In psychology, the term personality refers to
A. the way people perceive a particular person
B. the socially desirable characteristics that a person typically displays
C. a person's skill in making others feel good about himself or herself
D. an individual's unique and relatively consistent pat...
SYCHOLOGY CHAPTER 11 EXAM
In psychology, the term personality refers to
A. the way people perceive a particular person
B. the socially desirable characteristics that a person typically displays
C. a person's skill in making others feel good about himself or herself
D. an individual's unique and relatively consistent patterns of thinking, feeling, and
behaving - answer-D. an individual's unique and relatively consistent patterns of
thinking, feeling, and behaving
Dr. Livingston maintains that unconscious mental processes and early childhood
experiences are critical in the formation of personality. Dr. Livingston's beliefs reflect
the _______________ perspective of personality
A. trait
B. psychoanalytic
C. humanistic
D. social cognitive - answer-B. psychoanalytic
Carter believes that people are basically good and that each person will naturally strive
to fulfill his or her unique potential. Carter's beliefs reflect the _________ perspective of
personality.
A. trait
B. humanistic
C. psychoanalytic
D. social cognitive - answer-B. humanistic
Christina believes that learning experiences play a critical role in the development of
personality, especially in the development of a person's goals and beliefs about one's
abilities. Christina's beliefs reflect the __________ perspective of personality
A. trait
B. social cognitive
C. humanistic
D. psychoanalytic - answer-B. social cognitive
Early in his career, Freud investigated the anesthetic properties of
A. cocaine
B. morphine
C. ether
D. nitrous oxide - answer-A. cocaine
Freud's famous technique of free association involved patients
A. instantly responding to each of fifty words that Freud read to them
B. spontaneously reporting mental images, thoughts, and feelings as they came to mind
C. looking at ink blots and interpreting what they saw
, D. making up a story about an ambiguous picture - answer-B. spontaneously reporting
mental images, thoughts, and feelings as they came to mind
Angela remembers a dream in which she boarded a train that entered a dark tunnel.
According to Sigmund Freud's theory, the dream images that Angela remembers, such
as the train and the tunnel, are called ___________ content.
A. sublimated
B. manifest
C. latent
D. repressed - answer-B. manifest
Anna is sitting in Freud's office and tells him that she remembers a dream in which she
boarded a train that entered a dark tunnel. After some discussion, Freud suggests to
Anna that the train probably symbolized a man's penis and that the action of entering
the dark tunnel probably symbolized sexual intercourse. In Freud's psychoanalytic
theory, the symbolic, or hidden, meaning of the dream images is called the
___________ content.
A. manifest
B. latent
C. displaced
D. preconscious - answer-B. latent
Which definition reflects Freud's view of the id?
A. the moralistic component of personality that evaluates the acceptability of behavior
and thoughts
B. the irrational component of personality that seeks immediate gratification
C. the inherited mental images of universal human themes and preoccupations
D. the rational, organized component of personality that is sensitive to the demands of
the external world - answer-B. the irrational component of personality that seeks
immediate gratification
Because of his reckless behavior, everyone says that Ricky has "a death wish." Which
Freudian term best describes Ricky's behavior?
A. Eros
B. Reality Principle
C. Thanatos
D. Libido - answer-C. Thanatos
Freud used the term _________ to refer specifically to sexual energy or motivation.
A. Eros
B. Thanatos
C. Libido
D. Sublimation - answer-C. Libido
Which definition reflects Freud's view of the ego?
A. the irrational component of personality that seeks immediate gratification
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