory.
Answer: Humanistic theory
◍ Alfred Bandura.
Answer: Four processes of learning from observation: attentional, retention,
motor reproduction, and motivational.
◍ Alfred Bandura.
Answer: Learning environment influences behavior.
◍ Karen Horney.
Answer: Object relations theory: a psychoanalytic approach based on
Freud's notion that mothers and other persons serve as the "objects" through
which drives can be satisfied, influencing personality development
◍ According to Carl Rogers, the concept of __ is the degree to which an
individual's self-concept matches their actual experience..
Answer: Congruence
◍ Fill-in-the-Blank: According to Carl Jung, the collective unconscious is
made up of _____ that are shared by all people across cultures..
Answer: archetypes
◍ What is one of the evolved psychological mechanisms, as proposed by
David Buss?.
Answer: Environmental fears
◍ True/False: The social cognitive theory of personality emphasizes the
interaction between personal, behavioral, and environmental factors in
shaping individual behavior..
Answer: True
EXPLORE 466 AND VERSIONS . PRACTICE
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ What is reciprocal determinism?.
Answer: Bandura's idea that personal factors, behavior, and environment all
influence each other.
◍ Multiple Choice: Which of the following theories of personality emphasizes
the role of unconscious conflicts in shaping behavior?a) Trait theoryb)
Psychoanalytic theory c) Humanistic theoryd) Social cognitive theory.
Answer: Psychoanalytic theory
◍ Fill-in-the-Blank: ___________ is a therapeutic approach that focuses on
helping individuals understand the thoughts and feelings that influence
behaviors..
Answer: Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
◍ True/False: 'Self-concept' is a term used to describe the pattern of thoughts,
feelings, and behaviors that a person believes defines them..
Answer: True
◍ True/False: According to Erikson's stages of psychosocial development,
trust versus mistrust is the stage that occurs during adolescence..
Answer: False
◍ Fill-in-the-Blank: Milgram's infamous obedience experiments demonstrated
the powerful influence of ____ on individual behavior..
Answer: authority
◍ Karen Horney.
, Answer: Basic anxiety: fundamental emotions of childhood resulting from
needs not being met, such as childhood experiences of loneliness and
isolation
◍ Fill-in-the-Blank: The Freudian structures of personality, including the
_______, ego, and superego, operate in dynamic interplay to regulate
behavior..
Answer: id
◍ The concept of __ refers to the emotional bond that forms between an infant
and their primary caregiver..
Answer: Attachment
◍ What is an example of an experience stimulating a child’s social interests
and first memories?.
Answer: An individual who grew up in a supportive community, remembers
making friends during their first day of school.
◍ Gordon Allport.
Answer: emphasized the uniqueness of individual personality traits
◍ Multiple Choice: Which of the following is not a defense mechanism
identified by Freud?a) Repressionb) Sublimationc) Transferenced)
Self-actualization.
Answer: Self-actualization
◍ Walter Mischel.
Answer: Emphasized situational factors over traits in influencing behavior.
◍ Fill-in-the-Blank: According to
B. F. Skinner, behaviors that are reinforced on a __________ schedule are
most resistant to extinction..
Answer: variable
◍ Proprium.
Answer: analogous to the self, describing it as a personality part that gives
people intentionality and direction.
, ◍ Which term describes a group who display common personality
characteristics?.
Answer: type
◍ Multiple Choice: The concept of the "self-actualizing tendency" is central to
which theory of personality?a) Psychoanalytic theory b) Behaviorist
theoryc) Humanistic theoryd) Trait theory.
Answer: Humanistic theory
◍ Alfred Bandura.
Answer: Four processes of learning from observation: attentional, retention,
motor reproduction, and motivational.
◍ Alfred Bandura.
Answer: Learning environment influences behavior.
◍ Karen Horney.
Answer: Object relations theory: a psychoanalytic approach based on
Freud's notion that mothers and other persons serve as the "objects" through
which drives can be satisfied, influencing personality development
◍ According to Carl Rogers, the concept of __ is the degree to which an
individual's self-concept matches their actual experience..
Answer: Congruence
◍ Fill-in-the-Blank: According to Carl Jung, the collective unconscious is
made up of _____ that are shared by all people across cultures..
Answer: archetypes
◍ What is one of the evolved psychological mechanisms, as proposed by
David Buss?.
Answer: Environmental fears
◍ True/False: The social cognitive theory of personality emphasizes the
interaction between personal, behavioral, and environmental factors in
shaping individual behavior..
Answer: True
