Pregunta 1
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Three broad sets of factors have been identified that contribute to personality
differences and similarities between people. These are genetics, ___________
environmental factors and ___________ environmental factors.
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phenotypic; genotypic
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shared; non-shared
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long-term; short-term
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positive; negative
Pregunta 2
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Raymond Cattell used factor analysis to reduce Gordon Allport’s list of 18,000
words. Cattell argued that there are ______ basic personality traits.
Pregunta 3
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Which of the following is NOT one of the “big five” factors in the Five Factor Model of
personality?
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agreeableness
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conscientiousness
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self-actualisation
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openness to experiences
Pregunta 4
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Evolutionary psychology to human behaviour assumes
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that sex differences in mate selection have their origins in social structure
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) that many of our behaviours are present because in our evolutionary history,
these behaviours were helpful or necessary for our species’ survival.
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that most aspects of our thought or behaviour occur randomly.
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all of the above
Pregunta 5
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Women tend to report that they would be less ___________ if their male partner
_________________ than if he ___________________.
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jealous; had a sexual relationship with another woman; fell in love with
another woman.
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jealous; fell in love with another woman; had a sexual relationship with
another woman.
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) happy; had a sexual relationship with another woman; fell in love with
another woman.
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d) happy; fell in love with another woman; had a sexual relationship with
another woman.
Pregunta 6
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6. Imagine that Francis feels anxious and guilty because she recently stole money
from her parents. Then imagine that the next day she criticises her friend for being
dishonest when her friend downloads a movie off the internet and doesn’t pay for it.
Francis is likely using which defense mechanism?
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displacement
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reaction formation
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rationalisation
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projection
Pregunta 7
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According to Rogers, believing that others value you based only on intelligence,
success, or attractiveness can lead to
Pregunta 8
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A fundamental problem for the trait approach is that
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individual differences cannot be measured reliably.
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situations do not affect behavior
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people are inconsistent
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correlational methods do not clearly indicate effect size
Pregunta 9
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On Friday, Terence completes the Self- Monitoring Scale and receives a score of 49.
On the following Tuesday, he fills out the scale again and receives a score of 28.
Terence’s scores on the Self- Monitoring Scale do not appear to be
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valid
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reliable
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significant
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free of unwanted biases
Pregunta 10
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Reliability is ________ for validity
Pregunta 11
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Creative scientists with many major breakthroughs appear to have
Pregunta 12
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The Remote Association Test measures ________ thinking and creativity
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divergent
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convergent
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lateral
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spatial
Pregunta 13
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Artists that employ the experimental method tend to produce their best work
through
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insight
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divergent thinking
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trial and error
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visions and dreams
Pregunta 14
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Which of the following was NOT one of bodily humors?
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blood
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black bile
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phlegm
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marrow
Pregunta 15
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The neurotransmitter dopamine is associated with systems that
Pregunta 16
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The Big 5 personality traits can be remembered using the acronym _________.
Pregunta 17
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self-esteem is defined as
Pregunta 18
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Narcissism is defined as
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highly stable self-esteem developed over time
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exaggerated self-esteem compensating for insecurity.
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an intergenerational judgment of younger cohorts.
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Both (b) and (c).
Pregunta 19
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The approach to personality test construction that examines a set of correlations
among many items in order to identify which items are highly correlated is called
the ________ approach.
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nomothetic
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idiographic
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rational
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factor analytic
Pregunta 20
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Personality assessment refers to
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a treatment for personality disorders
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the analysis and interpretation of genetic markers of personality
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the measurement of any characteristic pattern of behavior, thought, or
emotion.
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the selection of a group of individuals with the most unique temperaments
Pregunta 21
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Cultural psychology is included within the ________ paradigm
Pregunta 22
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The DSM IV is divided into ________ axes.
Pregunta 23
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People who have ego- syntonic personality disorders
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are accurately aware of their disorder
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lose their identities.
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are low in ego control and ego resiliency
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) do not think anything is wrong
Pregunta 24
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Psychologists following the phenomenological approach
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focus on the workings of the unconscious mind and the resolution of internal
mental conflict.
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study how overt behaviour is affected by rewards and punishments.
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build theoretical models of how people process information.
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are concerned with our conscious experience of the world and the
consequences of having free will.
Pregunta 25
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Dollard and Miller’s key idea concerns
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defense mechanisms
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the habit hierarchy
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behavioural potential
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reciprocal determinism
Pregunta 26
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According to Dollard and Miller, a state of psychological tension that feels good
when it is reduced is called
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drive
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a behaviour potential
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motivation
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a psychological conflict
Pregunta 27
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According to the DSM- IV classification scheme, what are the Cluster B disorders?
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histrionic, narcissistic, antisocial, and borderline
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narcissistic, antisocial, and borderline
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histrionic, obsessive- compulsive, and paranoid
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schizotypal, narcissistic, antisocial, and borderline