Psy 370 Personality OSU Midterm 1
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
Which |statement |best |characterizes |the |relationship |between |a |theory |and |a |
hypothesis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |theory |may |generate |one |or |more |
hypotheses.
Which |of |the |following |statements |highlights |the |role |of |theory |within |science?
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Theories |are |tools |used |by |scientists |to |generate |
research |and |organize |observations
The |variety |of |personality |theories |now |is |due |to |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |
different |personal |and |philosophical |perspectives |that |each |theorist |has |of |
human |nature.
Personality |theorists |who |adopt |a |teleological |approach |generally |believe |that |
people's |behavior |is |a |function |of |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-early |childhood |
experiences |& |environment
A |reliable |test...___ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-yields |consistent |results.
A |test |that |can |accurately |divide |extraverts |from |introverts |is |said |to |have |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-discriminant |validity.
Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |a |dimension |used |by |the |authors |to |assess |a |
theorist's |concept |of |humanity? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-determinism |versus |
free |choice
*** |order |versus |disorder
pessimism |versus |optimism
, conscious |versus |unconscious
The |"royal |road |to |the |unconscious" |was |thought |by |Freud |to |be... |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-dreams
Madison |is |frequently |berated |by |his |domineering |employer. |Madison |is |too |
timid |to |confront |his |employer, |but |he |takes |out |his |frustration |by |mistreating |
his |dog, |children, |and |wife. |According |to |Freud, |this |is |an |example |of |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-displacement
Freud |claimed |that |an |important |function |of |repression |is |to |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-protect |a |person |against |the |pain |of |anxiety.
Freud |contended |that |the |object |of |the |sexual |instinct |is |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-the |person |or |thing |that |is |capable |of |bringing |about |sexual |
pleasure.
Freud |held |that |the |pain |of |anxiety |is |most |likely |to |result |in |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-defensive |behavior.
According |to |Freud, |most |of |our |mental |life |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
unconscious
According |to |Freud, |a |psychologically |healthy |person |has |a |dominant |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ego
In |psychoanalytic |theory, |anxiety |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-can |mean |an |
impulse |threatens |to |become |conscious.
Freud's |three |levels |of |mental |life |are |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-unconscious, |
preconscious, |and |conscious.
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
Which |statement |best |characterizes |the |relationship |between |a |theory |and |a |
hypothesis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |theory |may |generate |one |or |more |
hypotheses.
Which |of |the |following |statements |highlights |the |role |of |theory |within |science?
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Theories |are |tools |used |by |scientists |to |generate |
research |and |organize |observations
The |variety |of |personality |theories |now |is |due |to |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |
different |personal |and |philosophical |perspectives |that |each |theorist |has |of |
human |nature.
Personality |theorists |who |adopt |a |teleological |approach |generally |believe |that |
people's |behavior |is |a |function |of |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-early |childhood |
experiences |& |environment
A |reliable |test...___ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-yields |consistent |results.
A |test |that |can |accurately |divide |extraverts |from |introverts |is |said |to |have |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-discriminant |validity.
Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |a |dimension |used |by |the |authors |to |assess |a |
theorist's |concept |of |humanity? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-determinism |versus |
free |choice
*** |order |versus |disorder
pessimism |versus |optimism
, conscious |versus |unconscious
The |"royal |road |to |the |unconscious" |was |thought |by |Freud |to |be... |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-dreams
Madison |is |frequently |berated |by |his |domineering |employer. |Madison |is |too |
timid |to |confront |his |employer, |but |he |takes |out |his |frustration |by |mistreating |
his |dog, |children, |and |wife. |According |to |Freud, |this |is |an |example |of |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-displacement
Freud |claimed |that |an |important |function |of |repression |is |to |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-protect |a |person |against |the |pain |of |anxiety.
Freud |contended |that |the |object |of |the |sexual |instinct |is |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-the |person |or |thing |that |is |capable |of |bringing |about |sexual |
pleasure.
Freud |held |that |the |pain |of |anxiety |is |most |likely |to |result |in |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-defensive |behavior.
According |to |Freud, |most |of |our |mental |life |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
unconscious
According |to |Freud, |a |psychologically |healthy |person |has |a |dominant |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ego
In |psychoanalytic |theory, |anxiety |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-can |mean |an |
impulse |threatens |to |become |conscious.
Freud's |three |levels |of |mental |life |are |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-unconscious, |
preconscious, |and |conscious.
