ch 13 psychology

temperament

If you are describing characteristics of your child such as irritability or adaptability, psychologists would say you are not describing their personality but rather their

id; ego

According to Freud, the ______ works off of the pleasure principle while the ______ is often perceived as the executive director of your personality

reaction formation

You are shocked to hear that two of your coworkers who seemingly hated one another are now getting married. According to Freud, what defense mechanism best explains their prior behavior?

identification

Four-year old Brandon has watched his father as he has mowed the law. This year, Brandon has asked for a lawn mower of his own for his birthday. Freud would say that Brandon is beginning the process of ______ as a way of resolving his Oedipal conflict

animus

Your professor explains how all females have an inner masculine side that adds to their personality. This concept is known as an

overachieving

According to Adler, firstborn children with younger siblings tend to be

anxiety during childhood

Karen Horney's study of one's personality focused on

external locus of control

Candice believes that fate will help her find the right man with whom to live her life. According to Rotter, she has an

expectancy

Keisha works hard at her job because she believes it will increase her chances for a promotion. According to Julian Rotter's theory her effort is an example of what he calls

the social cognitive view has concepts that can be tested scientifically

What is a primary advantage of the social cognitive view of personality over the psychodynamic view?

humanistic

Which perspective of psychology focuses on the role of each person's conscious life experiences and choices in personality development?

self-actualizing theory

An old motto of the U.S. Army was, "Be all you can be." This concept fits well with Carl Roger's theory of

can result in anxiety and neurotic behavior

According to Rogers, a mismatch between the real and ideal self

conscientiousness

Dr. Hill is constantly late for meetings. She often arrives to her classes 5-10 minutes late and leaves students waiting at her door during office hours for up to 30 minutes. Using the five-factor model, which dimension would show a very low score for Dr. Hill?

the constellation of personality characteristics possessed by the person

To explain an individual's personality, trait theorists would look to

strong evidence to support some personality traits can be passed by genetics

Studies of the hereditability of personality traits have found

Thematic Apperception Test; Rorschach

As examples of what might be required as parts of specific projective tests, the _______ asks clients to look at a picture and tell a story while the _______ asks clients to report everything they see in an ambiguous figure

personality inventory

Which type of assessment would be the most reliable?

NEO-PI-R; 16PF

The _______ is based on the five-factor model while ______ is based on the work of Raymond Cattell

brain structure and function

Personality neuroscience is an emerging field offering evidence of a possible relationship between various aspects of personality with