1. Which range best targets the number of "Central Traits" that have been identified?
Correct : A. 5-8
2. Which of the following examples is most likely to have a negative correlation?
Correct : C. How many times the subject smiles per day and their unhappiness level
3. he Ancient Greeks hypothesized that there were 4 different personality characteristics. The four
characteristics are
Correct : D. irritability, depression, optimism, calmness
4. Sheldon proposed three different types of traits. The traits that would best describe a football
player would be:
Correct : A. mesomorph
5. Which of the following would be an example of a correlational strategy of academic research?
Correct : B. having a group fill out questionnaires
6. If you had a correlation of positive one, the related items would be:
Correct : D. identical
7. In analyzing data, measurements are sometimes categorical, for example "smiles" or "frowns". This
type of measurement is called
Correct : A. qualitative measurement
8. If you say that a movie is really good and you like it you would also assume that your best friend
would like it. What implicit personality theory is this?
Correct : B. perceived similarity
9. From the Big Five personality dimensions, behaviours such as speaking fluently, displaying
ambition, and exhibiting a high degree of intelligence is
Correct : D. Conscientiousness
10. Psychologists seek to understand Robs personality through his thoughts, beliefs and their impact
on his behavior in certain situations. This is known as the
Correct : C. cognitive approach
11. Devin's personality is researched through 3 factors: extraversion, neuroticism and psychoticism.
This personality trait model is called
Correct : A. Eysenck's Trait Model
12. What type of personality focuses on how people adapt to everyday life and intervenes to improve
the lives of individuals through therapy?
Correct : B. Clinical Psychology
13. Which of the following would be a phenomenological approach to the study of personality?
Correct : D. All of the above
14. What is the trait approach to personality?
Correct : B. Assumes that each individual has stable personality characteristics
15. William Sheldon suggested that body build was associated with personality traits. Which one best
describes a person whos sensitive and intellectual?
Correct : D. ectomorph
16. Natali . What is the difference between nomothetic and idiographic approaches to personality?
Correct : A. nomothetic approaches seek to find generalized laws of behaviour that help us classify people in terms of their similarities, while idiographic approaches seek to find what makes people unique
17. D What is one of the main assumptions of the trait approach to personality?
Correct : A. traits are not very stable across the lifespan and are therefore weak predictors of personality
18. Which of the following is NOT given as a criticism of the Type A/B personality theory?
Correct : C. the questionnaires that claim to measure Type A personality have poor internal reliability scores
19. What is meant by ‘interactionism’ in personality psychology?
Correct : B. the view that there is reciprocal interaction between personality, situations and the environment
20. There are ———- trait dimensions did Cattell propose?
Correct : C. 16
21. Which of the following are the aim of behavioural genetics is to learn about:
Correct : D. the genetic and environmental influences on human behaviour
22. Which of the following characteristics describe someone who, according to Maslow, is selfactualized?
Correct : D. all of the above
23. Which of the following is not a defence mechanism?
Correct : A. ingratiation
24. The MMPI is used to measure:
Correct : C. personality and psychological disorders
25. Which of the following would NOT be useful to a behavioural geneticist?
Correct : A. case studies
26. Which one best describes a person. who is sensitive and intellectual? William Sheldon suggested
that body build was associated with personality traits.
Correct : D. ectomorph
27. Sheldon proposed the traits that would best describe a football player would be:
Correct : C. mesomorph
28. One trait that dominates a personality so much that it influences nearly everything a person does
is a
Correct : D. Cardinal Trait
29. ——— is an external, unstable attribution for why something happens to a person?
Correct : C. the weather
30. which of the following is the Humanistic psychologists embraced the idea of:
Correct : D. free will
31. Adler described that Someone who feels as though they are not living up to expectations would be
Correct : A. an inferiority complex
32. Which of the following statements is true
Correct : D. Only ‘1’ & ‘2’ are right
33. Stress management is about learning
Correct : B. How to develop skills that would enhance our body’s adjustment when we are subjected to the pressures of life
