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,Chapter 1 .,
Student .,name:
MULTIPLE .,CHOICE .,- .,Choose .,the .,one .,alternative .,that .,best .,completes .,the .,statement .,or
.,answers .,the .,question.
1) Features .,of .,personality .,that .,differentiate .,one .,person .,from .,another .,usually .,take .,the .,form .,of
in .,language.
A) differential .,pronouns
B) trait-descriptive .,adjectives
C) action-descriptive .,verbs
D) trait-differentiating .,adverbs
2) If .,I .,describe .,Juan .,as .,"possessive" .,or .,Anita .,as .,"friendly," .,I .,am .,employing .,the .,use .,of
A) trait-descriptive .,adjectives.
B) inner .,psychological .,states.
C) strategies .,to .,attain .,goals.
D) inner .,qualities .,of .,personality.
3) How .,many .,trait-descriptive .,adjectives .,are .,there .,in .,the .,English .,language?
A) More .,than .,500
B) More .,than .,1,800
C) More .,than .,5,000
D) Nearly .,20,000
4) Psychologists .,have .,found .,it .,difficult .,to .,define .,personality .,because
A) psychologists .,are .,not .,smart .,enough .,to .,determine .,the .,boundaries .,of .,human
.,personality.
B) personality .,has .,a .,commonsense .,definition .,that .,psychologists .,find .,hard .,to .,falsify.
C) the .,idea .,of .,studying .,human .,personality .,is .,a .,rather .,new .,concept .,in .,psychology.
D) any .,definition .,of .,personality .,needs .,to .,be .,sufficiently .,comprehensive .,to
.,include .,a .,multitude .,of .,concepts.
5) Research .,on .,personality .,traits .,asks .,all .,of .,these .,questions .,EXCEPT
A) how .,many .,fundamental .,personality .,traits .,there .,are.
B) how .,personality .,traits .,are .,organized.
C) where .,personality .,traits .,come .,from.
D) which .,cues .,cause .,behaviour .,in .,a .,situation.
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,6) Philippe .,walks .,the .,same .,path .,home .,after .,work .,every .,day .,at .,the .,same .,time. .,To
.,state .,that .,he .,will .,most .,likely .,take .,the .,same .,route .,at .,the .,same .,time .,next
.,Wednesday .,is .,using .,the .,
.,nature .,of .,personality .,traits.
A) descriptive
B) explanatory
C) predictive
D) individualistic
7) Mike .,makes .,several .,social .,errors .,at .,a .,party. .,He .,calls .,the .,host .,by .,the .,wrong .,name,
.,spills .,his .,red .,wine .,on .,the .,carpet, .,and .,insults .,the .,guest .,of .,honour. .,A .,researcher
.,labels .,Mike's .,behaviour .,as .,"socially .,unskilled." .,This .,labelling .,of .,Mike's .,behaviour
.,utilizes .,the research
.,approach .,to .,personality .,traits.
A) explanatory
B) descriptive
C) intuitive
D) presumptive
8) Traits .,define .,the tendencies .,of .,an .,individual .,person.
A) central
B) average
C) overt
D) outlying
9) A .,talkative .,person .,will
A) always .,talk .,more .,than .,a .,quiet .,person.
B) never .,shut .,up.
C) talk .,more .,than .,a .,quiet .,person .,in .,theaters.
D) talk .,more, .,on .,average, .,than .,a .,quiet .,person.
10) To .,say .,that .,someone .,will .,tend .,to .,display .,a .,trait .,with .,regularity .,is .,to .,say .,that .,the
.,person .,has .,a(n)
A) average .,tendency.
B) obsessive-compulsive .,disorder.
C) adaptation.
D) social-cognitive .,approach.
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, 11) Which .,of .,the .,following .,questions .,does .,research .,on .,personality .,traits .,NOT .,emphasize?
A) How .,many .,fundamental .,traits .,are .,there?
B) How .,are .,traits .,organized .,within .,individuals?
C) What .,are .,the .,origins .,of .,traits?
D) How .,are .,all .,persons .,similar?
12) Psychological .,mechanisms .,differ .,from .,traits .,in .,that .,mechanisms
A) are .,less .,stable.
B) refer .,more .,to .,processes.
C) do .,not .,have .,decision .,rules.
D) are .,biologically .,"hard .,wired."
13) Which .,of .,the .,following .,is .,NOT .,part .,of .,most .,personality .,mechanisms?
A) Access .,codes
B) Decision .,rules
C) Inputs
D) Outputs
14) The .,trait .,of .,courageousness .,is .,an .,especially .,good .,example .,of
A) an .,adaptive .,trait.
B) how .,traits .,are .,consistent.
C) how .,traits .,are .,activated .,only .,under .,certain .,conditions.
D) how .,traits .,change .,over .,time.
15) Personality .,is
A) outside .,the .,person.
B) inside .,the .,person.
C) both .,outside .,and .,inside .,the .,person.
D) inside .,or .,outside, .,depending .,on .,the .,person.
16) To .,say .,that .,someone .,has .,the .,trait .,of .,happiness, .,you .,need .,to .,know .,that .,the .,person
A) is .,happy .,at .,a .,given .,moment.
B) is .,frequently .,happy.
C) remembers .,being .,happy.
D) makes .,others .,happy.
