Chapter 1: Intro to personality
psychology (testbank) Question and
answers verified to pass 2025
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 - correct answers trait-descriptive adjectives
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. - correct answers trait-descriptive adjectives.
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. More than 20,000 - correct answers D. More than 20,000
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 common sense 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. - correct answers D. any definition of
personality needs to be sufficiently comprehensive to include a multitude of
concepts.
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 behavior in a situation. - correct answers D. which cues
cause behavior in a situation.
Immanuel walks the same path 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 - correct answers C. predictive
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 honor. We
label Mike's behavior as "socially inept." This labeling of Mike's behavior
utilizes the _____ research approach to personality traits.
A. explanatory
B. descriptive
psychology (testbank) Question and
answers verified to pass 2025
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 - correct answers trait-descriptive adjectives
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. - correct answers trait-descriptive adjectives.
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. More than 20,000 - correct answers D. More than 20,000
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 common sense 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. - correct answers D. any definition of
personality needs to be sufficiently comprehensive to include a multitude of
concepts.
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 behavior in a situation. - correct answers D. which cues
cause behavior in a situation.
Immanuel walks the same path 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 - correct answers C. predictive
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 honor. We
label Mike's behavior as "socially inept." This labeling of Mike's behavior
utilizes the _____ research approach to personality traits.
A. explanatory
B. descriptive
