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Personality Psychology Domains Of Knowledge About Human Nature, 3rd Canadian Edition, 3e By Randy
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Larsen, David Buss, David King (Test Bank All Chapters, 100% Original Verified, A+ Grade)Answers at the end
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of each Chapter.
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Chapter 1 x
Student name: x
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
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answers the question.
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1) Features of personality that differentiate one person from another usually take the form of
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in language. x
A) differential pronouns x
B) trait-descriptive adjectives x
C) action-descriptive verbs x
D) trait-differentiating adverbs x
2) If I describe Juan as "possessive" or Anita as "friendly," I am employing the use of
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A) trait-descriptive adjectives. x
B) inner psychological states. x x
C) strategies to attain goals. x x x
D) inner qualities of personality. x x x
3) How many trait-descriptive adjectives are there in the English language?
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A) More than 500 x x
B) More than 1,800 x x
C) More than 5,000 x x
D) Nearly 20,000 x
4) Psychologists have found it difficult to define personality because
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A) psychologists are not smart enough to determine the boundaries of human personality. x x x x x x x x x x x
B) personality has a commonsense definition that psychologists find hard to falsify.
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C) the idea of studying human personality is a rather new concept in psychology.
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D) any definition of personality needs to be sufficiently comprehensive to include a
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multitude of concepts. x x
5) Research on personality traits asks all of these questions EXCEPT
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A) how many fundamental personality traits there are.
x x x x x x
B) how personality traits are organized. x x x x
C) where personality traits come from. x x x x
D) which cues cause behaviour in a situation. x x x x x x
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6) Philippe walks the same path home after work every day at the same time. To state that he
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will most likely take the same route at the same time next Wednesday is using the
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nature of personality traits.
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A) descriptive
B) explanatory
C) predictive
D) individualistic
7) Mike makes several social errors at a party. He calls the host by the wrong name, spills his
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red wine on the carpet, and insults the guest of honour. A researcher labels Mike's behaviour
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as "socially unskilled." This labelling of Mike's behaviour utilizes the
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approach to personality traits. x x x
A) explanatory
B) descriptive
C) intuitive
D) presumptive
8) Traits define the x x tendencies of an individual person. x x x x
A) central
B) average
C) overt
D) outlying
9) A talkative person will
x x x
A) always talk more than a quiet person. x x x x x x
B) never shut up. x x
C) talk more than a quiet person in theaters.
x x x x x x x
D) talk more, on average, than a quiet person.
x x x x x x x
10) To say that someone will tend to display a trait with regularity is to say that the person has
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a(n)
A) average tendency. x
B) obsessive-compulsive disorder. x
C) adaptation.
D) social-cognitive approach. x
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11) Which of the following questions does research on personality traits NOT emphasize?
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A) How many fundamental traits are there?
x x x x x
B) How are traits organized within individuals?
x x x x x
C) What are the origins of traits? x x x x x
D) How are all persons similar? x x x x
12) Psychological mechanisms differ from traits in that mechanisms
x x x x x x x
A) are less stable. x x
B) refer more to processes. x x x
C) do not have decision rules.
x x x x
D) are biologically "hard wired."
x x x
13) Which of the following is NOT part of most personality mechanisms?
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A) Access codes x
B) Decision rules x
C) Inputs
D) Outputs
14) The trait of courageousness is an especially good example of
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A) an adaptive trait.
x x
B) how traits are consistent. x x x
C) how traits are activated only under certain conditions.
x x x x x x x
D) how traits change over time.x x x x
15) Personality is x
A) outside the person. x x
B) inside the person. x x
C) both outside and inside the person.
x x x x x
D) inside or outside, depending on the person.
x x x x x x
16) To say that someone has the trait of happiness, you need to know that the person
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
A) is happy at a given moment.
x x x x x
B) is frequently happy.
x x
C) remembers being happy. x x
D) makes others happy. x x
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Personality Psychology Domains Of Knowledge About Human Nature, 3rd Canadian Edition, 3e By Randy
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Larsen, David Buss, David King (Test Bank All Chapters, 100% Original Verified, A+ Grade)Answers at the end
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
of each Chapter.
