PSY 461 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
constructivism - Answers - belief that there's no reality, we create reality
neuroticism - Answers - least advantageous personality trait
dispositional intelligence - Answers - Neil Christiansen developed the test of...?
Walter Mischel - Answers - Who was critical of personality psychology?
introverts - Answers - Who is more sensitive to environmental stimuli?
moderator - Answers - Gender is a ... variable
narcissism and self-monitoring - Answers - The single trait approach is used when
studying...?
CANOE - Answers - conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism, openness,
extraversion
DeYoung - Answers - Who said that CANOE can be divided into two mega-traits?
serotonin - Answers - What brain chemical is associated with stability?
dopamine - Answers - What brain chemical is associated with flexibility?
stability and plasticity - Answers - What mega traits are CAN associated with?
flexibility - Answers - What mega trait is OE associated with?
Gollum effect - Answers - What's the opposite of the Pygmalion effect?
gender - Answers - What influences whether a trait is good or bad?
overcontrolled females - Answers - Who is more depressed?
no - Answers - If a tree falls, is it going to make a sound?
basic approach - Answers - a theoretical view of personality that focuses on some
phenomena and ignores others
trait, biological, psychoanalytic, phenomenological, and learning & cognitive - Answers -
five basic approaches
, trait approach - Answers - the theoretical view of personality that conceptualizes and
measures individual differences in personality and behavior, and the psychological
processes behind them
biological approach - Answers - the view of personality that focuses on the way
behavior and personality influenced by neuronal anatomy, biochemistry, genetics, and
evolution
psychoanalytical approach - Answers - the theoretical view of personality, based on the
writings of Sigmund Freud, that emphasizes the unconscious processes of the mind and
internal mental conflict (e.g. anxiety as a result of mental conflict)
phenomenological approach - Answers - the theoretical view of personality that
emphasizes experience, free will, and the meaning of life, closely related to humanistic
psychology and existentialism
learning and cognitive approach - Answers - the theoretical view that focuses on how
behavior changes as a function of rewards and punishments; also called behaviorism
One Big Theory - Answers - A theory that tries to explain everything would probably not
provide the best explanation for any one thing.
Funder's First Law - Answers - "Great strengths are usually great weaknesses, and
surprisingly often the opposite is true as well."
the whole person and real-life concerns - Answers - What does personality psychology
account for?
explain the whole person in his or her daily environment - Answers - The goal of
personality psychology is to...
are useful because one approach cannot sufficiently explain all of personality - Answers
- The basic approaches or paradigms of personality psychology...
it is inclusive, interesting, and important - Answers - What is a strength of personality
psychology?
psychological triad - Answers - the combination of how people think, feel, and behave
Cognitive personality psychology - Answers - focuses on cognitive processes including
perception, memory, and thought
Social learning - Answers - learning through observation and self-evaluation
ANSWERS
constructivism - Answers - belief that there's no reality, we create reality
neuroticism - Answers - least advantageous personality trait
dispositional intelligence - Answers - Neil Christiansen developed the test of...?
Walter Mischel - Answers - Who was critical of personality psychology?
introverts - Answers - Who is more sensitive to environmental stimuli?
moderator - Answers - Gender is a ... variable
narcissism and self-monitoring - Answers - The single trait approach is used when
studying...?
CANOE - Answers - conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism, openness,
extraversion
DeYoung - Answers - Who said that CANOE can be divided into two mega-traits?
serotonin - Answers - What brain chemical is associated with stability?
dopamine - Answers - What brain chemical is associated with flexibility?
stability and plasticity - Answers - What mega traits are CAN associated with?
flexibility - Answers - What mega trait is OE associated with?
Gollum effect - Answers - What's the opposite of the Pygmalion effect?
gender - Answers - What influences whether a trait is good or bad?
overcontrolled females - Answers - Who is more depressed?
no - Answers - If a tree falls, is it going to make a sound?
basic approach - Answers - a theoretical view of personality that focuses on some
phenomena and ignores others
trait, biological, psychoanalytic, phenomenological, and learning & cognitive - Answers -
five basic approaches
, trait approach - Answers - the theoretical view of personality that conceptualizes and
measures individual differences in personality and behavior, and the psychological
processes behind them
biological approach - Answers - the view of personality that focuses on the way
behavior and personality influenced by neuronal anatomy, biochemistry, genetics, and
evolution
psychoanalytical approach - Answers - the theoretical view of personality, based on the
writings of Sigmund Freud, that emphasizes the unconscious processes of the mind and
internal mental conflict (e.g. anxiety as a result of mental conflict)
phenomenological approach - Answers - the theoretical view of personality that
emphasizes experience, free will, and the meaning of life, closely related to humanistic
psychology and existentialism
learning and cognitive approach - Answers - the theoretical view that focuses on how
behavior changes as a function of rewards and punishments; also called behaviorism
One Big Theory - Answers - A theory that tries to explain everything would probably not
provide the best explanation for any one thing.
Funder's First Law - Answers - "Great strengths are usually great weaknesses, and
surprisingly often the opposite is true as well."
the whole person and real-life concerns - Answers - What does personality psychology
account for?
explain the whole person in his or her daily environment - Answers - The goal of
personality psychology is to...
are useful because one approach cannot sufficiently explain all of personality - Answers
- The basic approaches or paradigms of personality psychology...
it is inclusive, interesting, and important - Answers - What is a strength of personality
psychology?
psychological triad - Answers - the combination of how people think, feel, and behave
Cognitive personality psychology - Answers - focuses on cognitive processes including
perception, memory, and thought
Social learning - Answers - learning through observation and self-evaluation
