PSYC 2301 EXAM 3 CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Which of Freud's psychosexual stages is marked by successful
formation of mature sexual relationships?
Answer: Genital
◉ Personality trait theorist Raymond Cattell used the statistical
technique called __________.
Answer: factor analysis
◉ While taking the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory,
Jennifer notices that it contains certain questions that are asked
several times in different ways. She asks her son Sean, a graduate
student in psychology, why that is. What is Sean likely to say?
Answer: Some items are used to determine if test takers are trying to
"fake" the test
◉ According to Freud, rationality, logical thinking, and reasoning are
controlled by the __________.
Answer: EGO
,◉ Interviews in which the interviewer asks questions about any
material that comes up and asks follow-up questions whenever
appropriate are known as __________ interviews.
Answer: Unstructured
◉ Projective tests make use of __________ stimuli.
Answer: ambiguous
◉ According to Karen Horney, what causes us to develop a neurotic
personality?
Answer: being raised without love, affection, and security
◉ Wu Jian has saved plenty of money and has a lucrative business
that he enjoys. He likes to volunteer his time in the community and
enjoys the company of others-but still saves time to be alone. One of
his favorite things to do in the evening is to sit outside and watch the
sunset. Carl Rogers might suggest that Wu Jian is __________.
Answer: self-actualizing
◉ Which of the following people is MOST likely to become a fully
functioning person, according to Rogers?
Answer: someone brought up with unconditional positive regard
,◉ According to Hofstede's dimensions of cultural personality,
cultures that are __________ are assertive and competitive
Answer: Masculine
◉ Your teacher organizes a debate on Freudian theory. You are
assigned to be on the anti-Freud side and therefore must point out
problems in the theory. Which of the following would be a
reasonable argument for you to make?
Answer: Freud's interpretations of what his patients told him were
ambiguous
◉ For the behaviorist, personality is a set of learned responses or
__________.
Answer: habits
◉ Esme and Chloe are having a conversation about men. "You know,"
Chloe says, "I think my husband tries to annoy me! Even though he
tries to do what I ask, I think that subconsciously he really enjoys
ticking me off to see the reactions he'll get. Freud must have been
right!" Esme, who has just studied personality psychology in school,
corrects Chloe by saying which of the following?
Answer: "Well, Chloe, there really is no 'subconscious' in Freud's
theory!"
, ◉ What was Carl Jung's term for the part of our personality that
Freud referred to as the unconscious?
Answer: personal unconscious
◉ Which of the following do Abraham Maslow's and Carl Rogers's
theories have in common?
Answer: They believe that each human being is free to choose his or
her own destiny
◉ If Rosaria is described as good-natured, trusting, and helpful, then
she probably is fairly high on the Big Five factor known as __________.
Answer: agreeableness
◉ Kumiko is studying for her political science test. Her boyfriend,
Ian, asks if she can go to a concert with him. She would love to go but
she knows she has to study for the test in order to pass the class.
What part of Kumiko's personality will tell her to stay home and
study because passing the class is necessary for her to graduate?
Answer: her superego, because it is this part of the personality that
is the moral conscience
◉ When Aimee looks at some modern artwork at the museum, she
often thinks she sees human figures or faces and likes to make up
stories about them. When she tells the stories to her friend, her
EVALUATION 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Which of Freud's psychosexual stages is marked by successful
formation of mature sexual relationships?
Answer: Genital
◉ Personality trait theorist Raymond Cattell used the statistical
technique called __________.
Answer: factor analysis
◉ While taking the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory,
Jennifer notices that it contains certain questions that are asked
several times in different ways. She asks her son Sean, a graduate
student in psychology, why that is. What is Sean likely to say?
Answer: Some items are used to determine if test takers are trying to
"fake" the test
◉ According to Freud, rationality, logical thinking, and reasoning are
controlled by the __________.
Answer: EGO
,◉ Interviews in which the interviewer asks questions about any
material that comes up and asks follow-up questions whenever
appropriate are known as __________ interviews.
Answer: Unstructured
◉ Projective tests make use of __________ stimuli.
Answer: ambiguous
◉ According to Karen Horney, what causes us to develop a neurotic
personality?
Answer: being raised without love, affection, and security
◉ Wu Jian has saved plenty of money and has a lucrative business
that he enjoys. He likes to volunteer his time in the community and
enjoys the company of others-but still saves time to be alone. One of
his favorite things to do in the evening is to sit outside and watch the
sunset. Carl Rogers might suggest that Wu Jian is __________.
Answer: self-actualizing
◉ Which of the following people is MOST likely to become a fully
functioning person, according to Rogers?
Answer: someone brought up with unconditional positive regard
,◉ According to Hofstede's dimensions of cultural personality,
cultures that are __________ are assertive and competitive
Answer: Masculine
◉ Your teacher organizes a debate on Freudian theory. You are
assigned to be on the anti-Freud side and therefore must point out
problems in the theory. Which of the following would be a
reasonable argument for you to make?
Answer: Freud's interpretations of what his patients told him were
ambiguous
◉ For the behaviorist, personality is a set of learned responses or
__________.
Answer: habits
◉ Esme and Chloe are having a conversation about men. "You know,"
Chloe says, "I think my husband tries to annoy me! Even though he
tries to do what I ask, I think that subconsciously he really enjoys
ticking me off to see the reactions he'll get. Freud must have been
right!" Esme, who has just studied personality psychology in school,
corrects Chloe by saying which of the following?
Answer: "Well, Chloe, there really is no 'subconscious' in Freud's
theory!"
, ◉ What was Carl Jung's term for the part of our personality that
Freud referred to as the unconscious?
Answer: personal unconscious
◉ Which of the following do Abraham Maslow's and Carl Rogers's
theories have in common?
Answer: They believe that each human being is free to choose his or
her own destiny
◉ If Rosaria is described as good-natured, trusting, and helpful, then
she probably is fairly high on the Big Five factor known as __________.
Answer: agreeableness
◉ Kumiko is studying for her political science test. Her boyfriend,
Ian, asks if she can go to a concert with him. She would love to go but
she knows she has to study for the test in order to pass the class.
What part of Kumiko's personality will tell her to stay home and
study because passing the class is necessary for her to graduate?
Answer: her superego, because it is this part of the personality that
is the moral conscience
◉ When Aimee looks at some modern artwork at the museum, she
often thinks she sees human figures or faces and likes to make up
stories about them. When she tells the stories to her friend, her
