Test Bank For Psychology of Exercise Integrating Theory and
Practice 3rd Edition By Curt L Lox , Kathleen A Martin Ginis ,
Steven J Petruzzello 9781934432051 ALL Chapters .
The personality trait of _____ is the most powerful longitudinal predictor of success and work
A. Neuroticism
B. Extraversion
C. Introversion
D. Conscientiousness - ANSWER: D (Conscientiousness)
Another kind of personality stability is constancy of level, or ______ _______ stability - ANSWER:
Mean level
Conventional wisdom has the view that people become more cautious and conservative as they age,
and this has been confirmed by studies on ________
A. Sensation seeking
B. Leadership motivation
C. Felinity
D. Dominance - ANSWER: A (Sensation seeking)
_______ was defined by Block and Robbins as the extent to which one perceives oneself as relatively
close to being the person one wants to be and/or as distant from being the kind of person one does
not want to be, with respect to person-qualities one positive and negatively values - ANSWER: Self-
esteem
_____ are sometimes called test-retest reliability coefficients
A. Stability coefficients
B. Variability coefficients
C. Change coefficients
D. Validity coefficient - ANSWER: A (Stability coefficients)
______ refers to a form of personality development that involves maintaining rank order in relation to
other individuals but changing the manifestations - ANSWER: Personality coherence
One of the characteristics of people who score high on the Independence scale of the CPI according to
the study of Mills College women conducted by Helson and Picano is that they tend to ____
A. Ignore people at parties
B. Interrupt conversations
,C. Step back in a group during difficult situations
D. Follow instructions from those who are in a position to lead - ANSWER: B (Interrupt conversations)
Jean Twenge discovered that women's trait scores on ______ rose and fall dramatically depending on
the cohort in which each woman was raised
A. Aggression
B. Assertivenes
C. Achievement
D. Extraversion - ANSWER: B (Assertiveness)
A study of 1,600 men conducted by Mroczek and Spiro found the those who got married showed
above-average increases in _____ compared to their bachelor peers
A. Conscientiousness
B. Negative affect
C. Neuroticism
D. Emotional stability - ANSWER: D (Emotional stability)
The results of the longitudinal study conducted by Howard and Bray revealed scores on autonomy,
leadership motivation, achievement, and dominance all ______
A. Remained stable over time
B. Decreased with age
C. Showed sharp declines
D. Increased over time - ANSWER: D (Increased over time)
In the longitudinal study conducted by Helen and Wink to examine changes in women's personality
between the early 40s and the early 50s, the most dramatic change was the _____ scale of the
California Psychological Inventory
A. Empathy
B. Communality
C. Intellectual efficiency
D. Felinity - ANSWER: D (Femininity)
A _____ is a recording device attached to the wrists of children during several play periods in the
Block and Block Longitudinal study to assess their activity levels
A. Audiometer
B. Pedometer
C. Actometer
,D. Phototube - ANSWER: C (Actometer)
According to the longitudinal study by Helson and Picano of Mills College women, those who score
high on the Independence scale of the CPI tend to _____
A. Set goals for groups to which they belong
B. Follow instructions from other people
C. Step back in the group during difficult situations
D. Ignore people at parties - ANSWER: A (Set goals for groups to which they belong)
Personality change is typically _____ to the person and are relatively _____ over time
A. Internal; enduring
B. External; enduring
C. Internal; temporary
D. External; temporary - ANSWER: A (Internal; enduring)
The issue related to predicting which person will go through a midlife crisis based on personality is
located at the ____ level of personality analysis
A. Population
B. Group differences
C. Individual differences
D. Universal - ANSWER: C (Individual differences)
A longitudinal study conducted by Howard and Bray on 266 managerial candidates at AT&T revealed
that the most startling change in personality was a steep drop in the _____ score
A. Dominance
B. Autonomy
C. Achievement
D. Ambition - ANSWER: D (Ambition)
Personality coherence includes the element of _____ in an underlying trait and element of ___ in the
outward manifestation of that trait
A. Continuity; Change
B. Variability; Continuity
C. Variability; Change
D. Change; Continuity - ANSWER: A (Continuity; Change)
, According to Abe, high ____ at age 3 predicts successful academic performance nine years later
A. Agreeableness
B. Openness
C. Conscientiousness
D. Emotional stability - ANSWER: C (Conscientiousness)
The ____ contains four sub scales, each containing items and phrases as a forced-choice between two
distinct options
A. Big Five Personality Scale
B. Causal Dimension Scale
C. Adult Hope Scale
D. Sensation-Seeking Scale - ANSWER: D (Sensation-Seeking Scale)
One of the conclusions about validity and stability that can be drawn from the findings of the study
conducted by Buss, Block, and Block is that the actometer-based measurements of activity level have
significant ____ with the judge-based measurements of activity level
A. Negative validity coefficients
B. Negative stability coefficients
C. Positive validity coefficients
D. Positive stability coefficients - ANSWER: C (Positive validity coefficients)
According to the meta-analysis conducted by Roberts and DelVecchio, as people age, personality
appears to become more and more ____
A. Varied
B. Inconsistent
C. Set
D. Deviant - ANSWER: C (set)
Zoe was interested in measuring the trait of extraversion. She used two different instruments at the
same time on the same person. She obtained a high correlation between the two measures of
extraversion. This scenario is an illustration of ____
A. Variability coefficients
B. Stability coefficients
C. Reliability coefficients
D. Validity coefficients - ANSWER: D (Validity coefficients)
_____ refer to examinations of the same group of individuals over time
Practice 3rd Edition By Curt L Lox , Kathleen A Martin Ginis ,
Steven J Petruzzello 9781934432051 ALL Chapters .
