1. Modules 46-48: Personality
Clicker Questions
Psychology in Modules, 11th Edition by David G. Myers & C. Nathan DeWall
Slides by Melissa Terlecki, Cabrini College
Modules 46-48: Personality

2. 1. Which part of the personality structure strives to satisfy basic sexual and aggressive drives?
A. Id
B. Ego
C. Defense mechanisms
D. Superego

3. 1. Which part of the personality structure strives to satisfy basic sexual and aggressive drives? ANSWER
A. Id
B. Ego
C. Defense mechanisms
D. Superego

4. 2. During which psychosexual stage are sexual feelings dormant?
A. Oral
B. Phallic
C. Latency
D. Anal

5. 2. During which psychosexual stage are sexual feelings dormant? ANSWER
A. Oral
B. Phallic
C. Latency
D. Anal

6. 3. Which defense mechanism is characterized by disguising one’s own threatening impulses by attributing them to others?
A. Rationalization
B. Projection
C. Displacement
D. Reaction formation

7. 3. Which defense mechanism is characterized by disguising one’s own threatening impulses by attributing them to others? ANSWER
A. Rationalization
B. Projection
C. Displacement
D. Reaction formation

8. 4. Which psychoanalyst believed that much of behavior is driven by efforts to conquer feelings of childhood inferiority?
A. Sigmund Freud
B. Karen Horney
C. Alfred Adler
D. Carl Jung

9. 4. Which psychoanalyst believed that much of behavior is driven by efforts to conquer feelings of childhood inferiority? ANSWER
A. Sigmund Freud
B. Karen Horney
C. Alfred Adler
D. Carl Jung

10. 5. The attitude of total acceptance toward another person is called (a):
A. trait.
B. self-actualization.
C. self-concept.
D. unconditional positive regard.

11. 5. The attitude of total acceptance toward another person is called (a): ANSWER
A. trait.
B. self-actualization.
C. self-concept.
D. unconditional positive regard.

12. 6. Which of the following would be considered a projective test of personality?
A. Rorschach inkbot test
B. MMPI
C. The Big Five factor test
D. MBTI

13. 6. Which of the following would be considered a projective test of personality? ANSWER
A. Rorschach inkblot test
B. MMPI
C. The Big Five factor test
D. MBTI

14. 7. Which Big Five factor measures emotional stability versus instability?
A. Conscientiousness
B. Agreeableness
C. Extraversion
D. Neuroticism

15. 7. Which Big Five factor measures emotional stability versus instability? ANSWER
A. Conscientiousness
B. Agreeableness
C. Extraversion
D. Neuroticism

16. 8. The interacting influences of behavior, internal cognition, and environment is called (the):
A. self-serving bias.
B. self-efficacy.
C. reciprocal determinism.
D. spotlight effect.

17. 8. The interacting influences of behavior, internal cognition, and environment is called (the): ANSWER
A. self-serving bias.
B. self-efficacy.
C. reciprocal determinism.
D. spotlight effect.

18. 9. The center of personality is considered (the):
A. self.
B. self-esteem.
C. self-efficacy.
D. self-serving bias.

19. 9. The center of personality is considered (the): ANSWER
A. self.
B. self-esteem.
C. self-efficacy.
D. self-serving bias.

20. 10. In comparing the major personality theories, which argues that our behavior in one situation is best predicted by considering our past behavior in similar situations?
A. Psychoanalytic
B. Humanistic
C. Social-cognitive
D. Trait

21. 10. In comparing the major personality theories, which argues that our behavior in one situation is best predicted by considering our past behavior in similar situations? ANSWER
A. Psychoanalytic
B. Humanistic
C. Social-cognitive
D. Trait

22. Critical Thinking Questions

23. 11. Helen has had a terrible day at work
11. Helen has had a terrible day at work. She cannot tell her boss off, so she goes home and yells at her husband instead. This would be an example of:
A. Displacement
B. Rationalization
C. Denial
D. Regression

24. 11. Helen has had a terrible day at work
11. Helen has had a terrible day at work. She cannot tell her boss off, so she goes home and yells at her husband instead. This would be an example of: ANSWER
A. Displacement
B. Rationalization
C. Denial
D. Regression

25. 12. Clark’s personality is both sociable/outgoing and easy going/carefree. Which two axes would characterize his traits?
A. Unstable - introverted
B. Stable - extraverted
C. Unstable - extraverted
D. Stable - introverted

26. 12. Clark’s personality is both sociable/outgoing and easy going/carefree. Which two axes would characterize his traits? ANSWER
A. Unstable - introverted
B. Stable - extraverted
C. Unstable - extraverted
D. Stable - introverted

27. 13. MaryAnn is about to try snowboarding for the first time
13. MaryAnn is about to try snowboarding for the first time. She has done well skiing before and believes she we perform exceptionally. MaryAnn has (a):
A. high self-efficacy.
B. low-self-esteem.
C. high self-esteem.
D. self-serving bias.

28. 13. MaryAnn is about to try snowboarding for the first time
13. MaryAnn is about to try snowboarding for the first time. She has done well skiing before and believes she we perform exceptionally. MaryAnn has (a): ANSWER
A. high self-efficacy.
B. low-self-esteem.
C. high self-esteem.
D. self-serving bias.

29. 14. Adolescents are often self-conscious, feeling that they are often ridiculed, as they adopt their own identity. Which of the following would they most likely be experiencing?
A. High self-esteem
B. Spotlight effect
C. Narcissism
D. High self-efficacy

30. 14. Adolescents are often self-conscious, feeling that they are often ridiculed, as they adopt their own identity. Which of the following would they most likely be experiencing? ANSWER
A. High self-esteem
B. Spotlight effect
C. Narcissism
D. High self-efficacy

31. 15. Jonathan brags about his amazing driving skills as inborn talent, yet discounts the accident her got into last week as the other driver’s fault. This is an example of (the):
A. spotlight effect.
B. self-efficacy.
C. self-serving bias.
D. narcissism.

32. 15. Jonathan brags about his amazing driving skills as inborn talent, yet discounts the accident her got into last week as the other driver’s fault. This is an example of (the): ANSWER
A. spotlight effect.
B. self-efficacy.
C. self-serving bias.
D. narcissism.