Approaches of Personality Theories Quiz

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According to Feist & Feist (2008), what do personality theories differ on?

  • Assumptions about physics
  • Assumptions about humanity (correct)
  • Assumptions about plant growth
  • Assumptions about animal behavior

What is one of the dimensions used as a framework for viewing each personality theorist's concept of humanity?

  • Historical Events vs. Future Predictions
  • Astronomy vs. Geology
  • Chemical Reactions vs. Biological Processes
  • Determinism vs. Free Will (correct)

Which dimension explores whether people’s behaviors are determined by forces beyond their control or by choice?

  • Nature vs. Nurture
  • Pessimism vs. Optimism
  • Past Events vs. Future Events
  • Determinism vs. Free Will (correct)

What do simple, straightforward theories in personality psychology tend to be?

<p>More useful than complicated ones (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the issues that personality theories differ on, according to the text?

<p>Determinism vs. Free Will (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which dimension in the framework explores whether people are doomed to live miserable lives or can change and grow?

<p>Pessimism vs. Optimism (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of the Psychodynamic Approach in personality theories?

<p>The role of unconscious mind and internal conflicts (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theorist is associated with Individual Psychology under the Psychodynamic Approach?

<p>Alfred Adler (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Psychodynamic theories, what plays a crucial role in shaping an individual's personality?

<p>Early childhood experiences (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theory is NOT part of the Psychodynamic Approach to personality?

<p>Humanistic Psychoanalysis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who proposed the Psychoanalytic Theory within the Psychodynamic Approach?

<p>Sigmund Freud (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes the Psychodynamic Approach from other personality theories?

<p>Emphasis on unconscious mind and internal conflicts (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theory falls under the Trait Approach as mentioned in the text?

<p>Raymond Cattell’s Sixteen Personality Factors (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What aspect does the Cognitive Approach focus on?

<p>Cognitive processes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who proposed the Biologically-Based Factor Theory as part of the Trait Approach?

<p>Hans Eysenck (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which personality theory is NOT mentioned in the text?

<p>Sigmund Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theorists are credited with developing the Five Factor Trait Theory within the Trait Approach?

<p>Paul Costa and Robert McCrae (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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