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1.
Which behavior best indicates the presence of an emotional bond?
experiencing distress when separated
acquiring the ability to walk
forming an early-life attachment to a moving object
developing communication skills
2.
How are the infant reflexes of grasping, rooting, and sucking most accurately classified?
Inherent behavioral sequences
Innate drives
Learned reflex responses
Reflexes that aid survival
3.
Freud suggested that the resolution of the Oedipal and Electra complexes occurs when a child adopts the attitudes and traits of the parent of the same gender. What is this process called?
fixation
mimicking
watching
identification
internalization
4.
Given the personality traits of one identical twin, how would you expect the personality of the other twin to compare?
completely different
closely alike
exactly the same
opposing
unconnected
5.
Which region of the brain is known to be the final area to reach full maturity?
hypothalamus
corpus callosum
prefrontal cortex
occipital lobe
6.
Which factor significantly influences an individual's development?
Genetics
Surroundings
A combination of genetics and surroundings
Neither genetics nor surroundings
Not applicable
7.
Which Big Five personality trait is most likely to be low in someone who is negligent and lacks organization?
Sociability
Creativity
Emotional resilience
Dependability
Agreeableness
8.
Which concept is central to Carl Rogers' theory of personality?
meta-needs
the self or self-image
self-reinforcement
the pleasure principle
9.
How did Maslow most evidently incorporate his personal values into his research on self-actualized individuals?
By employing projective techniques to evaluate their motivations
By analyzing their free associations and dreams
By viewing their positive self-descriptions as biased self-enhancement
By focusing exclusively on individuals who possessed traits he valued
By relying on standardized personality inventories
10.
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator categorizes individuals based on personality types originally proposed by which psychologist?
Carl Rogers
Albert Bandura
Carl Jung
Abraham Maslow
Erik Erikson
11.
Who is the psychologist credited with creating the inkblot test?
Jean Piaget
Sigmund Freud
Hermann Rorschach
Carl Jung
Alfred Adler
12.
According to Freud, slips of the tongue are examples of an unfinished process of which psychological mechanism?
displacement
regression
denial
repression
sublimation
13.
Which description best defines traits in relation to individual characteristics?
Innate and genetically fixed
Consistent and long-lasting over time
Dependent on particular circumstances
Common among members of a population
14.
Which of the following correctly pairs a psychic structure with its corresponding principle?
Superego corresponds to the repetition compulsion
Ego corresponds to the reality principle
Ego corresponds to the repetition compulsion
Ego corresponds to the executive function
15.
Which concept did the humanistic approach primarily highlight?
the self-reference effect
autonomy and self-direction
spontaneous verbal expression
statistical method for data reduction
16.
In Alfred Adler's theory of personality, what concept did he emphasize?
The influence of surroundings
Shared unconscious mind
Inner psychological struggle
The drive to achieve superiority
17.
If the humanistic approach corresponds to Maslow, which psychologist is associated with the social-cognitive approach?
Alfred Adler
Gordon Allport
Carl Rogers
Albert Bandura
None of the above
18.
What is the most accurate term to describe a polygraph?
deception indicator
arousal monitor
thought analyzer
culpability gauge
truth evaluator
19.
Which theory centers on the pursuit of identity through the satisfaction of needs?
Freud's theory
Allport's approach
Form theory
Jung's model
None of the above
20.
In polygraph testing, what type of question is posed when the examiner asks, "Have you ever lied to your parents?"
A control question
A relevant question
A deceptive question
An unrelated question
A neutral question
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