Allport’s idea that the traits around which someone organizes their life are called_________traits.

Related Mcqs:

1. What happens during the assimilation stage of Allport’s phases of norms?

   A. details of the story are emphasized
   B. The story is shortened or reduced
   C. The story become distorted
   D. all of the above

2. According to Allport, four levels of prejudices are:

   A. Cognitive, affective, behavioural and social
   B. Cognitive, social, historical and behavioural
   C. Cognitive, conative, behavioural and environmental
   D. Cognitive, psychodynamic, situational and historical-socio-cultural

3. The concept of traits is used to account for personal characteristics that are:

   A. biologically determined
   B. relatively permanent and enduring
   C. situation specific
   D. shared by a group

4. Which of the following traits is not part of the five-factor model of personality?

   A. Openness
   B. Anxiety
   C. Extraversion
   D. Agreeableness

5. Which of the following is true of traits?

   A. Traits are descriptors used to label personality
   B. Sheldon (1974) categorized people according to four body types
   C. Modern theorists view traits as discrete rather than continuous entities
   D. According to trait theorists, categorizing people into separate groups of ‘sociable’ versus ‘unsociable’ is extremely useful

6. Someone whose corpus callosum has been cut will experience difficulty in ___________?

   A. Naming an object held in the left hand
   B. Naming an object held in the right hand
   C. Recognizing an object held in the left hand
   D. Recognizing an object held in the right hand

7. When someone does something for you, you should do something for that person. This is known as the ______________?

   A. Reciprocity norm
   B. Foot- in- the door technique
   C. Compliance motive
   D. Door- in- the- face technique

8. Someone has been extremely anxious for much of the past year, but can’t explain why. There is a good chance that generalized he is experiencing:

   A. generalized anxiety disorder
   B. sociopathy
   C. psychosis
   D. a nervous breakdown

9. How can you tell if someone suffers from depression when you first meet that person?

   A. By their physical appearance
   B. You can’t. There are no obvious clues
   C. By their irrational behavior
   D. Many depression victims are quick to admit their illness

10. What is the best way to deal with someone having a panic attack?

    A. Yell at them to relax
    B. Make them sit down where they are and try to calm down
    C. Remind them that is “all in their head” so it can’t hurt them
    D. Reassure them, and take them where they feel safe