PSYCH 215 Midterm Exam Questions with
complete solutions (2024-2025)
What jis jthe jdefinition jof jpersonality? j- jANS✓✓-- jStudy jof jindividual
jdifferences j
- jLie jwithin jthe jindividual j
- jPatterns jof jaffect, jbehavior, jcognition j(ABCs) j
- jInternal jmechanisms jthat jmotivate jthe jABCs
- jInfluences jthe jway jthat ja jperson jresponds jto jthe jenvironment
- jSome jbiological junderpinning
- jThought jto jbe jsomewhat jstable jover jtime
- jBut jeverything jdevelops
What jmakes ja jpersonality? j- jANS✓✓-- jPersonal jcharacteristics jand jtraits
- jGenes/biology
- jWays jof jinteracting j(social) j
- jSense jof jself
- jCognitive jprocesses j
- jGoals, jmotivations, jvalues
What jare jthe jdifferent jtheories jof jpersonality jdevelopment? j- jANS✓✓-- jFreud
- jBlank jslates: jsocial jlearning jand jbehavior jtheory
- jEvolutionary jtheory j
- jBehavior jgenetics j
- jDevelopmentalists
What jare jthe jcritical jquestions jabout jpersonality? j- jANS✓✓-- jThe
junconscious/subconscious j
→ jdo jwe jreally jknow jourselves, jare jwe jself-aware jor jare jthere jparts jof jus jthat
jwe jdon't jknow
,- jIs jthere ja jstable jcore jor jis jeverything jsituational? j
→ jalready janswered jthat jthere jis jsome jsense jof jstable jcore jeven jif jwe jadjust
jbased jon jsituations
- jTo jwhat jextent jdo jgenes jdetermine jpersonality jcharacteristics?
- jHow jhas jevolution jplayed jinto jpatterns jof jhuman jbehavior? j
→ jsocial jaffiliation
→ jsocial jhierarchies
→ j"mating"
What jis jincluded jin jthe jMyers-Briggs? j- jANS✓✓-- jextraversion/introversion
j(E/I)
- jsensing/intuition j(S/N)
- jthinking/feeling j(T/F)
- jjudging/perception j(J/P)
* jultimately jthe jtest jhas j0 jvalidity
What jare jthe jdifferent jtypes jof jmeasurement/assessment? j- jANS✓✓--
jTheoretical j
- jEmpirical j
- jSelf-report
- jOther jreport
- jObservational
- jProjective j
- jCase jstudy/narrative
What jare jexamples jof jobjective jmeasures? j- jANS✓✓-1) jMMPI j
- jEmpirically jderived jscales: jreasoning jbackwards j
- jNo jconcern jwith jface jvalidity j(how jmuch jit jappears jto jbe jeffective jin jterms jof
jthe jstated jaims) j
2) jMultidimensional jPersonality jQuestionnaire j(MPQ)
What jare jexamples jof jprojective jassessments? j- jANS✓✓-1) jTAT j
- jYou jare jshown ja jpicture jand jyou jhave jto jtell ja jstory jabout jit j
2) jRorschach
3) jSentence jcompletion j
,4) jDrawings
What jare jthe jmain jquestions jof jthe jdevelopmental japproach? j- jANS✓✓-1) jHow
jdoes ja jpersonality jdevelop jover jtime? j
2) jWhere jdoes jit jcome jfrom? j
3) jWhat jinternal jand jexternal jforces jshape jthe jABC joutcomes?
j
4) jWhat jother jaspects jof jdevelopment jinform jpersonality jdevelopment?
