Personality: Sigmund Freud's Three Main Principles
45 Questions
1 Views

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

According to Freud's theory of personality, what is the assumption that all psychological events have a cause?

  • Unconscious Motivation
  • Psychic Determinism (correct)
  • Symbolic Meaning
  • Reality Principle

    • Which agency in Freud's theory of personality operates based on the Pleasure Principle?

  • Ego
  • ID (correct)
  • Conscious Mind
  • Superego

    • What is the function of the Ego in Freud's theory of personality?

  • Delays gratification
  • Balances right and wrong decisions (correct)
  • Imposes moral standards
  • Operates based on basic instincts

    • Which defense mechanism involves motivated forgetting of emotionally threatening memories or impulses, according to Freud?

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

    What did Freud believe dreams were primarily about in relation to the human psyche?

    <p>Reflecting an unconscious struggle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Freud, what is the main focus of each stage of psychosexual development?

    <p>Erogenous zone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term best describes turning an inappropriate desire into an appropriate goal?

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

    What is the main difference between Neo-Freudians and Freud's theories?

    <p>Neo-Freudians emphasize social drivers over sexuality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which collective unconscious concept involves universal symbols shared across cultures?

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

    What did B.F. Skinner argue as the main source of differences in personalities?

    <p>Learning histories</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of tests consist of questions answered in a Likert format?

    <p>Structured Personality Tests</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which test requires examinees to interpret ambiguous stimuli?

    <p>Rorschach Inkblot Test</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which test involves constructing a story based on pictures?

    <p>Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which test had validity, unlike the Myers-Briggs test?

    <p>NEO PI-R</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Pitfalls in Personality Assessment known as that involves accepting high base rate descriptors as accurate?

    <p>PT Barnum Effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the assumption that all psychological events have a cause in Freud's theory of personality?

    <p>Psychic Determinism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which agency in Freud's theory of personality is responsible for moral standards and the sense of right and wrong?

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

    What defense mechanism involves motivated forgetting of emotionally threatening memories or impulses according to Freud?

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

    According to Freud, what does the Ego primarily use to make decisions in balancing the ID and Superego?

    <p>Reality Principle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which element of the human psyche, as per Freud, operates based on the Pleasure Principle and houses basic instincts?

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

    What did Freud believe dreams primarily reflected in terms of human desires?

    <p>Wish fulfillment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which aspect of the human psyche did Freud suggest we are quick to make up explanations for after the fact?

    <p>Unconscious Motivation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Contrary to popular belief, what did Freud NOT state about symbols in dreams according to the text?

    <p>All symbols have universal meanings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What concept in Freud's theory of personality involves delaying gratification until finding appropriate or socially acceptable outlets for drives?

    <p>Reality Principle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In Freud's view, what does psychic determinism imply about human actions?

    <p>Our actions are at the mercy of external forces.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between the NEO PI-R test and the Myers-Briggs test?

    <p>The NEO PI-R test has validity, unlike the Myers-Briggs test.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), what is the main task required of the subject?

    <p>Constructing a story based on pictures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory of personality assessment involves a hypothesis about examinees projecting aspects of their personality onto ambiguous stimuli?

    <p>Projective Hypothesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main limitation of the Rorschach Inkblot Test mentioned in the text?

    <p>Unknown test-retest and problematic interrater reliability scores</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which concept is associated with the tendency to accept high base rate descriptors as accurate in personality assessment?

    <p>PT Barnum Effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common criticism of the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) mentioned in the text?

    <p>Lack of incremental validity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term describes tests consisting of ambiguous stimuli that examinees must interpret or make sense of?

    <p>Projective Tests</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'The PT Barnum Effect' is associated with which of the following?

    <p>'Accepting high base rate descriptors' as accurate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'The Pleasure Principle' in Freud's theory of personality operates through which agency?

    <p>'Id'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Astrology and Tarot readings' are examples given in the text to illustrate which phenomenon?

    <p>'High base rate descriptors'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of Freud's stages of psychosexual development?

    <p>Development of sexual desires</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Jung's collective unconscious concept, what are archetypes?

    <p>Universal symbols shared across cultures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term best describes Carl Rogers' concept of 'Self Actualization'?

    <p>Drive to develop one's innate potential to the fullest</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In Neo-Freudians' theories, what is an 'Inferiority Complex' primarily associated with?

    <p>Low self-esteem leading to overcompensation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor is NOT considered one of the Big Five personality traits in the Trait Model?

    <p>Ambition and Drive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Freud, what happens during the Phallic Stage of psychosexual development?

    <p>Emergence of the Oedipus Complex</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Reciprocal Determinism' in Social Learning Theories refers to...

    <p>An interaction between personality factors, behavior, and environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Projection' as a defense mechanism involves...

    <p>Unconsciously attributing negative qualities to others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Sublimation' as described by Freud involves...

    <p>Turning inappropriate desires into appropriate goals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Rationalization' in Freudian theory primarily serves as...

    <p>'Reasonable sounding explanation for unreasonable behavior'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    More Like This

    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Open
    Browser
    Browser