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1

The ______________ personality structure represents social right and wrong as taught and modeled by a child's parents, teachers, and authority figures.
A)ego
B)superego
C)id
D)libido
2

According to Freud, the Oedipus conflict in boys occurs during the ______________ stage.
A)oral
B)anal
C)phallic
D)latency
3

Allport defined a ______________ trait as a single characteristic that directs most of a person's activities.
A)central
B)lead
C)cardinal
D)secondary
4

The ______________ approach argues that people are basically good and tend to grow to higher levels of functioning.
A)learning
B)trait
C)psychoanalytic
D)humanistic
5

One of the best examples of a self-report measure, and the most frequently used personality test is the
A)Thematic Apperception Test (TAT).
B)Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2).
C)Rorschach test.
D)Freudian slip test.
6

______________ is the pattern of enduring characteristics that differentiates a person.
A)The superego
B)Identification
C)Collective Unconscious
D)Personality
7

According to Freud, during the ______________ period of personality development, sexual interests become dormant, even in the unconscious.
A)latency
B)anal
C)phallic
D)genital
8

The most influential trait theory today contends that broad trait factors lie at the core of personality. These trait factors are called the "Big ______________."
A)Three
B)Five
C)Six
D)Seven
9

Freud argued that exhibiting unusual rigidity or extreme disorderliness may be a sign of fixation at the ______________ stage of personality.
A)oral
B)anal
C)latency
D)phallic
10

Carl Jung suggested that we have a set of influences we inherit from our ancestors, the whole human race, and even animal ancestors. This set of influences is called the
A)collective unconscious.
B)conscious inheritance.
C)inferiority complex.
D)unconscious determination.
11

What are the ambiguous stimuli in a Rorschach test?
A)visual illusions
B)slightly blurred pictures
C)stories without endings
D)inkblots
12

Behavioral assessment is
A)an indirect measure of an individual's behavior.
B)highly subjective.
C)particularly appropriate for observing.
D)based on psychoanalytic theory.
13

After a horrible day at work, a father comes home and yells at his children for a minor mess. This is an example of
A)repression.
B)rationalization.
C)projection.
D)displacement.
14

Which of the following concepts supports the biological and evolutionary approaches to a personality?
A)temperament
B)defense mechanisms
C)inferiority complex
D)family life
15

Which of the following is a similarity between the Rorschach test and the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)?
A)Both tests are biological in nature.
B)Both tests are examples of projective personality tests.
C)Both tests have evolved from and are similar to the MMPI.
D)Both tests are examples of the learning approach to studying personality.







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