Personality Psychology Exam 1 REVISED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Personality - CORRECT ANSWER - Dr.Browning is a psychologist who is researching
the topic of longevity. She is interested in exploring the attributes of centenarians(People who
live past the age of 99). Dr. Browning is likely studying________.
Personality - CORRECT ANSWER - ____________ psychology is a field that deals with
fundamental questions about who we are and how we got that way.
It may help me to choose a career - CORRECT ANSWER - How can learning about
personality psychology help you in your day-to-day life?
Extravert - CORRECT ANSWER - Jireh is friendly and talkative. She is considered
outgoing and has many friends. Jireh is probably an___________.
Extravert - CORRECT ANSWER - Katelyn just updated her Facebook status, she wrote,
"Thanks girl for the amazing birthday party! It was a blast!" Based on what you know about the
personality research into social media habits, Katelyn is probably an______________.
Person-Situation - CORRECT ANSWER - The view that stable personality traits predict
behavior versus the view that personality does not really exist and the circumstances are much
more important is called the_____________ debate.
Person - CORRECT ANSWER - Simone believes that people have consistent behavioral
tendencies across situations. She is on_________ side of the debate
Personality being impacted by experience - CORRECT ANSWER - You and your friends
go to different colleges. Over time, you notice that your friends seem much different from when
you were in high school. This is an example_____________.
, People choosing their situation - CORRECT ANSWER - You choose to get a massage on a
Saturday afternoon while your friend goes skydiving. This is an example of_____________.
People exaggerate their good skills - CORRECT ANSWER - Which statement about
peoples responses on questionnaires is true?
Positive Correlation - CORRECT ANSWER - Ice cream sales increase as the temperature
outside increases. This is an example of an____________
Reliability - CORRECT ANSWER - When a scale delivers consistent results over time, it
has_______________
Cronbach's Alpha - CORRECT ANSWER - Internal reliability is often reported
using____________.
Test-retest reliability - CORRECT ANSWER - When a person takes a test at two different
times, and it produces roughly the same result, the test has____________.
Neurotransmitters - CORRECT ANSWER - The chemicals that carry signals over the gap
between the synapse in the brain are called___________.
Informant Report - CORRECT ANSWER - Which assessment involves someone close to
the individual filling out the questionnaire?
Random Assigment - CORRECT ANSWER - Dr.Carter is desinging a study where 50
people will get the experimental drug and 50 people will get the placebo. He will use a number
program to assign the participants to one of the experimental groups. What is this practice
called?
Descriptive Statistics - CORRECT ANSWER - The mean, mode, and median are all
examples of___________.
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Personality - CORRECT ANSWER - Dr.Browning is a psychologist who is researching
the topic of longevity. She is interested in exploring the attributes of centenarians(People who
live past the age of 99). Dr. Browning is likely studying________.
Personality - CORRECT ANSWER - ____________ psychology is a field that deals with
fundamental questions about who we are and how we got that way.
It may help me to choose a career - CORRECT ANSWER - How can learning about
personality psychology help you in your day-to-day life?
Extravert - CORRECT ANSWER - Jireh is friendly and talkative. She is considered
outgoing and has many friends. Jireh is probably an___________.
Extravert - CORRECT ANSWER - Katelyn just updated her Facebook status, she wrote,
"Thanks girl for the amazing birthday party! It was a blast!" Based on what you know about the
personality research into social media habits, Katelyn is probably an______________.
Person-Situation - CORRECT ANSWER - The view that stable personality traits predict
behavior versus the view that personality does not really exist and the circumstances are much
more important is called the_____________ debate.
Person - CORRECT ANSWER - Simone believes that people have consistent behavioral
tendencies across situations. She is on_________ side of the debate
Personality being impacted by experience - CORRECT ANSWER - You and your friends
go to different colleges. Over time, you notice that your friends seem much different from when
you were in high school. This is an example_____________.
, People choosing their situation - CORRECT ANSWER - You choose to get a massage on a
Saturday afternoon while your friend goes skydiving. This is an example of_____________.
People exaggerate their good skills - CORRECT ANSWER - Which statement about
peoples responses on questionnaires is true?
Positive Correlation - CORRECT ANSWER - Ice cream sales increase as the temperature
outside increases. This is an example of an____________
Reliability - CORRECT ANSWER - When a scale delivers consistent results over time, it
has_______________
Cronbach's Alpha - CORRECT ANSWER - Internal reliability is often reported
using____________.
Test-retest reliability - CORRECT ANSWER - When a person takes a test at two different
times, and it produces roughly the same result, the test has____________.
Neurotransmitters - CORRECT ANSWER - The chemicals that carry signals over the gap
between the synapse in the brain are called___________.
Informant Report - CORRECT ANSWER - Which assessment involves someone close to
the individual filling out the questionnaire?
Random Assigment - CORRECT ANSWER - Dr.Carter is desinging a study where 50
people will get the experimental drug and 50 people will get the placebo. He will use a number
program to assign the participants to one of the experimental groups. What is this practice
called?
Descriptive Statistics - CORRECT ANSWER - The mean, mode, and median are all
examples of___________.
