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The term personality is derived from the Latin word persona, which means.. A) Mask B)Mind C)Brain D)The person |
Mask |
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According to the Kluckhohn and Murray, every human being is A) Like every other human being B) Like some other human beings C) Like no other human beings D) ALL OF THE ABOVE |
Like every other human being Like some other human beings Like no other human beings ALL OF THE ABOVE |
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The statement "He has an Irish temper" implies which of the following explanations of personality? A) Cultural expectations B) Learning C) Inherited Characteristics D) Unconscious mechanisms |
Inherited characteristics |
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The question " How much of an attribute is accounted for by heredity and how much of it is accounted for by experience?" defines the.. A) Mind-body problem B) Nativism-empiricism controversy C) Existential-humanistic controversy D) Uniqueness-lawfulness controvery |
Nativism-empiricism controversy |
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The researcher who is interested in knowing what organizations you belong to and the economic level of your family, is stressing_____determinants of personality. A) genetic B) sociocultural C) existential-humanistic D) unconscious |
Sociocultural |
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Those emphasizing the learning process in their explanation of personality are.. A) Nativists B) Existentialists C) Humanists D) Empiricists |
Empiricists |
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According to the theorist emphasizing the learning process in the explanation of personality, control____ and you can control personality development. A) inheritance B) cultural expectations C) patterns of reward and punishment D) early experience |
Patterns of reward and punishment |
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Who is most likely to ask the question, "What is the significance of your awareness that you ultimately must die?" A) A learning theorist B) A psychoanalytic theorist C) An existential theorist D) A geneticist |
An existential theorist |
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According to Freud's or Jung's theories, the ultimate causes of behavior are .. A) unconscious B) learned C) traits D) cultural norms |
Unconcious |
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Which theory posits that your present experience and future goals are important determinants of personality? A) Learning Theory B) Existential-Humanistic Theory C) Trait Theory D) cognitive Theory |
Cognitive Theory |
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The study of the average performance of groups of individuals is called_____research. A) idiographic B) nomothetic C) introspective D) humanistic |
Nomothetic |
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Variables controlling a person's behavior externally are called.. A) person variables B) situation variables C) introspective variables D) unconscious variables |
Situation variables |
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The___theory of human nature states that people become what they experience. A) rationalistic B) empirical C) existential D) animalistic |
Empirical |
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The____theory of human nature assumes that we are born basically good. A) rationalistic B) existential C) animalistic D) humanistic |
Humanistic |
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Traditionally, most personality theorists have assumed that.. A) people are basically selfish and amimalistic B) people are consistent C) people have the tendency to lie and deceive D) people are basically good |
People are consistent |
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____ is the study of knowledge. A) introspection B) empiricism C) epistemology D) rationalism |
Epistemology |
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Scientific theory combines____and____. A) introspection; nativism B) hedonism; epistemology C) determinism; free will D) rationalism; empiricism |
Rationalism; empiricism |
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A theory's ability to generate new research is referred to as its ____ function. A) synthetic B) heuristic C) empirical D) deterministic |
Heuristic |
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Thomas Kuhn called a point of view shared by a large number of scientists a .... A) paradigm B) theory C) beam of light D) heuristic approach |
Paradigm |
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According to Popper, before a theory can be considered scientific it must.... A) make risky predictions B) be falsifiable C) make nothing but correct predictions D) both A and B above |
A) Make risky predictions B)Be falsifiable BOTH A and B ABOVE! |
