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Understanding Personality Theories and Types Quiz

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Understanding Personality Theories and Types Quiz

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What do nurture advocates believe contributes to the totality of a person's personality and accomplishments?

Genetically based traits

Experiences and environmental factors (correct)

Natural endowments

Biological inheritance

According to the nature-nurture perspective, what is attributed to mainly biological, inborn tendencies and genetically based traits?

Emotional intelligence

Personality (correct)

Intelligence

Physical traits

Which perspective views the human person as a blank slate at birth?

Evolutionary theory

Nature-nurture

Nature advocates

Nurture advocates (correct)

What is responsible for the total personality of humans according to the text?

Interaction between nature and nurture Signup and view all the answers

How are physical characteristics such as height influenced according to the text?

By both nature and nurture perspectives Signup and view all the answers

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 Signup and view all the answers

Which theory of personality focuses on the interaction between individual traits and situational influences?

Trait Personality Theory Signup and view all the answers

Which theory of personality emphasizes the importance of self-actualization and personal growth?

Humanistic Personality Theory Signup and view all the answers

According to the Five-Factor Model, which of the following is NOT one of the five major dimensions of personality?

Humility Signup and view all the answers

Defense mechanisms, such as repression and projection, are concepts primarily associated with which theory of personality?

Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory Signup and view all the answers

Which theory of personality focuses on how our environment and behavior interact to influence our personalities?

Social Cognitive Theory of Personality Signup and view all the answers

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 Signup and view all the answers

Which type of personality is characterized by competitiveness, time urgency, and hostility?

Type A personality Signup and view all the answers

Which psychoanalytic theorist is known for his Theory of the mind, the structure of personality, and defense mechanisms?

Sigmund Freud Signup and view all the answers

Which factor model of personality includes openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism?

The five-factor models of personality Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to how genes and the environment influence individual differences in behavior and traits?

Nature vs. Nurture Debate Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the individual's emotional and physical responses to situations?

Temperament Signup and view all the answers