Psychology- Ch13

An individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feelings, and acting is his or her

Mary enjoys socializing with friends and talking with them on her cellphone. Eileen prefers quiet times by herself when she can reflect on her own thoughts. The characteristics of Mary and Eileen indicate that each has a distinctive

Free association is central to the process of

According to Freud, the unconscious is

Which of the following techniques did Freud use to discover the latent content of his patients' dreams?

According to psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that strives for immediate gratification of basic drives is the

When 2-year old Matthew was told he would get no dessert until he finished the food on his plate, he thew his plate on the floor in a temper tantrum. Freud would have suggested that Matthew was unable tot resist the demand of his

According to Freud, the part of personality that represents our sense of right and wrong and our ideal standards is the

Janine is repulsed by the thought of watching a pornographic video. Freud would have attributed these feelings to Janine's

According to Freud, boys are most likely to experience the Oedipus complex during the _____ stage

The Oedipus complex is the term used by Freud to describe

Four-year-old Timmy had not wet his best for over a year. However, he started bed-wetting again soon after his sister was born. Timmy's behavior best illustrates

The defense mechanism by which people disguise threatening impulses by attributing them to others is called

The defense mechanism in which self-justifying explanations replace the real, unconscious reasons for actions is

A refusal to believe direct and highly credible evidence that your spouse is suffering a terminal illness best illustrates

The famous test introduced by Hermann Rorschach asks test-takers to respond to

Survivors' vivid memories of Nazi death camp experiences most clearly challenge Freud's concept of

The humanistic perspective emphasized the importance of

Abraham Maslow suggested that those who fulfill their potential have satisfied the need for

Carl Rogers referred to an attitude of total acceptance toward another person as

Which of the following have been criticized the most for offering concepts that are vague and subjective?

Humanistic theorists have been criticized for

Characteristic patters of behavior and conscious motives are called

Personality inventories are designed to assess several_____ at once

The tendency to accept favorable descriptions of one's personality that could really be applied to almost anyone is known as

The Big Five trait dimensions were identified by means of

A person who is careless and disorganized most clearly ranks low on the Big Five trait dimension of

Because Mr. Maloney trusts his employees, he treats them kindly. His kindness leads them to work diligently on his behalf, which in turn increases his trust in them. This pattern of trusts, kindness, diligence, and increasing trust illustrates

The perception that your fate is determined by luck reflects

Emma believes that she will succeed in business if she works hard and carefully manages her time. Her belief most clearly illustrates

Dogs strapped into a harness and given repeated and unavoidable shocks developed

The body's disease-fighting system is most likely to be dampened by

Martin Seligman's postive psychology differs form the humanistic perspective in that

Contemporary psychologists are most likely to consider____ to be of pivotal importance to personality.

Overestimating the extent to which others notice and evaluate our appearance and performance is called

Jacinda failed her last history midterm. Which of the following conclusions would be most representative of a self-serving bias on Jacinda's part?

Accepting ourselves without undue dependence on the approval of others best illustrates