CHP 11-15 QUIZZES WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
_____ is the component of emotions that refers to the increase in probabilities of
certain behaviors. correct answer Action tendency
_____ popularized the term "identity" in the 1960s. correct answer Erik Erikson
A person who recalls factual information in response to a new event is engaging
in: correct answer objectifying cognition.
A person who relates a new event to past experiences from his or her own life is
engaging in: correct answer personalizing cognition.
A study by Wilson et al. showed that people who scored high on Machiavellianism
were: correct answer more likely to lie about stealing money.
According to Aaron Beck, which of the following is NOT a cognitive distortion
among people with depression? correct answer Compartmentalizing
According to Carol Dweck and the theory of mastery orientation, who among the
following is most likely to become more confident about meeting challenges?
correct answer A child who is praised for his or her effort
According to Henry Murray, which of the following terms best refers to need-
relevant aspects of an individual's environment? correct answer Press
, Botwin and colleagues found that individuals preferred mates with personality
traits that: correct answer were similar to their own personality traits.
Correlational studies have: correct answer shown that high extraversion and low
neuroticism are associated with happiness.
Herman Witkin introduced the idea of: correct answer field dependence versus
field independence.
Husbands who score low on conscientiousness tend to upset their wives by:
correct answer having extramarital affairs.
In a research that looked mainly at how failure feedback affects subsequent
performance on similar tasks and whether failure affects high and low self-esteem
persons differently, Brown and Dutton (1995) found that low self-esteem persons
_____. correct answer were more concerned with avoiding failure
In the context of personality and the selective breakup of couples, which of the
following is a salient feature of emotionally unstable individuals? correct answer
They worry more about a partner's infidelity.
In the context of Roy Baumeister's concept of identity crises, which of the
following is a similarity between an identity deficit and an identity conflict?
correct answer Both commonly occur during adolescence.
Kiara's 16-year-old son, Samuel, dislikes chopping vegetables. She wants him to
help her in the kitchen and shows him different techniques of chopping through
online videos. She makes Samuel feel that chopping is simple and a whole lot of
fun and even promises to buy him a new chopping board and a set of knives. In
ACCURATE ANSWERS
_____ is the component of emotions that refers to the increase in probabilities of
certain behaviors. correct answer Action tendency
_____ popularized the term "identity" in the 1960s. correct answer Erik Erikson
A person who recalls factual information in response to a new event is engaging
in: correct answer objectifying cognition.
A person who relates a new event to past experiences from his or her own life is
engaging in: correct answer personalizing cognition.
A study by Wilson et al. showed that people who scored high on Machiavellianism
were: correct answer more likely to lie about stealing money.
According to Aaron Beck, which of the following is NOT a cognitive distortion
among people with depression? correct answer Compartmentalizing
According to Carol Dweck and the theory of mastery orientation, who among the
following is most likely to become more confident about meeting challenges?
correct answer A child who is praised for his or her effort
According to Henry Murray, which of the following terms best refers to need-
relevant aspects of an individual's environment? correct answer Press
, Botwin and colleagues found that individuals preferred mates with personality
traits that: correct answer were similar to their own personality traits.
Correlational studies have: correct answer shown that high extraversion and low
neuroticism are associated with happiness.
Herman Witkin introduced the idea of: correct answer field dependence versus
field independence.
Husbands who score low on conscientiousness tend to upset their wives by:
correct answer having extramarital affairs.
In a research that looked mainly at how failure feedback affects subsequent
performance on similar tasks and whether failure affects high and low self-esteem
persons differently, Brown and Dutton (1995) found that low self-esteem persons
_____. correct answer were more concerned with avoiding failure
In the context of personality and the selective breakup of couples, which of the
following is a salient feature of emotionally unstable individuals? correct answer
They worry more about a partner's infidelity.
In the context of Roy Baumeister's concept of identity crises, which of the
following is a similarity between an identity deficit and an identity conflict?
correct answer Both commonly occur during adolescence.
Kiara's 16-year-old son, Samuel, dislikes chopping vegetables. She wants him to
help her in the kitchen and shows him different techniques of chopping through
online videos. She makes Samuel feel that chopping is simple and a whole lot of
fun and even promises to buy him a new chopping board and a set of knives. In
