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Personality Psychology Domains Of Knowledge About Human Nature, 3rd Canadian Edition, 3e By Randy Larsen, Da
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vid Buss, David King (Test Bank All Chapters, 100% Original Verified, A+ Grade)Answers at the end of each Chapter.
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Chapter 1 c
Student name: c
MULTIPLE CHOICE - c c
Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1) Features of personality that differentiate one person from another usually take the form of
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in language. c
A) differential pronouns c
B) trait-descriptive adjectives c
C) action-descriptive verbs c
D) trait-differentiating adverbs c
2) If I describe Juan as "possessive" or Anita as "friendly," I am employing the use of
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
A) trait-descriptive adjectives. c
B) inner psychological states. c c
C) strategies to attain goals. c c c
D) inner qualities of personality. c c c
3) How many trait-descriptive adjectives are there in the English language?
c c c c c c c c c
A) More than 500 c c
B) More than 1,800 c c
C) More than 5,000 c c
D) Nearly20,000 c
4) Psychologists have found it difficult to define personality because c c c c c c c c
A) psychologists are not smart enough to determine the boundaries of human personality. c c c c c c c c c c c
B) personality has a commonsense definition that psychologists find hard to falsify. c c c c c c c c c c
C) the idea of studying human personality is a rather new concept in psychology.
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D) any definition of personality needs to be sufficiently comprehensive to include a mul
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titude of concepts. c c
5) Research on personality traits asks all of these questions EXCEPT
c c c c c c c c c
A) how many fundamental personality traits there are. c c c c c c
B) how personality traits are organized. c c c c
C) where personality traits come from. c c c c
D) which cues cause behaviour in a situation. c c c c c c
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6) Philippe walks the same path home after work every day at the same time. To state that he will m
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ost likely take the same route at the same time next Wednesday is using the
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nature of personality traits.
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A) descriptive
B) explanatory
C) predictive
D) individualistic
7) Mike makes several social errors at a party. He calls the host by the wrong name, spills his red win
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e on the carpet, and insults the guest of honour. A researcher labels Mike's behaviour as "socially
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unskilled." This labelling of Mike's behaviour utilizes the
c c c c c c c
research approach to personality traits.
c c c c
A) explanatory
B) descriptive
C) intuitive
D) presumptive
8) Traits define the c c tendencies of an individual person. c c c c
A) central
B) average
C) overt
D) outlying
9) A talkative person will
c c c
A) always talk more than a quiet person. c c c c c c
B) never shut up. c c
C) talk more than a quiet person in theaters. c c c c c c c
D) talk more, on average, than a quiet person. c c c c c c c
10) To say that someone will tend to display a trait with regularity is to say that the person has a(n)
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
A) average tendency. c
B) obsessive-compulsive disorder. c
C) adaptation.
D) social-cognitive approach. c
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11) Which of the following questions does research on personality traits NOT emphasize?
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A) How many fundamental traits are there? c c c c c
B) How are traits organized within individuals? c c c c c
C) What are the origins of traits? c c c c c
D) How are all persons similar? c c c c
12) Psychological mechanisms differ from traits in that mechanisms
c c c c c c c
A) are less stable. c c
B) refer more to processes. c c c
C) do not have decision rules. c c c c
D) are biologically "hard wired." c c c
13) Which of the following is NOT part of most personality mechanisms?
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A) Access codes c
B) Decisionrules c
C) Inputs
D) Outputs
14) The trait of courageousness is an especially good example of
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A) an adaptive trait. c c
B) how traits are consistent. c c c
C) how traits are activated only under certain conditions.
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D) how traits change over time. c c c c
15) Personality is c
A) outside the person. c c
B) inside the person. c c
C) both outside and inside the person. c c c c c
D) inside or outside, depending on the person. c c c c c c
16) To say that someone has the trait of happiness, you need to know that the person
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
A) is happy at a given moment.
c c c c c
B) is frequently happy.c c
C) remembers being happy. c c
D) makes others happy. c c
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Personality Psychology Domains Of Knowledge About Human Nature, 3rd Canadian Edition, 3e By Randy Larsen, Da
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
vid Buss, David King (Test Bank All Chapters, 100% Original Verified, A+ Grade)Answers at the end of each Chapter.
