Psychological Concepts in Personality Quiz

Explore key theories in personality psychology with this quiz. Test your knowledge on Freud, Bandura, and more! 15 questions included.

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Which of the following is NOT one of the Big Five personality traits?

Conscientiousness

Introversion

Openness

Neuroticism

1 answered

Which theorist is associated with the concept of self-actualization?

Carl Jung

Erik Erikson

Abraham Maslow

Karen Horney

1 answered

Which of the following is a key concept in Carl Rogers' humanistic theory of personality?

Defense mechanisms

Self-actualization

Archetypes

The Oedipus complex

3 answered

Which psychological perspective emphasizes the role of unconscious conflicts and early childhood experiences in shaping personality?

Behavioral perspective

Humanistic perspective

Psychodynamic perspective

Cognitive perspective

1 answered

Who developed the theory of psychosocial development, which includes eight stages of human development across the lifespan?

Abraham Maslow

Erik Erikson

Sigmund Freud

Carl Rogers

1 answered

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

Ego

Superego

Conscious mind

1 answered

Who proposed the hierarchy of needs in human motivation?

Carl Rogers

Albert Bandura

Abraham Maslow

B. F. Skinner

1 answered

According to the Big Five personality theory, which trait describes the tendency to be organized and responsible?

Extraversion

Neuroticism

Conscientiousness

Openness

1 answered

What is the main idea behind Bandura's social learning theory?

Personality is determined solely by genetics

Behavior is primarily shaped by unconscious desires

People learn by observing others and modeling their behavior

Human behavior is mostly controlled by environmental stimuli

1 answered

#10

According to Erik Erikson's psychosocial theory, what is the primary developmental task during adolescence?

Trust vs. mistrust

Autonomy vs. shame and doubt

Identity vs. role confusion

Generativity vs. stagnation

1 answered

#11

According to social cognitive theory, what is reciprocal determinism?

The idea that behavior is influenced by both personal factors and the social environment

The belief that one's behavior is predetermined by genetics

The tendency to attribute one's successes to external factors and failures to internal factors

The process of reinforcement shaping behavior

1 answered

#12

Which of the following is NOT a defense mechanism according to psychoanalytic theory?

Sublimation

Projection

Rationalization

Integration

1 answered

#13

What term describes the tendency to overestimate the impact of dispositional factors and underestimate the impact of situational factors when explaining other people's behavior?

Fundamental attribution error

Self-serving bias

Confirmation bias

Halo effect

1 answered

#14

In psychoanalytic theory, what is the purpose of the defense mechanism known as displacement?

Redirecting unacceptable impulses toward a more acceptable or less threatening target

Attributing one's own unacceptable qualities to others

Offering self-justifying explanations in place of the real, more threatening unconscious reasons for one's actions

Attempting to become like someone else to deal with anxiety

1 answered

#15

According to the concept of self-efficacy in social cognitive theory, what is the belief in one's ability to accomplish a specific task or goal?

Outcome expectancy

Response efficacy

Locus of control

Self-efficacy

1 answered

Psychological Concepts in Personality Quiz

Which of the following is NOT one of the Big Five personality traits?

Which theorist is associated with the concept of self-actualization?

Which of the following is a key concept in Carl Rogers' humanistic theory of personality?

Which psychological perspective emphasizes the role of unconscious conflicts and early childhood experiences in shaping personality?

Who developed the theory of psychosocial development, which includes eight stages of human development across the lifespan?

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

Who proposed the hierarchy of needs in human motivation?

According to the Big Five personality theory, which trait describes the tendency to be organized and responsible?

What is the main idea behind Bandura's social learning theory?

According to Erik Erikson's psychosocial theory, what is the primary developmental task during adolescence?

According to social cognitive theory, what is reciprocal determinism?

Which of the following is NOT a defense mechanism according to psychoanalytic theory?

What term describes the tendency to overestimate the impact of dispositional factors and underestimate the impact of situational factors when explaining other people's behavior?

In psychoanalytic theory, what is the purpose of the defense mechanism known as displacement?

According to the concept of self-efficacy in social cognitive theory, what is the belief in one's ability to accomplish a specific task or goal?

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