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Question 61

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Gayle made a 98 on her term paper for psychology class. So, she treats herself to a manicure to reward herself for a job well done. Gayle is using

A) self-efficacy.
B) conditional positive regard.
C) conditions of worth.
D) self-reinforcement.

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Question 62

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Which theorists tend to focus on conscious thoughts, needs, and emotions, view human nature as being inherently good, and consider the self-image to be a central determinant of behavior and personal adjustment?

A) humanistic theorists
B) psychodynamic theorists
C) trait theorists
D) behaviorist and social learning theorists

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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According to Gordon Allport, if a majority of people in the United States show the trait of competitiveness, then, for Americans, this trait would be considered a __________ trait.

For the social learning theorists, which of the following would most closely match the concept of a moral conscience?

Sue is about ten pounds over her ideal weight and has decided to go on a diet. In her mind, she has an image of herself as a slim person, wearing all the latest fashions if she maintains the diet. She also has an image of herself becoming grossly obese if she goes "off" the diet. These two images represent her

According to Dollard and Miller, drive, cue, response, and reward are the four elements of learning that govern our learned behavior patterns known as __________.

According to Gordon Allport, characteristics that are shared by most members of a culture are termed __________ traits.

Which of the following is usually the first step in evaluating personality and an essential prelude to therapy, but which must be supplemented by other measures?

In social learning theory, a moral conscience would be represented by the concept of self-__________.

The basic building blocks that make up the core of personality are called __________ traits.

If you are imaginative, we automatically know that you will be inventive, original, curious, creative, innovative, and ingenious. Thus, according to Raymond Cattell being imaginative would be considered a __________trait.

Besides the basic ten clinical subscales, the MMPI-2 also has additional scales to identify substance abuse, eating disorders, Type A behavior, and the inability to function in a job.

Self-reinforcement is equivalent to the Freudian concept of

A psychiatrist who believes that the behaviors of his patients result from hidden, or unconscious, thoughts, needs, and emotions is using the __________ approach.

Although Joan would be described as very extroverted, she will be more extroverted at a party than when she is attending church. This observation supports the concept of __________ interaction.

According to Freud, the ego is governed by the

Connie and Sue are identical twins reared apart and recently reunited. Carl and Fred are unrelated students at a major university. Which of the following statements is TRUE of these pairings?

A stable, enduring quality that a person shows in most situations is

In the five-factor model of personality, the dimension that measures whether a person is self-disciplined, responsible, and achieving or irresponsible, careless, and undependable is called the __________ dimension.

According to behavioral personality theorists, what is predictable about personality is that people tend to