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A personality psychologist who is concerned primarily with people's unconscious mind and internal conflict follows what approach? A. psychoanalytic approach B. phenomenological approach C. trait approach D. biological approach correct answers A Which of McAdams' three levels of personality analysis is designed to describe basic, surface-level differences between individuals? A. characteristic adaptations B. dispositional traits C. psychoanalysis D. life story/narrative correct answ...

Ch. 1 Define personality correct answers The set of psychological traits and mechanisms within the individual that are organized and relatively enduring and that influence his or her interactions with, and adaptations to the environment. elements of personality definition correct answers "Set of psychological traits" -> the WHAT of personality. Characteristics that describe ways people are different from each other. ... "and mechanisms"--> the HOW of personality inputs, ...

Theory correct answers relationship between constructs to describe data Formal Theory correct answers objective & based on data from observations of large number of people Personal (informal) theory correct answers subjective & based on own observations of others Reliability correct answers consistency of response Validity correct answers extent to which an assessment device measures what is intended to measure Self-report inventories (MMPI) correct answers subjects answer questio...

block and block longitudinal study correct answers Study of 100 children assessed at 3, 4, 5, 7, and 11 years one of first studies that looked at how personality changes early life measurement predicts later personality aggression and activity level stays steady into adulthood traits as internal properties correct answers These unseen properties cause people to experience certain motivations and needs carry these internal properties from one situation to the next Can exist wi...

what is the psychology of personality? correct answers Studying "an individual's characteristic patterns of thought, emotion, & behavior, together with the psychological mechanisms- hidden or not- behind those patterns" is it possible to "know" a person? is it possible to know everything about someone at once? correct answers - mission impossible - choose to limit what you look at - you must search for more specific patterns- certain types of observations what does the author mean b...

The term personality describes a sense of ___________. correct answers personal distinctiveness Which of the following is a legitimate criticism of psychological theory? correct answers It is based on laboratory animals in artificial settings The term personality conveys a sense of ___________ about an individual's qualities. correct answers Consistency Two core themes in personality psychology are individual differences and social functioning. correct answers False In which way(s) ...

Personality is the set of psychological _________ and _________. correct answers traits; mechanisms Define trait-descriptive adjectives and average tendencies and understand how these interplay with psychological traits. correct answers Descriptive adjectives (about 20,000) are used to describe certain traits that characterize an individual's average tendencies or behaviors. True or false: Personality is stable over time and consistent over situations. correct answers true Define psych...

Two ways to conceptualize a trait correct answers internal properties and descriptive summaries Which way to conceptualize a trait is more accurate? correct answers Depends on your perspective and depends on the person whose personality is being Internal Properties correct answers Personality is who I am on the inside The same across situations But how you act on the outside might change Ex: Your friend is shy, but acted outgoing Behavior does not always reflect personality correct ...