iClicker Questions for

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iClicker Questions for
Psychology, 9th Edition by David G. Myers
Karla Gingerich, Colorado State University

• Chapter 13 Personality

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Jaydon lacks any recognition that his alcohol
abuse and neglect of his family are leading to
the destruction of both family and career. A
psychoanalyst would suggest that Jaydon shows
signs of a

• A. strong ego.
• B. weak id.
• C. strong superego.
• D. weak ego.

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El Salvadorans have a saying The thief thinks
everyone else is a thief. This most clearly
relates to the defense mechanism of

• A. displacement.
• B. rationalization.
• C. projection.
• D. regression.

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Bryce often acts so daring and overly confident
that few people realize he is actually riddled
with unconscious insecurity and self-doubt. Bryce
best illustrates the use of a defense mechanism
known as

• A. reaction formation.
• B. projection.
• C. displacement.
• D. rationalization.

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Children who have witnessed a parents murder
report memories that most clearly challenge
Sigmund Freuds concept of

• A. rationalization.
• B. the Oedipus complex.
• C. displacement.
• D. repression.

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Which Neo-Freudian theorist was most interested
in the common images found in myths from around
the world?

• A. Carl Jung
• B. Karen Horney
• C. Alfred Adler
• D. Hermann Rorschach

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Which psychological assessment is NOT associated
with the psychoanalytic tradition?

• A. TAT
• B. Rorschach
• C. MMPI
• D. Draw-A-Person test

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Humanistic psychology has been most closely
associated with an emphasis on the importance of

• A. free association.
• B. empirically derived tests.
• C. reciprocal determinism.
• D. a positive self-concept.

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Shari is a rather anxious person. Since she is
so insecure, she frequently seeks out the
reassurance of others. On which of the Big Five
characteristics would Shari likely score high?

• A. neuroticism
• B. extraversion
• C. openness
• D. conscientiousness

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After experiencing prolonged and seemingly
inescapable physical abuse from her husband,
Kayla became increasingly depressed and
hopelessly resigned to her suffering. Her
reaction best illustrates

• A. a reaction formation.
• B. an Electra complex.
• C. learned helplessness.
• D. an inferiority complex.

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Although she is intelligent and a good athlete,
Abigail believes that her low grades in school
and losing the quarter-mile racing record are
reflections of her own intellectual and athletic
incompetence. Her conclusions best illustrate a
pessimistic

• A. projection.
• B. ideal self.
• C. reaction formation.
• D. attributional style.

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Researchers have found that when asked to rate
themselves on socially desirable dimensions such
as how ethical they are or how hard they work,
most people rate themselves as

• A. average.
• B. far below average.
• C. just a bit below average.
• D. above average.

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Which of the following is an INCORRECT match?

• A. Humanism and self-actualization
• B. Social-cognitive perspective and optimism
• C. Trait perspective and locus of control
• D. Psychoanalytic perspective and fixation

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Critical Thinking Questions
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Sigmund Freud has suggested that, in the process
of sublimation, behaviors that are caused by
fixations are converted into socially responsible
behaviors. If you look at nursery rhymes, you may
get an idea of what this means.
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In the following nursery rhyme, at what
psychosexual stage do you think the character
might be fixated? Mary, Mary quite contrary,How
does your garden grow?With silver bells, and
cockle shellsAnd pretty maids all in a row.
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• A. Oral
• B. Anal
• C. Phallic
• D. Latency

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Aidan is in the process of trying to become like
his father. He has unconscious sexual feelings
for his mother, but he is able to ward off his
guilt by identifying with his father rather than
showing the jealousy he feels toward him.
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According to Sigmund Freud, Aidan is in the
_________ psychosexual stage of development.
Continued from previous slide

• A. Oral
• B. Anal
• C. Phallic
• D. Latency

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You decide to set up a dating service based on
the Big Five principles of personality. You
measure people for their personality types. Which
of the following personality types would you
think would be the best match?

• A. Hostile and Hostile
• B. Open and Closed
• C. Open and Open
• D. Neurotic and Neurotic

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In a job interview for a position as an
elementary school teacher, you are asked to take
a Rorschach test. How would you respond to this
request?

• A. Take the test after all, it is a well-known
  psychological tool.
• B. Take the test, because it has been
  successfully used to predict emotional disorders.
• C. Decline to take the test, because it is
  illegal to administer in this situation.
• D. Decline to take the test, because it has
  questionable reliability and validity and can
  lead to inaccurate evaluation.