THEORIES OF PERSONALITY WGU D564
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE
●● Which statement represents a characteristic of types as an approach
to describing personality?
Answer: It uses qualitative groupings to categorize people with similar
personality characteristics.
●● Which scenario demonstrates the use of factors to describe
personality?
Answer: The Big Five model of personality is used to score each person
in a group on five dimensions of personality.
●● What does validity intend to measure in a research study?
Answer: Whether a research study assesses the intended outcomes
●● What does a correlational study examine?
Answer: The potential relationship between factors
●● What is a characteristic of the scientific culture of psychology?
Answer: Laboratory research setting
, ●● Which cognitive component significantly affects personality
dynamics, according to modern theories of personality?
Answer: How people label experiences
●● What is a common theme among modern personality theories related
to culture?
Answer: Motivations that direct personalities are related to culture.
●● What is the relationship between verifiability and disconfirmation in
a personality theory?
Answer: They are opposites, as one finds support for a theory, and the
other refutes a theory.
●● Which question corresponds to the experiential approach to
personality development?
Answer: Can personality change in adulthood?
●● What is an example of a topic addressed by personality development
theories?
Answer: How life experiences influence personality
●● Which Big Five personality trait is associated with helping behaviors
and altruism?
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE
●● Which statement represents a characteristic of types as an approach
to describing personality?
Answer: It uses qualitative groupings to categorize people with similar
personality characteristics.
●● Which scenario demonstrates the use of factors to describe
personality?
Answer: The Big Five model of personality is used to score each person
in a group on five dimensions of personality.
●● What does validity intend to measure in a research study?
Answer: Whether a research study assesses the intended outcomes
●● What does a correlational study examine?
Answer: The potential relationship between factors
●● What is a characteristic of the scientific culture of psychology?
Answer: Laboratory research setting
, ●● Which cognitive component significantly affects personality
dynamics, according to modern theories of personality?
Answer: How people label experiences
●● What is a common theme among modern personality theories related
to culture?
Answer: Motivations that direct personalities are related to culture.
●● What is the relationship between verifiability and disconfirmation in
a personality theory?
Answer: They are opposites, as one finds support for a theory, and the
other refutes a theory.
●● Which question corresponds to the experiential approach to
personality development?
Answer: Can personality change in adulthood?
●● What is an example of a topic addressed by personality development
theories?
Answer: How life experiences influence personality
●● Which Big Five personality trait is associated with helping behaviors
and altruism?