x x
Chapter 1 x
Student name: x
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
answers the question.
x x
1) Features of personality that differentiate one person from another usually take the form of
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
in language. x
A) differential pronouns x
B) trait-descriptive adjectives x
C) action-descriptive verbs x
D) trait-differentiating adverbs x
2) If I describe Juan as "possessive" or Anita as "friendly," I am employing the use of
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
A) trait-descriptive adjectives. x
B) inner psychological states. x x
C) strategies to attain goals. x x x
D) inner qualities of personality. x x x
3) How many trait-descriptive adjectives are there in the English language?
x x x x x x x x x
A) More than 500 x x
B) More than 1,800 x x
C) More than 5,000 x x
D) Nearly 20,000 x
4) Psychologists have found it difficult to define personality because
x x x x x x x x
A) psychologists are not smart enough to determine the boundaries of human personality. x x x x x x x x x x x
B) personality has a commonsense definition that psychologists find hard to falsify.
x x x x x x x x x x
C) the idea of studying human personality is a rather new concept in psychology.
x x x x x x x x x x x x
D) any definition of personality needs to be sufficiently comprehensive to include a
x x x x x x x x x x x x
multitude of concepts. x x
5) Research on personality traits asks all of these questions EXCEPT
x x x x x x x x x
A) how many fundamental personality traits there are.
x x x x x x
B) how personality traits are organized. x x x x
C) where personality traits come from. x x x x
D) which cues cause behaviour in a situation. x x x x x x
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6) Philippe walks the same path home after work every day at the same time. To state that he
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
will most likely take the same route at the same time next Wednesday is using the
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
nature of personality traits.
x x x x
A) descriptive
B) explanatory
C) predictive
D) individualistic
7) Mike makes several social errors at a party. He calls the host by the wrong name, spills his
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
red wine on the carpet, and insults the guest of honour. A researcher labels Mike's behaviour
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
as "socially unskilled." This labelling of Mike's behaviour utilizes the
x x research x x x x x x x x
approach to personality traits. x x x
A) explanatory
B) descriptive
C) intuitive
D) presumptive
8) Traits define the x x tendencies of an individual person. x x x x
A) central
B) average
C) overt
D) outlying
9) A talkative person will
x x x
A) always talk more than a quiet person. x x x x x x
B) never shut up. x x
C) talk more than a quiet person in theaters.
x x x x x x x
D) talk more, on average, than a quiet person.
x x x x x x x
10) To say that someone will tend to display a trait with regularity is to say that the person has
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a(n)
A) average tendency. x
B) obsessive-compulsive disorder. x
C) adaptation.
D) social-cognitive approach. x
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11) Which of the following questions does research on personality traits NOT emphasize?
x x x x x x x x x x x
A) How many fundamental traits are there?
x x x x x
B) How are traits organized within individuals?
x x x x x
C) What are the origins of traits? x x x x x
D) How are all persons similar? x x x x
12) Psychological mechanisms differ from traits in that mechanisms
x x x x x x x
A) are less stable. x x
B) refer more to processes. x x x
C) do not have decision rules.
x x x x
D) are biologically "hard wired."
x x x
13) Which of the following is NOT part of most personality mechanisms?
x x x x x x x x x x
A) Access codes x
B) Decision rules x
C) Inputs
D) Outputs
14) The trait of courageousness is an especially good example of
x x x x x x x x x
A) an adaptive trait.
x x
B) how traits are consistent. x x x
C) how traits are activated only under certain conditions.
x x x x x x x
D) how traits change over time.x x x x
15) Personality is x
A) outside the person. x x
B) inside the person. x x
C) both outside and inside the person.
x x x x x
D) inside or outside, depending on the person.
x x x x x x
16) To say that someone has the trait of happiness, you need to know that the person
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
A) is happy at a given moment.
x x x x x
B) is frequently happy.
x x
C) remembers being happy. x x
D) makes others happy. x x
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