Personality Psych Exam 1 ch 1-4 UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
psychological triad - CORRECT ANSWER - how people feel, think, and behave
personality - CORRECT ANSWER - an individual's characteristic style of behaving,
thinking, and feeling
basic approach (to personality) - CORRECT ANSWER - a theoretical view of personality
that focuses on some phenomena and ignores others. The basic approaches are trait, biological,
psychoanalytic, phenomenological, learning, and cognitive (the last two being closely related)
trait approach - CORRECT ANSWER - an approach to studying personality that focuses
on how individuals differ in personality and behavior, and the psychological processes behind
them
biological approach - CORRECT ANSWER - an approach to psychology focusing on the
body, especially the brain and nervous system
psychoanalytic approach - CORRECT ANSWER - psychological perspective concerned
with how unconscious instincts, conflicts, motives, and defenses influence behavior
phenomenological approach - CORRECT ANSWER - a research approach that seeks in-
depth explanations of human experiences
learning - CORRECT ANSWER - in behaviorism, a change in behavior as a result of
experience
Funder's First Law - CORRECT ANSWER - great strengths are usually great weaknesses
and vice versa
,Why have personality psychologists not combined all paradigms into "one big theory"? -
CORRECT ANSWER - A theory that tries to explain everything would probably not
provide the best explanation for any one thing AND the different basic approaches to psychology
address different sets of questions
Personality psychology's biggest advantage over other areas of psychology is that: - CORRECT
ANSWER - The psychology of whole persons and real-life concerns is taken into account
A psychologist who is concerned primarily with how a person's genes, physiology, and brain
anatomy are related to their personality follows the ___________ approach. - CORRECT
ANSWER - biological
When patterns of behavior are extreme, unusual, and problematic, personality psychology
overlaps with: - CORRECT ANSWER - Clinical psychology
How people feel, think, and behave are parts of: - CORRECT ANSWER - The
psychological triad
A psychologist who is concerned primarily with a person's conscious experiences follows the
___________ approach. - CORRECT ANSWER - phenomenological
Personality psychology primarily looks to: - CORRECT ANSWER - Explain whole
persons
Which of the following answers is an example of a basic approach, or paradigm, of personality
psychology? - CORRECT ANSWER - The psychoanalytic approach
How do clinical psychology and personality psychology overlap? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Clinical and personality psychology share a common responsibility to
understand every feature of an individual, not just single aspects about them.
, To which other branch of psychology does personality psychology most closely align? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Clinical psychology
The three parts of the psychological triad: - CORRECT ANSWER - Are not always
consistent at all times
When defining personality, we could say that an individual's personality is best described as: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Their characteristic patterns of thought, emotion, and behavior
together with the psychological mechanisms—hidden or not—behind those patterns
The trait approach to personality psychology best describes what situation? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A psychologist focusing on ways that people differ from one another in
behavior and disposition, and how these differences might be measured
A personality psychologist that is concerned primarily with people's unconscious mind and
internal conflict follows what approach? - CORRECT ANSWER - Psychoanalytic
approach
Behaviorism, social learning theory, and cognitive personality psychology comprise which of the
following approaches to psychology? - CORRECT ANSWER - Learning and cognitive
approach
Personality psychology emphasizes individual differences. How does this focus serve as one of
the discipline's strengths? - CORRECT ANSWER - It leads personality psychologists to be
extremely sensitive to the fact that people really are different from each other.
Is stubbornness a good personality trait to have? - CORRECT ANSWER - Yes and No; it
can be a strength in some situations and a weakness in others.
paradigms - CORRECT ANSWER - a set of assumptions, theories, and perspectives that
make up a way of understanding social reality
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
psychological triad - CORRECT ANSWER - how people feel, think, and behave
personality - CORRECT ANSWER - an individual's characteristic style of behaving,
thinking, and feeling
basic approach (to personality) - CORRECT ANSWER - a theoretical view of personality
that focuses on some phenomena and ignores others. The basic approaches are trait, biological,
psychoanalytic, phenomenological, learning, and cognitive (the last two being closely related)
trait approach - CORRECT ANSWER - an approach to studying personality that focuses
on how individuals differ in personality and behavior, and the psychological processes behind
them
biological approach - CORRECT ANSWER - an approach to psychology focusing on the
body, especially the brain and nervous system
psychoanalytic approach - CORRECT ANSWER - psychological perspective concerned
with how unconscious instincts, conflicts, motives, and defenses influence behavior
phenomenological approach - CORRECT ANSWER - a research approach that seeks in-
depth explanations of human experiences
learning - CORRECT ANSWER - in behaviorism, a change in behavior as a result of
experience
Funder's First Law - CORRECT ANSWER - great strengths are usually great weaknesses
and vice versa
,Why have personality psychologists not combined all paradigms into "one big theory"? -
CORRECT ANSWER - A theory that tries to explain everything would probably not
provide the best explanation for any one thing AND the different basic approaches to psychology
address different sets of questions
Personality psychology's biggest advantage over other areas of psychology is that: - CORRECT
ANSWER - The psychology of whole persons and real-life concerns is taken into account
A psychologist who is concerned primarily with how a person's genes, physiology, and brain
anatomy are related to their personality follows the ___________ approach. - CORRECT
ANSWER - biological
When patterns of behavior are extreme, unusual, and problematic, personality psychology
overlaps with: - CORRECT ANSWER - Clinical psychology
How people feel, think, and behave are parts of: - CORRECT ANSWER - The
psychological triad
A psychologist who is concerned primarily with a person's conscious experiences follows the
___________ approach. - CORRECT ANSWER - phenomenological
Personality psychology primarily looks to: - CORRECT ANSWER - Explain whole
persons
Which of the following answers is an example of a basic approach, or paradigm, of personality
psychology? - CORRECT ANSWER - The psychoanalytic approach
How do clinical psychology and personality psychology overlap? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Clinical and personality psychology share a common responsibility to
understand every feature of an individual, not just single aspects about them.
, To which other branch of psychology does personality psychology most closely align? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Clinical psychology
The three parts of the psychological triad: - CORRECT ANSWER - Are not always
consistent at all times
When defining personality, we could say that an individual's personality is best described as: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Their characteristic patterns of thought, emotion, and behavior
together with the psychological mechanisms—hidden or not—behind those patterns
The trait approach to personality psychology best describes what situation? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A psychologist focusing on ways that people differ from one another in
behavior and disposition, and how these differences might be measured
A personality psychologist that is concerned primarily with people's unconscious mind and
internal conflict follows what approach? - CORRECT ANSWER - Psychoanalytic
approach
Behaviorism, social learning theory, and cognitive personality psychology comprise which of the
following approaches to psychology? - CORRECT ANSWER - Learning and cognitive
approach
Personality psychology emphasizes individual differences. How does this focus serve as one of
the discipline's strengths? - CORRECT ANSWER - It leads personality psychologists to be
extremely sensitive to the fact that people really are different from each other.
Is stubbornness a good personality trait to have? - CORRECT ANSWER - Yes and No; it
can be a strength in some situations and a weakness in others.
paradigms - CORRECT ANSWER - a set of assumptions, theories, and perspectives that
make up a way of understanding social reality
