Theories of Personality, 5e (Cloninger)
Chapter 1
Multiple Choice
1) Writers and philosophers tell us about human nature. Why do we also need psychology?
A) Writers and philosophers ignore human motivation.
B) Psychology allows a systematic understanding of human nature.
C) Psychology is concerned with values, which writers and philosophers ignore.
D) Writers and philosophers ignore maladjusted personalities.
Answer: B
Difficulty: 2, p. 2
Question Type: Conceptual
2) Psychology attempts to understand human nature using the method of
A) science.
B) literature.
C) intuition.
D) philosophy.
Answer: A
Difficulty: 1, p. 2
Question Type: Factual
3) What is personality, according to your text?
A) a person's social skills
B) the reaction of a person to social forces
C) the underlying causes within the person of individual behavior and experience
,D) the individual's level of adjustment or mental health
Answer: C
Difficulty: 1, p. 23
Question Type: Factual
4) Which of the following kinds of questions are not addressed by personality theory?
A) questions about personality dynamics
B) questions about personality development
C) questions about personality description
D) questions about personality diffusion
Answer: D
Difficulty: 2, p. 23
Question Type: Factual
5) When we ask, "How is one person different from another?" we are asking questions about the
__________ of personality.
A) description
B) dynamics
C) development
D) destiny
Answer: A
Difficulty: 1, p. 23
Question Type: Factual
,6) When we ask, "How do people adjust to their life situations?" and "How does their thought
affect what
they do," we are asking questions about the __________ of personality.
A) description
B) dynamics
C) development
D) destiny
Answer: B
Difficulty: 3, p. 2
Question Type: Factual
7) When we ask, "How do biology and experience influence a person from childhood onward?"
we are asking questions about the __________ of personality.
A) description
B) dynamics
C) development
D) destiny
Answer: C
Difficulty: 2, p. 2
Question Type: Factual
8) Categories of people with similar characteristics are called
A) factors.
B) traits.
C) types.
D) sets.
Answer: C
, Difficulty: 1, p. 3
Question Type: Factual
9) Hippocrates, in ancient Greece, described sanguine, melancholic, choleric, and phlegmatic
__________ of personality.
A) traits
B) types
C) dynamics
D) factors
Answer: B
Difficulty: 2, p. 3
Question Type: Factual
10) A diagnosis, made by a clinician, describes a person using
A) a trait.
B) a type.
C) a factor.
D) non-scientific measurement.
Answer: B
Difficulty: 3, p. 3
Question Type: Factual
