FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT CH. 12 EXAM QUESTIONS

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT CH. 12 EXAM QUESTIONS

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-Guarantee passing score -60 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: Children who have witnessed a parent's murder report memories that MOST

clearly challenge Sigmund Freud's concept of:

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repression Question 2: Dr. Burns sees his own therapist in order for him to be at his emotional best for seeing patients. He is open with his feelings and self-disclosing in his own therapy. Rogers

refers to this attitude as:

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genuineness Question 3: The stability of personality during adulthood is BEST evaluated by:

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the trait perspective Question 4: In 1921, Hermann Rorschach introduced what has become the most widely used _____ test.

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projective

Question 5: Geneva has an extremely clean dorm room. She keeps no clutter on her desk, she awakens very early to keep up with her schoolwork, and her car is spotless. Given this knowledge of her behavior, which "Big Five" personality traits does she MOST exhibit?

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conscientiousness Question 6: In promoting personality growth, the person-centered perspective emphasizes

everything EXCEPT:

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altruism.Question 7: The humanistic perspective has been criticized for promoting an excessive degree

of:

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individualism Question 8: Raul is a guest in the home of his best friend while he is visiting. Psychologists

would suggest that:

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Raul's traits will remain hidden as he attends carefully to social cues.Question 9: Abraham Maslow suggested that individuals who are open, spontaneous, and not

paralyzed by the opinions of others display:

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self-actualization.Question 10: Kate comes home with three "A's" and two "B's," to which her mother replies, "Is that the best you could do?" and walks away. Rogers refers to this attitude as the opposite of:

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unconditional positive regard.Question 11: In European and American psychology, the _____ is thought to be the organizer of a person's thoughts, feelings, and actions, as well as the pivotal center of the personality.

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self

Question 12: Lately, Harold and Grant cannot get along. Harold often expects the worst of people, and yesterday he thought Grant was mad at him. As a result, Harold ignored Grant's phone calls and other attempts at conversation, angering Grant. However, in truth, Haro

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reciprocal determinism Question 13: Carl learns that he failed an exam. His self-esteem is temporarily lowered, and he

may be MORE likely to do all of these EXCEPT:

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avoid comments showing his own brilliance.Question 14: Veda is sociable, fun-loving, and affectionate. She would likely score very highly

on a personality test that measures:

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extraversion.Question 15: The _____ includes a "lie scale" that can assess the extent to which a person is "faking" to make a good impression.

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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) Question 16: Genuineness, acceptance, and empathy are to _____ as water, sun, and nutrients are to _____.

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positive growth in humans; the growth of healthy trees Question 17: Albert Bandura's social-cognitive perspective highlights the importance of:

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reciprocal determinism Question 18: Sigmund Freud suggested that three interacting systems can explain the dynamics

of the human mind. These three systems refer to:

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the id, the ego, and the superego

Question 19: Psychologists would use _____ to assess whether a single personality trait is reflected in a cluster of characteristics.

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factor analysis Question 20: Jorge was reprimanded for an accounting error by his boss in front of his coworkers. Jorge gets home from his job and yells at his wife for not having dinner ready. His wife then yells at the children for leaving their toys all over the house. This BEST i

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displacement

Question 21: Psychology's concern with people's sense of self dates back to

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William James Question 22: When Vanessa noticed she was wearing mismatched socks, she overestimated the

extent to which others would also notice. Her reaction BEST illustrates:

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the spotlight effect.Question 23: There is evidence that behavior is the result of the interplay between external and internal influences; that behavior is the product of biology, social experience, and unconscious thought processes. This evidence suggests that personality should be studi

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biopsychosocial approach.Question 24: An attitude of total acceptance toward another person is known as:

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unconditional positive regard.Question 25: The _____ perspective emphasizes the role of repressed childhood conflicts in personality disorders.

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psychoanalytic