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Chapter 1, Introduction to Personality Psychology (68)1.) Features of personality that differentiate one person from another usually take the form of _____ in language. 1.A. differential pronouns 2.B... . trait-descriptive adjectives 3.C. action-descriptive verbs 4.D. trait-differentiating adverbs Ans: B 2.) If I describe Juan as “possessive” or Anita as “friendly,” I am employing the use ofA. trait-descriptive adjectives. B. inner psychological states. C. strategies to attain goals. D. inner qualities of personality. Ans: A 3.) How many trait-descriptive adjectives are there in the English language? A.A. More than 500 B.B. More than 1,800 C.C. More than 5,000 D.D. More than 20,000 Ans: D 4.) Psychologists have found it difficult to define personality because A.A. psychologists are not smart enough to determine the boundaries of human personality. B.B. personality has a common sense definition that psychologists find hard to falsify. C.C. the idea of studying human personality is a rather new concept in psychology. D.D. any definition of personality needs to be sufficiently comprehensive to include a multitude of concepts. Ans: D 5.) Research on personality traits asks all of these questions EXCEPT A.A. how many fundamental personality traits there are. B.B. how personality traits are organized. C.C. where personality traits come from. D.D. which cues cause behavior in a situation. Ans: D Page: 6 6.) Immanuel walks the same path every day at the same time. To state that he will most likely take the same route at the same time next Wednesday is using the _____ nature of personality traits. A.A. descriptive B.B. explanatory C.C. predictive D.D. individualistic Ans: C **7.) Mike makes several social errors at a party. He calls the host by the wrong name, spills his red wine on the carpet, and insults the guest of honor. We label Mike’s behavior as “socially inept.” This labeling of Mike’s behavior utilizes the _____ research approach to personality traits. A.A. explanato [Show More]

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