A. the structure of the mind
B. the function of our behaviors
C. our history of rewards and punishments
D. the unconscious
Related Mcqs:
- Which of the following statements relating to the stages in Freud’s psychogenetic model of development matches up with Freud’s suggestions?Which of the following statements relating to the stages in Freud’s psychogenetic model of development matches up with Freud’s suggestions?
A. At an early oral stage children usually start to explore their environment but experience control and discipline from their parents
B. Fixation at the anal stage results in children deriving pleasure in adulthood from activities such as overeating, smoking, drinking and kissing
C. At the genital stage children discover pleasure from touching their genitals
D. During the latency period sexual impulses are rechanneled into activities such as sport, learning and social activities - Wilson was the strong supporter of _________ plays vital role for shaping of behaviour?
A. Genes
B. Culture and environment
C. Past life
D. God or almighty - A hypothesis concerning the role of language is shaping cultures. It holds that language is culturally determined and serves to influence our mode of thought is called:
A. legal- rational authority
B. Sapir- Whorf hypothesis
C. Routine activities theory
D. None of these - Which of the following do MPDs sometimes display when switching personalities?
A. physical differences
B. speech differences
C. both
D. None of these - A rare condition in which separate personalities exist in the same person is called:
A. dissociative identity disorder
B. split personality
C. schizophrenia
D. amnesia - 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 - In the Nurture Assumption, Judith Harris argues that the evidence indicates that family environment has_______on children’s personalities.
A. largely positive effects
B. largely negative effects
C. surprisingly little effect
D. a powerful effect - Jamil and Qasim are identical twins, reared in different homes after their birth, due to the death of their parents. They are nineteen years of age and have personalities that differ sharply from each other. The reason of this difference in personality is most likely due to:
A. the two having identical genotypes
B. the environment
C. heredity
D. brain chemistry differences - In the technique of shaping behavior, which of the following is used?
A. positive reinforcement
B. neutral acknowledgment
C. negative reinforcement
D. differential reinforcement - Alfred Adler stressed what in his personality theory?
A. the environment
B. collective unconscious
C. conflict
D. striving for superiority
