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Question 31

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According to Freud, the defense mechanism that underlies all others is

A) reaction formation.
B) projection.
C) displacement.
D) repression.

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Question 32

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When Professor McKay nervously began teaching a university class for the first time, he overestimated the extent to which his students would notice that he was anxious. His reaction best illustrates

A) self-serving bias.
B) the spotlight effect.
C) reaction formation.
D) reciprocal determinism.

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Question 33

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Being highly imaginative is most closely related to the Big Five trait dimension of

Roberta has a secure sense of her own identity and is strongly motivated to develop her unique talents and interests so as to achieve her full potential. According to Abraham Maslow, Roberta exemplifies

Individuals with high self-esteem are more likely than those with low self-esteem to

Which of the following is the correct order of psychosexual stages proposed by Freud?

Jordan feels guilty for hurting his younger brother. Freud would have attributed these feelings to Jordan's

Accepting ourselves without undue dependence on the approval of others best illustrates

While attending college, Saeb impulsively and carelessly spends all his time and money on "wine, women, and song." Freud would have suggested that Saeb shows signs of a(n)

Which perspective most clearly emphasizes that our personalities help create the situations to which we react?

Freud referred to the largely conscious "executive" part of the personality as the

Self-actualized people, as described by Maslow, are especially likely to

Evidence that our traits persist over time and across different settings is of greatest relevance to

People are more critical of their ________ selves than of their ________ selves.

A sense of one's ability to competently perform a task is called

According to Carl Jung, the collective unconscious

Rusty is a heavy drinker who overestimates the extent to which other people also engage in heavy drinking. Rusty's overestimate best illustrates

Martin is optimistic, impulsive, excitable, and restless. In terms of the Eysencks' basic personality dimensions, he would be classified as

Although Rolf frequently cheats on classroom tests, he erroneously believes that he cheats much less than most students. His mistaken belief best illustrates

According to Carl Rogers, people who are self-disclosing and open with their own feelings are demonstrating