WGU D564 FINAL EXAM (LATEST UPDATE 2025)
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
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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
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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