WGU D564 Theories of
Personality – OA Exam
Study Questions and
Answers | 2026–2027
Description: This comprehensive set of 200 multiple-choice questions covers all major
theories of personality, theorists, key concepts, and applications tested on the WGU
D564 Theories of Personality Objective Assessment (OA) . Questions are designed
for active recall, with correct answers marked by ✅ and answer choices deliberately
mixed (no predictable A/B/C/D patterns).
Keywords: WGU D564, Theories of Personality, OA Exam, Objective Assessment,
Personality Psychology, Psychoanalytic Theory, Trait Theory, Humanistic Theory,
Behavioral Theory, Cognitive Theory, Social-Cognitive Theory, Psychodynamic, Revision
Questions, 2026–2027.
1. Which theorist is credited with founding psychoanalytic theory?
A. Carl Jung
B. Sigmund Freud ✅
C. Alfred Adler
D. Erik Erikson
2. In Freudian theory, which part of the personality operates on the pleasure
principle?
,A. Ego
B. Superego
C. Id ✅
D. Persona
3. What did Freud call the energy that drives the id?
A. Libido ✅
B. Thanatos
C. Eros
D. Shadow
4. Which defense mechanism involves pushing threatening thoughts out of
conscious awareness?
A. Projection
B. Repression ✅
C. Displacement
D. Sublimation
5. Freud's psychosexual stage occurring from birth to 18 months is:
A. Anal
B. Phallic
C. Oral ✅
D. Latency
6. According to Freud, fixation at the anal stage may result in:
A. Dependency and gullibility
B. Orderliness or messiness ✅
C. Vanity and pride
D. Sexual dysfunction
,7. The Oedipus complex occurs during which psychosexual stage?
A. Oral
B. Anal
C. Phallic ✅
D. Genital
8. Which structure of personality develops to mediate between id and reality?
A. Id
B. Ego ✅
C. Superego
D. Libido
9. The superego represents:
A. Biological instincts
B. Internalized morals and ideals ✅
C. Reality testing
D. Creative potential
10. Which of Freud's levels of consciousness contains material not easily brought
to awareness?
A. Conscious
B. Preconscious
C. Unconscious ✅
D. Subconscious
11. Carl Jung's concept of the "collective unconscious" contains:
A. Personal memories
B. Archetypes ✅
, C. Repressed desires
D. Learned behaviors
12. Which Jungian archetype represents the feminine side of a man?
A. Animus
B. Anima ✅
C. Shadow
D. Self
13. Jung's term for the mask we show the world is:
A. Shadow
B. Persona ✅
C. Anima
D. Self
14. Alfred Adler's theory emphasizes:
A. Collective unconscious
B. Striving for superiority ✅
C. Psychosexual stages
D. Archetypes
15. Adler introduced the concept of:
A. Inferiority complex ✅
B. Oedipus complex
C. Electra complex
D. Archetypes
16. According to Adler, birth order:
A. Has no effect on personality
B. Influences personality development ✅
Personality – OA Exam
Study Questions and
Answers | 2026–2027
Description: This comprehensive set of 200 multiple-choice questions covers all major
theories of personality, theorists, key concepts, and applications tested on the WGU
D564 Theories of Personality Objective Assessment (OA) . Questions are designed
for active recall, with correct answers marked by ✅ and answer choices deliberately
mixed (no predictable A/B/C/D patterns).
Keywords: WGU D564, Theories of Personality, OA Exam, Objective Assessment,
Personality Psychology, Psychoanalytic Theory, Trait Theory, Humanistic Theory,
Behavioral Theory, Cognitive Theory, Social-Cognitive Theory, Psychodynamic, Revision
Questions, 2026–2027.
1. Which theorist is credited with founding psychoanalytic theory?
A. Carl Jung
B. Sigmund Freud ✅
C. Alfred Adler
D. Erik Erikson
2. In Freudian theory, which part of the personality operates on the pleasure
principle?
,A. Ego
B. Superego
C. Id ✅
D. Persona
3. What did Freud call the energy that drives the id?
A. Libido ✅
B. Thanatos
C. Eros
D. Shadow
4. Which defense mechanism involves pushing threatening thoughts out of
conscious awareness?
A. Projection
B. Repression ✅
C. Displacement
D. Sublimation
5. Freud's psychosexual stage occurring from birth to 18 months is:
A. Anal
B. Phallic
C. Oral ✅
D. Latency
6. According to Freud, fixation at the anal stage may result in:
A. Dependency and gullibility
B. Orderliness or messiness ✅
C. Vanity and pride
D. Sexual dysfunction
,7. The Oedipus complex occurs during which psychosexual stage?
A. Oral
B. Anal
C. Phallic ✅
D. Genital
8. Which structure of personality develops to mediate between id and reality?
A. Id
B. Ego ✅
C. Superego
D. Libido
9. The superego represents:
A. Biological instincts
B. Internalized morals and ideals ✅
C. Reality testing
D. Creative potential
10. Which of Freud's levels of consciousness contains material not easily brought
to awareness?
A. Conscious
B. Preconscious
C. Unconscious ✅
D. Subconscious
11. Carl Jung's concept of the "collective unconscious" contains:
A. Personal memories
B. Archetypes ✅
, C. Repressed desires
D. Learned behaviors
12. Which Jungian archetype represents the feminine side of a man?
A. Animus
B. Anima ✅
C. Shadow
D. Self
13. Jung's term for the mask we show the world is:
A. Shadow
B. Persona ✅
C. Anima
D. Self
14. Alfred Adler's theory emphasizes:
A. Collective unconscious
B. Striving for superiority ✅
C. Psychosexual stages
D. Archetypes
15. Adler introduced the concept of:
A. Inferiority complex ✅
B. Oedipus complex
C. Electra complex
D. Archetypes
16. According to Adler, birth order:
A. Has no effect on personality
B. Influences personality development ✅
