Clicker Questions
Psychology, 11th Edition
by David G. Myers & C. Nathan DeWall
Slides by Melissa Terlecki, Cabrini College
Chapter 14: Personality
1. Which part of the personality structure
strives to satisfy basic sexual and aggressive
drives?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Id
Ego
Defense mechanisms
Superego
1. Which part of the personality structure
strives to satisfy basic sexual and aggressive
drives? ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
Id
Ego
Defense mechanisms
Superego
2. During which psychosexual stage are
sexual feelings dormant?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Oral
Phallic
Latency
Anal
2. During which psychosexual stage are
sexual feelings dormant? ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
Oral
Phallic
Latency
Anal
3. Which defense mechanism is characterized
by disguising one’s own threatening impulses
by attributing them to others?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Rationalization
Projection
Displacement
Reaction formation
3. Which defense mechanism is characterized
by disguising one’s own threatening impulses
by attributing them to others? ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
Rationalization
Projection
Displacement
Reaction formation
4. Which psychoanalyst believed that much
of behavior is driven by efforts to conquer
feelings of childhood inferiority?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Sigmund Freud
Karen Horney
Alfred Adler
Carl Jung
4. Which psychoanalyst believed that much
of behavior is driven by efforts to conquer
feelings of childhood inferiority? ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
Sigmund Freud
Karen Horney
Alfred Adler
Carl Jung
5. The attitude of total acceptance toward
another person is called (a):
A.
B.
C.
D.
trait.
self-actualization.
self-concept.
unconditional positive regard.
5. The attitude of total acceptance toward
another person is called (a): ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
trait.
self-actualization.
self-concept.
unconditional positive regard.
6. Which of the following would be
considered a projective test of personality?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Rorschach inkbot test
MMPI
The Big Five factor test
MBTI
6. Which of the following would be
considered a projective test of personality?
ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
Rorschach inkblot test
MMPI
The Big Five factor test
MBTI
7. Which Big Five factor measures emotional
stability versus instability?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Conscientiousness
Agreeableness
Extraversion
Neuroticism
7. Which Big Five factor measures emotional
stability versus instability? ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
Conscientiousness
Agreeableness
Extraversion
Neuroticism
8. The interacting influences of behavior,
internal cognition, and environment is called
(the):
A.
B.
C.
D.
self-serving bias.
self-efficacy.
reciprocal determinism.
spotlight effect.
8. The interacting influences of behavior,
internal cognition, and environment is called
(the): ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
self-serving bias.
self-efficacy.
reciprocal determinism.
spotlight effect.
9. The center of personality is considered
(the):
A.
B.
C.
D.
self.
self-esteem.
self-efficacy.
self-serving bias.
9. The center of personality is considered
(the): ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
self.
self-esteem.
self-efficacy.
self-serving bias.
10. In comparing the major personality
theories, which argues that our behavior in
one situation is best predicted by considering
our past behavior in similar situations?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Psychoanalytic
Humanistic
Social-cognitive
Trait
10. In comparing the major personality
theories, which argues that our behavior in
one situation is best predicted by considering
our past behavior in similar situations?
ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
Psychoanalytic
Humanistic
Social-cognitive
Trait
Critical Thinking Questions
11. Helen has had a terrible day at work. She
cannot tell her boss off, so she goes home and
yells at her husband instead. This would be an
example of:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Displacement
Rationalization
Denial
Regression
11. Helen has had a terrible day at work. She
cannot tell her boss off, so she goes home and
yells at her husband instead. This would be an
example of: ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
Displacement
Rationalization
Denial
Regression
12. Clark’s personality is both sociable/outgoing
and easy going/carefree. Which two axes would
characterize his traits?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Unstable - introverted
Stable - extraverted
Unstable - extraverted
Stable - introverted
12. Clark’s personality is both sociable/outgoing
and easy going/carefree. Which two axes would
characterize his traits? ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
Unstable - introverted
Stable - extraverted
Unstable - extraverted
Stable - introverted
13. MaryAnn is about to try snowboarding
for the first time. She has done well skiing
before and believes she we perform
exceptionally. MaryAnn has (a):
A.
B.
C.
D.
high self-efficacy.
low-self-esteem.
high self-esteem.
self-serving bias.
13. MaryAnn is about to try snowboarding
for the first time. She has done well skiing
before and believes she we perform
exceptionally. MaryAnn has (a): ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
high self-efficacy.
low-self-esteem.
high self-esteem.
self-serving bias.
14. Adolescents are often self-conscious, feeling
that they are often ridiculed, as they adopt their
own identity. Which of the following would they
most likely be experiencing?
A.
B.
C.
D.
High self-esteem
Spotlight effect
Narcissism
High self-efficacy
14. Adolescents are often self-conscious, feeling
that they are often ridiculed, as they adopt their
own identity. Which of the following would they
most likely be experiencing? ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
High self-esteem
Spotlight effect
Narcissism
High self-efficacy
15. Jonathan brags about his amazing driving skills
as inborn talent, yet discounts the accident her got
into last week as the other driver’s fault. This is an
example of (the):
A.
B.
C.
D.
spotlight effect.
self-efficacy.
self-serving bias.
narcissism.
15. Jonathan brags about his amazing driving skills
as inborn talent, yet discounts the accident her got
into last week as the other driver’s fault. This is an
example of (the): ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
spotlight effect.
self-efficacy.
self-serving bias.
narcissism.