PSYCH 2010 EXAM 4 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027
Personality - Answers unique constellation of constant behavioral traits
What are the two parts to personality - Answers 1. Consistency
2. Distinctiveness
What are the big 5 personality traits?
What is a fact about each? - Answers *** each one is on a continuum
OCEAN
1. Extroversion- outgoing and sociable, people are happier
2. Neuroticism- anxious, insecure, more likely to get divorced
3. Openness to experience- curious/ imaginative, tend to be higher in IQ
4. Agreeableness- sympathetic, cooperative, most associated with childhood, if you're an agreeable
child, you are more likely to be an agreeable adult
5. Conscientiousness- disciplined, dependable, tend to have higher GPA and do better in the workplace
are the personality traits on a continuum - Answers yes
why do people like personality tests - Answers people like feeling safe and secure by putting themselves
and other people in boxes to reduce uncertainty
Psychodynamic theory and its parts - Answers umbrella category for unconscious
-3 parts
1. psychoanalytical
2. analytical
3. individual
psychoanalytical - Answers Freudian
deals with unconscious
1. drive theory
2. Levels of awareness
3. Personality
4. defense mechanisms
Drive theory - Answers psychoanalitical (Freud)
Humans have two basic biological drives: sex and aggression- these are more complex drives and
thwarted more often
Personality - Answers unique constellation of constant behavioral traits
What are the two parts to personality - Answers 1. Consistency
2. Distinctiveness
What are the big 5 personality traits?
What is a fact about each? - Answers *** each one is on a continuum
OCEAN
1. Extroversion- outgoing and sociable, people are happier
2. Neuroticism- anxious, insecure, more likely to get divorced
3. Openness to experience- curious/ imaginative, tend to be higher in IQ
4. Agreeableness- sympathetic, cooperative, most associated with childhood, if you're an agreeable
child, you are more likely to be an agreeable adult
5. Conscientiousness- disciplined, dependable, tend to have higher GPA and do better in the workplace
are the personality traits on a continuum - Answers yes
why do people like personality tests - Answers people like feeling safe and secure by putting themselves
and other people in boxes to reduce uncertainty
Psychodynamic theory and its parts - Answers umbrella category for unconscious
-3 parts
1. psychoanalytical
2. analytical
3. individual
psychoanalytical - Answers Freudian
deals with unconscious
1. drive theory
2. Levels of awareness
3. Personality
4. defense mechanisms
Drive theory - Answers psychoanalitical (Freud)
Humans have two basic biological drives: sex and aggression- these are more complex drives and
thwarted more often
