Measuring Personality: Crash Course Psychology

The video explores various personality theories, from ancient Greek humors to modern trait and social cognitive perspectives. It discusses the Big Five personality traits and how they predict behavior. The video also covers different methods of personality assessment, including projective tests and trait inventories. Humanistic theories and the concept of self are examined, highlighting the complexity of defining the self.

Which ancient physician believed personality was based on bodily humors?

• Carl Jung

• Abraham Maslow

• Hippocrates

• Sigmund Freud

What are the Big Five personality traits?

• Conscientiousness, Extroversion, Stability, Agreeableness, Openness

• Introversion, Extroversion, Stability, Instability, Agreeableness

• Openness, Conscientiousness, Extroversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism

• Openness, Introversion, Stability, Agreeableness, Neuroticism

Who is associated with the social cognitive perspective on personality?

• Gordon Allport

• Abraham Maslow

• Albert Bandura

• Sigmund Freud

What is reciprocal determinism?

• The belief that personality is fixed and unchangeable

• The concept that personality is shaped by unconscious desires

• The interaction between personal traits and social context

• The idea that personality is determined solely by genetics

What does an internal locus of control imply?

• Belief that personality is unchangeable

• Belief in personal control over one's environment

• Belief that fate is controlled by external forces

• Belief in the influence of past experiences

Which test is known for using ambiguous pictures to assess personality?

• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

• Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

• Thematic Apperception Test

• Rorschach Inkblot Test

What is the primary focus of humanistic theorists like Maslow?

• Genetic influences on personality

• Behavioral conditioning

• Self-concept and personal growth

• Standardized assessments

Which personality test is most widely used to identify emotional disorders?

• Thematic Apperception Test

• Rorschach Inkblot Test

• Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

What is the 'self' considered to be in personality psychology?

• A result of genetic predispositions

• A collection of unconscious desires

• The organizer of thoughts, feelings, and actions

• A fixed set of traits

What motivates us according to the concept of possible selves?

• Our unconscious desires

• Our ideal and feared selves

• Our genetic predispositions

• Our social interactions