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PSYC 341 MODULE 6 QUIZ

Question 1
In the Five-Factor theory, behavior, in part, is predicted by three core components. Which of the following is NOT a core component?
Question 2
Cattell classified traits that refer to how far or how fast one can perform a given activity as ____________ traits.
Question 3
The Five Factors have been found across cultures and show some permanence with _____.
Question 4
Individuals who score high on ____________ tend to be anxious, temperamental, emotional and vulnerable to stress-related problems.
Question 5
Research on traits and emotion tends to support the hypothesis that
Question 6
The concept of humanity embodied by the Factor and Trait theories is best described as
Question 7
A _________ is a classification of things according to their natural relationships while a _______ can both predict and explain behavior.
Question 8
In general, research testing the Five-Factor model across cultures has revealed
Question 9
Cattell's famous personality scale is called the _______.
Question 10
McCrae and Costa used the concept of personal myths to equate to which concept(s)?
Question 11
Personality psychologists are more likely to attribute behavior to _________.
Question 12
Cattell extracted more traits from his data than Eysenck. This is partially explained by
Cattell's
Question 13
According to Costa and McCrae, maladjustment occurs when
Question 14
Hans J. Eysenck insisted that only __ major factors can be discerned by a factor analytic approach.
Question 15
The principal difference between basic tendencies and characteristic adaptations is
Question 16
Cattell attempted to measure human personality from three directions, using L data, Q data, and T data. Which of the following is an example of T data?
Question 17
Today most researchers who study personality traits agree that __, and only __, and no fewer than __ dominant traits continue to emerge from factor analytic techniques.
Question 18
The fifth factor of the Big Five is _______ and describes people who are ordered, controlled, organized, ambitious, achievement focused, and self-disciplined.
Question 19
The Five-Factor Model (FFM) of personality shares origins with Eysenck's model in that
Question 20
In Cattell's inductive method of research,
Question 21
Which of the following is NOT one of the five trait factors in the Five-Factor model?
Question 22
The total number of primary traits, both normal and pathological, that Cattell and his associates identified is about
Question 23
Which of the following is NOT an example of the four postulates for basic tendencies?
Question 24
Using the NEO-PI (1992) personality inventory, Costa and McCrae revealed two additional trait dimensions. They are
Question 25
The key, ideal factor that has allowed Costa and McCrae to investigate the trait-structure of personality has been
Question 26
In factor analysis, correlations of scores with factors are called
Question 27
Traits generated through factor analysis may be either _____ or ______.
Question 28
The concept of humanity embodied by the Factor and Trait theories is best described as
Question 29
In Eysenck's theory of personality, the three basic factors of P, E, and N are
Question 30
Which is the correct order of levels of behavioral organization from the simplest to the most complex, according to Eysenck?
Question 31
Some people are vulnerable to organic and psychiatric illness because they have a genetic or acquired weakness that predisposes them to the illness. This explanation for an illness is what Eysenck called the
Question 32
What evidence did Eysenck present on the biological bases of personality?
Question 33
In general, the purpose of factor analysis is to
Question 34
According to Eysenck, an individual characterized by hysteria, suggestibility, and somatic symptoms would score high on the ____________ scale.
Question 35
According to Eysenck's findings, cold, nonconforming, and aggressive personalities tend to score high on
Question 36
Which of the following is not one of Eysenck's criteria for identifying factors?
Question 37
Research on traits and emotion tends to support the hypothesis that
Question 38
According to Eysenck, introverted types are characterized by all the following traits EXCEPT
Question 39
The key for Eysenck was that the individual differences in people's personalities were due to _________.
Question 40
Eysenck and Grossarth-Maticek found that
Question 41
Eysenck's second wife, Sybil Rostal, was a _________.
Question 42
Eysenck believed that the primary difference between extraverts and introverts is one of
Question 43
Eysenck claimed that introverted neurotics are characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
Question 44
According to Eysenck, low levels of cortical arousal and high sensory thresholds
characterize individuals who score high on the __________ scale.
Question 45
Mathematically, the technique of reducing a number of variables to a smaller number is called
Question 46
Eysenck's encounter with the fascist right and his later battles with the radical left suggested to him that the trait of __________, was equally prevalent in both extremes of the political spectrum.
Question 47
A major thrust of Eysenck's theory is that personality results from the basic genetic and neurophysiological makeup of humans. Which biological research findings support this assertion?
Question 48
Eysenck's three general types or superfactors are
Question 49
A _________ is a classification of things according to their natural relationships while a _______ can both predict and explain behavior.
Question 50
Eysenck's psychoticism factor (P) is characteristic of