PSYC 3120: Chapter 11 Quiz Questions
And Answers
Characteristic adaptations are _____ ways of adapting to one's environment.
situation-specific and changeable
situation-specific and unchangeable
unrelated to situation and changeable
unrelated to situation and unchangeable - answer situation-specific and changeable
According to researchers McAdams and Pals, we all share the same
human nature.
self-concept.
characteristics adaptations.
narrative identities. - answer human nature.
Which is best described as the overall sense of who you are?
Identity
Self-efficacy
Looking-glass self
Temperament - answer Identity
The psychometric approach to personality has led researchers to believe that
personality
is best thought of in terms of a set of dispositional traits.
develops through a series of stages.
cannot be measured.
is not affected by biological factors. - answer is best thought of in terms of a set of
dispositional traits.
Cleo has received a high score on the conscientiousness scale of a personality test.
This indicates that she would most likely be
, curious and interested in a variety of experiences.
extremely outgoing.
emotional, unstable, and hostile.
well-organized and highly self-disciplined. - answer well-organized and highly
self-disciplined.
Who is accurately associated with the social learning perspective of personality?
Skinner
Erikson
Freud
Mischel - answer Mischel
When Carmello is playing basketball, he is very aggressive. When he is playing at his
house with his young daughter, he is very passive. These situations best exemplify the
concept of
same context, different personality.
different context, different personality.
different context, same personality.
same context, same personality. - answer different context, different personality.
Which of the following utterances clearly demonstrates that an infant has developed a
categorical sense of self?
"My car"
"I big girl"
"Pick me up"
"Daddy's book" - answer "I big girl"
How does the concept of an infant as a "blank slate" fit with the concept of infant
temperament?
They are incompatible notions.
They are the identical concept.
And Answers
Characteristic adaptations are _____ ways of adapting to one's environment.
situation-specific and changeable
situation-specific and unchangeable
unrelated to situation and changeable
unrelated to situation and unchangeable - answer situation-specific and changeable
According to researchers McAdams and Pals, we all share the same
human nature.
self-concept.
characteristics adaptations.
narrative identities. - answer human nature.
Which is best described as the overall sense of who you are?
Identity
Self-efficacy
Looking-glass self
Temperament - answer Identity
The psychometric approach to personality has led researchers to believe that
personality
is best thought of in terms of a set of dispositional traits.
develops through a series of stages.
cannot be measured.
is not affected by biological factors. - answer is best thought of in terms of a set of
dispositional traits.
Cleo has received a high score on the conscientiousness scale of a personality test.
This indicates that she would most likely be
, curious and interested in a variety of experiences.
extremely outgoing.
emotional, unstable, and hostile.
well-organized and highly self-disciplined. - answer well-organized and highly
self-disciplined.
Who is accurately associated with the social learning perspective of personality?
Skinner
Erikson
Freud
Mischel - answer Mischel
When Carmello is playing basketball, he is very aggressive. When he is playing at his
house with his young daughter, he is very passive. These situations best exemplify the
concept of
same context, different personality.
different context, different personality.
different context, same personality.
same context, same personality. - answer different context, different personality.
Which of the following utterances clearly demonstrates that an infant has developed a
categorical sense of self?
"My car"
"I big girl"
"Pick me up"
"Daddy's book" - answer "I big girl"
How does the concept of an infant as a "blank slate" fit with the concept of infant
temperament?
They are incompatible notions.
They are the identical concept.
