Solution Manual for An Introduction to Theories of Personality 9th Edition

Solution Manual for An Introduction to Theories of Personality 9th Edition 1.1 Multiple Choice Questions 1) The term personality is derived from the Latin word persona, which means A) mask. B) mind. C) brain. D) the person. Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 1 Skill: Factual LO: 1.1: Outline the issues in providing a comprehensive explanation of personality 2) According to Kluckhohn and Murray, every human being is A) like every other human being B) like apes C) like animals D) like machines Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 1, 2 Skill: Applied LO: 1.1: Outline the issues in providing a comprehensive explanation of personality 3) According to the authors of your text, probably the most common lay explanation of personality is based on A) learning. B) cultural norms. C) genetics. D) existential-humanistic considerations. Answer: C Diff: 2 Page Ref: 2 Skill: Conceptual LO: 1.2: Describe the factors that influence personality 4) The statement “He has an Irish temper” implies which of the following explanations of personality? A) cultural expectations B) learning C) inherited characteristics D) unconscious mechanisms Answer: C Diff: 1 Page Ref: 2 Skill: Conceptual LO: 1.2: Describe the factors that influence personality 5) Findings by Bouchard and others suggest that the role of genetics in personality development is A) substantial. B) minimal. C) nonexistent. D) substantial in other animals but minimal in humans. Answer: A Diff: 2 Page Ref: 3 Skill: Applied LO: 1.2: Describe the factors that influence personality 6) The question “How much of an attribute is accounted for by heredity and how much of it is accounted for by experience?” defines the A) mind-body problem. B) nativism-empiricism controversy. C) existential-humanistic controversy. D) uniqueness-lawfulness controversy. Answer: B Diff: 2 Page Ref: 3 Skill: Conceptual LO: 1.2: Describe the factors that influence personality 7) A person who believes that a person’s IQ level is determined mainly by experience can be considered a(n) A) empiricist. B) existentialist. C) humanist. D) nativist. Answer: A Diff: 2 Page Ref: 3, 4 Skill: Conceptual LO: 1.2: Describe the factors that influence personality 8) The researcher who is interested in knowing what organizations you belong to and the economic level of your family is stressing __________ determinants of personality. A) genetic B) sociocultural C) existential-humanistic D) unconscious Answer: B Diff: 2 Page Ref: 4 Skill: Conceptual LO: 1.2: Describe the factors that influence personality 9) Those emphasizing the learning process in their explanation of personality are A) nativists. B) existentialists. C) humanists. D) empiricists. Answer: D Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4 Skill: Conceptual LO: 1.2: Describe the factors that influence personality