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1. When we look closely at the reactions of people to the same situation, we see
a. evidence that most people behave in typical ways.
b. that people are more alike than they are different.
c. each individual’s personality is overwhelmed by the demands of the situation.
d. that characteristic differences between people begin to emerge.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Person and the Situation
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/28/2017 6:49 AM
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2. The more closely we look at the characteristic ways people deal with emotional situations, the more we
a. begin to see how people are much the same.
b. see that people are not alike.
c. how each individual’s responses are overwhelmed by the demands of the situation.
d. understand where the personality comes from.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Person and the Situation
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Think Critically
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1 3. Which of the following statements is an axiom that best reflects the personality psychologist’s point of view?
a. “People are the same the world over.”
b. “Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their passions a quotation.”
c. “There are few differences between people, but what differences there are, really matter.”
d. “Life is like a box of chocolates: you never know what you’ll get.”
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Person and the Situation
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Apply
DATE CREATED: 10/28/2017 6:49 AM
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4. Which of the following statements best describes the study of personality?
a. Personality psychologists are interested in how people react to different situations.
b. Personality psychologists now recognize that early explanations of personality, such as Freud’s
psychoanalytic theory, are incorrect.
c. Personality psychologists are interested in consistent behavior patterns and intrapersonal processes
originating within the individual.
d. Personality psychologists are interested in the consistent behavior patterns caused either by something about
the person or by placing the person in the same situation.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Defining Personality
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Understand
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2 5. Which of the following questions would a personality psychologist be most likely to ask?
a. How do people change between childhood and adolescence?
b. Why are some people introverted, whereas others are outgoing?
c. Is excessive anxiety better treated with therapy or medication?
d. Is a person charged with murder capable of contributing to her own legal defense?
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Defining Personality
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Apply
DATE CREATED: 10/28/2017 6:49 AM
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6. When personality researchers use the term individual differences they are referring to
a. the different behavior patterns individuals display across time.
b. the interpersonal processes that originate within the individual.
c. the consistent behavior patterns that individuals display across situations.
d. fluctuations in behavior patterns for individual situations.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Defining Personality
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Understand
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3 7. Consistent behavior patterns that people display in many different situations are
a. very difficult to identify.
b. often called individual differences by personality psychologists.
c. predictive of personality traits.
d. likely to be found in depressed personalities.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Defining Personality
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/28/2017 6:49 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/28/2017 6:56 AM
8. The emotional, motivational, and cognitive processes that go on inside of a person are called ________ processes.
a. assessment
b. interpersonal
c. nomothetic
d. intrapersonal
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Defining Personality
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Understand
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