• PSY101_MH_V4 • Topic 12: Personality

Question text a. easy b. difficult Juan is a child with a low activity level, and he tends to withdraw from new situations. He is inflexible, and he displays low mood intensity. According to psychiatrists Stella Ches ...

Question text a. easy b. difficult Juan is a child with a low activity level, and he tends to withdraw from new situations. He is inflexible, and he displays low mood intensity. According to psychiatrists Stella Chess and Alexander Thomas, Juan is said to have what type of temperament? Select one: Flag question Question 2 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question 3 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question 4 Question text Question text d. sensorimotor c. formal operational a. preoperational b. concrete operational According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, the ability to think about things that are not concrete, make predictions, and use logic to come up with hypotheses about the future is attained during the stage. Select one: d. resilience. c. style of attachment. a. level of cognitive development. b. level of moral development. The strange situation test is used to assess an infant's Select one: d. aversive c. slow-to-warm-up Question text Question text Question 6 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 c. ignorance. d. immaturity. b. egocentrism. a. invulnerability. Tanya, a 14-year-old girl, thinks that she is unique and assumes that other students in her school notice everything about her. She is very confident and takes extra care of her looks. In this scenario, Tanya is exhibiting adolescent Select one: Flag question Question 5 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 c. authoritarian. d. permissive. b. authoritative. a. conventional. Mazie's mom is loving and caring. Her mom sets clear expectations on Mazie's behavior but allows verbal give-and-take. In terms of parenting styles, Mazie's mon can be described as Select one: Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Question text Flag question Question 8 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 c. progestogen d. estrogen b. teratogen a. androgen A(n) is any agent that causes a birth defect. Select one: Flag question Question 7 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 b. permissive c. authoritative d. eclectic a. authoritarian Parents who use the parenting style give strict rules to their children with little discussion of the reasons for the rules. Select one: Flag question Question 9 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Flag question Question 10 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Question text d. Older adults take less time than younger adults to remember information about world knowledge. c. Younger adults do better than older adults in most aspects of memory. a. Younger adults are usually wiser than older adults. b. Older adults process information faster than younger adults. Which of the following is a difference between older and younger adults? Select one: Question text Oscar, a 4-month-old baby, is a participant of a preferential-looking experiment. Researchers show Oscar two photographs: a photo of his mother and a photo of a female stranger. The photographs are presented repeatedly in differing locations, and the amount of time Oscar spends looking at the photographs is recorded. What will researchers conclude if Oscar shows a reliable preference for the photograph of his mother over that of the stranger? Select one: a. Oscar can discriminate the photograph of his mother from that of the stranger. b. Oscar is afraid of strangers. c. Oscar likes strangers as much as his mother. d. Oscar can't see very well. Flag question Question 11 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question 12 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Question text a. an identity According to Erikson's theory of socioemotional development, establishing is the key challenge of adolescence. Select one: c. Sexual orientation d. Gendered sexuality b. Gender expression a. Gender identity refers to ways in which people present themselves through their appearance, including hairstyle, clothing choices, voice, and behavior. Select one: c. the presence of teratogens d. the absence of teratogens b. low levels of androgens In a female embryo, what allows for the normal development of female sex organs? Select one: a. high levels of testosterone Flag question Question 13 Incorrect 0.00 points out of 5.00 b. identity foreclosure c. identity moratorium d. identity achievement a. identity confusion Question text Elijah, a 17-year-old high school junior, is an integral part of the school soccer team. He is a good vocal artist and is part of the school's music club. He is equally passionate about calculus and is an active member of the high school calculus club. However, he is unsure of what he wants to pursue in life. In the context of Marcia's theory of identity status, which of the following is Elijah's identity status? Select one: Question text a. She will gain the ability to plan for herself, or she will live within the limits of others. b. She will learn to meet the demands of life, or she will start to feel more inferior. Annie, a 20-year-old, is in Erikson's psychosocial development stage of intimacy vs. isolation. Which of the following statements is true of Annie at this particular stage? Select one: Flag question Question 14 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 b. intimacy with a partner c. generativity d. integrity Flag question Question 15 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question 16 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Question text a. learned. b. unlikely to have evolved from the emotions of animals. In The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, Charles Darwin stated that the facial expressions of human beings are Select one: c. resilience. d. recovery. b. delayed grief or trauma. a. chronic dysfunction. Thomas's sister passed away in a car accident. He did not experience any sadness when he heard the news or in the days and weeks that followed her death. After a few months, he was hit by an intense wave of sadness and distress. According to the patterns of grief identified by George Bonanno, this scenario illustrates the pattern of grief called Select one: d. She will form meaningful relationships, or she will become socially segregated from others. c. She will acquire a sense of self, or she will become confused about her role in life. Flag question Question 17 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question 18 Incorrect 0.00 points out of 5.00 Question 19 Question text Question text c. It rejects the idea that the human body tends to maintain a steady state. d. It focuses on the Yerkes-Dodson law. b. It states that performance is best under conditions of high arousal rather than moderate arousal. a. It emphasizes the Cannon-Bard theory. Which of the following statements is true of optimum arousal theory? Select one: c. It functions to calm the body. d. When it is activated, heart rate and blood pressure drop. b. It prepares the individual for fighting or running away. a. It promotes relaxation and healing. Which of the following is true of the sympathetic nervous system? Select one: d. different in different cultures around the world. c. innate. Question text Question text Question 21 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 d. It consists of unconscious drives. c. It does not consider reality. a. It operates according to the pleasure principle. b. It does not consider whether something is right or wrong. According to the Freudian structures of personality, which of the following statements is true of the superego? Select one: Flag question Question 20 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 b. explicitly focus on trying to be happy. c. avoid failure. d. acquire new possessions. a. keep a gratitude journal. One technique for practicing positive self-reflection is to Select one: Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Question text Question 23 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 c. phallic d. latency b. oral a. anal Clarissa always needs to have something in her mouth. She is trying to give up smoking, but she can't get through the day without sucking or chewing on her nails, pencils, or any other object she can get her hands on. Freud would suggest that Clarissa may be fixated at the stage of psychosexual development. Select one: Flag question Question 22 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 d. He is addicted to smoking cigarettes. a. He is excessively concerned about cleanliness. b. He has a puritanical attitude toward sex. c. He is stubborn and prefers simplicity and structure. According to Freud's stages of psychosexual development, which of the following statements best indicates that 30-year-old Gayle is fixated at the oral stage? Select one: Flag question Question text Question text Question 25 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 d. agreeableness c. conscientiousness a. openness to experience b. extraversion Which of the following traits is related to generosity and altruism, to reports of religious faith, and to more satisfying romantic relationships? Select one: Flag question Question 24 Incorrect 0.00 points out of 5.00 d. ego c. id a. superego b. archetype Carolyn's parents were extremely religious, and they brought her up with strict moral codes. She was not permitted to have male friends, and even her female friends were not allowed to spend time in their home. In college, Carolyn fell in love and despite her strict upbringing, engaged in premarital sex. In the context of Freud's psychoanalytic theory, which personality structure was most likely responsible for Carolyn's action? Select one: Flag question Question text c. acetylcholine d. GABA