In development an important role is played by:
A. Heredity
B. Environment
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the above
A person who is careless and disorganized most clearly ranks low on the Big Five trait dimension of:
A. extraversion
B. openness
C. emotional stability
D. conscientiousness
A key element of Carl Rogers’ personality theory is the concept of:
A. meta – needs
B. the self or self – image
C. self – reinforcement
D. the pleasure principle
The Myers – Briggs Type Indicator classifies people according to personality types identified by:
A. Carl Rogers
B. Albert Bandura
C. Carl Jung
D. Abraham Maslow
The psychologist who developed the inkblot test was:
A. Piaget
B. Freud
C. Rorschach
D. Jung
Freud suggested that slips of the tongue illustrate an incomplete:
A. projection
B. fixation
C. rationalization
D. repression
The concept of traits is used to account for personal characteristics that are:
A. biologically determined
B. relatively permanent and enduring
C. situation specific
D. shared by a group
Id is to pleasure principle as:
A. superego is to repetition principle
B. ego is to reality principle
C. ego is repetition principle
D. ego is to executive principle
The humanistic perspective emphasized the importance of:
A. the self – reference phenomenon
B. self- determination
C. free association
D. factor analysis
Alfred Adler stressed what in his personality theory?
A. the environment
B. collective unconscious
C. conflict
D. striving for superiority
