Name: __

Mary Smith_________ Date: ______11/17/11_______

1. Freud thought that the part of a dream that we remember is a censored version of A) unconditional positive regard. B) the spotlight effect. C) D) unconscious wishes. self-serving bias.

2. Although Alex has frequently been caught stealing money and other valuables from friends as well as strangers, he does not feel guilty or remorseful about robbing these people. Alex most clearly demonstrates a(n) A) inferiority complex. B) external locus of control. C) D) weak superego. oral fixation.

3. According to psychoanalytic theory, boys' fear of castration is most closely associated with A) an oral fixation. B) free association. C) D) the spotlight effect. the Oedipus complex.

4. Bonnie is afraid to express anger at her overbearing and irritating supervisor at work, so she is critical of her children instead. A psychoanalyst would suggest that Bonnie's reaction to her children illustrates A) identification. B) reaction formation. C) D) displacement. projection.

5. Children who have witnessed a parent's murder report memories that most clearly challenge Freud's concept of A) erogenous zones. B) reaction formation. C) D) displacement. repression.

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6. According to Maslow, the desire for identity, meaning, and purpose beyond the self refers to the motive for A) reciprocal determinism. B) the reality principle. C) D) self-transcendence. unconditional positive regard.

7. Who emphasized the importance of unconditional positive regard in healthy personality development? A) Allport B) Bandura C) D) Rogers Adler

8. The MMPI was originally developed to identify A) a hierarchy of needs. B) psychosexual stages. C) D) unconditional positive regard. emotional disorders.

9. Around the world, people describe others' personality traits in terms that are consistent with a set of factors called A) defense mechanisms. B) psychosexual stages. C) D) the hierarchy of needs. the Big Five.

10. The stability of personality during adulthood best illustrates the value of A) unconditional positive regard. B) an internal locus of control. C) D) factor analysis. the trait perspective.

11. We can better predict drivers' behavior at traffic lights from knowing the color of the lights than from knowing the drivers' personalities. This best illustrates the importance of A) collectivism. B) the spotlight effect. C) D) self-transcendence. situational influences.

12. The social-cognitive perspective highlights the importance of personal traits and environment, a process that Albert Bandura called A) free association. B) self-actualization. C) D) reciprocal determinism. reaction formation.

13. After experiencing prolonged and seemingly inescapable physical abuse from her husband, Kayla became increasingly depressed and hopelessly resigned to her suffering. Her reaction best illustrates A) the spotlight effect. B) an Electra complex. C) D) learned helplessness. defensive self-esteem.

14. Students perceive themselves as less likely than the average classmate to develop drinking problems or drop out of school. This best illustrates A) the Barnum effect. B) the spotlight effect. C) D) the false consensus effect. unrealistic optimism.

15. Card players who attribute their wins to their own skill and their losses to bad luck best illustrate A) unconditional positive regard. B) reciprocal determinism. C) D) the spotlight effect. self-serving bias.

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