PSY 352 EXAM 1 | 100 CORRECT ANSWERS | LATES UPDATE

Which of the following trait taxonomies includes a four-level hierarchy consisting of specific acts, habitual acts, traits, and super-traits? ANSWER: Eysenck's personality taxonomy According to Hans Eysenck's personality taxonomy, a worrier would most likely score high on the trait of: ANSWER: neuroticism In the context of the act frequency approach, which of the following involves identifying the acts that are most central to each trait category? ANSWER: Prototypicality judgment Jerry is a loner, and he likes to catch flies and pull their wings off. He is also addicted to violent movies. According to Hans Eysenck's personality taxonomy, Jerry is most likely to score high on the personality trait of: ANSWER: psychoticism. In the past few decades, the taxonomy of personality traits that has received the most attention and support from personality researchers has been _____. ANSWER: the five-factor model Which of the following is a criticism of the act frequency approach? ANSWER: It does not specify how much context should be included in the description of a traitrelevant act. In the context of the five-factor model, which of the following is a reason for disagreement about the content and replicability of the fifth factor? ANSWER: Different researchers start with different item pools to factor analyze. Which of the following is a limitation of Hans Eysenck's personality taxonomy? ANSWER: Some important traits might have been missed in the taxonomy. Which of the following will help identify important personality traits in the lexical approach? ANSWER: Finding the number of synonyms for a trait in the corresponding lexicon Which of the following statements is true about factor analysis? ANSWER: It essentially identifies clusters of personality items that covary but tend to deviate from other groups of items.