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.

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.

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.

A psychoanalytic psychologist might use the TAT and the Rorschach test in order to a. get a glimpse of a person's ideal self. b. determine if a person is an introvert. c. determine if a person is conscientious. d. gain insight about a person's unconscious mind. e. gain insight about where a person falls in Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

Maslow and Rogers would explain that adolescents who are struggling to form their identity are seeking to discover their a. self-transcendence. b. self-actualization. c. self-esteem. d. self-worth. e. self-concept.

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 of the following is best described along a continuum ranging from ruthless and suspicious to helpful and trusting? a. Conscientiousness. b. Agreeableness. c. Openness. d. Extraversion. e. Neuroticism.

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.

After an alarming event, your temperature, blood pressure, and respiration are high, and you have an outpouring of hormones. Hans Selye would most likely guess that you are in which general adaptation syndrome phase? a. Exhaustion b. Resistance c. Immobilization d. Collapse e. Shock

Which of the following is true based on “Big Five“ personality traits research? a. Highly conscientious people are likely to be evening people or “owls.“ b. Highly conscientious people get poor grades. c. Married partners scoring the same on agreeableness are more likely to experience marital dissatisfaction. d. Shy introverts are more likely to prefer communicating through e-mail instead of in person. e. Neuroticism predicts the use of positive-emotion words in text messages.

Which of the following represents drug tolerance? a. Hans has grown to accept the fact that his wife likes to have a beer with her dinner, even though he personally does not approve of the use of alcohol. b. Jose often wakes up with a headache that lasts until he has his morning cup of coffee. c. Pierre enjoys the effect of marijuana and is now using the drug several times a week. d. Jacob had to increase the dosage of his pain medication when the old dosage no longer effectively controlled the pain from his chronic back condition. e. Chau lost his job and is now homeless as a result of his drug use.

The way we explain negative and positive events is called a. personal control. b. reciprocal determinism. c. self-efficacy. d. attribution. e. situational assessment.

The Evers' new neighbors make more money and drive nicer cars than the Evers. The Evers used to be content with what they had, but they are now jealous of the status of their new neighbors. The best explanation for this change is a. the feel-good, do-good phenomenon. b. the tend-and-befriend response. c. the behavior feedback effect. d. relative deprivation. e. the adaptation-level phenomenon.

Now I know that the levels of organization in a multicellular organism include _____.