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Marcus is an employee who always meets deadlines,avoids making mistakes,and meets all the necessary requirements on his projects.With respect to the Big Five,Marcus is high in


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

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

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When 2-year-old Matthew was told he would get no dessert until he finished the food on his plate,he threw his plate on the floor in a temper tantrum.Freud would have suggested that Matthew was unable to resist the demands of his


A) superego.
B) ego.
C) id.
D) Oedipus complex.

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

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


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

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

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Simone,who is introverted,likes to read,prefers less environmental stimulation and enjoys small intimate parties.According to trait theorists,this cluster of behaviors is called a


A) human need.
B) factor.
C) self-concept.
D) dimension.

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

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The ________ on personality focuses on the many ways our individual traits and thoughts interact with our social world as we move from one situation to another.


A) psychoanalytic perspective
B) trait perspective
C) humanistic perspective
D) social-cognitive perspective

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

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Kyle was so overconfident about his knowledge of chemistry that he failed to study thoroughly enough for his final chemistry test to get a passing course grade.Kyle's experience best illustrates the dangers of


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

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

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Humanistic psychologists would most likely be criticized for underestimating the value of


A) the self-concept.
B) individualism.
C) moral restraint.
D) unconditional positive regard.

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

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Around the world,people describe others' personality traits in terms that are consistent with a set of factors called


A) humanistic psychology.
B) the MMPI.
C) emotional stability.
D) the Big Five.

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

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Mr.Carlson is a politician who credits his past election victories to his own effective communication and hard work;he attributes his past election losses to factors beyond his control.His assessments best illustrate


A) reciprocal determinism.
B) narcissism.
C) self-serving bias.
D) the spotlight effect.

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

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Derek is a third-grade teacher who believes that he should accept his students regardless of their behavioral shortcomings.Derek's attitude toward his students is an example of Carl Rogers' concept of


A) the ideal self.
B) unconditional positive regard.
C) the reality principle.
D) self-actualization.

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

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Contemporary psychologists are LEAST likely to agree with Freud's belief that


A) conscience and gender identity form during the process of resolving the Oedipus complex.
B) conscious awareness of our own mental processes is very limited.
C) memories are often distorted and incomplete.
D) defense mechanisms help protect individuals from anxiety.

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

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Over the last few years,Mr.Helmus has been obsessed with bizarre thoughts and has become increasingly agitated and socially withdrawn.Which of the following would be most helpful for assessing the nature and severity of his symptoms?


A) the Self-Efficacy Test
B) the Eysenck Personality Inventory
C) an MRI
D) the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

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

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Features of ________ have been observed to be common among people from a wide variety of cultures.


A) emotional stability
B) self-efficacy
C) the Big Five traits
D) reciprocal determinism

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

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Freud suggested that pleasure-seeking energies focus on distinct erogenous zones as we progress through various


A) defense mechanisms.
B) psychosexual stages.
C) free associations.
D) identifications.

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

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Bonnie is afraid to express anger at her overbearing and irritating supervisor at work,so she is critical of her children instead.A psychoanalyst would suggest that Bonnie's reaction to her children illustrates


A) identification.
B) reaction formation.
C) displacement.
D) projection.

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

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In the ________ stage of development,pleasure focuses on bowel and bladder elimination and coping with the demands of toilet training.


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

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

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Freud became interested in unconscious personality dynamics when he noticed that certain patients' symptoms


A) resulted from the physical abuse they had received from their parents during childhood.
B) reflected a loss of individuality.
C) illustrated a collective unconscious.
D) made no neurological sense.

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

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Christine frequently cheats on her tax payments and she greatly overestimates the extent to which other people do the same.Her overestimate best illustrates


A) reaction formation.
B) repression.
C) the false consensus effect.
D) identification.

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

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Armand's parents won't let him go to a friend's party because of the lack of parental supervision.Armand decides to sneak out of the house to attend the party.After climbing out of his bedroom window he feels extremely guilty and returns to his room.According to Freud,the feelings of guilt come from his


A) id.
B) ego.
C) self-concept.
D) superego.

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

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Freud suggested that slips of the tongue illustrate an incomplete


A) fixation.
B) displacement.
C) rationalization.
D) repression.

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

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