Test Bank For Personality Psychology Understanding Yourself and Others 22nd Edition All Chapters

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1. Featuresgofgpersonalitygthatgdifferentiategonegpersongfromganothergusually
gtakegthegformgofg in
language.
A. differentialgpronouns
B. trait-descriptive g adjectives
C. action-descriptivegverbs
D. trait-differentiatingg adverbs
Larseng -gChapterg01g#1
2. IfgIgdescribegJuangasg"possessive"gorgAnitagasg"friendly,"gIgamgemployinggthegu
segof
A. trait-descriptiveg adjectives.
B. innerg psychologicalg states.
C. strategiesgtogattainggoals.
D. innerg qualitiesg ofg personality.
Larseng -gChapterg01g#2
3. Howgmanygtrait-descriptivegadjectivesgaregtheregingthegEnglishglanguage?
A. Moregthang500
B. Moregthang1,800
C. Moregthang5,000
D. Moregthang20,000
Larseng -gChapterg01g#3
4. Psychologistsghavegfoundgitgdifficultgtogdefinegpersonalitygbecause
A. psychologistsgaregnotgsmartgenoughgtogdeterminegthegboundariesgof
ghumangpersonality.

B. personalityghasgagcommongsensegdefinitiongthatgpsychologistsgfindghardgto
gfalsify.

C. thegideagofgstudyingghumangpersonalitygisgagrathergnewgconceptging
psychology.
D. anygdefinitiongofgpersonalitygneedsgtogbegsufficientlygcomprehensivegtog
includegagmultitudegofgconcepts.
Larseng -gChapterg01g#4
5. Researchg ong personalityg traitsg asksg allg ofg theseg questionsg EXCEPT
A. howg manygfundamentalgpersonalityg traitsgtheregare.
B. howgpersonalitygtraitsgaregorganized.
C. wheregpersonalitygtraitsgcomegfrom.
D. whichg cuesg causeg behaviorg ing ag situation.
Larseng -gChapterg01g#5
6. Immanuelgwalksgthegsamegpathgeverygdaygatgthegsamegtime.gTogstategthatg
hegwillgmostglikelygtakegthegsame
routegatgthegsamegtimegnextgWednesdaygisgusinggtheg gnaturegof

,personalityg traits.
A. descriptive
B. explanatory
C. predictive
D. individualistic
Larseng -gChapterg01g#6
7. Mikegmakesgseveralgsocialgerrorsgatgagparty.gHegcallsgtheghostgbygthegwrongg
name,gspillsghisgredgwinegongthe
carpet,gandginsultsgthegguestgofghonor.gWeglabelgMike'sgbehaviorgasg"sociallyg
inept."gThisglabelinggofgMike's
behaviorgutilizesgtheg researchgapproachg tog personalitygtraits.
A. explanatory
B. descriptive
C. intuitive
D. presumptive
Larseng -gChapterg01g#7
8. Traitsgdefinegtheg tendenciesgofgangindividualgperson.
g

A. central
B. average
C. overt
D. outlying
Larseng -gChapterg01g#8
9. Ag talkativeg persong will
A. alwaysgtalkgmoregthangagquietgperson.
B. neverg shutg up.
C. talkgmoregthangagquietgpersongingtheaters.
D. talkgmore,gongaverage,gthangagquietgperson.
Larseng -gChapterg01g#9
10. Togsaygthatgsomeonegwillgtendgtogdisplaygagtraitgwithgregularitygisgtogsayg
thatgthegpersonghasga(n)
A. averageg tendency.
B. obsessive-compulsiveg disorder.
C. adaptation.
D. social-cognitivegapproach.
Larseng -gChapterg01g#10
11. WhichgofgthegfollowinggquestionsgdoesgresearchgongpersonalitygtraitsgNOTg
emphasize?
A. Howg manygfundamentalgtraitsgaregthere?
B. Howgaregtraitsgorganizedgwithingindividuals?
C. Whatgaregthegoriginsgofgtraits?
D. Howgaregallgpersonsgsimilar?
Larseng -gChapterg01g#11
12. Psychologicalgmechanismsgdiffergfromgtraitsgingthatgmechanisms
A. areg lessg stable.
B. refergmoregtogprocesses.

