Introduction to Personality Theory Quiz
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What is personality according to the text?

  • A set of assumptions
  • A pattern of relatively permanent traits and unique characteristics (correct)
  • A scientific theory
  • A theatrical mask worn by Roman actors

What is the origin of the word 'personality'?

  • Latin persona, referring to a theatrical mask worn by Roman actors (correct)
  • Greek dramas
  • A set of related assumptions
  • Temperament, physique, and intelligence

What do traits contribute to, according to the text?

  • Unique qualities of an individual
  • Individual differences in behavior, consistency of behavior over time, and stability of behavior across situations (correct)
  • A set of related assumptions
  • A pattern of relatively permanent traits and unique characteristics

What are characteristics in the context of personality?

<p>Unique qualities of an individual that include attributes such as temperament, physique, and intelligence (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a scientific theory according to the text?

<p>A set of related assumptions that allows scientists to use logical deductive reasoning to formulate testable hypotheses (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Personality psychology is a branch of psychology that examines ______ and its variation among individuals.

<p>personality</p> Signup and view all the answers

It aims to show how people are individually different due to ______ forces.

<p>psychological</p> Signup and view all the answers

Personality is a dynamic and organized set of characteristics possessed by an individual that uniquely influences their environment, cognition, emotions, motivations, and ______ in various situations.

<p>behaviors</p> Signup and view all the answers

The word personality originates from the Latin ______, which means 'mask'.

<p>persona</p> Signup and view all the answers

Personality also pertains to the pattern of thoughts, feelings, social adjustments, and behaviors persistently exhibited over time that strongly influences one's expectations, self-perceptions, values, and ______.

<p>attitudes</p> Signup and view all the answers

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