Psychology Week 11

Personality is thought to be ________.

The long-standing traits and patterns that propel individuals to consistently think, feel, and behave in specific ways are known as ________.

________is credited with the first comprehensive theory of personality.

An early purported "science" that tried to correlate personality with measurements of parts of a person's skull was known as ________.

The id operates on the ________principle.

The ego defense mechanism in which a person who is confronted with anxiety returns to a more immature behavioral stage is called ________.

The Oedipus complex occurs in the________stage of psychosexual development.

A so-called "universal bank" of ideas, images, and concepts that have been passed down through the generations from our ancestors would refer to ________.

A(an) ______________________ complex refers to the feeling that one lacks worth and doesn't measure up to the standards of others or of society.

What is the developmental task of Erik Erikson's second stage of psychosexual development, in which a sense of independence in many tasks develops?

When Imogene feels anxiety, she clings to her mother and father for affection and reassurance. What coping strategy is Imogene using?

Self-regulation is also known as________.

Your level of confidence in your own abilities is known as________.

Jane believes that she got a bad grade on her psychology paper because her professor doesn't like her. Jane most likely has an________locus of control.

Self-concept refers to________.

The idea that people's ideas about themselves should match their actions is called________.

The way a person reacts to the world, starting when they are very young, including the person's activity level is known as ________.

Brianna is 18 months old. She cries frequently, is hard to soothe, and wakes frequently during the night. According to Thomas and Chess, she would be considered ________.

According to the findings of the Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart, identical twins, whether raised together or apart have________personalities.

Temperament refers to________.

According to the Eysencks' theory, people who score high on neuroticism tend to be ________.

The concept that people choose to move to places that are compatible with their personalities and needs is known as ________.

The United States is considered a(an) ________culture.

Which personality assessment employs a series of true/false questions?

A personality assessment in which a person responds to ambiguous stimuli, revealing unconscious feelings, impulses, and desires ________.

Which of the following is NOT a projective test?

______________________ is a state of being in which our thoughts about our real and ideal selves are very similar.

Which statement summarizes the main idea of reciprocal determinism?

In Albert Bandura's social-cognitive theory, behavior refers to ______________________ .

The traits openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism are key components of the ______________________ .

Which of the following was one of Alfred Adler's main contributions to personality theory?

The ______________________ refers to the common psychological tendencies that have been passed down from one generation to the next.

The ______________________ approach to the study of personality came about in reaction to the dominance of Western approaches to the study of personality in non-Western settings.

Ina can no longer read the street signs, but she refuses to admit she needs glasses to drive.Which defense mechanism does this exemplify?

In Carl Jung's view, the task of integrating unconscious archetypal aspects of the self is part of ______________________ in the second half of life.

Which of the following is not a way we tend to think of personality? Our personalities ______________________ .

Immanuel Kant used the terms persistent, steadfast, and calm to describe a ______________________ person.

Cognitive processes refer to all characteristics previously learned: ______________________ .

______________________ describes a proportion of difference among people that is attributed to genetics.

According to Sigmund Freud, an adult who smokes, drinks, overeats, or bites her nails is fixated in the ______________________ stage of her psychosexual development.