Sdc Psychology

Personality is best defined as an individual's

• characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting.

• most noticeable characteristics.

• biologically inherited temperament.

• hidden thoughts and emotions.

Tests that present ambiguous stimuli designed to uncover hidden personality dynamics are called ____________ tests.

• empirical

• projective

• aptitude

• really hard

Carl Rogers emphasized the importance of __________ in regards to healthy personality development.

• the collective unconscious

• unconditional positive regard

• reciprocal determinism.

• the primary care giver

Mark typically responds to stress in a calm and thoughtful manner. Tom, on the other hand, usually becomes agitated. The reaction of Mark and tom indicate that each has a distinctive

• reaction formation.

• collective unconscious.

• personality.

• Oedipus Complex.

The scientific study of behavior and mental processes

• Psychiatry

• Psychology

• Behavior

• Science

The study of how individuals think, feel, and behave in social contexts is known as:

• A) Sociology

• B) Social Psychology

• C) Anthropology

• D) Cognitive Psychology

Which of the following is a key concept in social psychology that refers to the influence of others on an individual's behavior?

• A) Social Facilitation

• B) Social Loafing

• C) Social Influence

• D) Social Identity

The phenomenon where people are less likely to help a victim when other people are present is called:

• A) Bystander Effect

• B) Groupthink

• C) Social Loafing

• D) Diffusion of Responsibility

Which theory suggests that people are motivated to reduce discomfort arising from conflicting thoughts or beliefs?

• A) Cognitive Dissonance Theory

• B) Social Comparison Theory

• C) Attribution Theory

• D) Social Identity Theory

The tendency to attribute others' behaviors to internal factors while attributing our own behaviors to external factors is known as:

• A) Fundamental Attribution Error

• B) Self-Serving Bias

• C) Actor-Observer Bias

• D) Confirmation Bias