WGU D564 Final Exam (Latest Update
) Theories of Personality |
Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade
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Which theory of personality is most concerned with the role of the unconscious?
a) Trait theory
b) Behaviorism
c) Psychoanalytic theory
d) Humanistic theory - ANSWER Psychoanalytic theory
True/False: The humanistic perspective views personality as being primarily
influenced by external factors - ANSWER False
Fill-in-the-Blank: ___________ is a statistical method often used in trait theory to
identify clusters of behaviors that are correlated with one another. - ANSWER
Factor analysis
Which of the following is not a key component of Bandura's social cognitive
theory?
a) Reciprocal determinism
b) Self-efficacy
c) Collective unconscious
d) Observational learning - ANSWER Collective unconscious
, True/False: The Big Five personality traits are openness, conscientiousness,
extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. - ANSWER True
Fill-in-the-Blank: The ___________ complex is a concept in psychoanalytic theory
that refers to a child's feelings of desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy
toward the same-sex parent. - ANSWER Oedipus
Which personality assessment tool is based on the projective hypothesis?
a) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) b) Thematic
Apperception Test (TAT)c) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)d) 16 Personality
Factor Questionnaire (16PF - ANSWER Thematic Apperception
Test (TAT)
True/False: According to Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, trust
versus mistrust is the stage that occurs during adolescence. - ANSWER
False
Fill-in-the-Blank: The term ___________ refers to the mask or persona that a
person presents to the outside world, in Jungian psychology. - ANSWER
Persona
Multiple Choice: Which of the following is not a defense mechanism identified by
Freud?
a) Repression
b) Sublimation
c) Transference
d) Self-actualization - ANSWER Self-actualization
) Theories of Personality |
Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade
A (Verified Answers)
Which theory of personality is most concerned with the role of the unconscious?
a) Trait theory
b) Behaviorism
c) Psychoanalytic theory
d) Humanistic theory - ANSWER Psychoanalytic theory
True/False: The humanistic perspective views personality as being primarily
influenced by external factors - ANSWER False
Fill-in-the-Blank: ___________ is a statistical method often used in trait theory to
identify clusters of behaviors that are correlated with one another. - ANSWER
Factor analysis
Which of the following is not a key component of Bandura's social cognitive
theory?
a) Reciprocal determinism
b) Self-efficacy
c) Collective unconscious
d) Observational learning - ANSWER Collective unconscious
, True/False: The Big Five personality traits are openness, conscientiousness,
extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. - ANSWER True
Fill-in-the-Blank: The ___________ complex is a concept in psychoanalytic theory
that refers to a child's feelings of desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy
toward the same-sex parent. - ANSWER Oedipus
Which personality assessment tool is based on the projective hypothesis?
a) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) b) Thematic
Apperception Test (TAT)c) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)d) 16 Personality
Factor Questionnaire (16PF - ANSWER Thematic Apperception
Test (TAT)
True/False: According to Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, trust
versus mistrust is the stage that occurs during adolescence. - ANSWER
False
Fill-in-the-Blank: The term ___________ refers to the mask or persona that a
person presents to the outside world, in Jungian psychology. - ANSWER
Persona
Multiple Choice: Which of the following is not a defense mechanism identified by
Freud?
a) Repression
b) Sublimation
c) Transference
d) Self-actualization - ANSWER Self-actualization
