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Test Bank for Psychology A Journey 5th Edition by CoonChapter 10: Personality
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. An individual’s unique and enduring patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving are called
a. personality.
b. character.
c. somatotype.
d. phenotype.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: The Psychology of Personality-Do You Have Personality?
OBJ: 10.1.1 KEY: Fact
2. In psychology, the term personality implies that individual patterns of behavior are both
a. universal and inherited.
b. desirable and undesirable.
c. unique and stable.
d. complimentary and diverse.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: The Psychology of Personality-Do You Have Personality?
OBJ: 10.1.1 KEY: Fact MSC: * (New Question)
3. The term personality refers to
a. the hereditary aspects of one’s emotional nature.
b. unique and enduring behavior patterns.
c. favorable and unfavorable personal characteristics.
d. charisma, character, or temperament.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: The Psychology of Personality-Do You Have Personality?
OBJ: 10.1.1 KEY: Fact
4. The consistency of who you are, have been, and will become as well as the special blend of talents,
values, hopes, loves, hates, and habits that makes you a unique person is referred to as
a. personality.
b. character.
c. somatotype.
d. temperament.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: The Psychology of Personality-Do You Have Personality?
OBJ: 10.1.1 KEY: Concept
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,5. When desirable or undesirable characteristics of personality are evaluated, we are assessing
a. temperament.
b. character.
c. personality types.
d. popular stereotypes.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: The Psychology of Personality-Do You Have Personality?
OBJ: 10.1.2 KEY: Fact
6. Which of the following statements pertains to character as opposed to personality?
a. “Eddie is a good guy. He’s honest and dependable.”
b. “Judy tends to be withdrawn. She rarely enjoys being with others.”
c. “Juanita loses her temper easily and cools off slowly.”
d. “As a group, Americans are less restrained than the British.”
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Difficult
REF: The Psychology of Personality-Do You Have Personality?
OBJ: 10.1.2 KEY: Application
7. Which of the following implies that a person has been evaluated as possessing positive qualities, not
just described?
a. personality
b. ideal self
c. character
d. temperament
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: The Psychology of Personality-Do You Have Personality?
OBJ: 10.1.2 KEY: Concept MSC: * (New Question)
8. A subjective evaluation of a person is referred to as
a. personality.
b. character.
c. temperament.
d. a trait critique.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: The Psychology of Personality-Do You Have Personality?
OBJ: 10.1.2 KEY: Fact
9. When you describe your friend as being outgoing, funny, honest, dependable, and just an “all-around
good guy,” you are referring to attributes of
a. character.
b. temperament.
c. the superego.
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, d. the ideal self.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: The Psychology of Personality-Do You Have Personality?
OBJ: 10.1.2 KEY: Application
10. The term character refers to
a. the hereditary aspects of one’s emotional nature.
b. unique and enduring behavior patterns.
c. favorable and unfavorable personal characteristics.
d. one’s temperament.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: The Psychology of Personality-Do You Have Personality?
OBJ: 10.1.2 KEY: Fact
11. A stable, enduring quality that a person shows in most situations is
a. self-esteem.
b. a personality type.
c. a personality trait.
d. a somatotype.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: The Psychology of Personality-Do You Have Personality?
OBJ: 10.1.3 KEY: Fact
12. A personality trait is
a. a style of personality defined by a group of related qualities.
b. a stable, enduring quality that a person shows in most situations.
c. the hereditary aspect of a person’s personality.
d. the subjective evaluation of a character.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: The Psychology of Personality-Do You Have Personality?
OBJ: 10.1.3 KEY: Fact
13. Personality traits are inferred from past behavior and allow us to behavior.
a. explain
b. learn from
c. justify
d. predict
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Difficult
REF: The Psychology of Personality-Do You Have Personality?
OBJ: 10.1.3 KEY: Concept MSC: * (New Question)
14. If we describe Dan as being sociable, orderly, and intelligent, we are referring to his
a. personality traits.
b. personality type.
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, c. personality style.
d. temperamental character.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: The Psychology of Personality-Do You Have Personality?
OBJ: 10.1.3 KEY: Application
15. Regarding personality traits, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Personality traits are inferred from one’s behavior.
b. We are less likely to predict that a person will be successful if he or she has the personality
trait of conscientiousness.
c. If we observe a person who is outgoing, we are likely to predict that this person will be
sociable at school and at work.
d. Personality traits can influence our health as well as our marital and occupational success.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
REF: The Psychology of Personality-Do You Have Personality?
OBJ: 10.1.3 KEY: Concept MSC: * (New Question)
16. A personality type is
a. a style of personality defined by a group of related qualities.
b. a stable, enduring quality that a person shows in most situations.
c. the hereditary aspect of a person’s personality.
d. the subjective evaluation of a character.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: The Psychology of Personality-Do You Have Personality?
OBJ: 10.1.4 KEY: Fact
17. A style of personality defined by a group of related characteristics is called
a. character.
b. a temperamental quality.
c. a personality type.
d. a personality trait.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: The Psychology of Personality-Do You Have Personality?
OBJ: 10.1.4 KEY: Fact
18. Informally, we tend to place people into categories, such as the “executive type,” the “athletic type,”
and the “motherly type.” If you tried to define these informal types, you would probably
a. evaluate them on their character.
b. use cardinal traits to describe them.
c. describe their temperaments.
d. list a different collection of traits for each category.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
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