Question 1
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When we say that we are “conscious of” seeing something or hearing a sound, we are referring to consciousness as
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a stream of thought.
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a metaphysical concept
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stream of sensorium.
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sensory awareness.
Question 2
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Tom has the ability to pay attention in class, and screen out all the things that are going on around him. What is this called?
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outer awareness
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selective attention
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sensory awareness
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selective observation
Question 3
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Some enchanted evening, Andre is at a cocktail party. Suddenly, he hears the voice of a beautiful woman from across the crowded room. What is this phenomenon known as?
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the sensory awareness effect
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the cocktail party effect
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the beautiful woman effect
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the crowded room effect
Question 4
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A bird just flew in the window of the classroom, and crashed into a window on the other side of the room, making a loud noise. This incident immediately got the attention of everyone in the room. What would this scenario be referred to as?
Question 5
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Certain kinds of stimuli have been found to capture people’s attention more easily than others. Among these are __________ stimuli.
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intense
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novel
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repetitive
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all of these
Question 6
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Grandma Betsy just called you and told you that she had spilled a gallon of forest green paint all over her new white carpet. Even though you did not see it, you were conscious of the image through
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selective attention.
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direct inner awareness.
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preconscious
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automatic consciousness.
Question 7
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Humans are capable of having direct inner awareness of
Question 8
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According to Freud, what material is not currently in awareness but is readily available to awareness?
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unconscious
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subconscious
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preconscious
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all of these
Question 9
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The professor just said that everyone in the class is to focus on their home environment. When they think of home, that is an example of a thought being brought out of the
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unconscious.
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subconscious.
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preconscious.
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nonconsciousness.
Question 10
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According to Freud, some mental events are unavailable to us under most circumstances. What are these events called?
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nonconscious.
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unconscious.
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preconscious.
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subconscious.
Question 11
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According to Freud, some impulses and painful memories are so unacceptable that we unconsciously exclude them from awareness. He said that we __________ them.
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redirect
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repress
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suppress
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undo
Question 12
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Phyllis purposefully avoided thinking about all of her schoolwork during the birthday party last night, by using
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repression.
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suppression.
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direct inner awareness.
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none of these.
Question 13
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Consciously ejecting unwanted mental events from awareness is known as
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repression.
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inner directedness.
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outer directedness.
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suppression
Question 14
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When certain bodily processes cannot be experienced through sensory awareness or direct inner awareness, we say that they are
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unconscious.
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subconscious.
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nonconscious.
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all of these
Question 15
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As we develop, we differentiate ourselves from other people and other things. We develop a sense of being persons, which we usually call the sense of
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self.
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persona.
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ego.
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integra
Question 16
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The totality of our impressions, thoughts, and feelings that makes up our conscious existence is called the sense of
Question 17
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During stage 2 sleep, the brain emits ___________ that represent brief bursts of rapid activity.
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theta waves
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sleep spindles
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delta waves
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alpha waves
Question 18
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36. What is the deepest sleep, the one from which it is hardest to be awakened?
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stage 1.
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stage 4.
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the hypnagogic state.
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REM sleep.
Question 19
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Your husband just woke up, and he said he was having the most bizarre dream. What stage was he probably awakened during?
Question 20
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According to Sigmund Freud, dreams reflect
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memories of the past day.
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conscious psychological problems.
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meaningless brain activity.
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unconscious wishes and urges
Question 21
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According to Freud, your telephone number is stored at the _________ level.
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conscious
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preconscious
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subconscious
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unconscious
Question 22
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Based on Freud’s theory, a traumatic childhood event that was repressed is stored at the ___________ level.
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conscious
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preconscious
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subconscious
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unconscious
Question 23
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Sherry is thinking about her trip to the store yesterday. This memory is in her _______ mind.
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preconscious
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conscious
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postconscious
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unconscious
Question 24
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Which best illustrates the concept of the “preconscious mind”?
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thoughts that are about the future
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images that cannot be translated into words
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thoughts that are out of awareness but can be made conscious
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the entire “human iceberg” as described by Freud
Question 25
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Thoughts that are completely hidden from our awareness would, according to Freud, be contained in our __________ mind.
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active
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conscious
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post-conscious
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unconscious
Question 26
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Anna has been in a car accident in which her best friend died. Six months later, she cannot even remember that the accident occurred. This event is probably in her __________ mind
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hyperconscious
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subterfuge
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unconscious
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conscious
Question 27
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Which is an illustration of the defense mechanism “repression”?
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Mary witnessed the death of her child but cannot remember it.
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Mark wants to remember what he ate for lunch but is not sure whether it was tuna or hamburger.
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Michael tells people he did not cheat in high school but knows it is untrue.
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Rachel thought about going to a party, but her mother forced her to stay home.
Question 28
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What is the removal of anxiety-provoking ideas from awareness called?
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catalysis
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reaction formation
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repression
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regression
Question 29
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The automatic ejection of anxiety-evoking ideas from awareness is
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resistance.
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psychoanalysis.
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repression.
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preconscious.
Question 30
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Which psychic structure is motivating behavior when you are on a diet but eat a piece of chocolate cake anyway?
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id
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ego
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superego
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none of these
Question 31
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Which is consistent with the ego?
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admiring your own reflection in the mirror
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feeling guilty when you anger your father
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wanting your neighbor’s car because it looks better than your own
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filling out an application for a desired job
Question 32
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Values of right and wrong are contained in your
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ego.
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superego.
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superid.
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id.
Question 33
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What is Carl Jung’s psychoanalytic theory called?
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analytical psychology
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archetype psychology
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psychosexual theory
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none of these
Question 34
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63. According to Jung, primitive images contained in the collective unconscious are called
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archetypes.
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cultural images.
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memory traces.
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all of these.
Question 35
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Eysenck would classify a melancholic personality type as
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introverted and unstable.
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extraverted and unstable.
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introverted and self-assured.
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extraverted and dominant.
Question 36
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98. The five-factor model includes which five basic personality factors?
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depression, obsessiveness, conscientiousness, agreeableness, openness
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narcissism, neuroticism, conscientiousness, agreeableness, openness
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extraversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness, agreeableness, openness
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extraversion, psychosis, conscientiousness, agreeableness, openness
Question 37
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Based on the five-factor model, Michelle, who exhibits carelessness, negligence, and unreliability, demonstrates a lack of
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extraversion.
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conscientiousness.
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agreeableness.
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neuroticism.
Question 38
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Bob exhibits narrow mindedness, rigidity, and shallowness. Based on the five-factor model, what does he show a lack of?
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neuroticism
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conscientiousness
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openness to experience
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extraversion
Question 39
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Patty is outgoing, sociable, and assertive. According to the five-factor model, what does she demonstrate?
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openness to experience
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conscientiousness
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agreeableness
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extraversion
Question 40
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Mona was reading a book when her doorbell rang, and she remembered that she was supposed to receive a delivery today. The information about the delivery resided in which area of Mona's consciousness until she heard the doorbell?
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aconscious
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bpreconscious
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cunconscious
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nonconscious
Question 41
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Regarding the research on the five-factor personality model, which of the following statements is TRUE?
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Significant positive correlations have been found between the number of traffic citations people receive and the factor of agreeableness.
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As people grow older, especially men, they tend to become more agreeable.
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People who are not judgmental tend to score high on the trait of conscientiousness.
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People who are anxious or depressed tend to score lower on the trait of neuroticism.