WGU D564 EXAMINATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ description. Answer: how people characterize an individual's
personality, examining differences between people
◉ development. Answer: how an individual's personality changes over
their lifetime, influenced by biological factors and experiences
◉ factors. Answer: quantitative dimensions used to describe personality
encompassing a broad range of behaviors and often have underlying
biological variables
◉ individual differences. Answer: how people differ in terms of their
personality traits, behaviors, and characteristics
◉ personality. Answer: enduring traits and behaviors that define
individuals and contribute to their uniqueness
◉ personality theories. Answer: frameworks and approaches that aim to
understand individual characteristics, behaviors, and development
,◉ types. Answer: categories of people (e.g., introverts) with similar
characteristics that are used to describe personality; each person belongs
to one category, and there are no partial memberships within a category
◉ traits. Answer: quantitative measures used to describe personality;
each trait focuses on a specific set of characteristics (e.g., openness to
experience) and gives each person a score, indicating where they fall on
a scale from low to high in that trait
◉ The "three Ds" of personality. Answer: description (how to
characterize individuals), dynamics (motivation and adaptation), and
development (influences and changes)—are central concerns in
personality psychology theories.
◉ personality dynamics. Answer: the processes that reveal a person's
personality, specifically on how their motivations drive their actions
◉ adaptation. Answer: the process of adjusting and dealing with the
external world and its demands to effectively function in different
situations
◉ biological influences. Answer: the impact of genetic factors and
heredity on shaping an individual's personality traits and characteristics
,◉ personality development. Answer: how an individual's personality
traits and characteristics change and evolve over their lifetime
◉ What are personality traits?. Answer: Characteristics that make one
person different from another and describe an individual's personality.
◉ Which psychological approach to personality suggests that
personality is divided into distinct categories and that individuals belong
to one specific category with no partial memberships?. Answer: The type
approach
◉ What is a primary characteristic of the nomothetic approach in the
study of personality in psychology?. Answer: The nomothetic approach
compares many people and their behaviors based on a few numerical
scores, making it difficult to understand one whole person.
◉ Which term refers to the ways in which individuals adjust to the
changing demands and opportunities of the world around them?.
Answer: Adaptation
◉ Which term refers to the unique characteristics that relate to
individual behavior and experience?. Answer: Personality
◉ Which quality of a theory indicates its capacity to explain broad
ranges of personalities and behaviors?. Answer: Comprehensiveness
, ◉ What are the fundamental aspects that all theories of personality must
address?. Answer: Description, dynamics, and development
◉ Which of the following statements accurately reflects the scientific
approach in personality psychology?. Answer: Theoretical constructs are
made testable through operational definitions and hypotheses.
◉ Which role do cognitive processes have on personality?. Answer:
Shaping personality dynamics
◉ What does motivation provide to a person's behavior?. Answer:
Direction
◉ Which factor is a prominent role in personality dynamics, according
to Sigmund Freud?. Answer: Unconscious dynamics
◉ What was an important premise of Freud's theory of personality?.
Answer: The unconscious mind is more important than the conscious
mind.
◉ Which topic is important for theories of personality development to
address?. Answer: How personality is influenced by learning
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ description. Answer: how people characterize an individual's
personality, examining differences between people
◉ development. Answer: how an individual's personality changes over
their lifetime, influenced by biological factors and experiences
◉ factors. Answer: quantitative dimensions used to describe personality
encompassing a broad range of behaviors and often have underlying
biological variables
◉ individual differences. Answer: how people differ in terms of their
personality traits, behaviors, and characteristics
◉ personality. Answer: enduring traits and behaviors that define
individuals and contribute to their uniqueness
◉ personality theories. Answer: frameworks and approaches that aim to
understand individual characteristics, behaviors, and development
,◉ types. Answer: categories of people (e.g., introverts) with similar
characteristics that are used to describe personality; each person belongs
to one category, and there are no partial memberships within a category
◉ traits. Answer: quantitative measures used to describe personality;
each trait focuses on a specific set of characteristics (e.g., openness to
experience) and gives each person a score, indicating where they fall on
a scale from low to high in that trait
◉ The "three Ds" of personality. Answer: description (how to
characterize individuals), dynamics (motivation and adaptation), and
development (influences and changes)—are central concerns in
personality psychology theories.
◉ personality dynamics. Answer: the processes that reveal a person's
personality, specifically on how their motivations drive their actions
◉ adaptation. Answer: the process of adjusting and dealing with the
external world and its demands to effectively function in different
situations
◉ biological influences. Answer: the impact of genetic factors and
heredity on shaping an individual's personality traits and characteristics
,◉ personality development. Answer: how an individual's personality
traits and characteristics change and evolve over their lifetime
◉ What are personality traits?. Answer: Characteristics that make one
person different from another and describe an individual's personality.
◉ Which psychological approach to personality suggests that
personality is divided into distinct categories and that individuals belong
to one specific category with no partial memberships?. Answer: The type
approach
◉ What is a primary characteristic of the nomothetic approach in the
study of personality in psychology?. Answer: The nomothetic approach
compares many people and their behaviors based on a few numerical
scores, making it difficult to understand one whole person.
◉ Which term refers to the ways in which individuals adjust to the
changing demands and opportunities of the world around them?.
Answer: Adaptation
◉ Which term refers to the unique characteristics that relate to
individual behavior and experience?. Answer: Personality
◉ Which quality of a theory indicates its capacity to explain broad
ranges of personalities and behaviors?. Answer: Comprehensiveness
, ◉ What are the fundamental aspects that all theories of personality must
address?. Answer: Description, dynamics, and development
◉ Which of the following statements accurately reflects the scientific
approach in personality psychology?. Answer: Theoretical constructs are
made testable through operational definitions and hypotheses.
◉ Which role do cognitive processes have on personality?. Answer:
Shaping personality dynamics
◉ What does motivation provide to a person's behavior?. Answer:
Direction
◉ Which factor is a prominent role in personality dynamics, according
to Sigmund Freud?. Answer: Unconscious dynamics
◉ What was an important premise of Freud's theory of personality?.
Answer: The unconscious mind is more important than the conscious
mind.
◉ Which topic is important for theories of personality development to
address?. Answer: How personality is influenced by learning
