Personality Psychology Review Quiz
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Carl Rogers - CORRECT ANSWER - humanistic psychology; Contributions: founded
client-centered therapy, theory that emphasizes the unique quality of humans especially their
freedom and potential for personal growth, unconditional positive regard,
Self-Actualization - CORRECT ANSWER - according to Maslow, the ultimate
psychological need that arises after basic physical and psychological needs are met and self-
esteem is achieved; the motivation to fulfill one's potential.
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) - CORRECT ANSWER - the most
widely researched and clinically used of all personality tests. Originally developed to identify
emotional disorders (still considered its most appropriate use), this test is now used for many
other screening purposes.
Big Five/Five Factor Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - Extraversion, Neuroticism,
Openness to Experiences, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness
Reciprocal Determinism - CORRECT ANSWER - the interacting influences between
personality and environmental factors.
External Locus of Control - CORRECT ANSWER - the perception that chance or outside
forces beyond one's personal control determine one's fate
Internal Locus of Control - CORRECT ANSWER - the perception that one controls one's
own fate.
Preconscious - CORRECT ANSWER - in Freud's theory, the level of consciousness in
which thoughts and feelings are not conscious but are readily retrieveable to consciousness
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Carl Rogers - CORRECT ANSWER - humanistic psychology; Contributions: founded
client-centered therapy, theory that emphasizes the unique quality of humans especially their
freedom and potential for personal growth, unconditional positive regard,
Self-Actualization - CORRECT ANSWER - according to Maslow, the ultimate
psychological need that arises after basic physical and psychological needs are met and self-
esteem is achieved; the motivation to fulfill one's potential.
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) - CORRECT ANSWER - the most
widely researched and clinically used of all personality tests. Originally developed to identify
emotional disorders (still considered its most appropriate use), this test is now used for many
other screening purposes.
Big Five/Five Factor Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - Extraversion, Neuroticism,
Openness to Experiences, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness
Reciprocal Determinism - CORRECT ANSWER - the interacting influences between
personality and environmental factors.
External Locus of Control - CORRECT ANSWER - the perception that chance or outside
forces beyond one's personal control determine one's fate
Internal Locus of Control - CORRECT ANSWER - the perception that one controls one's
own fate.
Preconscious - CORRECT ANSWER - in Freud's theory, the level of consciousness in
which thoughts and feelings are not conscious but are readily retrieveable to consciousness
