PSYC 341 Quiz 1.2
Quiz: Introduction to Personality Theory and
Freud
Instructions
The quiz:
Covers the Textbook material from Module 1: Week 1.
Contains 50 multiple-choice questions.
Is limited to 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Allows 3 attempts and the highest attempt will count towards the grade.
Is worth 50 points.
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module 1: Week 1.
Score for this attempt: 50 out of 50
Submitted Jan 17 at 9:08pm
This attempt took 68 minutes.
Question 1
pts
A useful theory should be parsimonious, meaning that it should be:
based on empirical research.
complex.
simple.
,verifiable.
Question 2
pts
Which of the following is not a dimension used by authors to assess a theorist's concept of
humanity?
Determinism versus free choice
Order versus disorder
Pessimism versus optimism
Conscious versus unconscious
Question 3
pts
Which of the following statements is true about a reliable test?
It is always valid.
,It measures what it purports to measure.
It correlates positively with its validity.
It yields consistent results.
Question 4
pts
Which of the following statements is true about humanistic-existential theories?
They hold that all behaviors are learned through association and its consequences, whether it is
reinforced or punished.
They argue that the personality people have is shaped by how they think and perceive the
world.
They primarily assume that people strive toward meaning, growth, well-being, happiness, and
psychological health.
They suggest that there are five main trait dimensions in human personality that serve the
function of making certain behaviors likely in some people.
, Question 5
pts
Which of the following terms is defined as an educated guess or prediction scientific enough for
its validity to be tested through the use of the scientific method?
A theory
A hypothesis
A philosophy
A taxonomy
Question 6
pts
A set of related assumptions that allows scientists to use logical deductive reasoning to
formulate testable hypotheses is:
the definition of philosophy.
the definition of scientific theory.
Quiz: Introduction to Personality Theory and
Freud
Instructions
The quiz:
Covers the Textbook material from Module 1: Week 1.
Contains 50 multiple-choice questions.
Is limited to 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Allows 3 attempts and the highest attempt will count towards the grade.
Is worth 50 points.
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module 1: Week 1.
Score for this attempt: 50 out of 50
Submitted Jan 17 at 9:08pm
This attempt took 68 minutes.
Question 1
pts
A useful theory should be parsimonious, meaning that it should be:
based on empirical research.
complex.
simple.
,verifiable.
Question 2
pts
Which of the following is not a dimension used by authors to assess a theorist's concept of
humanity?
Determinism versus free choice
Order versus disorder
Pessimism versus optimism
Conscious versus unconscious
Question 3
pts
Which of the following statements is true about a reliable test?
It is always valid.
,It measures what it purports to measure.
It correlates positively with its validity.
It yields consistent results.
Question 4
pts
Which of the following statements is true about humanistic-existential theories?
They hold that all behaviors are learned through association and its consequences, whether it is
reinforced or punished.
They argue that the personality people have is shaped by how they think and perceive the
world.
They primarily assume that people strive toward meaning, growth, well-being, happiness, and
psychological health.
They suggest that there are five main trait dimensions in human personality that serve the
function of making certain behaviors likely in some people.
, Question 5
pts
Which of the following terms is defined as an educated guess or prediction scientific enough for
its validity to be tested through the use of the scientific method?
A theory
A hypothesis
A philosophy
A taxonomy
Question 6
pts
A set of related assumptions that allows scientists to use logical deductive reasoning to
formulate testable hypotheses is:
the definition of philosophy.
the definition of scientific theory.
