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PSYC 236 Exam 1, focusing on theories of personality and foundational psychology concepts. It reviews classical psychoanalysis (Freud’s id, ego, superego, unconscious, repression, defense mechanisms, Oedipus complex, Thanatos, catharsis, case studies), neo-Freudians (Adler’s individual psychology, striving for superiority, inferiority complex, pampering; Horney’s feminist psychology, neurosis, interpersonal styles; Jung’s analytic psychology, archetypes, anima/animus, collective unconscious), and Erikson’s psychosocial stages (identity vs. role confusion, integrity vs. despair). Other topics include humanistic approaches (self-acceptance, responsibility, optimism), trait theory (Allport), object relations theory, attachment styles (avoidant, disoriented/fearful), hypnosis theories, research methods (experiments, hypotheses, case studies, projective tests, reliability, validity), statistical significance, correlation, coping strategies, and personality in collectivist vs. individualist cultures.

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Professor Nwamabi is conducting an experiment in which he is examining the effects
of air conditioning on sleep habits. 100 participants are randomly assigned into two
groups, one of which sleeps for a week in an air conditioned setting and of which
sleeps in a room without air conditioning. After a week he has various physiological
markers assessed to see if the groups are different. In this research, the use of air
conditioning represents a(n) ________ variable.


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, manipulated independent




Broderick was very close with his grandmother, who died many years ago. Now in
psychotherapy, Broderick chose an older woman to be his clinician, and tends to
interact with her in ways that mirror the relationship he had with his grandmother. In
psychoanalytic theory, this is referred to as


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transference




According to traditional Freudian theory, personality is formed almost entirely by
experiences that occur during __________. This is a concept that has been challenged by
neo-Freudians whose work moved Freudian theory in new directions.


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the first 5 or 6 years of life




Which person is engaging in an intrapersonal process?


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Sophia, who is feeling very disappointed that she did not get an A on her
first exam.

,Though she never worked directly with Freud, Karen Horney was strongly influenced
by his work. She disagreed with many of his concepts, and eventually found her own
approach that came to be called ________ psychology.


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feminine




Which of the following is a reasonable statement regarding the strengths of Freud's
psychoanalytic theory?


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It was among the first theory to organize many loosely related ideas into a
coherent theory.




What is the relationship between a theory and a hypothesis in research?


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A theory is used to generate hypotheses in research.




The personality approach of Alfred Adler has been called _________ psychology.


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, individual




"You are always trying to be better than everyone else," Ruth told her sister Laurel.
"Why do you always have to win at everything?" Ruth is speaking about a concept
called striving for superiority, which was a foundational part of the theory of


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Alfred Adler.




Melissa is bored at the movie she has gone to see. Afterward, she tells her friend "It is
just so tired. Every movie has a hero and a villain, and they always end the same way.
I'm so sick of every movie being so darn predictable!" Jung would say that these
figures are examples of ________ that are contained in the collective unconscious.


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archetypes




Brentley wants to tell his friend a joke that has a sexual overtone to it, and to increase
the perceived funniness of the joke Brentley wants to take advantage of the concept
of incongruity. In which setting should Brentley tell his risqué joke?


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in a church just before mass

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