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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
04/03/2013

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Term
T/F:
Genes code for specific behaviors
Definition
False. They code for proteins
Term
Who is Sigmund Freud?
Definition
Viennese neurologist who developed first comprehensive theory of personality
Term
What are the 3 primary assumptions of the psychoanalytic theory?
Definition
Psychic determinism
Symbolic meaning
Unconscious motivation
Term
What are the 3 elements of the psyche?
Definition
Id; Ego; Superego
Term
Define repression
Definition
motivated forgetting of emotionally threatening memories or impulses
Term
ID:
motivated forgetting of distressing experiences
Definition
Denial
Term
ID:
motivated forgetting of distressing experiences
Definition
Denial
Term
ID:
unconscious attribution of our negative qualities onto others
Definition
Projection
Term
What are the 2 main ways in which Neo-Freudians differ from Freud himself?
Definition
Less emphasis on sexuality, more on social drives
More optimistic about personal growth
Term
Social Learning Theories emphasize ____ ____ rather than Skinnerian determinism
Definition
reciprocal determinism
Term
Who Proposed that self-actualization is the core motive in personality?
Definition
Carl Rogers
Term
What is the most important component of Roger's Model?
Definition
Conditions of worth
Term
Define conditions of worth
Definition
expectations we place on ourselves
Term
Those who reach self-actualization are prone to what?
Definition
peak experiences
Term
_____ _______ challenges Rogers’ claim that our nature is entirely positive
Definition
Comparative psychology
Term
Trait models are interested in the ____ of personality
Definition
structure
Term
What are the elements of the Big Five Model?
Definition
Openness to Experience
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism
Term
After what age is personality less likely to change?
Definition
30
Term
The Personality assessment lacked what 2 key criteria?
Definition
reliability and validity
Term
What is the most researched personality test?
Definition
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
Term
MMPI has a low ___ validity
Definition
face
Term
What is the Rorschach Inkblot Test supposed to tell you about?
Definition
The personality traits of the respondent
Term
What does the Rorschach Inkblot Test lack?
Definition
incremental validity
Term
Define graphology
Definition
analysis of handwriting; another projective test
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