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Jason is typically restless,anxious,and easily irritated.In terms of the Eysencks' basic factors he would most clearly be classified as


A) defensive.
B) introverted.
C) narcissistic.
D) emotionally unstable.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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The Rorschach inkblot test has ________ reliability and ________ validity.


A) high;high
B) high;low
C) low;high
D) low;low

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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Joanna is very serious about her work as a teacher.She rarely misses work,attends every meeting prepared to make a contribution,and is never behind in grading her students' work.Which Big Five trait is Joanna illustrating?


A) neuroticism
B) extraversion
C) conscientiousness
D) agreeableness

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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After recalling an embarrassing childhood experience,Angie is instructed by her therapist to close her eyes and report any other images,words,or thoughts that come to mind at that moment.The therapist is using a procedure called


A) reaction formation.
B) free association.
C) projection.
D) identification.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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The famous test introduced by Hermann Rorschach asks test-takers to respond to


A) frightening pictures.
B) ambiguous stories.
C) meaningless inkblots.
D) incomplete sentences.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Maurene wants to be just like her mother.She imitates what her mother does around the house and says that she likes what her mother likes.According to Freud,this ________ her mother provides Maurene with her gender identity,or sense of being female.


A) hatred for
B) jealousy toward
C) affiliation motivation with
D) identification with

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Freud believed that the latent content of dreams is


A) fixated.
B) a free association.
C) repressed.
D) a false memory.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Which psychologists are most likely to criticize standardized personality tests for failing to capture the unique subjective experience of the individual personality?


A) psychodynamic theorists
B) Jungian theorists
C) behaviorists
D) humanistic theorists

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Four-year-old John is very competitive with his father in trying to gain more attention from his mother.Freud would have suggested that John is going through the ________ stage of development.


A) phallic
B) latency
C) anal
D) oral

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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The use of negative-emotion words in text messaging is best predicted by the Big Five trait of


A) extraversion.
B) openness.
C) neuroticism.
D) conscientiousness.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Mark likes to play video games on his laptop.His parents have him put away his laptop before dinner,and he is not allowed to play until the next day.After his parents have gone to bed,Mark gets out of bed and gets the laptop to play games.Which part of his personality is in control,according to Freud's theory?


A) id
B) ego
C) superego
D) executive

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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According to Freud,identification involves


A) disguising one's own threatening impulses by attributing them to others.
B) switching unacceptable impulses into their opposites.
C) refusing to believe or even perceive painful realities.
D) the process by which children incorporate their parents' values into their developing superegos.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Some sexually active college students do not consistently use contraceptives because they see themselves as less vulnerable to unwanted pregnancy than the average college student.This best illustrates the impact of


A) low self-esteem.
B) defensive self-esteem.
C) the spotlight effect.
D) the self-serving bias.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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The two pioneering theorists associated with humanistic psychology were


A) Sigmund Freud and B.F.Skinner.
B) B.F.Skinner and Carl Rogers.
C) Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers.
D) Abraham Maslow and Sigmund Freud.

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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People who score high on the Big Five trait dimension of ________ tend to use more adjectives in their tweets and Facebook posts.


A) neuroticism
B) conscientiousness
C) agreeableness
D) extraversion

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Mariel enjoys spending time with a small group of friends but rarely participates in the conversation.She also loves reading alone and avoids loud,active social situations.Mariel is known as a great listener.Mariel's behavior illustrates


A) shyness.
B) introversion.
C) extraversion.
D) openness.

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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The Big Five trait dimensions were identified by means of


A) the MMPI.
B) selective breeding.
C) projective tests.
D) self-report inventories.

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Nick is very conscientious at work and is an agreeable,friendly person.These characteristics describe his


A) fixation.
B) collective unconscious.
C) superego.
D) personality.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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A person who is helpful and trusting most clearly ranks high on the Big Five trait dimension known as


A) extraversion.
B) openness.
C) agreeableness.
D) conscientiousness.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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According to Maslow,the desire for identity,meaning,and purpose beyond the self refers to the motive for


A) self-actualization.
B) acceptance.
C) self-transcendence.
D) unconditional positive regard.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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