PERSONALITY STUDYGUIDE EXAM 2025/2026 GRADED A
Which of the following statements is true about theories of personality? - They provide only a part of
the picture of human personality.
A general statement about the relationship between constructs or events is is called a? - Theory
According to the "law of parsimony" - the best theory is the one that explains a phenomenon with
the fewest constructs
Which saying is the best summary for the law of parsimony? - Keep it simple
Which of the following statements is true about theories in personality psychology? - A good theory
generates testable hypotheses
A researcher maintains that a person's self-esteem level is largely inherited from him or her parents.
From this, she derives the prediction that children with low self-esteem probably come from homes
where one or both parents have low self-esteem. In this case, the formal prediction is the -
Hypothesis
A formal prediction about the relationship between two or more variables that is logically derived
theory is called a(n) - Variable
Personality researches take steps to discover the nature of personality in which order? - Generate
hypotheses, collect data, evaluate date
The sequence researches move through when using the hypothesis-testing approach are - Theory,
prediction, test
When conducting personality research, in most cases, a researcher should - begin with a theory from
which the hypothesis is derived
Which of the following is not true about a good theory? - All experts agree it is correct
In experimental research, the _____ variable is sometimes referred to as a treatment variable -
independent
, You are studying the immediate effects of alcohol on people's feelings of well-being. Which of the
following could be the dependent variable in this study? - Score on a measure of well-being
To obtain an interaction in your research findings, you would need more than one - Independent
variable
A subject variable, which is a characteristic of research participants, is also known as a hypothesis - a
nonmanipulated independent variable
If you were asked to describe the process of replication using only one word, what would be your
best response? - Repeat
Which of the following is correct about the case study method? - Sometimes it is more appropriate
than conducting an experiment
Among the disadvantage of the case study method is the - Issue of generalizability
Which of the following correlation coefficients indicates the strongest relationship? - -.60
Which of the following is true about reliability? - A test's reliability is shown by how well the test
items correlate with each other
Motive is an internal state that arouses and _____ behavior toward a specific object or goal - Directs
Motives are part of the _____ - Intrapsychic Domain
_____'s theory states needs and organize perception, guiding us to see what we want to. - Henry
Murray
Alpha press: _____ Reality, while Beta press: _____ Reality - Objective, Perceived
_____ (TAT) is the process of showing ambiguous pictures to a participant for interpretation -
Thematic Apperception Technique
Which of the following statements is true about theories of personality? - They provide only a part of
the picture of human personality.
A general statement about the relationship between constructs or events is is called a? - Theory
According to the "law of parsimony" - the best theory is the one that explains a phenomenon with
the fewest constructs
Which saying is the best summary for the law of parsimony? - Keep it simple
Which of the following statements is true about theories in personality psychology? - A good theory
generates testable hypotheses
A researcher maintains that a person's self-esteem level is largely inherited from him or her parents.
From this, she derives the prediction that children with low self-esteem probably come from homes
where one or both parents have low self-esteem. In this case, the formal prediction is the -
Hypothesis
A formal prediction about the relationship between two or more variables that is logically derived
theory is called a(n) - Variable
Personality researches take steps to discover the nature of personality in which order? - Generate
hypotheses, collect data, evaluate date
The sequence researches move through when using the hypothesis-testing approach are - Theory,
prediction, test
When conducting personality research, in most cases, a researcher should - begin with a theory from
which the hypothesis is derived
Which of the following is not true about a good theory? - All experts agree it is correct
In experimental research, the _____ variable is sometimes referred to as a treatment variable -
independent
, You are studying the immediate effects of alcohol on people's feelings of well-being. Which of the
following could be the dependent variable in this study? - Score on a measure of well-being
To obtain an interaction in your research findings, you would need more than one - Independent
variable
A subject variable, which is a characteristic of research participants, is also known as a hypothesis - a
nonmanipulated independent variable
If you were asked to describe the process of replication using only one word, what would be your
best response? - Repeat
Which of the following is correct about the case study method? - Sometimes it is more appropriate
than conducting an experiment
Among the disadvantage of the case study method is the - Issue of generalizability
Which of the following correlation coefficients indicates the strongest relationship? - -.60
Which of the following is true about reliability? - A test's reliability is shown by how well the test
items correlate with each other
Motive is an internal state that arouses and _____ behavior toward a specific object or goal - Directs
Motives are part of the _____ - Intrapsychic Domain
_____'s theory states needs and organize perception, guiding us to see what we want to. - Henry
Murray
Alpha press: _____ Reality, while Beta press: _____ Reality - Objective, Perceived
_____ (TAT) is the process of showing ambiguous pictures to a participant for interpretation -
Thematic Apperception Technique
