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Psychology Chapter 11, Quiz 2

1. Which of the following statements about Rotter's locus of control personality is NOT correct?
a. Internal people gamble or buy lottery tickets.
b. External people use feedback to solve a problem.
c. Internal people are more likely to vote in elections.
d. External people are more prone to learned helplessness.

2. According to Rogers, for self-actualization to occur, ______ is necessary.
a. good medical care
b. a healthy psychological environment
c. the proper heredity
d. an outstanding parent

3. Behaviorism is concerned with the _______ forces operating on the individual.
a. external
b. unconscious
c. internal
d. preconscious

4. In Rotter's personality theory, people who perceive that reinforcement is independent of their behavior have an ______ locus of control.
a. external
b. internal
c. expectant
d. independent

5. Watching and recording a person's behavior in everyday situations over a period of time is called:
a. interview.
b. objective test.
c. projective test.
d. observation.

6. A relatively new objective personality test used to measure personality in normal populations is the:
a. Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory.
b. Emotions Profile Index.
c. California Psychological Inventory.
d. Thematic Apperception Test.

7. The situation in which the interviewer does not have any specific questions that must be asked, but is free to develop the conversation as desired, is called the _______ interview.
a. structured
b. biased
c. unstructured
d. free

8. According to Freud, the part of personality that consists of a conscious faculty for perceiving and dealing intelligently with reality is the:
a. superego.
b. ego.
c. id.
d. libido.

9. The death instinct in Freud's personality theory that motivates the person to destructive, aggressive urges is:
a. libido.
b. Eros.
c. id.
d. Thanatos.

10. The objective personality test that is based on Jung's type theory and includes four dimensions used to generate 16 types is the:
a. California Psychological Inventory (CPI).
b. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2).
c. Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF).
d. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).

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