Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2

1. In the research conducted by Hans Eysenck, factor analysis was used to identify ________ basic personality dimensions. Of these, the tendency to distort reality was labeled:

 

1. five; conscientiousness
2. three; extraversion
3. three; psychoticism
4. five; neuroticism. 

   2. I show you a picture of an adult figure hovering over a sleeping child. I ask you to tell me a story about what you think is happening. Which kind of projective test am I using?

 

1. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2
2. Behavioral assessment test
3. Rorschach test
4. Thematic Apperception Test 

   3. I’m not all that happy, but when I smile I feel better. This idea might best be expressed by the

 

1. emotional similarity theory.
2. theory of universal affect programming.
3. facial feedback hypothesis.
4. facial-affect program. 

   4. Having been attacked and bitten by a German shepherd, Sam reacts with fear on spotting any large dog. According to recent developments in brain research the linking role of the _________ is paramount in the recall of this sort of fear-evoking stimulus.

 

1. visual cortex
2. amygdala
3. left temporal lobe
4. hippocampusMinnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2

   5. To formulate a general definition of emotion, it will be most accurate to say that

 

1. emotions are feelings that have both physiological and cognitive elements.
2. emotions are adaptive physiological responses to feelings.
3. an emotion is a specific reaction to a perceived change in a situation.
4. emotion is a feeling state evoked by an expressed behavior. 

   6. Which of the following statements regarding the outcomes of Mary Ainsworth’s strange situation experiments is most accurate?

 

1. Only two-year-olds are capable of showing a secure attachment.
2. Ambivalent children may both hit and embrace their mother on her return.
3. Disorganized-disoriented behavior precedes a secure attachment.
4. Avoidant children cry when the mother returns to the playroom. 

   7. If you support the idea that physiological arousal and the experience of an associated emotion will occur simultaneously, you’ll agree with the

 

1. Schachter-Singer theory of emotion.
2. Cannon-Bard theory of emotion.
3. James-Lange theory of emotion.
4. biological emotion-activation theory. 

   8. Which of the following statements regarding human sexuality is most accurate?

 

1. Regarding premarital sex, the double standard applies to both men and women.
2. In females, estrogen production is a direct result of ovulation.
3. Only a minority of people engage in sex fantasies during actual intercourse.
4. Masturbation is an infrequent but not uncommon cause of sexual dysfunctions.Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2

   9. In Maslow’s needs hierarchy, people whose need for _______ has been fulfilled are poised to ascend to the level of self-actualization.

 

1. achievement
2. safety
3. esteem
4. love and belongingness 

   10. In the Binet IQ test, an IQ score is equal to MA divided by CA times 100. In this formula, “MA” is to mental age as “CA” is to

 

1. common age.
2. chronological age.
3. calculated ability.
4. cognitive age. 

   11. During middle adulthood, the most clearly marked biological change is related to

 

1. memory loss.
2. weight loss.
3. reproductive capabilities.
4. the so-called midlife transition.

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   12. You maintain that physical changes in late adulthood are largely related to built-in time limits to cell reproduction. It’s safe to say that you endorse the _______ theory of aging.

 

1. disengagement
2. amyloid precursor
3. wear-and-tear
4. genetic preprogramming 

   13. In Piaget’s model of cognitive development, a child’s tendency to view the world entirely from his or her own perspective is referred to as

 

1. the concrete operational stage.
2. egocentric thought.
3. metacognition.
4. the sensorimotor stage.Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2

   14. In late adulthood, changes in memory may not be inevitable; however, any decline in memory tends to involve _______ memory.

 

1. implicit
2. semantic
3. episodic
4. intrinsic 

   15. Sternberg’s concept of practical intelligence is most directly related to

 

1. emotional intelligence.
2. information processing.
3. multiple intelligences.
4. overall success in living. 

   16. According to _______ approaches to motivation, each person strives to maintain a certain level of stimulation and activity.

 

1. homeostasis
2. arousal
3. instinct
4. drive-reduction 

   17. In the _______ theory of motivation, _______ motivation is to satisfaction provided by activities that are their own reward as _______ motivation is to satisfaction derived from the reward for some kind of behavior, such as money or status.

 

1. drive-reduction; extrinsic; intrinsic
2. drive-reduction; dependent; autonomous
3. cognitive; autonomous; dependent
4. cognitive; intrinsic; extrinsic 

   18. If you agree with B.F. Skinner as to the nature of personality, you would also agree that

 

1. human personality is largely shaped through observational learning.
2. humans are infinitely changeable because they can learn new behavior patterns.
3. traits like sociability arise from unconscious wishes to be liked by others.
4. personality is shaped by people’s thoughts, feelings, expectations, and values. 

   19. According to Erik Erikson, generativity-versus-stagnation is the typical challenge of

 

1. old age.
2. middle adulthood.
3. early adulthood.
4. adolescence.