Personality and Human Behavior Quiz

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#1

Which of the following is a trait associated with extraversion in personality?

Introversion
Openness
Agreeableness
Sociability
3 answered
#2

What defense mechanism involves pushing threatening thoughts or feelings out of consciousness?

Projection
Denial
Rationalization
Displacement
3 answered
#3

Which stage of Erik Erikson's psychosocial development theory occurs during adolescence and focuses on identity versus role confusion?

Trust vs. Mistrust
Generativity vs. Stagnation
Integrity vs. Despair
Identity vs. Role Confusion
3 answered
#4

Which neurotransmitter plays a crucial role in mood regulation and is often associated with conditions like depression?

Serotonin
Dopamine
Norepinephrine
Acetylcholine
3 answered
#5

What term is used to describe the process of changing or adapting one's existing beliefs in response to new information or experiences?

Assimilation
Accommodation
Cognitive dissonance
Confirmation bias
2 answered
#6

According to Freudian theory, which part of the mind operates on the pleasure principle?

Ego
Superego
Id
Conscious mind
2 answered
#7

Which psychological disorder is characterized by extreme mood swings between mania and depression?

Schizophrenia
Bipolar disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Major depressive disorder
2 answered
#8

Who proposed the concept of the hierarchy of needs in human motivation?

Carl Rogers
Jean Piaget
Abraham Maslow
Erik Erikson
2 answered
#9

Which neurotransmitter is associated with pleasure and reward in the brain?

Serotonin
Dopamine
Norepinephrine
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
2 answered
#10

What is the name of the personality test that assesses an individual's preferences in four dichotomies: Extraversion vs. Introversion, Sensing vs. Intuition, Thinking vs. Feeling, and Judging vs. Perceiving?

MMPI-2
Rorschach Inkblot Test
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
2 answered
#11

Which type of memory involves the retention of information for an extended period, often for a lifetime?

Sensory memory
Short-term memory
Working memory
Long-term memory
2 answered
#12

Who developed the Social Cognitive Theory, emphasizing observational learning and modeling in personality development?

Erik Erikson
Abraham Maslow
B.F. Skinner
Albert Bandura
2 answered
#13

In the Big Five personality traits, which trait is associated with being organized, responsible, and reliable?

Extraversion
Agreeableness
Conscientiousness
Neuroticism
2 answered
#14

According to the social identity theory, what is the tendency to favor one's own group over others?

Social loafing
Ethnocentrism
Conformity
Cognitive dissonance
2 answered
#15

What type of intelligence involves the ability to understand and manage one's own emotions and the emotions of others?

Analytical intelligence
Creative intelligence
Emotional intelligence
Practical intelligence
2 answered
#16

According to Albert Bandura's reciprocal determinism, what are the three factors that influence behavior?

Genes, environment, and behavior
Stimulus, response, and reinforcement
Self-efficacy, motivation, and outcome expectations
Id, ego, and superego
3 answered
#17

In social psychology, what term refers to the tendency for people to exert less effort when they work collectively toward a common goal compared to when they work individually?

Social facilitation
Group polarization
Social loafing
Deindividuation
3 answered

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