Personality Development and Social Behavior Quiz

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#1

Which of the following is not a factor that influences personality development?

Genetics
Peer pressure
Environment
Income level
1 answered
#2

What is the term for the process by which individuals maintain or modify their behavior to fit in with the group?

Conformity
Obedience
Social facilitation
Groupthink
1 answered
#3

According to Erik Erikson, what is the developmental crisis faced during adolescence?

Identity vs. role confusion
Integrity vs. despair
Generativity vs. stagnation
Autonomy vs. shame and doubt
1 answered
#4

Who proposed the Social Learning Theory, emphasizing the importance of observational learning and modeling in personality development?

Albert Bandura
Carl Rogers
Erik Erikson
Jean Piaget
1 answered
#5

Who is associated with the concept of 'self-concept'?

Sigmund Freud
Carl Jung
Erik Erikson
Carl Rogers
1 answered
#6

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which need must be met first before an individual can move on to fulfilling higher-level needs?

Esteem needs
Safety needs
Love and belongingness needs
Physiological needs
1 answered
#7

What does the 'Big Five' personality traits theory assess?

Intelligence levels
Physical fitness
Personality dimensions
Emotional stability
1 answered
#8

In social psychology, what is conformity?

A tendency to ignore social norms
Acting in accordance with group norms
Challenging authority
Expressing individuality
1 answered
#9

What is the term used to describe the process by which individuals evaluate their abilities and opinions by comparing themselves to others?

Self-actualization
Social comparison
Selective perception
Self-fulfilling prophecy
#10

Which of the following is not a characteristic of an extroverted personality?

Outgoing
Reserved
Sociable
Energetic
#11

Which of the following is not a component of emotional intelligence (EI)?

Self-awareness
Empathy
Logical reasoning
Social skills
#12

What is the term for the psychological discomfort experienced when one's thoughts or behaviors are inconsistent with one's attitudes or beliefs?

Cognitive dissonance
Confirmation bias
Social loafing
Group polarization
#13

What is the term for the tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share our beliefs and behaviors?

False consensus effect
Social facilitation
Group polarization
Deindividuation
#14

What is the term for attributing one's own undesirable traits to others?

Projection
Regression
Rationalization
Displacement
#15

Which theory in psychology suggests that individuals strive to achieve self-actualization?

Behavioral theory
Cognitive theory
Humanistic theory
Psychoanalytic theory
#16

What does the 'Halo Effect' refer to in social psychology?

Tendency to judge someone based on a single trait
Tendency to overlook negative traits in someone we like
Tendency to perceive someone as more attractive if they possess positive qualities
Tendency to conform to group norms
#17

What is the term for the tendency to attribute one's successes to internal factors and failures to external factors?

Self-serving bias
Fundamental attribution error
False consensus effect
Self-effacing bias
#18

What does the 'Pygmalion Effect' refer to in social psychology?

Tendency to conform to group norms
Tendency to perceive someone as more attractive if they possess positive qualities
Tendency to overlook negative traits in someone we like
Tendency to fulfill high expectations placed on us
#19

Which of the following is not one of the stages in Freud's psychosexual development theory?

Oral
Anal
Oedipal
Phallic
#20

Who proposed the theory of 'reciprocal determinism,' which suggests that personality is influenced by a continuous interaction among cognitive processes, behavior, and environmental factors?

Albert Bandura
Erik Erikson
Abraham Maslow
Jean Piaget

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