17 Questions
What do nurture advocates believe contributes to the totality of a person's personality and accomplishments?
Experiences and environmental factors
According to the nature-nurture perspective, what is attributed to mainly biological, inborn tendencies and genetically based traits?
Personality
Which perspective views the human person as a blank slate at birth?
Nurture advocates
What is responsible for the total personality of humans according to the text?
Interaction between nature and nurture
How are physical characteristics such as height influenced according to the text?
By both nature and nurture perspectives
In the context of personality development, what do nurture advocates believe about a person's achievements?
Achievements are a result of interactions between genetics and environment
Which theory of personality focuses on the interaction between individual traits and situational influences?
Trait Personality Theory
Which theory of personality emphasizes the importance of self-actualization and personal growth?
Humanistic Personality Theory
According to the Five-Factor Model, which of the following is NOT one of the five major dimensions of personality?
Humility
Defense mechanisms, such as repression and projection, are concepts primarily associated with which theory of personality?
Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory
Which theory of personality focuses on how our environment and behavior interact to influence our personalities?
Social Cognitive Theory of Personality
What is the term used to describe all the behaviors, interests, beliefs, thoughts, experiences, and traits that set an individual apart from everyone else?
Personality
Which type of personality is characterized by competitiveness, time urgency, and hostility?
Type A personality
Which psychoanalytic theorist is known for his Theory of the mind, the structure of personality, and defense mechanisms?
Sigmund Freud
Which factor model of personality includes openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism?
The five-factor models of personality
Which term refers to how genes and the environment influence individual differences in behavior and traits?
Nature vs. Nurture Debate
What is the term used to describe the individual's emotional and physical responses to situations?
Temperament
Explore questions related to personality theories, including definitions of personality, Sigmund Freud's perspective, and the nature vs. nurture controversy. Also, delve into the characteristics of A, B, C, and D personality types, as well as the five-factor models.
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