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
Chapter 1 c
Student name: c
MULTIPLE CHOICE - c c
Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
c c c c c c c c c c c c c
1) Features of personality that differentiate one person from another usually take the form of
c c c c c c c c c c c c c
in language. c
A) differential pronouns c
B) trait-descriptive adjectives c
C) action-descriptive verbs c
D) trait-differentiating adverbs c
2) If I describe Juan as "possessive" or Anita as "friendly," I am employing the use of
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
A) trait-descriptive adjectives. c
B) inner psychological states. c c
C) strategies to attain goals. c c c
D) inner qualities of personality. c c c
3) How many trait-descriptive adjectives are there in the English language?
c c c c c c c c c
A) More than 500 c c
B) More than 1,800 c c
C) More than 5,000 c c
D) Nearly20,000 c
4) Psychologists have found it difficult to define personality because c c c c c c c c
A) psychologists are not smart enough to determine the boundaries of human personality. c c c c c c c c c c c
B) personality has a commonsense definition that psychologists find hard to falsify. c c c c c c c c c c
C) the idea of studying human personality is a rather new concept in psychology.
c c c c c c c c c c c c
D) any definition of personality needs to be sufficiently comprehensive to include a mul
c c c c c c c c c c c c
titude of concepts. c c
5) Research on personality traits asks all of these questions EXCEPT
c c c c c c c c c
A) how many fundamental personality traits there are. c c c c c c
B) how personality traits are organized. c c c c
C) where personality traits come from. c c c c
D) which cues cause behaviour in a situation. c c c c c c
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6) Philippe walks the same path home after work every day at the same time. To state that he will m
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
ost likely take the same route at the same time next Wednesday is using the
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
nature of personality traits.
c c c c
A) descriptive
B) explanatory
C) predictive
D) individualistic
7) Mike makes several social errors at a party. He calls the host by the wrong name, spills his red win
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
e on the carpet, and insults the guest of honour. A researcher labels Mike's behaviour as "socially
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
unskilled." This labelling of Mike's behaviour utilizes the
c c c c c c c
research approach to personality traits.
c c c c
A) explanatory
B) descriptive
C) intuitive
D) presumptive
8) Traits define the c c tendencies of an individual person. c c c c
A) central
B) average
C) overt
D) outlying
9) A talkative person will
c c c
A) always talk more than a quiet person. c c c c c c
B) never shut up. c c
C) talk more than a quiet person in theaters. c c c c c c c
D) talk more, on average, than a quiet person. c c c c c c c
10) To say that someone will tend to display a trait with regularity is to say that the person has a(n)
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
A) average tendency. c
B) obsessive-compulsive disorder. c
C) adaptation.
D) social-cognitive approach. c
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11) Which of the following questions does research on personality traits NOT emphasize?
c c c c c c c c c c c
A) How many fundamental traits are there? c c c c c
B) How are traits organized within individuals? c c c c c
C) What are the origins of traits? c c c c c
D) How are all persons similar? c c c c
12) Psychological mechanisms differ from traits in that mechanisms
c c c c c c c
A) are less stable. c c
B) refer more to processes. c c c
C) do not have decision rules. c c c c
D) are biologically "hard wired." c c c
13) Which of the following is NOT part of most personality mechanisms?
c c c c c c c c c c
A) Access codes c
B) Decisionrules c
C) Inputs
D) Outputs
14) The trait of courageousness is an especially good example of
c c c c c c c c c
A) an adaptive trait. c c
B) how traits are consistent. c c c
C) how traits are activated only under certain conditions.
c c c c c c c
D) how traits change over time. c c c c
15) Personality is c
A) outside the person. c c
B) inside the person. c c
C) both outside and inside the person. c c c c c
D) inside or outside, depending on the person. c c c c c c
16) To say that someone has the trait of happiness, you need to know that the person
c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
A) is happy at a given moment.
c c c c c
B) is frequently happy.c c
C) remembers being happy. c c
D) makes others happy. c c
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