→ jneurological j
→ jmotor
→ jcognition
→ jemotion
What jare jthe jlayers jof jpersonality? j- jANS✓✓-1) jTraits j(Actor) j
→ jyour jinternal jcharacteristics jand jhow jyou jbehave jas ja jsocial jactor jin jthe
jworld j
2) jMorals/values/sense jof jself j(Agent) j
→ jlayer jthat jis jbuilt jupon jyour jtraits j
3) jNarratives j(Author)
→ jwill jemerge jmore jin jyour jadolescence
What jis jthe jbrief jhistory jof jthe jfield jof jtemperament? j- jANS✓✓-- jSome jbabies
jare jeasier jthan jothers j
- jGoes jagainst jthe jblank jslate jtheory j
- jThomas jand jChess j(came jup jwith jdifferent jcategories) j
→ jEasy j(40%)
→ jDifficult j(10%)
→ jSlow-to-warm-up j(15%) j
→ jNot jclassified j(35%)
What jis jtemperament j(according jto jRothbart)? j- jANS✓✓-- jIndividual
jdifferences jin jemotional, jmotor, jattentional jreactivity j
, - jMeasured jby jlatency j(how jquick jis jthat jresponse), jintensity j(how jbig jis jthat
jresponse), jrecovery jof jresponse j
- jIncluding jself-regulation jmechanisms j
- jAssumed jto jbe jbiological jand jgenetically jbased j
- jInteracts jwith jenvironment jto jdevelop jinto ja jpersonality j
→ jbiology jand jgenes jare jnot jdestiny; jthe jthings jthat jhappen jto jus jaffect jthe
jway jour jbrain jis jsculpted, jespecially jfor jbabies jwhen jtheir jbrains jare jvery
jplastic
What jis jthe jmotor jsystem? j- jANS✓✓-How jwe japproach jand javoid jthings
What jis jreactivity? j- jANS✓✓-How jare jyou jresponding jto jall jthe jthings jbeing
jthrown jat jyou
How jis jtemperament jmeasured? j- jANS✓✓-1) jParent jreport jmeasures
→ jfirst jdeveloped jby jThomas j& jChess
→ jrefined jby jRothbart jIBQ/CBQ j
→ jhow jdoes jinfant/child jrespond jin jspecific jsituations j
2) jDirect jobservation jmeasures j
→ jhome jobservations jof jnatural jbehaviors j
→ jlaboratory jtasks jto jprovoke jfear, jsocial jstimulation, jresponse jto jnovelty,
jfrustration, jattention, jsoothability j(LABTAB)
What jis jthe joverview jof jthe jdevelopment jof jtemperament? j- jANS✓✓-- jEarliest
jindicators jin jnewborns: javoidance jand jdistress
→ jdistress jshown jin jways jsuch jas jhow jmuch jthey jcry j
- jApproach jdevelops jwith jincreased jmotor jcontrol j
- jDevelopment jof jemotion jfrom j6-12 jmonths jyield jfear, janger/frustration,
jsadness j
→ jfirst jsigns jof jpersonality/temperament jemerging
- jAttentional jsystems jdevelop jaround j30 jmonths, jallowing jfor jgreater jregulation
jand jcontrol j
→ jorienting/regulation jprecursor j
- jStability jis jstronger jafter jage j3 j
→ jif jstability jis jnot jstrong jafter jage j3, jthen jit's jnot jconstantly ja jgenetic jthing
janymore
What jis jthe jdevelopmental jthree? j- jANS✓✓-The jthree jbig jcomponents jof
jtemperament:
complete solutions (2024-2025)
What jis jthe jdefinition jof jpersonality? j- jANS✓✓-- jStudy jof jindividual
jdifferences j
- jLie jwithin jthe jindividual j
- jPatterns jof jaffect, jbehavior, jcognition j(ABCs) j
- jInternal jmechanisms jthat jmotivate jthe jABCs
- jInfluences jthe jway jthat ja jperson jresponds jto jthe jenvironment
- jSome jbiological junderpinning
- jThought jto jbe jsomewhat jstable jover jtime
- jBut jeverything jdevelops
What jmakes ja jpersonality? j- jANS✓✓-- jPersonal jcharacteristics jand jtraits
- jGenes/biology
- jWays jof jinteracting j(social) j
- jSense jof jself
- jCognitive jprocesses j
- jGoals, jmotivations, jvalues
What jare jthe jdifferent jtheories jof jpersonality jdevelopment? j- jANS✓✓-- jFreud
- jBlank jslates: jsocial jlearning jand jbehavior jtheory
- jEvolutionary jtheory j
- jBehavior jgenetics j
- jDevelopmentalists
What jare jthe jcritical jquestions jabout jpersonality? j- jANS✓✓-- jThe
junconscious/subconscious j
→ jdo jwe jreally jknow jourselves, jare jwe jself-aware jor jare jthere jparts jof jus jthat
jwe jdon't jknow
,- jIs jthere ja jstable jcore jor jis jeverything jsituational? j
→ jalready janswered jthat jthere jis jsome jsense jof jstable jcore jeven jif jwe jadjust
jbased jon jsituations
- jTo jwhat jextent jdo jgenes jdetermine jpersonality jcharacteristics?
