PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY FINAL VERIFIED EXAM
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Deidre is always suspicious of the nice things Simon does
for her. She is afraid that he has an ulterior motive and is
therefore afraid of committing to him. According to Cindy
Hazen and Philip Shaver, this scenario most likely
illustrates the adult _____ relationship style. - ANSWER-
avoidant
A study conducted by psychologist Elizabeth Loftus
demonstrated that: - ANSWER-individuals find it
impossible to bring forth false memories when hypnotized.
According to Murray, people might actually seek to
increase tension: - ANSWER-in order to experience the
pleasure of reducing that tension.
Justin, an adolescent, wants to find out what is important
and what he values and wants out of life. He travels
across his country and tries a variety of sports, part-time
jobs, and college majors. In this scenario, he is most likely
in Erik Erikson's _____ stage of personality development. -
ANSWER-integrity versus despair
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Tim is currently thinking about what he is going to do once
he gets back home from work. According to Sigmund
Freud, these thoughts are most likely in Tim's _____ mind.
- ANSWER-concious
Curtis's manager publicly humiliates and insults team
members. Although such behavior by the manager
infuriates Curtis, he goes out of his way to be nice to the
manager. His colleagues describe Curtis's behavior as
"killing with kindness." The defense mechanism Curtis is
resorting to is called: - ANSWER-projection
Kiara, who is suffering from bulimia, eats a piece of
chocolate cake at a friend's party. The next day, she runs
three miles and refrains from eating the whole day to
compensate for having eaten cake at the party. In the
context of Sigmund Freud's dynamics of personality, this
scenario most likely illustrates _____. - ANSWER-reaction
formation
The big three motives are based on the needs for: -
ANSWER-achievement, power, and intimacy.
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Erik Erikson believed that each stage of development was
marked by a _____ conflict. - ANSWER-psychosexual
Research on subliminal perception suggests that: -
ANSWER-subliminal perception can usually influence
people's motivations.
Carl Rogers believed that the natural human state was to
be: - ANSWER-fully-self actualized
Moira and her classmates have been asked to participate
in a psychology study. In the study, all the participants are
shown a set of black-and-white images that are
ambiguous. They are then asked to make up a story about
what is happening in the pictures. The participants are
assessed based on their interpretations. In this scenario,
Moira and her classmates are taking the _____. -
ANSWER-thematic appreciation test
While walking down a street, Alice encounters a large,
angry dog that growls and bares its teeth at her. Alice is
most likely to experience _____ anxiety. - ANSWER-
objective
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Jessica, a businesswoman, becomes anxious whenever
she feels sexually attracted to her clients or business
partners. She panics at even the thought of sexual
arousal. In the context of Sigmund Freud's dynamics of
personality, she is most likely experiencing _____. -
ANSWER-moral anxiety
According to Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which
of the following correctly lists needs from weakest to
strongest? - ANSWER-Self-actualization, safety,
belongingness, esteem, physiological
You are assigned to learn the following list of words:
bagel, bread, pie, cake, and turnover. You are then asked
to write down the words you remember from this list. You
add the word "donut" to the list. This is an example of: -
ANSWER-the spreading activation model of memory.
The metaphor of a(n) _____ is often used to describe the
topography of the human mind. - ANSWER-iceberg
As an early feminist, Karen Horney believed that: -
ANSWER-culture had different standards for men and
women.