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,Chapter 1 .,
Student .,name:
MULTIPLE .,CHOICE .,- .,Choose .,the .,one .,alternative .,that .,best .,completes .,the .,statement .,or
.,answers .,the .,question.
1) Features .,of .,personality .,that .,differentiate .,one .,person .,from .,another .,usually .,take .,the .,form .,of
in .,language.
A) differential .,pronouns
B) trait-descriptive .,adjectives
C) action-descriptive .,verbs
D) trait-differentiating .,adverbs
2) If .,I .,describe .,Juan .,as .,"possessive" .,or .,Anita .,as .,"friendly," .,I .,am .,employing .,the .,use .,of
A) trait-descriptive .,adjectives.
B) inner .,psychological .,states.
C) strategies .,to .,attain .,goals.
D) inner .,qualities .,of .,personality.
3) How .,many .,trait-descriptive .,adjectives .,are .,there .,in .,the .,English .,language?
A) More .,than .,500
B) More .,than .,1,800
C) More .,than .,5,000
D) Nearly .,20,000
4) Psychologists .,have .,found .,it .,difficult .,to .,define .,personality .,because
A) psychologists .,are .,not .,smart .,enough .,to .,determine .,the .,boundaries .,of .,human
.,personality.
B) personality .,has .,a .,commonsense .,definition .,that .,psychologists .,find .,hard .,to .,falsify.
C) the .,idea .,of .,studying .,human .,personality .,is .,a .,rather .,new .,concept .,in .,psychology.
D) any .,definition .,of .,personality .,needs .,to .,be .,sufficiently .,comprehensive .,to
.,include .,a .,multitude .,of .,concepts.
5) Research .,on .,personality .,traits .,asks .,all .,of .,these .,questions .,EXCEPT
A) how .,many .,fundamental .,personality .,traits .,there .,are.
B) how .,personality .,traits .,are .,organized.
C) where .,personality .,traits .,come .,from.
D) which .,cues .,cause .,behaviour .,in .,a .,situation.
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,6) Philippe .,walks .,the .,same .,path .,home .,after .,work .,every .,day .,at .,the .,same .,time. .,To
.,state .,that .,he .,will .,most .,likely .,take .,the .,same .,route .,at .,the .,same .,time .,next
.,Wednesday .,is .,using .,the .,
.,nature .,of .,personality .,traits.
A) descriptive
B) explanatory
C) predictive
D) individualistic
7) Mike .,makes .,several .,social .,errors .,at .,a .,party. .,He .,calls .,the .,host .,by .,the .,wrong .,name,
.,spills .,his .,red .,wine .,on .,the .,carpet, .,and .,insults .,the .,guest .,of .,honour. .,A .,researcher
.,labels .,Mike's .,behaviour .,as .,"socially .,unskilled." .,This .,labelling .,of .,Mike's .,behaviour
.,utilizes .,the research
.,approach .,to .,personality .,traits.
A) explanatory
B) descriptive
C) intuitive
D) presumptive
8) Traits .,define .,the tendencies .,of .,an .,individual .,person.
A) central
B) average
C) overt
D) outlying
9) A .,talkative .,person .,will
A) always .,talk .,more .,than .,a .,quiet .,person.
B) never .,shut .,up.
C) talk .,more .,than .,a .,quiet .,person .,in .,theaters.
D) talk .,more, .,on .,average, .,than .,a .,quiet .,person.
10) To .,say .,that .,someone .,will .,tend .,to .,display .,a .,trait .,with .,regularity .,is .,to .,say .,that .,the
.,person .,has .,a(n)
A) average .,tendency.
B) obsessive-compulsive .,disorder.
C) adaptation.
D) social-cognitive .,approach.
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, 11) Which .,of .,the .,following .,questions .,does .,research .,on .,personality .,traits .,NOT .,emphasize?
A) How .,many .,fundamental .,traits .,are .,there?
B) How .,are .,traits .,organized .,within .,individuals?
C) What .,are .,the .,origins .,of .,traits?
D) How .,are .,all .,persons .,similar?
12) Psychological .,mechanisms .,differ .,from .,traits .,in .,that .,mechanisms
A) are .,less .,stable.
B) refer .,more .,to .,processes.
C) do .,not .,have .,decision .,rules.
D) are .,biologically .,"hard .,wired."
13) Which .,of .,the .,following .,is .,NOT .,part .,of .,most .,personality .,mechanisms?
A) Access .,codes
B) Decision .,rules
C) Inputs
D) Outputs
14) The .,trait .,of .,courageousness .,is .,an .,especially .,good .,example .,of
A) an .,adaptive .,trait.
B) how .,traits .,are .,consistent.
C) how .,traits .,are .,activated .,only .,under .,certain .,conditions.
D) how .,traits .,change .,over .,time.
15) Personality .,is
A) outside .,the .,person.
B) inside .,the .,person.
C) both .,outside .,and .,inside .,the .,person.
D) inside .,or .,outside, .,depending .,on .,the .,person.
16) To .,say .,that .,someone .,has .,the .,trait .,of .,happiness, .,you .,need .,to .,know .,that .,the .,person
A) is .,happy .,at .,a .,given .,moment.
B) is .,frequently .,happy.
C) remembers .,being .,happy.
D) makes .,others .,happy.
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