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6. Eysenck came up with two supertraits which he stated were the key dimensions of personality. What were they?

  • Dominance & love
  • Love & Neuroticism
  • Extraversion (vs introversion) & Neuroticism
  • Extraversion & Dominance

7. According to the _________, people are born with a certain biological or genetic predisposition to a mental illness

  • Diathesis-stress model
  • Model of Intellectual Functioning
  • Mood Disorder Model
  • Genetic Susceptibility Model

8. When facing times of stress, Amber tends to seek out other people for support. According to Jung, what type of people is she?

  • A calm person
  • An extrovert
  • An anxious person
  • An introvert

9. Which factor in the "big 5" has been related to greater responsiveness in parenting, less negativity in marital interactions & less antisocial behaviour?

  • Agreeableness
  • Neuroticism
  • Extraversion
  • Warmth

10. In Eysenck's personality theory, he featured three dimensions. Which one received less attention than the others?

  • Extraversion
  • Introversion
  • Psychoticism
  • Neutroticism

11. Which of the following is not part of the "big five" factors in personality?

  • Extraversion
  • Agreeableness
  • Neuroticism
  • Openness
  • Warmth
  • Conscientiousness

12. In trait theories, differences among people are seen as:

  • Quantitative
  • Qualitative

13. What process attempts to find patterns of association in a set of variables?

  • Quasi-experiment
  • Factor analysis
  • Meta-analysis
  • Content analysis

14. What is the definition of situationism?

  • A pattern of situation-behaviour links the person has established over time (in specific situations)
  • That idea that personality determines behaviour
  • The idea that situational factors determine behaviour
  • That traits & situations interact to influence behaviour

15. What is the definition of factor analysis?

  • A test to compare the main factors of two sets of data.
  • A procedure that identifies clusters of related items (called factors) on a test
  • A correlation between a single measure & the factor to which it's being related
  • A test that compares the main factors of two related groups to determine whether there is a statistically significant difference between them

16. In type theories, differences among people are seen as:

  • Qualitative
  • Quantitative

17. Wiggin's interpersonal circle was defined by two dimensions on different axis. What were these dimensions called?

  • Liveliness & love
  • Dominance & love
  • Liveliness & dominance
  • Introverted & love

18. Lizzie prefers to take part in solitary activities such as walking, cooking & creative writing. According to Jung, what type of person is she?

  • An introvert
  • An extrovert
  • A highly neurotic person
  • A highly anxious person

19. Carl Jung argued that people are either:

  • Friendly or unfriendly
  • Introverts or extroverts
  • Responsible or irresponsible
  • Anxious or calm

20. Which factor in the "big 5" has been related to higher academic achievement in adolescents?

  • Neuroticism
  • Openness
  • Conscientiousness
  • Agreeableness