Test Bank for Personality Psychology: Domains of Knowledge About Human Nature 3rd
Edition by Randy Larsen, Chapter 1 to 20
A psychologist who emphasizes the way rewards and punishments shape people's actions would most
likely support the theories of? - (answer)B. F. Skinner
Victoria witnesses her dog being hit by a car. A few months later when her mom refers to their dog
Fluffy's "accident" Victoria cannot seem to recall what happened. What defense mechanism is she
using? - (answer)Repression
The purpose of the ______ is to satisfy the demands of the _____ without offending the superego. -
(answer)ego; id
Which projective test asks you to make up a story about an ambiguous photo? - (answer)Thematic
Apperception Test
If Shirley's supervisor tells her she must work late tonight, and Shirley responds by dropping to the floor
and throwing a temper tantrum, she is experiencing - (answer)regression
The consistent, enduring, and unique characteristics of a person are known as ... - (answer)personality
Which of the following best describes a person who is self-actualized? - (answer)self-directed and not
self-centered
Unconditional positive regard is a concept used by psychologists in which branch of psychology? -
(answer)Humanistic
Matt is secretly in love with his best friend's girlfriend. He has channeled these feelings into growing a
successful landscaping business. This is an example of - (answer)Sublimation?
Hans Eysenck's stability versus instability dimension (axis) refers to - (answer)the degree to which
people have control over their own feelings
Edition by Randy Larsen, Chapter 1 to 20
A psychologist who emphasizes the way rewards and punishments shape people's actions would most
likely support the theories of? - (answer)B. F. Skinner
Victoria witnesses her dog being hit by a car. A few months later when her mom refers to their dog
Fluffy's "accident" Victoria cannot seem to recall what happened. What defense mechanism is she
using? - (answer)Repression
The purpose of the ______ is to satisfy the demands of the _____ without offending the superego. -
(answer)ego; id
Which projective test asks you to make up a story about an ambiguous photo? - (answer)Thematic
Apperception Test
If Shirley's supervisor tells her she must work late tonight, and Shirley responds by dropping to the floor
and throwing a temper tantrum, she is experiencing - (answer)regression
The consistent, enduring, and unique characteristics of a person are known as ... - (answer)personality
Which of the following best describes a person who is self-actualized? - (answer)self-directed and not
self-centered
Unconditional positive regard is a concept used by psychologists in which branch of psychology? -
(answer)Humanistic
Matt is secretly in love with his best friend's girlfriend. He has channeled these feelings into growing a
successful landscaping business. This is an example of - (answer)Sublimation?
Hans Eysenck's stability versus instability dimension (axis) refers to - (answer)the degree to which
people have control over their own feelings
