Psych Vocabulary Chapter 14
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Personality
Unconscious
Id
Ego
Superego
Defense mechanism
Collective unconscious
Archetype
Inferiority complex
10. Behaviorism
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reinforcement
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13. Positive regard
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Trait
Cardinal traid
Factor analysis
Surface trait
Source trait
Extravert
Introvert
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Describe each of the four main purposes of personality theories.
How might psychologist explain differences in personalities?
What are the six major schools/theories of personality, and how do they differ?
What are two major points in which Freud was the first to suggest in regards to personalities and the unconscious?
Describe preconscious.
Differentiate between the id, the ego, and the superego.
Explain how the id and the superego come into conflict with each other.
What is a major drawback for someone who over utilized defense mechanisms?
In what ways are defense mechanisms helpful?
How did Jung disagree with Freud? Explain two major points.
What is the collective unconscious?
How does Adler’s theory differ from Freud’s?
What is the difference between personal unconscious and collective unconscious? How does the unconscious affect
our personalities?
How do behaviorists study personality?
What is the advantage of learning theories of personality over psychoanalytic theories?
What are criticisms regarding learning theories?
According to behaviorism, what is the proper subject matter of psychology? How does this relate to the study of
personality?
How would behaviorists and social learning theories explain a person’s persistence in becoming an accomplished
tennis player?
How does Humanist psychology object to Freud and Behaviorist schools of personality?
What are some criticisms regarding Maslow’s work?
What is the “self” as defined by Carl Rogers?
What is self-actualization? How does one achieve it?
According to Rogers, how do conditions of worth influence personality?
What are the two basic assumptions regarding trait theory of personality?
How does trait theory differ from psychoanalytic theory of personality?
Identify and explain the three basic traits described by Allport.
What did Cattell believe measuring the source traits could predict?
Using Eysenck’s personality table, what traits would an extroverted and stable/sanguine person exhibit?
What is the main criticism of trait theories?
What is the difference between surface and source traits?
What is the importance of common traits in Cattell’s theory? What are Cattell’s source traits?
How did Bandura and Walters believe personality is acquired?