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Shortly after receiving a traffic ticket for speeding,Fred made numerous hostile comments to his wife about the incompetence of women drivers.Fred's comments illustrate most clearly the defense mechanism of

A) reaction formation.
B) rationalization.
C) identification.
D) displacement.

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Question 182

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Which perspective most clearly emphasizes the interactive influences of traits and situations on human behavior?

A) trait perspective
B) psychodynamic perspective
C) social-cognitive perspective
D) humanistic perspective

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Question 183

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Features of the Big Five traits are common to people

Which theorists are most likely to be criticized for underestimating the variability of behavior from situation to situation?

Some modern personality researchers believe our identity may be helpfully revealed using ________,which involves collecting a rich narrative detailing our unique life history.

Rona was asked by her psychotherapist to describe what she saw in 10 ambiguous inkblots.Rona was most likely responding to a(n) ________ test.

Joshua has a predisposition for aggressive behavior.As a child,he was physically abused and lived in a neighborhood in which a lot of violent gangs roamed the streets.By the time Joshua was 18 he had been arrested multiple times for aggressive actions against other teens.Joshua's aggressive behavior is a result of

Because Mr.Maloney trusts his employees,he treats them kindly.His kindness leads them to work diligently on his behalf,which in turn increases his trust in them.This pattern of trust,kindness,diligence,and increasing trust illustrates what is meant by

Dr.Chen believes that the study of personality should focus on identifying,describing,and measuring individual differences.Dr.Chen probably would identify with the ________ perspective on personality.

Joanna is very serious about her work as a teacher.She rarely misses work,attends every meeting prepared to make a contribution,and is never behind in grading her students' work.Which Big Five trait is Joanna illustrating?

Athletes often privately attribute their losses to bad officiating.This best illustrates

The Thematic Apperception Test requires people to respond to

In Freud's view,conflicts unresolved during earlier psychosexual stages could surface as maladaptive behavior in the adult years.When this occurs,according to Freud,the person is ________ at a psychosexual stage.

People who typically remain quiet because they constantly fear that others will evaluate them negatively most clearly demonstrate

Katrinka habitually makes nasty,hostile comments about her teachers.Freud would have suggested that her behavior illustrates the powerful influence of the

Which personality theories have most clearly been developed through psychological research on learning and cognition?

Survivors' vivid memories of Nazi death camp experiences most clearly challenge Freud's concept of

According to Freud,the defense mechanism that underlies all others is

Which neo-Freudian introduced the concept of an inferiority complex?

Compared with personality differences among humans,personality differences among dogs are ________ evident and ________ consistently judged by researchers.