Enduring dimensions of personality characteristics differentiating people from another is called ___________?_

Related Mcqs:

1. Personality theorists believe there may be______factors or very board dimensions that make up a person’s personality.

   A. 3
   B. 10
   C. 7
   D. 5

2. The nomothetic approach to personality emphasizes that people are_______whereas the idiographic approach to personality emphasizes that people are_______.

   A. Introverts: extroverts
   B. Extroverts; introverts
   C. Similar; unique
   D. Unique; similar

3. The enduring traditions, ideas, attitudes, and behaviors shared by a large group of people transmitted from one generation to the next define their:

   A. gender schemas
   B. nature
   C. temperament
   D. culture

4. Which of the following is true of personal construct theory? 1: George Kelly developed personal construct theory to examine how individuals view the world. 2: Personal construct theory portrays people as victims of unconscious desires and impulses. 3: Personal construct theory does not try to locate the individual on the personality theorists, dimensions. 4: Kelly basically took the view that we are all artists.

   A. 1 & 2
   B. 3 & 4
   C. 1 & 3
   D. 2 & 4

5. Which of the following are NOT necessarily characteristics of an authoritarian personality? people with authoritarian personalities tend to:
   1.Have experienced harsh family rearing strategies.
   2.Hate their parents.
   3.Idolize power figures.
   4.Strive for a changing world order.

   A. 1 & 2
   B. 2 & 3
   C. 2 & 4
   D. 1 & 3

6. Which are true of the diathesis-stress model of mental illness?Please identify all correct answers.
   1: When an enduring vulnerability factor in a person is coupled with a recent stressor, it results in psychological disorder.
   2: Only one of the diathesis or stressor needs to be present for symptoms of the psychological disorder to occur.
   3: Both the diathesis and the stressor must be present to lead the symptoms of the psychological disorder.
   4: Diathesis and stressors have specific definitions.

   A. 1 & 4
   B. 1 & 3
   C. 2 & 3
   D. 2 & 4

7. Noma is optimistic, impulsive, excitable, and restless. In terms of the Eysenck’s’ basic personality dimensions, he would be classified as:

   A. unstable-extraverted
   B. manic-dependent
   C. external-dependent
   D. passive-aggressive

8. All of the following are dimensions of Eysenck’s personality type theory EXCEPT:

   A. Introversion
   B. Melancholy
   C. Extroversion
   D. Neuroticism

9. Who developed a model of personality based on 16 trait dimensions?

   A. Allport
   B. Rogers
   C. Freud
   D. Cattell

10. Which of the following is NOT one of the dimensions in Cattell’s 18 Personality Factors are (18PF)?

    A. Forthright-shrewd
    B. Placid-Neurotic
    C. Undisciplined-controlled
    D. Tough-minded-tender-minded