Personality and Personality Theories Quiz

What is personality defined as?

• A. A person's physical appearance

• B. A person's unique pattern of thinking, behaving, and expressing feelings

• D. A person's social status

• C. A person's level of intelligence

Which theory suggests that people have certain basic traits that account for personality differences?

• D. Behaviorism Theory

• A. Psychodynamic Theory

• B. Humanistic Theory

• C. Trait Theory

According to Freud's psychoanalysis theory, what are the three elements of the human mind?

• C. The conscious, the unconscious, and the preconscious

• B. The id, the ego, and the superego

• D. The instinct, the desire, and the memory

• A. The ego, the superego, and the subconscious

Who believed that all people possess an inherent need to grow and achieve their potential?

• D. Alfred Adler

• B. Carl Rogers

• C. Abraham Maslow

• A. Sigmund Freud

What is the primary motive driving behavior according to Alfred Adler's Individual Psychology?

• A. Striving for superiority and power

• D. Achieving self-actualization

• B. Seeking pleasure and avoiding pain

• C. Fulfilling basic physiological needs

Which theory emphasizes the importance of free will and individual experience in the development of personality?

• C. Humanistic Theory

• B. Trait Theory

• D. Behaviorism Theory

• A. Psychodynamic Theory

What is the role of the therapist in Carl Rogers's Person Centered Approach?

• A. Diagnose and treat the patient

• B. Listen and encourage on an equal level

• C. Provide medication and therapy

• D. Analyze dreams and childhood experiences

According to Maslow, what is the most basic need that motivates human behavior?

• C. Physical survival

• B. Self-actualization

• A. Social belonging

• D. Esteem and recognition

What are the five basic dimensions of personality according to contemporary personality psychologists?

• B. Sociability, kindness, creativity, thoughtfulness, emotional stability

• A. Extraversion, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, neuroticism

• C. Intelligence, creativity, kindness, sociability, thoughtfulness

• D. Assertiveness, empathy, flexibility, resilience, emotional stability

Which theory emphasizes the influence of the unconscious mind and childhood experiences on personality?

• C. Psychodynamic Theory

• B. Humanistic Theory

• A. Trait Theory

• D. Behaviorism Theory