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Freud suggested that pleasure-seeking energies focus on distinct erogenous zones as we progress through various


A) defense mechanisms.
B) psychosexual stages.
C) free associations.
D) identifications.

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According to Freud,boys develop unconscious sexual desires for their mother during the ________ stage.


A) oral
B) phallic
C) anal
D) latency

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The stability of personality during adulthood best illustrates the value of


A) the person-situation controversy.
B) a positive self-concept.
C) factor analysis.
D) trait theories.

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Trait theorists have found that people who are introverted and those who are shy have two distinctly different


A) brain structures.
B) possible selves.
C) genes.
D) behavioral tendencies.

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Gene spends a good deal of time bragging about his numerous sexual exploits.Freud would have suggested that Gene is fixated at the ________ stage.


A) oral
B) latency
C) phallic
D) anal

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People who frequently break speed limits tend to think that many others do the same.This false consensus effect is most similar to what Freud called


A) displacement.
B) reaction formation.
C) regression.
D) projection.

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The interdependent self is most closely associated with a culture that values


A) individualism.
B) reciprocal determinism.
C) collectivism.
D) extraversion.

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In recent years,the percentage of American boys and girls given one of the 10 most common names for their birth year has plunged.This best reflects Americans' increasing


A) self-efficacy.
B) individualism.
C) collectivism.
D) divorce rates.

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Jordan feels guilty for hurting his younger brother.Freud would have attributed these feelings to Jordan's


A) id.
B) superego.
C) ego.
D) collective unconscious.

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The MMPI is an example of a(n)


A) projective test.
B) personality inventory.
C) self-efficacy test.
D) self-esteem test.

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Jaydon doesn't realize that his alcohol abuse and neglect of his family are leading to the destruction of both his family and career.A psychoanalyst would suggest that Jaydon shows signs of a


A) strong ego.
B) weak id.
C) strong superego.
D) weak ego.

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Compared with those living in individualist cultures,people in collectivist cultures are likely to experience


A) more privacy and less loneliness.
B) less privacy and less loneliness.
C) more privacy and more loneliness.
D) less privacy and more loneliness.

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Freud suggested that the superego strengthens through the process of


A) fixation.
B) free association.
C) repression.
D) identification.

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Ingrid is a married woman who pursues sexual gratification by means of kissing rather than through sexual intercourse.According to Freud,this illustrates a(n)


A) Oedipus complex.
B) pleasure principle.
C) fixation.
D) projection.

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Alyssa is a quiet,rather shy young woman who lives at home while attending college.She would rather meet an old friend for coffee than meet new people or go to parties.In terms of the Big Five model of personality,Alyssa appears to ranks low on the trait of


A) openness.
B) neuroticism.
C) narcissism.
D) aversion

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People's scores on a test of extraversion are ________ predictors of how agreeable they will act in one particular situation.Their scores are ________ predictors of how agreeable they will act on average over many different situations.


A) poor;poor
B) good;good
C) poor;good
D) good;poor

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Preliminary evidence suggests that those who unconsciously identify as homosexual-but who consciously identify as straight-report more negative attitudes toward gays than most people do.This best illustrates the defense mechanism known as


A) projection.
B) regression.
C) displacement.
D) reaction formation.

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Humanistic psychologists would most likely be criticized for underestimating the value of


A) the self-concept.
B) individualism.
C) social obligations.
D) unconditional positive regard.

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Freud emphasized that the ego operates on the ________ principle.


A) pleasure
B) identification
C) reality
D) priming

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Freud would have suggested that an excessive fixation is most likely to contribute to


A) regression.
B) an inferiority complex.
C) reciprocal determinism.
D) free association.

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