Which of the following is NOT one of the dimensions in Cattell’s 18 Personality Factors are (18PF)?
A. Forthright-shrewd B. Placid-Neurotic C. Undisciplined-controlled D. Tough-minded-tender-minded
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Which of the following is true of traits?
A. Traits are descriptors used to label personality B. Sheldon (1974) categorized people according to four body types C. Modern theorists view traits as discrete rather than continuous entities D. According to trait theorists, categorizing people into separate groups of ‘sociable’ versus ‘unsociable’ is extremely useful
Recent work in behavioural genetics has examined the contribution of genetic and environmental factors to human behavior. But which of the four assertions below is NOT true?
A. Research as shown monozygotic twins to have much more similar personality traits than dizygotic twins B. Both adoption studies and twin studies are consistent with a genetic influence on personality C. Adoption studies have shown that environment plays no part in the development of personality D. Children who are genetically more active and impulsive … Read more
The nomothetic approach to personality emphasizes that people are_______whereas the idiographic approach to personality emphasizes that people are_______.
A. Introverts: extroverts B. Extroverts; introverts C. Similar; unique D. Unique; similar
According to Mischel and Shoda’s (1995) cognitive-effective units in the personality system, what category refers to how processes such as selective attention, interpretation, and categorization of events affect personality?
A. Competencies B. Goals and values C. Affects D. Encodings
The extent to which people believe that they can bring about an outcome is referred to as________.
A. Extraversion B. Neuroticism C. Self-efficacy D. Self-regulation
Students who experiences a persistent depressed mood after failing an exam probably have which type of attribution style?
A. Stable, global B. Unstable, specific C. External, global D. External, specific
Identify the FALSE statement relating to affects, from those given below:
A. The way we feel can determined by immediate responses to situations as they occur B. The way we feel can be determined by immediate responses to situations as they occur C. Feeling angry anxious or happy might impact on any of the other types of cognition, changing the way we respond D. A dispositionally … Read more
According to Higgins’ self-discrepancy theory, what are individuals motivated to do?
A. Attain the attributes of the ought self B. Attain the attributes of the ideal self C. Reduce discrepancies between the actual self and ideal self D. Reduce discrepancies between the actual self and ought self E. All of the above