PSYC 387 Exam-Questions with Complete
Solutions
Clicker Questions:
the goal of personality psychology is to...
explain the whole person in his or her daily environment--- its not just how you think, but its also
how you feel and behave
Clicker Question:
The basic approaches or paradigms of personality psychology
Are useful because one approach cannot sufficiently explain all of personality
Clicker Question: which of the following is a strength of a personality psychology?
It is inclusive, interesting and important
personal vs situational influences
personality--- how different one is from another, how they behave in different situations
both personality and situational factors influence behavior
personality
consistent behavior patterns and intrapersonal processes originating within the individual
CONSISTENT & STABLE
psychological triad
,the combination of how people think, feel and behave
personality psychologists overlap with clinical psychologists because...
both attempt to understand the whole person
normal vs extreme patterns of personality
conflict between feelings and behaviors
ex) donuts, football game
we know certain behaviors are bad for us, we might end up eating the things we know we don't
want to eat
advantage of personality psyc.
inclusive, interesting and important
emphasize individual differences
goal is to account for the whole person and real life concerns
disadvantage of personality psyc
overinclusive or unfocused research
pigeonholing--- labeling
basic approaches to personality
, trait approach
biological approach
psychoanalytic approach
phenomenological approach
learning approach
trait approach
people lie on a continuum of personality characteristics
biological approach
understand the mind in terms of the body
psychoanalytic approach
primary concern is with the unconscious mind and internal mental conflict
phenomenological approach
focus on unconscious experience of the world
learning approach
how behavior changes as a result of rewards, punishments and life experiences
Solutions
Clicker Questions:
the goal of personality psychology is to...
explain the whole person in his or her daily environment--- its not just how you think, but its also
how you feel and behave
Clicker Question:
The basic approaches or paradigms of personality psychology
Are useful because one approach cannot sufficiently explain all of personality
Clicker Question: which of the following is a strength of a personality psychology?
It is inclusive, interesting and important
personal vs situational influences
personality--- how different one is from another, how they behave in different situations
both personality and situational factors influence behavior
personality
consistent behavior patterns and intrapersonal processes originating within the individual
CONSISTENT & STABLE
psychological triad
,the combination of how people think, feel and behave
personality psychologists overlap with clinical psychologists because...
both attempt to understand the whole person
normal vs extreme patterns of personality
conflict between feelings and behaviors
ex) donuts, football game
we know certain behaviors are bad for us, we might end up eating the things we know we don't
want to eat
advantage of personality psyc.
inclusive, interesting and important
emphasize individual differences
goal is to account for the whole person and real life concerns
disadvantage of personality psyc
overinclusive or unfocused research
pigeonholing--- labeling
basic approaches to personality
, trait approach
biological approach
psychoanalytic approach
phenomenological approach
learning approach
trait approach
people lie on a continuum of personality characteristics
biological approach
understand the mind in terms of the body
psychoanalytic approach
primary concern is with the unconscious mind and internal mental conflict
phenomenological approach
focus on unconscious experience of the world
learning approach
how behavior changes as a result of rewards, punishments and life experiences
