,Test Bank & Instructor’s Manual for Theories of Personality, 11th Edition by Duane P. Schultz
Chapter 1—Personality: What It Is and Why You Should Care
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.We research theories of personality to:
a.establish one of them as superior
among̣st all.
b.describe their use for real-world problems.
c.show how personality theories are superior to any
other theories. d.g̣eneralize that all people are the
same across cultures.
ANS: B
PTS: 1
A-HEAD: Take a Look at the Word
REF: 2
FEEDBACK: We discuss research conducted on these theories of personality to
describe their use for real-world problems of diag̣ nosis and therapy. It's important
to recog̣nize that personality theorists from the last century rarely considered the
importance of ethnic and cultural differences.
2.Which of the following̣ is true about personality?
a.Personality is a characteristic exhibited by only a few people.
b.Personality can limit or expand the choices one has in life.
c.Personality is characterized by most psycholog̣ ists as either
terrific or terrible. d.Personality remains constant in all
circumstances.
ANS: B
PTS: 1
A-HEAD: Take a Look at the Word
REF: 2
FEEDBACK: Your personality can limit or expand your options and choices in life,
prevent you from sharing̣ certain experiences, or enable you to take full
advantag̣e of them. It restricts, constrains, and holds back some people and
opens up the world of new opportunities to others.
3.Which of the following̣ statements can be used to sum up personality?
a.Personality is how we perceive ourselves and also how others perceive us.
b.Personality shows that we are deterministic, mechanical, and do not
chang̣e throug̣hout our lives.
c.Personality is entirely the reflection of fantasies and past
recollections of repressed memories.
d.Personality is entirely based on how we were treated during̣ our childhood
years.
ANS: A
PTS: 1
A-HEAD: Take a Look at the Word
REF: 4
FEEDBACK: One psycholog̣ist sug̣g̣ested that we can g̣et a very g̣ood idea of the
meaning̣ of personality if we examine our intentions—what we mean—whenever
we use the word I. Our personality can also be defined in terms of the impression
we make on others—that is, what we appear to be.
,4.Around 1500, the Latin word persona was used to refer to:
a.a person's mechanistic behavior. b.predictable and automatic responses.
ANS: C
, c. a mask used by actors in a play. d. a robe worn by noblemen.
Chapter 1—Personality: What It Is and Why You Should Care
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.We research theories of personality to:
a.establish one of them as superior
among̣st all.
b.describe their use for real-world problems.
c.show how personality theories are superior to any
other theories. d.g̣eneralize that all people are the
same across cultures.
ANS: B
PTS: 1
A-HEAD: Take a Look at the Word
REF: 2
FEEDBACK: We discuss research conducted on these theories of personality to
describe their use for real-world problems of diag̣ nosis and therapy. It's important
to recog̣nize that personality theorists from the last century rarely considered the
importance of ethnic and cultural differences.
2.Which of the following̣ is true about personality?
a.Personality is a characteristic exhibited by only a few people.
b.Personality can limit or expand the choices one has in life.
c.Personality is characterized by most psycholog̣ ists as either
terrific or terrible. d.Personality remains constant in all
circumstances.
ANS: B
PTS: 1
A-HEAD: Take a Look at the Word
REF: 2
FEEDBACK: Your personality can limit or expand your options and choices in life,
prevent you from sharing̣ certain experiences, or enable you to take full
advantag̣e of them. It restricts, constrains, and holds back some people and
opens up the world of new opportunities to others.
3.Which of the following̣ statements can be used to sum up personality?
a.Personality is how we perceive ourselves and also how others perceive us.
b.Personality shows that we are deterministic, mechanical, and do not
chang̣e throug̣hout our lives.
c.Personality is entirely the reflection of fantasies and past
recollections of repressed memories.
d.Personality is entirely based on how we were treated during̣ our childhood
years.
ANS: A
PTS: 1
A-HEAD: Take a Look at the Word
REF: 4
FEEDBACK: One psycholog̣ist sug̣g̣ested that we can g̣et a very g̣ood idea of the
meaning̣ of personality if we examine our intentions—what we mean—whenever
we use the word I. Our personality can also be defined in terms of the impression
we make on others—that is, what we appear to be.
,4.Around 1500, the Latin word persona was used to refer to:
a.a person's mechanistic behavior. b.predictable and automatic responses.
ANS: C
, c. a mask used by actors in a play. d. a robe worn by noblemen.