The personality trait of _____ is the most powerful longitudinal predictor of success and work
A. Neuroticism
B. Extraversion
C. Introversion
D. Conscientiousness - ANSWER: D (Conscientiousness)
Another kind of personality stability is constancy of level, or ______ _______ stability - ANSWER:
Mean level
Conventional wisdom has the view that people become more cautious and conservative as they age,
and this has been confirmed by studies on ________
A. Sensation seeking
B. Leadership motivation
C. Felinity
D. Dominance - ANSWER: A (Sensation seeking)
_______ was defined by Block and Robbins as the extent to which one perceives oneself as relatively
close to being the person one wants to be and/or as distant from being the kind of person one does
not want to be, with respect to person-qualities one positive and negatively values - ANSWER: Self-
esteem
_____ are sometimes called test-retest reliability coefficients
A. Stability coefficients
B. Variability coefficients
C. Change coefficients
D. Validity coefficient - ANSWER: A (Stability coefficients)
______ refers to a form of personality development that involves maintaining rank order in relation to
other individuals but changing the manifestations - ANSWER: Personality coherence
One of the characteristics of people who score high on the Independence scale of the CPI according to
the study of Mills College women conducted by Helson and Picano is that they tend to ____
A. Ignore people at parties
B. Interrupt conversations
,C. Step back in a group during difficult situations
D. Follow instructions from those who are in a position to lead - ANSWER: B (Interrupt conversations)
Jean Twenge discovered that women's trait scores on ______ rose and fall dramatically depending on
the cohort in which each woman was raised
A. Aggression
B. Assertivenes
C. Achievement
D. Extraversion - ANSWER: B (Assertiveness)
A study of 1,600 men conducted by Mroczek and Spiro found the those who got married showed
above-average increases in _____ compared to their bachelor peers
A. Conscientiousness
B. Negative affect
C. Neuroticism
D. Emotional stability - ANSWER: D (Emotional stability)
The results of the longitudinal study conducted by Howard and Bray revealed scores on autonomy,
leadership motivation, achievement, and dominance all ______
A. Remained stable over time
B. Decreased with age
C. Showed sharp declines
D. Increased over time - ANSWER: D (Increased over time)
In the longitudinal study conducted by Helen and Wink to examine changes in women's personality
between the early 40s and the early 50s, the most dramatic change was the _____ scale of the
California Psychological Inventory
A. Empathy
B. Communality
C. Intellectual efficiency
D. Felinity - ANSWER: D (Femininity)
A _____ is a recording device attached to the wrists of children during several play periods in the
Block and Block Longitudinal study to assess their activity levels
A. Audiometer
B. Pedometer
C. Actometer
,D. Phototube - ANSWER: C (Actometer)
According to the longitudinal study by Helson and Picano of Mills College women, those who score
high on the Independence scale of the CPI tend to _____
A. Set goals for groups to which they belong
B. Follow instructions from other people
C. Step back in the group during difficult situations
D. Ignore people at parties - ANSWER: A (Set goals for groups to which they belong)
Personality change is typically _____ to the person and are relatively _____ over time
A. Internal; enduring
B. External; enduring
C. Internal; temporary
D. External; temporary - ANSWER: A (Internal; enduring)
The issue related to predicting which person will go through a midlife crisis based on personality is
located at the ____ level of personality analysis
A. Population
B. Group differences
C. Individual differences
D. Universal - ANSWER: C (Individual differences)
A longitudinal study conducted by Howard and Bray on 266 managerial candidates at AT&T revealed
that the most startling change in personality was a steep drop in the _____ score
A. Dominance
B. Autonomy
C. Achievement
D. Ambition - ANSWER: D (Ambition)
Personality coherence includes the element of _____ in an underlying trait and element of ___ in the
outward manifestation of that trait
A. Continuity; Change
B. Variability; Continuity
C. Variability; Change
D. Change; Continuity - ANSWER: A (Continuity; Change)
, According to Abe, high ____ at age 3 predicts successful academic performance nine years later
A. Agreeableness
B. Openness
C. Conscientiousness
D. Emotional stability - ANSWER: C (Conscientiousness)
The ____ contains four sub scales, each containing items and phrases as a forced-choice between two
distinct options
A. Big Five Personality Scale
B. Causal Dimension Scale
C. Adult Hope Scale
D. Sensation-Seeking Scale - ANSWER: D (Sensation-Seeking Scale)
One of the conclusions about validity and stability that can be drawn from the findings of the study
conducted by Buss, Block, and Block is that the actometer-based measurements of activity level have
significant ____ with the judge-based measurements of activity level
A. Negative validity coefficients
B. Negative stability coefficients
C. Positive validity coefficients
D. Positive stability coefficients - ANSWER: C (Positive validity coefficients)
According to the meta-analysis conducted by Roberts and DelVecchio, as people age, personality
appears to become more and more ____
A. Varied
B. Inconsistent
C. Set
D. Deviant - ANSWER: C (set)
Zoe was interested in measuring the trait of extraversion. She used two different instruments at the
same time on the same person. She obtained a high correlation between the two measures of
extraversion. This scenario is an illustration of ____
A. Variability coefficients
B. Stability coefficients
C. Reliability coefficients
D. Validity coefficients - ANSWER: D (Validity coefficients)
_____ refer to examinations of the same group of individuals over time
