Which defense mechanism involves unconscious expulsion or conscious suppression of disturbing material from awareness?
a. repression
b. regression
c. displacement
d. projection
A
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Which of the following statements is true about the heritability ratio of personality traits in humans?
a. ?The heritability ratio does not tell us how an individual’s personality actually develops. b. ?Approximately 50% of the personality traits within a family are produced by genes. c. ?The heritability ratio incorporates the effects of shared and non-shared environments on the production of particular outcomes. d. ?Approximately 50% of a person’s personality traits are produced by genes.
Which pairing is most likely to fall victim to the "negative reinforcement trap"?
a. Mother and daughter b. Mother and son c. Father and daughter d. Father and son
With regard to dissociative identity disorder, the term alter refers to ________ within the individual
a. the "host" personality b. a dangerous personality c. the most recent personality to emerge d. a different personality
Researchers whose principal concern is with individual differences have a(n) ________ approach
a. idiographic c. simplistic b. metamorphic d. rationalistic