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.

Which psychologist is incorrectly matched with the theory? a. Freud-Psycho analytic b. Rogers-Humanistic. c. Maslow- Trait. d. Bandura-Social-cognitive. e. Cattell-Trait.

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.

Paola and Juliana went to a baseball game and were shown on the center field screen. Juliana was embarrassed, because she had mustard on her face from her hot dog. In reality, no one in the crowd noticed the mustard. Juliana was overestimating how much attention people were paying to her due to the a. self-efficacy effect. b. self-serving bias. c. self-transcendent effect. d. terror-management theory. e. spotlight effect.

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. Projection. e. Rationalization.

Critics of humanistic psychology have suggested that this theory fails to appreciate the reality of our human capacity for which of the following? a. Empathy. b. Love. c. Evil. d. Empathy. e. Self-acceptance.

What do we call the process of fulfilling our potential? a. Free association. b. Self-transcendence. c. Unconditional positive regard. d. Self-concept. e. Self-actualization.

What did Sigmund Freud call his theory of personality and the associated treatment techniques? a. Psychoanalysis. b. Humanism. c. The self-concept. d. Psychosexual stages. e. Free association.

Elaine's friends know that she should never be trusted with a secret, as she will tell everyone almost immediately. Elaine, however, complains that her friends can't be trusted. Elaine is making use of the defense mechanism of a. rationalization. b. regression. c. displacement. d. sublimation. e. projection.

Critics of humanistic psychology have suggested that this theory fails to appreciate the reality of our human capacity for a. empathy. b. love. c. negativity. d. evil. e. laziness.

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.

Albert Bandura proposed the social-cognitive perspective, which a. explains the nature–nurture debate. b. predicts human behavior. c. focuses on how our environment controls us. d. explains human motivation. e. emphasizes the interaction of our traits with our situations.

The Freudian concept of the ego is best described as a. operating on the reality principle. b. operating on the pleasure principle. c. focusing solely on the morality of an issue. d. the repression of disturbing thoughts. e. striving for perfection.

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.