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Question 81

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When anxiety provoking memories are prevented from reaching conscious awareness,such as not remembering lying to parents,it is called ________.

A) denial
B) sublimation
C) repression
D) regression

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Question 82

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Three-year old Elijah's preschool teacher has complained to the child's parents that he is frequently difficult to control,does not sit still during story time,and has to be disciplined more than the other students.In response,Elijah's parents ask the school psychologist to go to the classroom for an hour and chart how often these instances actually take place.From a personality assessment perspective,the psychologist is conducting a(n) ________ assessment.

A) behavior frequency
B) psychometric
C) personological
D) inventory

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Question 83

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Which defense mechanism figured prominently in the theory of Alfred Adler?

According to Jung,each person's own repressed thoughts that have been pushed out of awareness are contained in the __________.

When Candace ordered a hot fudge sundae and a diet soda,she told herself that the calories from the ice cream really were not a big deal because the diet soda sort of balanced it all out.Which of Freud's defense mechanisms is motivating Candace?

In Freud's theory,the id is to fun as the superego is to ____________.

In the metaphor the angel,the devil,and me,the angel is the ____________.

Your teacher organizes a debate on Freudian theory.You are assigned to be on the anti-Freud side and,therefore,must point out problems in the theory.Which of the following will be at the top of your list?

Tony has devised a test in which people look at clouds and talk about what they see.What type of test would psychologists call this?

Which of the following was not a facet of Bandura's theory of reciprocal determinism?

A famous psychologist argues that there are three factors that influence personality: environment,the person,and his/her behavior.This psychologist is most likely a ______ psychologist.

Many of the vocational personality tests that are used to predict career success and happiness are based on the career theory of ________.

Jeromy has been having an affair with another woman.One afternoon his wife came home later than usual and Jeromy became angry,accusing his wife of infidelity.Which defense mechanism is behind Jeromy's accusation?

Ted is friendly,loves to tell jokes at parties,and is perceived by others as warm and considerate.On which two of the Big Five traits would you expect Ted to obtain high scores?

Why would an evolutionary psychologist be concerned with the issue of personality variations in humans and non-humans?

The _______ perspective of personality was a direct reaction against the negative view that the psychoanalytic perspective had of human beings.

Which term was given to psychoanalysts who broke away from a strict interpretation of Freud's theory and developed theories of their own that were based upon Freud's work?

Carolyn took home some printer paper from the office.Later,she felt guilty for stealing it so she brought some paper to work to replace what she took.Freud would suggest that Carolyn's ________ was responsible for making her feel bad over what she did.

Anthony is sick of writing papers and studying for tests,but he knows he needs a college degree if he wants to be successful in his chosen career.So every morning Anthony gives himself a dressing down - in essence yelling at himself - to make himself get out of bed and go to classes,and every evening he does the same thing to get himself to do his work.According to Freud,which personality structure is in control here?

For Freud,the only personality structure present at birth is the ______.