Personality Psychology MCQs

A. category used to describe personality

B. interrelated system of concepts used to explain personality

C. relatively permanent set to behavior patterns

D. subjective evaluation of person

A. physical gratification

B. existential anxiety

C. striving for superiority

D. the need for power

A. displacement

B. reaction formation

C. identification

D. replacement

A. his ego

B. his superego

C. his id

D. Bacchus

A. the failure of parents to reinforce healthy behavior

B. a poor self-concept resulting from excessive parental demands

C. unconscious and unresolved sexual conflicts rooted in childhood experiences

D. the exposure of children to unhealthy role models

A. the humanistic approach

B. the psychoanalytic approach

C. Skinner’s approach

D. the behavioral approach

A. strong feelings of self-efficacy

B. a sense of superiority

C. strong feelings of self-esteem

D. strong defense mechanisms

A. suffer extensively from feelings of unrealistically low self-esteem

B. underestimate the accuracy of their beliefs and judgments

C. view themselves very favorably in comparison to most others

D. are unrealistically pessimistic about their personal future

A. classical conditioning

B. operant conditioning

C. observational learning

D. insight learning

A. The concept of unconscious mental processes is the idea that unconscious motivations and needs have a role in determining or behaviour

B. The concept of unconscious mental processes emphasizes the rational aspects of human behaviour

C. A psychogenetic model of development shows how the mind is organized

D. A topographic model of the psyche shows how personality…