- jHow jhas jevolution jplayed jinto jpatterns jof jhuman jbehavior? j
→ jsocial jaffiliation
→ jsocial jhierarchies
→ j"mating"
What jis jincluded jin jthe jMyers-Briggs? j- jANS✓✓-- jextraversion/introversion
j(E/I)
- jsensing/intuition j(S/N)
- jthinking/feeling j(T/F)
- jjudging/perception j(J/P)
* jultimately jthe jtest jhas j0 jvalidity
What jare jthe jdifferent jtypes jof jmeasurement/assessment? j- jANS✓✓--
jTheoretical j
- jEmpirical j
- jSelf-report
- jOther jreport
- jObservational
- jProjective j
- jCase jstudy/narrative
What jare jexamples jof jobjective jmeasures? j- jANS✓✓-1) jMMPI j
- jEmpirically jderived jscales: jreasoning jbackwards j
- jNo jconcern jwith jface jvalidity j(how jmuch jit jappears jto jbe jeffective jin jterms jof
jthe jstated jaims) j
2) jMultidimensional jPersonality jQuestionnaire j(MPQ)
What jare jexamples jof jprojective jassessments? j- jANS✓✓-1) jTAT j
- jYou jare jshown ja jpicture jand jyou jhave jto jtell ja jstory jabout jit j
2) jRorschach
3) jSentence jcompletion j
,4) jDrawings
What jare jthe jmain jquestions jof jthe jdevelopmental japproach? j- jANS✓✓-1) jHow
jdoes ja jpersonality jdevelop jover jtime? j
2) jWhere jdoes jit jcome jfrom? j
3) jWhat jinternal jand jexternal jforces jshape jthe jABC joutcomes?
j
4) jWhat jother jaspects jof jdevelopment jinform jpersonality jdevelopment?
→ jneurological j
→ jmotor
→ jcognition
→ jemotion
What jare jthe jlayers jof jpersonality? j- jANS✓✓-1) jTraits j(Actor) j
→ jyour jinternal jcharacteristics jand jhow jyou jbehave jas ja jsocial jactor jin jthe
jworld j
2) jMorals/values/sense jof jself j(Agent) j
→ jlayer jthat jis jbuilt jupon jyour jtraits j
3) jNarratives j(Author)
→ jwill jemerge jmore jin jyour jadolescence
What jis jthe jbrief jhistory jof jthe jfield jof jtemperament? j- jANS✓✓-- jSome jbabies
jare jeasier jthan jothers j
- jGoes jagainst jthe jblank jslate jtheory j
- jThomas jand jChess j(came jup jwith jdifferent jcategories) j
→ jEasy j(40%)
→ jDifficult j(10%)
→ jSlow-to-warm-up j(15%) j
→ jNot jclassified j(35%)
What jis jtemperament j(according jto jRothbart)? j- jANS✓✓-- jIndividual
jdifferences jin jemotional, jmotor, jattentional jreactivity j
, - jMeasured jby jlatency j(how jquick jis jthat jresponse), jintensity j(how jbig jis jthat
jresponse), jrecovery jof jresponse j
- jIncluding jself-regulation jmechanisms j
- jAssumed jto jbe jbiological jand jgenetically jbased j
- jInteracts jwith jenvironment jto jdevelop jinto ja jpersonality j
→ jbiology jand jgenes jare jnot jdestiny; jthe jthings jthat jhappen jto jus jaffect jthe
jway jour jbrain jis jsculpted, jespecially jfor jbabies jwhen jtheir jbrains jare jvery
jplastic
What jis jthe jmotor jsystem? j- jANS✓✓-How jwe japproach jand javoid jthings
What jis jreactivity? j- jANS✓✓-How jare jyou jresponding jto jall jthe jthings jbeing
jthrown jat jyou
How jis jtemperament jmeasured? j- jANS✓✓-1) jParent jreport jmeasures
→ jfirst jdeveloped jby jThomas j& jChess
→ jrefined jby jRothbart jIBQ/CBQ j
→ jhow jdoes jinfant/child jrespond jin jspecific jsituations j
2) jDirect jobservation jmeasures j
→ jhome jobservations jof jnatural jbehaviors j
→ jlaboratory jtasks jto jprovoke jfear, jsocial jstimulation, jresponse jto jnovelty,
jfrustration, jattention, jsoothability j(LABTAB)
What jis jthe joverview jof jthe jdevelopment jof jtemperament? j- jANS✓✓-- jEarliest
jindicators jin jnewborns: javoidance jand jdistress
→ jdistress jshown jin jways jsuch jas jhow jmuch jthey jcry j
- jApproach jdevelops jwith jincreased jmotor jcontrol j
- jDevelopment jof jemotion jfrom j6-12 jmonths jyield jfear, janger/frustration,
jsadness j
→ jfirst jsigns jof jpersonality/temperament jemerging
- jAttentional jsystems jdevelop jaround j30 jmonths, jallowing jfor jgreater jregulation
jand jcontrol j
→ jorienting/regulation jprecursor j
- jStability jis jstronger jafter jage j3 j
→ jif jstability jis jnot jstrong jafter jage j3, jthen jit's jnot jconstantly ja jgenetic jthing
janymore
What jis jthe jdevelopmental jthree? j- jANS✓✓-The jthree jbig jcomponents jof
jtemperament:
