Chapter One

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Chapter One

• Theories of Personality Throughout the History of
  Psychology

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1 ? The scientific study of behavior and mental
processes is known as _____.

• science
• philosophy
• physiology
• psychology

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2 ? Which of the following is the most basic
defense mechanism, which involves pushing the
feeling of anxiety and its source into the
unconscious?

• projection
• repression
• regression
• reaction formation

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3 ? Which of the following is a verbal
description of a persons thoughts, feelings, and
perceptions used to understand the conscious
experience of stimuli?

• Functionalism
• Structuralism
• introspection
• narration

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4 ? The idea of empiricism is that _____.

• unconscious determinants of behavior are most
  important
• knowledge is an illusion
• knowledge should be acquired through observation
• the mind and the body are unique entities

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5 ? The idea that animals should not be used in
research is a belief held by _____.

• Watson
• Skinner
• Maslow
• all of the above

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6 ? Which kind of theorist would explain the
conscious experience of eating a French fry with
the words crisp, soft, hot, salty, golden brown,
and delicious?

• Freudian
• Functionalist
• Structuralist
• Behaviorist

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7 ? The ego is _____ and is guided by the _____.

• rational, pleasure principle
• instinctive, pleasure principle
• rational, reality principle
• instinctive, reality principle

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8 ? Overt behavior is an action that _____.

• is easily observed
• has unconscious motives
• is secret
• none of the above

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9 ? If the ids urges become too strong, the ego
experiences anxiety. The ego cannot tolerate
anxiety, so it uses this to suppress unpleasant
thoughts into the unconscious.

• defense mechanisms
• archetypes
• alcohol
• conscience

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10 ? My address is 402 North Blackford Street,
Indianapolis, IN 46202. According to Freud, I
keep this information in my _____.

• conscious
• preconscious
• personal unconscious
• collective unconscious

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1 ? The scientific study of behavior and mental
processes is known as _____.

• science
• philosophy
• physiology
• psychology

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2 ? Which of the following is the most basic
defense mechanism, which involves pushing the
feeling of anxiety and its source into the
unconscious?

• projection
• repression
• regression
• reaction formation

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3 ? Which of the following is a verbal
description of a persons thoughts, feelings, and
perceptions used to understand the conscious
experience of stimuli?

• Functionalism
• Structuralism
• introspection
• narration

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4 ? The idea of empiricism is that _____.

• unconscious determinants of behavior are most
  important
• knowledge is an illusion
• knowledge should be acquired through observation
• the mind and the body are unique entities

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5 ? The idea that animals should not be used in
research is a belief held by _____.

• Watson
• Skinner
• Maslow
• all of the above

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6 ? Which kind of theorist would explain the
conscious experience of eating a French fry with
the words crisp, soft, hot, salty, golden brown,
and delicious?

• Freudian
• Functionalist
• Structuralist
• Behaviorist

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7 ? The ego is _____ and is guided by the _____.

• rational, pleasure principle
• instinctive, pleasure principle
• rational, reality principle
• instinctive, reality principle

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8 ? Overt behavior is an action that _____.

• is easily observed
• has unconscious motives
• is secret
• none of the above

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9 ? If the ids urges become too strong, the ego
experiences anxiety. The ego cannot tolerate
anxiety, so it uses this to suppress unpleasant
thoughts into the unconscious.

• defense mechanisms
• archetypes
• alcohol
• conscience

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10 ? My address is 402 North Blackford Street,
Indianapolis, IN 46202. According to Freud, I
keep this information in my _____.

• conscious
• preconscious
• personal unconscious
• collective unconscious

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The End

• Be sure you answered all ten questions, put your
  REF in your book, place your book on the
  instructors desk, and wait to receive one of
  your classmates books from a TA.

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1 ? The scientific study of behavior and mental
processes is known as _____.

• science
• philosophy
• physiology
• psychology

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2 ? Which of the following is the most basic
defense mechanism, which involves pushing the
feeling of anxiety and its source into the
unconscious?

• projection
• repression
• regression
• reaction formation

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3 ? Which of the following is a verbal
description of a persons thoughts, feelings, and
perceptions used to understand the conscious
experience of stimuli?

• Functionalism
• Structuralism
• introspection
• narration

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4 ? The idea of empiricism is that _____.

• unconscious determinants of behavior are most
  important
• knowledge is an illusion
• knowledge should be acquired through observation
• the mind and the body are unique entities

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5 ? The idea that animals should not be used in
research is a belief held by _____.

• Watson
• Skinner
• Maslow
• all of the above

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6 ? Which kind of theorist would explain the
conscious experience of eating a French fry with
the words crisp, soft, hot, salty, golden brown,
and delicious?

• Freudian
• Functionalist
• Structuralist
• Behaviorist

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7 ? The ego is _____ and is guided by the _____.

• rational, pleasure principle
• instinctive, pleasure principle
• rational, reality principle
• instinctive, reality principle

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8 ? Overt behavior is an action that _____.

• is easily observed
• has unconscious motives
• is secret
• none of the above

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9 ? If the ids urges become too strong, the ego
experiences anxiety. The ego cannot tolerate
anxiety, so it uses this to suppress unpleasant
thoughts into the unconscious.

• defense mechanisms
• archetypes
• alcohol
• conscience

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10 ? My address is 402 North Blackford Street,
Indianapolis, IN 46202. According to Freud, I
keep this information in my _____.

• conscious
• preconscious
• personal unconscious
• collective unconscious