To understand personality, trait theorists attempt to
a. discover how the various traits were learned in early childhood.
b. increase the number of basic traits that have been identified.
c. classify traits and discover how they are related to behavior.
d. reduce source traits to cardinal traits.
C
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For Abraham Maslow, the turning point in his thinking about human personality came while he was
A. watching a World War II parade. B. listening to a lecture on psychoanalysis. C. wondering about the best techniques for therapy. D. playing in a football game in college.
A conditioned stimulus (CS) is a stimulus that elicits a response from an organism prior to conditioning
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Days before a student has to make a presentation in class, she works out a plan for relieving the anxiety associated with giving the presentation. The student's actions best illustrate
a. primary appraisal. b. the residual stress pattern. c. anticipatory coping. d. Type A behavior.
What does the forced choice format require the test taker to do?
a. Provide an answer to each question even when the test taker does not know the answer b. Choose from one of two or more words/phrases that appear unrelated but equally acceptable c. Choose one of several answers that appear equally acceptable d. Respond to the item by telling a story or drawing a picture