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Which perspective views human behavior as driven by future goals or purposes?
Which perspective views human behavior as driven by future goals or purposes?
- Conscious
- Teleology (correct)
- Causality
- Biological
Which type of personality assessment involves observing a person's behavior in a given situation?
Which type of personality assessment involves observing a person's behavior in a given situation?
- Clinical interviews
- Self-report personality tests
- Projective techniques
- Behavioral assessment (correct)
Which field of psychology is concerned with understanding the symptoms of clients and diagnosing disorders?
Which field of psychology is concerned with understanding the symptoms of clients and diagnosing disorders?
- Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Counseling Psychology
- School/Educational Psychology
- Clinical Psychology (correct)
What does validity in personality assessment refer to?
What does validity in personality assessment refer to?
Which perspective views human behavior as driven by hereditary factors?
Which perspective views human behavior as driven by hereditary factors?
Which field of psychology is concerned with the interests and needs of individuals?
Which field of psychology is concerned with the interests and needs of individuals?
What is the key idea behind psychodynamic theories of personality?
What is the key idea behind psychodynamic theories of personality?
Which of the following is NOT one of the key figures associated with the humanistic-existential perspective?
Which of the following is NOT one of the key figures associated with the humanistic-existential perspective?
What is the primary focus of dispositional theories of personality?
What is the primary focus of dispositional theories of personality?
According to the passage, what is a key characteristic of a useful theory in the field of personality?
According to the passage, what is a key characteristic of a useful theory in the field of personality?
Which perspective is primarily concerned with the influence of genetic, epigenetic, and neurological systems on behavior and personality?
Which perspective is primarily concerned with the influence of genetic, epigenetic, and neurological systems on behavior and personality?
According to the passage, what is a key characteristic of a parsimonious theory?
According to the passage, what is a key characteristic of a parsimonious theory?
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Teleology
Teleology
The view that behavior is motivated by future goals.
Behavioral assessment
Behavioral assessment
Assessment that observes behavior directly in a specific situation.
Clinical Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Psychology focused on understanding and diagnosing mental disorders.
Validity
Validity
The ability of a test to measure what it claims to measure.
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Biological perspective
Biological perspective
The view that behavior is primarily driven by inherited traits.
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Counseling Psychology
Counseling Psychology
Psychology focused on individual's interests and needs.
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Psychodynamic theories
Psychodynamic theories
Emphasizes the influence of early experiences on personality.
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Generates Research
Generates Research
Characteristics of a useful theory
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Biological evolutionary perspective
Biological evolutionary perspective
Focuses on genetic, epigenetic and nervous system influence on behavior.
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Parsimony
Parsimony
Theory = Simple, straightforward, avoids complexity
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Dispositional theories
Dispositional theories
Focuses more on long-term tendencies of behavior.
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Humanist-Existential Perspective
Humanist-Existential Perspective
Focuses on freedom, free well , unique experiences
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