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Psych 100 Mod5 Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When Allport and Odbert consulted a dictionary to determine what words are related to personality traits, their first effort produced a rather sizable list of approximately ______ words. | 18,000 words |
| When our actions are affected by desires or impulses that are outside of our awareness, we would say that they have been impacted by ______motives. | implicit |
| When test scores are used to make important decisions about the individual being assessed, they reflect "______" testing. | high-stakes |
| When people are asked to provide objective ratings of a friend, their ratings tend to be artificially inflated. In other words, they rate their friend more positively than may be deserved. This is called the ______effect. | friend enhancement |
| Brendan is taking a personality assessment for his new job. He must choose one of three answers: "agree," "disagree," or "not sure." Brendan is taking a(n) ______personality test. | objective |
| In a new revision of the Five-Factor approach to personality traits, called the HEXACO model, a sixth trait has been added. What is that newer trait? | honesty-humility |
| Kimberly has been married to Leslie for 3 months. her father asks how things are going, Kimberly says: "Things are wonderful. Leslie is the best partner I could ask for." This unrealistically rating of her new wife is an example of the ______effect. | honeymoon |
| ______ means that similar behaviors or tendencies occur across different situations. This speaks to why it is often easy to predict how a person will act in a given context. | Consistency |
| What is the most likely outcome of the sibling contrast effect? | Parents will exaggerate the true extent of the differences between their children. |
| ______refers to the consistency of test scores across repeated assessments. | Reliability |
| ______ is a statistical technique that allows one to group things together according to how highly they are associated (or how similar they truly are). | Factor analysis |
| What is the best way to describe the relationship between the personality traits in the Five-Factor Model? | The traits are relatively independent. A high score on one trait tells little about a score on another trait. |
| What is the most familiar and widely-used approach to assessing personality? | objective tests |
| Steve and Moira's two oldest children are gifted athletes, while the youngest is of average skill. When Steve is asked about his kids' abilities, he says that his youngest is not a very good athlete. This demonstrates the ______effect. | sibling contrast |
| The enduring dispositions that people show across situations are called personality ______. | traits |
| Norah believes that there are specific roles that women should occupy and these beliefs are valued and reinforced by rituals and products she encounters. Norah's belief is an example of ______. | culture |
| Which choice is the best definition of culture? | Shared, socially transmitted ideas that are reflected in and reinforced by institutions and rituals. |
| Some brain mechanisms that regulate sexual behavior are similar in males and females, but one distinctly female characteristic is that brain areas important for sexuality overlap extensively with those brain areas connected to ______. | nurturance-emotions |
| According to the ______ Theory, cultural factors shape how people ideally want to feel (their "ideal affect") whereas temperamental factors shape their actual affect. | Affect Valuation |
| Which affective state would be associated with descriptions such as fearful, hostile, and nervous? | High Arousal/Unpleasant (HAN) |
| Jerry is feeling hungry right now. If his experience is indicative of most hunger episodes, he currently has low levels of ______in his blood. | glucose |
| In males, the ______is a part of the brain that is strongly related to sexual arousal and pleasure. | preoptic area |
| Which part of the brain plays a large role in eating behavior? | hypothalamus |
| Marcus lives in the United States, and is asked how he defines well-being. Which of the following are most likely to be a part of his answer? | feeling excited and other high arousal positive states |
| ______ refer to the culturally-determined rules about what emotions are appropriate to show in given situation. | Display rules |
| Hunger is to the lateral hypothalamus as satiation is to the ______. | ventromedial hypothalamus |
| "Humans adapt to their environments and, as a result, their emotions may be unique to their cultural backgrounds" reflects the ______ perspective in the study of culture and emotions. | social constructivist |
| According to the Affect Valuation Theory, one's ideal affect is best predicted by ______ factors. |
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