Question 1

Professor Dominguez believes that spiritual concerns are deeply rooted in our psyche,and that people in different cultures share certain myths and images.Professor Dominguez's belief fits into Carl Jung's

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A)   ego.
B)   superego.
C)   collective unconscious.
D)   id.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Nick is very conscientious at work and is an agreeable,friendly person.These characteristics describe his

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A)   fixation.
B)   collective unconscious.
C)   superego.
D)   personality.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

The theorist who agreed with Freud that the unconscious exerts a powerful influence on personality development but also contended that the unconscious contains much more than our repressed thoughts and feelings was

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A)   Alfred Adler.
B)   Karen Horney.
C)   Carl Jung.
D)   Drew Westen.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

Christine frequently cheats on her tax payments and she greatly overestimates the extent to which other people do the same.Her overestimate best illustrates

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A)   reaction formation.
B)   repression.
C)   the false consensus effect.
D)   identification.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Which of the following personality assessment tools has been the most harshly criticized for lacking validity?

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A)   TAT
B)   Rorschach inkblot test
C)   Personality assessment
D)   Free association testE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Freud's theory of personality has been criticized because it

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A)   underestimates the importance of biological contributions to personality development.
B)   is contradicted by recent research demonstrating the human capacity for destructive behavior.
C)   is overly reliant upon observations derived from Freud's use of projective tests.
D)   offers few testable hypotheses that allow one to determine its validity.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

As her parents became increasingly more abusive toward her,Amity began,with apparent sincerity,to emphatically express her great admiration for her parents.Amity's behavior illustrates most clearly the defense mechanism of

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A)   projection.
B)   displacement.
C)   rationalization.
D)   reaction formation.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 8

The major reason for criticism of the Rorschach test is that

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A)   no computer-aided tool has been designed to facilitate scoring of the test.
B)   only a few of the many Rorschach-derived scores have demonstrated reliability and validity.
C)   the test discourages individuals from communicating openly in clinical interviews.
D)   the test can be used effectively only with individuals who are severely maladjusted.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

A boy's sexual desires for his mother and feelings of hostility toward his father constitute what Freud called

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A)   reaction formation.
B)   the Oedipus complex.
C)   regression.
D)   an oral fixation.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 10

A therapist thinks that Jordan would be much less agitated and ineffective at work if he could recognize his own conflicting feelings of respect for and irritation toward his workplace supervisor.The therapist's belief best illustrates the ________ perspective.

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A)   trait
B)   humanistic
C)   psychodynamic
D)   social-cognitiveE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Dr.Wang is a developmental psychologist.She is likely to think that Freud ________ parental influence and ________ peer influence.

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A)   overestimated;overestimated
B)   overestimated;underestimated
C)   underestimated;underestimated
D)   underestimated;overestimatedE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 12

The Rorschach inkblot test has ________ reliability and ________ validity.

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A)   high;high
B)   high;low
C)   low;high
D)   low;lowE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Jacob,who is White,just met Trevor,who is Black.Jacob immediately does not like him and thinks he is a bad person.Without even realizing it,Jacob may have been automatically and unconsciously influenced by his preexisting

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A)   stereotypes.
B)   schemas.
C)   memories.
D)   emotions.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 14

The Thematic Apperception Test requires people to respond to

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A)   incomplete sentences.
B)   ambiguous pictures.
C)   unfamiliar melodies.
D)   meaningless inkblots.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Projection refers to the process by which people

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A)   consciously express feelings that are the opposite of underlying unconscious impulses.
B)   disguise unacceptable,unconscious impulses by attributing them to others.
C)   retreat to behavior patterns characteristic of an earlier stage of development.
D)   offer self-justifying explanations in place of real,but unacceptable,unconscious reasons for action.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Hasina was an abused child;as an adult,she is homeless and squanders any money she can find on alcohol.Alfred Adler would have suggested that Hasina suffers from

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A)   an Electra complex.
B)   a collective unconscious.
C)   an inferiority complex.
D)   an oral fixation.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

________ provide(s) a type of "psychological X-ray" by asking test-takers to describe an ambiguous image or tells a story about it.

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A)   The Thematic Apperception Test
B)   Projective tests
C)   The Rorschach inkblot test
D)   Implicit testsE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 18

Gender identity refers to

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A)   our biological sex.
B)   the sense of being male,female,or a combination of the two.
C)   the set of socially expected behaviors for males and females.
D)   internalized ideals for appropriate sexual behavior.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Some psychoanalysts of Freud's era claimed that girls experienced an Electra complex involving an unconscious

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A)   denial of their femininity.
B)   hostility toward their father.
C)   sexual desire for their father.
D)   identification with their father.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

According to Freud,the ________ is a reservoir of mostly unacceptable thoughts,wishes,feelings,and memories of which we are unaware.

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A)   self-concept
B)   ego
C)   unconscious mind
D)   superegoE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Exam 45: Humanistic Perspective

Jacob,who is White,just met Trevor,who is Black.Jacob immediately does not like him and thinks he is a bad person.Without even realizing it,Jacob may have been automatically and unconsciously influenced by his preexisting

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The Thematic Apperception Test requires people to respond to

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The theorist who agreed with Freud that the unconscious exerts a powerful influence on personality development but also contended that the unconscious contains much more than our repressed thoughts and feelings was

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According to Freud,the ________ is a reservoir of mostly unacceptable thoughts,wishes,feelings,and memories of which we are unaware.

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Professor Dominguez believes that spiritual concerns are deeply rooted in our psyche,and that people in different cultures share certain myths and images.Professor Dominguez's belief fits into Carl Jung's

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Freud's theory of personality has been criticized because it

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________ provide(s) a type of "psychological X-ray" by asking test-takers to describe an ambiguous image or tells a story about it.

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Projection refers to the process by which people

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Dr.Wang is a developmental psychologist.She is likely to think that Freud ________ parental influence and ________ peer influence.

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A boy's sexual desires for his mother and feelings of hostility toward his father constitute what Freud called

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Which of the following personality assessment tools has been the most harshly criticized for lacking validity?

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Christine frequently cheats on her tax payments and she greatly overestimates the extent to which other people do the same.Her overestimate best illustrates

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A therapist thinks that Jordan would be much less agitated and ineffective at work if he could recognize his own conflicting feelings of respect for and irritation toward his workplace supervisor.The therapist's belief best illustrates the ________ perspective.

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Some psychoanalysts of Freud's era claimed that girls experienced an Electra complex involving an unconscious

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Hasina was an abused child;as an adult,she is homeless and squanders any money she can find on alcohol.Alfred Adler would have suggested that Hasina suffers from

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The Rorschach inkblot test has ________ reliability and ________ validity.

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As her parents became increasingly more abusive toward her,Amity began,with apparent sincerity,to emphatically express her great admiration for her parents.Amity's behavior illustrates most clearly the defense mechanism of

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