• PSY101_MH_V4
• Topic 12: Personality
Started on Monday, February 28, 2022, 3:05 PM
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Juan is a child with a low activity level, and he tends to withdraw from new situations. He is inflexible, and he displays low mood intensity. According to psychiatrists Stella Chess and Alexander Thomas, Juan is said to have what type of temperament?
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a. easy
b. difficult
c. slow-to-warm-up
d. aversive
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The strange situation test is used to assess an infant's
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a. level of cognitive development.
b. level of moral development.
c. style of attachment.
d. resilience.
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According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, the ability to think about things that are not concrete, make predictions, and use logic to come up with hypotheses about the future is attained during the ________ stage.
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a. preoperational
b. concrete operational
c. formal operational
d. sensorimotor
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Mazie's mom is loving and caring. Her mom sets clear expectations on Mazie's behavior but allows verbal give-and-take. In terms of parenting styles, Mazie's mon can be described as
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a. conventional.
b. authoritative.
c. authoritarian.
d. permissive.
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Tanya, a 14-year-old girl, thinks that she is unique and assumes that other students in her school notice everything about her. She is very confident and takes extra care of her looks. In this scenario, Tanya is exhibiting adolescent
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a. invulnerability.
b. egocentrism.
c. ignorance.
d. immaturity.
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Parents who use the ________ parenting style give strict rules to their children with little discussion of the reasons for the rules.
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a. authoritarian
b. permissive
c. authoritative
d. eclectic
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A(n) ________ is any agent that causes a birth defect.
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a. androgen
b. teratogen
c. progestogen
d. estrogen
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Oscar, a 4-month-old baby, is a participant of a preferential-looking experiment. Researchers show Oscar two photographs: a photo of his mother and a photo of a female stranger. The photographs are presented repeatedly in differing locations, and the amount of time Oscar spends looking at the photographs is recorded. What will researchers conclude if Oscar shows a reliable preference for the photograph of his mother over that of the stranger?
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a. Oscar can discriminate the photograph of his mother from that of the stranger.
b. Oscar is afraid of strangers.
c. Oscar likes strangers as much as his mother.
d. Oscar can't see very well.
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Which of the following is a difference between older and younger adults?
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a. Younger adults are usually wiser than older adults.
b. Older adults process information faster than younger adults.
c. Younger adults do better than older adults in most aspects of memory.
d. Older adults take less time than younger adults to remember information about world knowledge.
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In a female embryo, what allows for the normal development of female sex organs?
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a. high levels of testosterone
b. low levels of androgens
c. the presence of teratogens
d. the absence of teratogens
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________ refers to ways in which people present themselves through their appearance, including hairstyle, clothing choices, voice, and behavior.
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a. Gender identity
b. Gender expression
c. Sexual orientation
d. Gendered sexuality
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According to Erikson's theory of socioemotional development, establishing ________ is the key challenge of adolescence.
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a. an identity
b. intimacy with a partner
c. generativity
d. integrity
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Elijah, a 17-year-old high school junior, is an integral part of the school soccer team. He is a good vocal artist and is part of the school's music club. He is equally passionate about calculus and is an active member of the high school calculus club. However, he is unsure of what he wants to pursue in life. In the context of Marcia's theory of identity status, which of the following is Elijah's identity status?
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a. identity confusion
b. identity foreclosure
c. identity moratorium
d. identity achievement
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Annie, a 20-year-old, is in Erikson's psychosocial development stage of intimacy vs. isolation. Which of the following statements is true of Annie at this particular stage?
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a. She will gain the ability to plan for herself, or she will live within the limits of others.
b. She will learn to meet the demands of life, or she will start to feel more inferior.
c. She will acquire a sense of self, or she will become confused about her role in life.
d. She will form meaningful relationships, or she will become socially segregated from others.
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Thomas's sister passed away in a car accident. He did not experience any sadness when he heard the news or in the days and weeks that followed her death. After a few months, he was hit by an intense wave of sadness and distress. According to the patterns of grief identified by George Bonanno, this scenario illustrates the pattern of grief called
Select one:
a. chronic dysfunction.
b. delayed grief or trauma.
c. resilience.
d. recovery.
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In The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, Charles Darwin stated that the facial expressions of human beings are
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a. learned.
b. unlikely to have evolved from the emotions of animals.
c. innate.
d. different in different cultures around the world.
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Which of the following is true of the sympathetic nervous system?
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a. It promotes relaxation and healing.
b. It prepares the individual for fighting or running away.
c. It functions to calm the body.
d. When it is activated, heart rate and blood pressure drop.
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Which of the following statements is true of optimum arousal theory?
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a. It emphasizes the Cannon-Bard theory.
b. It states that performance is best under conditions of high arousal rather than moderate arousal.
c. It rejects the idea that the human body tends to maintain a steady state.
d. It focuses on the Yerkes-Dodson law.
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One technique for practicing positive self-reflection is to
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a. keep a gratitude journal.
b. explicitly focus on trying to be happy.
c. avoid failure.
d. acquire new possessions.
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According to the Freudian structures of personality, which of the following statements is true of the superego?
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a. It operates according to the pleasure principle.
b. It does not consider whether something is right or wrong.
c. It does not consider reality.
d. It consists of unconscious drives.
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According to Freud's stages of psychosexual development, which of the following statements best indicates that 30-year-old Gayle is fixated at the oral stage?
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a. He is excessively concerned about cleanliness.
b. He has a puritanical attitude toward sex.
c. He is stubborn and prefers simplicity and structure.
d. He is addicted to smoking cigarettes.
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Clarissa always needs to have something in her mouth. She is trying to give up smoking, but she can't get through the day without sucking or chewing on her nails, pencils, or any other object she can get her hands on. Freud would suggest that Clarissa may be fixated at the ________ stage of psychosexual development.
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a. anal
b. oral
c. phallic
d. latency
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Carolyn's parents were extremely religious, and they brought her up with strict moral codes. She was not permitted to have male friends, and even her female friends were not allowed to spend time in their home. In college, Carolyn fell in love and despite her strict upbringing, engaged in premarital sex. In the context of Freud's psychoanalytic theory, which personality structure was most likely responsible for Carolyn's action?
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a. superego
b. archetype
c. id
d. ego
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Which of the following traits is related to generosity and altruism, to reports of religious faith, and to more satisfying romantic relationships?
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a. openness to experience
b. extraversion
c. conscientiousness
d. agreeableness
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Which of the following neurotransmitters is associated with neuroticism?
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a. dopamine
b. serotonin
c. acetylcholine
d. GABA [Show Less]