According to Freud, which of the following defense mechanisms underlies all of the others ?

a. Repression.
b. Reaction formation.
c. Displacement.
d. Projection.
e. Regression.

What did Carl Jung call the shared, inherited reservoir of memory traces from our species' history? a. Neurosis. b. Archetypes. c. Collective unconscious. d. Inferiority complex. e. Terror management.

Create a specific example for each of the following defense mechanisms: rationalization, projection, displacement, compensation, daydreaming, repression, suppression, regression, denial, and withdrawal.

According to Sigmund Freud, which of the following defense mechanisms buries threatening or upsetting events in the unconscious? a. Regression. b. Displacement. c. Repression. d. Reaction formation. e. Projection.

Someone from a collectivist culture is more likely to do what? a Develop a strong sense of self. b. Give priority to group goals. c. Form casual, often temporary relationships. d. Achieve personal goals. e. Focus on how they are different from the group.

Athletes who often privately credit their victories to their own abilities, and their losses to bad breaks, lousy officiating, or the other team’s exceptional performance, are exhibiting which psychological concept? a. A low self-esteem. b. The self-serving bias. c. Pessimism. d. The spotlight effect. e. Incompetence.

Thom is 6. How would Sigmund Freud explain his resolving of his Oedipus complex? a. He will develop a strong interest in what his father is interested in. b. He will continue to resent his father, but also come to resent his mother. c. He will displace his anger onto his older sister. d. He will develop a strong superego. e. He will develop a weak id.

Which term is defined as all the thoughts and feelings we have in response to the question, "Who am I?" a. self-concept. b. Ideal self. c. Self-esteem. d. Real-self. e. Self-efficacy.

Which term describes questionnaires that cover a wide range of feelings and behaviors and are designed to assess several traits ? a. Factor analysis studies. b Peer reports. c. Achievement tests. d. Cognition tests. e. Personality inventories.

Athletes, who often privately credit their victones to their own abilities, and their losses to bad breaks, lousy officiating or the other team's exceptional performance, are exhibiting with psychological concept? a. A low self-esteem. b. The self-serving bias. c. Pessimism d. The spot light effect. e. Incompetence

Scott Lilienfeld, James Wood, and Howard Garb (2001) wrote, “When a substantial body of research demonstrates that old intuitions are wrong, it is time to adopt new ways of thinking.” What were they talking about? a. MRI test. b. Rorschach inkblot test. c. Freud’s work on the id and ego. d. Psychodynamic theories. e. Modern views of the unconscious.

Give an example of a biological, a psychological, and a social factor that might contribute to gender differences.

Factor analysis is the test-development strategy that a. develops ambiguous pictures. b. looks to find items on a test that differentiate between group s and chooses those items for the test. c. analyzes a person's reciprocal determinism in a given situation. d. analyzes the most common defense mechanisms. e. determines how people feel about themselves in a present moments.

When hearing emotions conveyed in another language, what emotion can people most readily detect? a. Sadness. b. Happiness. c. Anger. d. Fear. e. Surprise.