Why might someone adopt a self-handicapping strategy?
a. To improve their probability of success
b. To provide an excuse for failure
c. To avoid an activity that might be painful or embarrassing
d. To obtain sympathy and help from others
b
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Chapter 9 discussed a study by Marks and Fraley, who asked people to read a brief story about the sexual history of either a male or a female. This individual had either zero or 19 previous sexual partners. Later, the participants were asked to estimate the number of positive and negative comments about the person, as mentioned in the story. The results showed that
a. people recalled roughly the same number of positive and negative comments about the man with 19 partners, compared with the female with 19 partners. b. people recalled a greater number of positive comments and fewer negative comments for the man with 19 partners, compared with the woman with 19 partners. c. there was no evidence of a sexual double standard. d. female participants recalled more negative comments for the female with 19 partners, and male participants recalled more negative comments for the male with 19 partners.
Dissociative identity disorder can involve an experience of____, in which the person's sense of personal identity is replaced by a supernatural presence
a. depersonalization b. derealization c. possession d. spiritual identification
Murdering a parent in order to inherit an estate is an example of instrumental aggression.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following is NOT one of the basic research designs in the field of personality psychology?
A. Case study methods B. Experimental methods C. Correlational studies D. Physiological measurements