Psych 3300 Final Questions with Correct Answers
The purpose of a basic approach (or paradigm) is to ________. Correct
Answer-limit inquiry to certain kinds of observations and patterns
The personality paradigm that focuses on rewards and punishments is
known as the ________ paradigm. Correct Answer-behaviorist
The unique mandate of personality psychologists is to attempt to
________. Correct Answer-explain whole, functioning persons and real
life concerns
Which of the following is NOT one of the basic approaches to
personality? Correct Answer-assessment
Psychologists following the phenomenological approach ________.
Correct Answer-are concerned with our conscious experience of the
world and the consequences of having free will
Personality psychologists adhering to the ________ approach focus on
psychic energy, the workings of the unconscious mind, and the nature
and resolution of internal mental conflict. Correct Answer-
psychoanalytic
The task of an employer who attempts to identify dependable,
conscientious, and hard-working job applicants is similar to the task of
the ________ psychologist, who attempts to identify and assess
individual differences. Correct Answer-trait
,________ theories of personality apply the insights and methods derived
from the study of perception, memory, and thought to the study of
personality. Correct Answer-Cognitive
Personality psychology has a variety of theoretical perspectives that are
sometimes seen as competing with each other. Regarding this diversity,
a major theme of this textbook is: Correct Answer-Great strengths are
usually great weaknesses.
Which of the following is NOT part of the psychological triad? Correct
Answer-psychological health
Personality psychologists who adhere to the ________ approach focus
on identifying, conceptualizing, and measuring the ways in which people
differ psychologically from one another. Correct Answer-trait
In observing human behavior, it is impossible to ________. Correct
Answer-understand everything about a person all at once
Personality psychology shares with clinical psychology________.
Correct Answer-a common obligation to try to understand the whole
person
Advocates of any particular basic approach to personality historically
________. Correct Answer-claimed that their approach explains
everything worth explaining
,Personality psychology emphasizes how people are ________, whereas
subfields such as cognitive and social psychology emphasize how people
are ________. Correct Answer-different from each other; similar to each
other
Personality is an individual's characteristic patterns of ________.
Correct Answer-all of the above
Personality psychology and clinical psychology overlap most often
when approaching which topic? Correct Answer-personality disorders
What two topics are covered under the phenomenological approach?
Correct Answer-humanistic and cross-cultural perspectives on
personality
The trait approach, the behaviorist approach, and the psychoanalytic
approach ________. Correct Answer-address different sets of questions
about human psychology
Jeff suspects that his roommate's sexist jokes may indicate that his
roommate has some hidden, unconscious hostility toward women or that
he feels very insecure around women. Jeff's analysis suggests a
________ approach to personality. Correct Answer-psychoanalytic
, What term describes computer-assisted methods to measure thoughts
and feelings that occur during normal daily activities? Correct Answer-
ambulatory assessment
I data are ________. Correct Answer-judgments made by
knowledgeable observers
A researcher asks parents to report on the personality characteristics of
their children. This is an example of ________ data. Correct Answer-I
________ data are fairly easily verifiable, concrete, real-life outcomes of
possible psychological significance. Correct Answer-L
The most important advantage of B data is that they are based on
________. Correct Answer-direct observations of behavior, so they are
more objective and quantifiable
The typical experimental social psychologist collects ________ data.
Correct Answer-B
A major advantage of S data is that ________. Correct Answer-you are
the world's best expert about your own personality
To obtain S data, a psychologist can ________. Correct Answer-develop
a questionnaire
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