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Describe one way in which religious beliefs and one way in which theater influenced the development of personality theory.

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Question 2

A high, negative correlation between sleep deprivation and anxiety would indicate that

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A)   the more sleep deprived a person is, the more likely he or she is to be anxious.
B)   the less sleep deprived a person is, the less likely he or she is to be anxious.
C)   the more sleep deprived a person is, the less likely he or she is to be anxious.
D)   anxiety leads to sleep deprivation.
E)   sleep deprivation prevents anxiety.

Question 3

The tendency to believe vague generalities about one's personality is called the __________ effect.

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Question 4

One of the basic issues in personality psychology is the fact that there are inconsistencies in every person's behaviors. Attempts to understand these inconsistencies usually focus on the importance of the person versus the __________.

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Question 5

When two personality measures are negatively correlated, this indicates that

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A)   the two measures reflect unrelated underlying traits.
B)   a high value on one measure is causally related to a low value on the other measure.
C)   the measures are most suitable for measuring negative traits.
D)   low values on one measure correspond to low values on the other.
E)   high values on one measure correspond to low values on the other.

Question 6

If you read your horoscope in the morning newspaper and feel strongly that it is a personal message about how to conduct your day, you may be experiencing the

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A)   Barnum effect.
B)   tendency toward critical thinking.
C)   Zodiac Intervention.
D)   context of personality.
E)   Gullibility Effect.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a criterion that describes a good theory?

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A)   Comprehensive
B)   Productive
C)   Falsifiable
D)   Tautological
E)   Parsimonious

Question 8

Gestalt psychologists hold a fundamental belief that

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A)   personality is static after the age of six.
B)   mental illness is rooted in childhood trauma.
C)   everyone is inherently good.
D)   people are more than the sum of their parts.
E)   life is what you make it.

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