According to the five-factor model of personality, people who score high in ____ tend to be happier than other
people.
a. neuroticism
b. extraversion
c. conscientiousness
d. openness to experience
ANS: B
Freud's psychoanalytic theory of personality focuses on all of the following EXCEPT
a. methods used to cope with sexual and aggressive urges.
b. the potential for personal growth.
c. the influence of childhood experiences.
d. unconscious motives and conflicts.
ANS: B
Jason just sat down to work on his term paper when his friends called and invited him to a party. If Jason decides
he will go to the party only after he finishes outlining the term paper, his decision reflects the functioning
of his
a. id.
b. superego.
c. ego.
d. preconscious.
ANS: C
The superego is Freud's term for
a. the moral component of personality.
b. the biological impulses that drive our behaviour.
c. the mediating agent between the other two components of personality.
d. the unconscious aspect of personality.
ANS: A
Psychoanalytic theory stresses all of the following EXCEPT
a. conscious thought patterns.
b. childhood experiences.
c. internal conflicts.
d. handling of sexual impulses.
ANS: A
Primary process thinking is associated with the ____, and secondary process thinking is associated with the
____.
a. ego; superego
, b. superego; id
c. ego; id
d. id; ego
ANS: D
According to Freud, the ____ is "like a man on horseback who has to hold in check the superior strength of the
horse”.
a. ego
b. id
c. superego
d. alter ego
ANS: A
Michael is an executive for a major corporation. He constantly needs to find ways to meet the corporation's goals
and objectives while taking into consideration factors such as laws and financial resources. In making
these decisions, Michael is acting most like the portion of the personality that Freud referred to as
a. the ego.
b. the superego.
c. the id.
d. the preconscious.
ANS: A
Which of Freud's personality components is suggested to engage in secondary-process thinking?
a. superego
b. ego
c. id
d. id and ego
ANS: B
Gordon hadn't thought about the band Spider Wings for several months. However, as soon as Donovan
mentioned it, Gordon instantly thought about the great time he had at their last concert. According to
Freud, before Donovan mentioned the Spider Wings, Gordon's memory of the concert was contained in
his
a. subconscious mind.
b. preconscious mind.
c. conscious mind.
d. unconscious mind.
ANS: B
people.
a. neuroticism
b. extraversion
c. conscientiousness
d. openness to experience
ANS: B
Freud's psychoanalytic theory of personality focuses on all of the following EXCEPT
a. methods used to cope with sexual and aggressive urges.
b. the potential for personal growth.
c. the influence of childhood experiences.
d. unconscious motives and conflicts.
ANS: B
Jason just sat down to work on his term paper when his friends called and invited him to a party. If Jason decides
he will go to the party only after he finishes outlining the term paper, his decision reflects the functioning
of his
a. id.
b. superego.
c. ego.
d. preconscious.
ANS: C
The superego is Freud's term for
a. the moral component of personality.
b. the biological impulses that drive our behaviour.
c. the mediating agent between the other two components of personality.
d. the unconscious aspect of personality.
ANS: A
Psychoanalytic theory stresses all of the following EXCEPT
a. conscious thought patterns.
b. childhood experiences.
c. internal conflicts.
d. handling of sexual impulses.
ANS: A
Primary process thinking is associated with the ____, and secondary process thinking is associated with the
____.
a. ego; superego
, b. superego; id
c. ego; id
d. id; ego
ANS: D
According to Freud, the ____ is "like a man on horseback who has to hold in check the superior strength of the
horse”.
a. ego
b. id
c. superego
d. alter ego
ANS: A
Michael is an executive for a major corporation. He constantly needs to find ways to meet the corporation's goals
and objectives while taking into consideration factors such as laws and financial resources. In making
these decisions, Michael is acting most like the portion of the personality that Freud referred to as
a. the ego.
b. the superego.
c. the id.
d. the preconscious.
ANS: A
Which of Freud's personality components is suggested to engage in secondary-process thinking?
a. superego
b. ego
c. id
d. id and ego
ANS: B
Gordon hadn't thought about the band Spider Wings for several months. However, as soon as Donovan
mentioned it, Gordon instantly thought about the great time he had at their last concert. According to
Freud, before Donovan mentioned the Spider Wings, Gordon's memory of the concert was contained in
his
a. subconscious mind.
b. preconscious mind.
c. conscious mind.
d. unconscious mind.
ANS: B