,C. dog notg haveg decisiong rules.
D. aregbiologicallyg"hardgwired."
Larseng -gChapterg01g#12
13. WhichgofgthegfollowinggisgNOTgpartgofgmostgpersonalitygmechanisms?
A. Accessgcodes
B. Decisiongrules
C. Inputs
D. Outputs
Larseng -gChapterg01g#13
14. (p.g6)g Theg traitg ofg courageousnessg isg ang especiallyg goodg exampleg of
A. ang adaptiveg trait.
B. howgtraitsgaregconsistent.
C. howgtraitsgaregactivatedgonlygundergcertaingconditions.
D. howg traitsg changeg overg time.
Larseng -gChapterg01g#14
15. Personalitygis
A. outsidegthegperson.
B. insidegthegperson.
C. bothgoutsidegandginsidegthegperson.
D. insidegorgoutside,gdependinggongthegperson.
Larseng -gChapterg01g#15
16. Togsaygthatgsomeoneghasgthegtraitgofghappiness,gyougneedgtogknowgthat
gthegperson

A. isg happyg atg ag giveng moment.
B. isgfrequentlyghappy.
C. remembersg beingg happy.
D. makesgothersghappy.
Larseng -gChapterg01g#16
17. WhichgofgthegfollowinggisgNOTgdefinedgasgpartgofgthegperson-
environmentginteraction?
A. Serializations
B. Perceptions
C. Manipulations
D. Selection
Larseng -gChapterg01g#17
18. Responsesgtogangink-blotgtestgcangdemonstrategwhichgpartgofgthegperson-
genvironmentginteraction?

A. Perceptions
B. Manipulations
C. Evocations
D. Selections
Larseng -gChapterg01g#18
19. Moglooksgatgtheginkgblotgandgseesgtwogbirdsgnesting.gHeidiglooksgatgtheginkg
blotgandgseesgagtranquilgforest.gJoe
looksgatgtheginkgblotgandgseesgsomethinggsexual.gThesegthreegresponsesgare

, illustratinggthatg aregimportant
componentsg ofg theg person-environmentg interaction.
A. prostheses
B. provocations
C. perceptions
D. projections
Larseng -gChapterg01g#19
20. Evocationsg areg demonstratedg when
A. differentgpeoplegseegthegsamegsituationgdifferently.
B. ourgcharacteristicsgunintentionallygcausegothergpeoplegtogactgagcertaing
way.
C. wegintentionallygattemptgtogmakegothergpeoplegactgingagcertaingway.
D. individualsgselectgenvironmentsgtogmatchgtheirgtraits.
Larseng -gChapterg01g#20
21. EverygtimegSidgwalksgintogthegroomgeveryoneglaughs.gThisgdemonstratesgt
hegperson-environmentginteraction
of
A. evocation.
B. elocution.
C. exultation.
D. emaciation.
Larseng -gChapterg01g#21
22. Biancagalwaysgpicksgoutgrestaurantsgthatghavegagverygquiet,gsubduedga
tmosphere.gShegalwaysgtriesgtogavoid
loudgrestaurants.g isgthegperson-
environmentgfitgmechanismgthatgmaygaccountgforgthisgbehavior.
A. Sublimation
B. Selection
C. Suggestion
D. Sophistication
Larseng -gChapterg01g#22
23. Togsaygthatgagtraitgisgadaptivegmeansgthatgthegtrait
A. isgthegresultgofgsexualgselection.
B. easilygchangesgasgnecessary.
C. servesg ag usefulg function.
D. indicatesgpsychopathology.
Larseng -gChapterg01g#23
24. Atgthegpsychologicalglevel,gthegphysicalgenvironmentgmaygleadgtogtheg
developmentgof
A. shiveringgmechanismsgwhengpeoplegaregcold.
B. hungerg pangsg tog motivateg peopleg tog seekg food.
C. frictiongmechanismsgtog preventg callusesgingskin.
D. fearg mechanismsg tog helpg usg avoidg environmentalg threats.
Larseng -gChapterg01g#24
25. Ingthegsocialgenvironment,gourg"effectivegenvironment"grepresentsgthe/a