WGU D564 THEORIES OF PERSONALITY OA
EXAM 2 PRACTICE SOLUTION 2026 PREMIUM
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS ONE
HUNDRED PERCENT CORRECT
◉ True/False: The humanistic perspective views personality as
being primarily influenced by external factors.
Answer: False
◉ Fill-in-the-Blank: ___________ is a statistical method often used in
trait theory to identify clusters of behaviors that are correlated with
one another.
Answer: Factor analysis
◉ Which of the following is not a key component of Bandura's social
cognitive theory?
a) Reciprocal determinism
b) Self-efficacy
c) Collective unconscious
d) Observational learning.
Answer: Collective unconscious
, ◉ True/False: The Big Five personality traits are openness,
conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism..
Answer: True
◉ Fill-in-the-Blank: The ___________ complex is a concept in
psychoanalytic theory that refers to a child's feelings of desire for
the opposite-sex parent and jealousy toward the same-sex parent..
Answer: Oedipus
◉ Which personality assessment tool is based on the projective
hypothesis?
a) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) b) Thematic
Apperception Test (TAT)c) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)d) 16
Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF.
Answer: Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
◉ 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: The term ___________ refers to the mask or
persona that a person presents to the outside world, in Jungian
psychology..
EXAM 2 PRACTICE SOLUTION 2026 PREMIUM
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS ONE
HUNDRED PERCENT CORRECT
◉ True/False: The humanistic perspective views personality as
being primarily influenced by external factors.
Answer: False
◉ Fill-in-the-Blank: ___________ is a statistical method often used in
trait theory to identify clusters of behaviors that are correlated with
one another.
Answer: Factor analysis
◉ Which of the following is not a key component of Bandura's social
cognitive theory?
a) Reciprocal determinism
b) Self-efficacy
c) Collective unconscious
d) Observational learning.
Answer: Collective unconscious
, ◉ True/False: The Big Five personality traits are openness,
conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism..
Answer: True
◉ Fill-in-the-Blank: The ___________ complex is a concept in
psychoanalytic theory that refers to a child's feelings of desire for
the opposite-sex parent and jealousy toward the same-sex parent..
Answer: Oedipus
◉ Which personality assessment tool is based on the projective
hypothesis?
a) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) b) Thematic
Apperception Test (TAT)c) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)d) 16
Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF.
Answer: Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
◉ 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: The term ___________ refers to the mask or
persona that a person presents to the outside world, in Jungian
psychology..
