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Motives and the dynamics of personality
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Multiple Choice Quiz



1

The Thematic Apperception Test is used to measure
A)need for achievement.
B)need for power.
C)need for intimacy.
D)all of the above.
2

People scoring high on the _____ motive have a strong need to have impact on other people.
A)achievement
B)power
C)intimacy
D)self-actualization
3

Which of the following people would be most likely to run a successful company?
A)a person high in the need for achievement
B)a person high in the need for intimacy
C)a self-actualized person
D)a person low in the need for intimacy
4

Conceptually, the achievement motive is most like
A)food.
B)fantasies about food.
C)hunger.
D)going to the grocery store.
5

People who score high on the _____ motive are described by their friends as loving and sincere.
A)achievement
B)power
C)intimacy
D)none of the above
6

Which one of the following was not included in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?
A)esteem
B)dominance
C)safety
D)self-actualization
7

Which of the following is a characteristic of self-actualized people?
A)efficient perception of reality
B)democratic values
C)spontaneous
D)all of the above
8

Rogers believed that children should not get _____ from parents
A)conditions of worth.
B)clear limits.
C)unconditional positive regard.
D)all of the above
9

Research on empathy suggests that
A)empathy is heritable.
B)empathy can’t be taught.
C)women tend to score higher than men.
D)there are no individual differences in empathic ability.
10

A client-centered therapist provides _____ for clients?
A)interpretations
B)unconditional positive regard
C)defenses
D)all of the above