Personality Psychology MCQs
The best indicator of a person’s level of optimism is his or her:
A. ideal self B. gender identity C. unconditional positive regard D. attributional style
Adler is to individual psychology as Jung is to:
A. collective psychology B. existential psychology C. depth psychology D. analytical psychology
As personality descriptions become more positive, the Barnum effect becomes stronger. This best illustrates.
A. unconditional positive regard B. attributional style C. the spotlight effect D. self-serving bias
Aima believes that she will succeed in business if she works hard and carefully manages her time. Her belief most clearly illustrates:
A. reciprocal determinism B. an internal locus of control C. reaction formation D. the self-reference phenomenon
Farida was informed by a professional palm reader. “You generally communicate openly with others, but you have certain dark secrets that even your closest friends could never guess.” The fact that Farida was impressed by the palm reader’s insight into her personality best illustrates:
A. the Barnum effect B. the spotlight effect C. the self-reference phenomenon D. unconditional positive regard
A psychotherapist instructs Dilawar to relax close his eyes, and state aloud whatever thoughts come to mind no matter how trivial or absurd. The therapist is using a technique known as:
A. fixation B. free association C. factor analysis D. projection
To understand personality, trait theorists attempt to:
A. create traits that fit people B. increase the number of basic traits that have been identified C. classify traits and discover how they are related to behavior D. reduce the common traits to measures of temperament
Learning theorists:
A. have removed the “person” from personality B. emphasize situational determinants of behavior C. stress the role of the unconscious D. would view a trait as stable in all situations
Maslow most clearly interjected his own personal values into his study of self-actualized individuals by:
A. using projective tests to assess their motives B. using free association and dream analysis C. interpreting their flattering self-description as a self-serving bias D. selectively studying people with qualities he admired