34. Which of the following statements is true about stress management
Correct : D. Only ‘1’ & ‘2’ are right
35. Which of the following are the basic sources of stress
Correct : D. Thoughts
36. Examples of environmental stressors are
Correct : D. Substandard housing
37. The following are the characteristics of Positive Stress
Correct : D. All of the above
38. The following are the characteristics of Negative Stress
Correct : D. All of the above
39. Which of the following statements is true
Correct : D. Negative stress is perceived within our coping abilities
40. Which of the following statements is true
Correct : C. Both ‘1’ & ‘2’ are true
41. Which of the following are stress busters
Correct : D. All of the above
42. Which of the following is true about ‘deep breathing relaxation technique’
Correct : D. Only ‘1’ & ‘2’ are true
43. Which of the following are true about ‘mini-relaxation exercises’
Correct : D. All of the above
44. Which of the following Mindfulness meditation techniques can help relieve stress
Correct : D. All of the above
45. Which of the following is true about eliciting the relaxation response
Correct : C. Both ‘1’ & ‘2’ are true
46. What are the questions you need to ask yourself while you are assessing yourself for
stress
Correct : D. All of the above
47. The following are true about the effects of stress
Correct : D. All of the above
48. The symptoms of stress can be divided in to the following categories
Correct : D. All of the above
49. Which of the following are the basic sources of stress?
Correct : D. All of the above
50. Which of the following statements is false?
Correct : C. Stress is caused by external pressures, such as work.
51. Which of the following is a symptom of short-term stress?
Correct : A. Rapid breathing
52. Which hormone increases in production when the body is under stress?
Correct : B. Adrenaline
53. Which of the following factors may affect the body’s capacity to deal with stress
effectively?
Correct : D. All of the above
54. Which of the following is a symptom of long-term stress?
Correct : B. Headaches
55. The best way to protect the body from the harmful effects of stress is to
Correct : C. take your anger out on inanimate objects
56. Which of the following statements is false in relation to stress?
Correct : C. Tension uses up energy, but the energy is largely productive.
57. According to the Canadian government, stress has ________ costs.
Correct : C. personal
58. Commitment, control and challenge are all elements of:
Correct : D. depression
59. One response to stress in the workplace is “presenteeism”. This may include:
Correct : D. all of the above
60. According to the inverted U hypothesis, optimal performance occurs when:
Correct : C. there is a moderate level of stress
61. In the context of stress research, GAS stands for:
Sol: C
Correct : B. general adaptation syndrome
62. Which of the following would be classed as a cognitive action strategy for dealing with
stress?
Correct : D. all of the above
63. Deep breathing, yoga and exercise would all be ________ stress management
techniques.
Correct : C. physical
64. According to the transactional theory of stress and coping, our response to stress follows
which path?
Correct : C. stressor, primary appraisal, secondary appraisal, coping response
65. According to Selye’s GAS model, we respond to stress with alarm, then with resistance
and, finally, with ________.
Correct : D. exhaustion
66. Which of the following is NOT associated with workplace stress?
Correct : C. supervisory support
67. Which of the following statements is false in relation to stress?
Correct : C. Tension uses up energy, but the energy is largely productive.
68. The type of stress when the body reacts to meet the demands of a physically or
emotionally threatening
Correct : A. situation is known as
69. Which of the following statements is false?
Correct : C. Stress is caused by external pressures, such as work.
70. Which hormone increases in production when the body is under stress?
Correct : B. Adrenaline
71. Which of the following factors may affect the body’s capacity to deal with stress
effectively?
Correct : D. All of the above
72. Which of the following effects on the body are associated with the alarm stage of stress,
as defined by Dr Hans
Correct : A. Increased heart and ventilation rate
73. Which of the following is a symptom of long-term stress?
Correct : B. Headaches
74. The best way to protect the body from the harmful effects of stress is to
Correct : B. learn how to manage it
75. Extreme fatigue, exhaustion and burnout are all signs of
Correct : B. long-term stress
76. Indivudual concern model the style which represents a low level of concern for both self
and other known as__________.
Sol:
Correct : A. Avoiding
77. Third party usually helps, clarifies and grounds each disputing party’s alternatives to
agreement in___________.
Sol:
Correct : A. Reality testing
78. A person holds_____ power when he influences others by coercing, threatening, harming
and irritating.
Sol:
Correct : B. Coercive
79. Research and investigation can be examples of sources of _________power.
Sol:
Correct : A. Expert
80. A dispute between two neighbors can be example of _________power.
Sol:
Correct : C. Ecological
81. Formal power is exercised in a ________manner.
Sol:
Correct : B. Top-down
82. The influence which is deliberate or purposive in nature may be called_____.
Sol:
Correct : B. Power
83. Dual concern model assumes that no disputant has ________orientation.
Sol:
Correct : B. Negative
84. Negotiation in which the disputants are the only participants is called________.
Sol:
Correct : C. Simple negotiation
85. An interpersonal conflict in which no participant is aware of the divergence of goals,
needs, or interests is known as__________.
Correct : A. Latent conflict
86. A conflict situation in which the disputants believe that when one disputant helps
him/herself, the other disputant is also helped is_______________.
Correct : D. Cooperative conflict
87. A situation involving actual incompatibility of needs, interests or goals is defined
as__________.
Sol:
Correct : D. Both true and veridical conflict
88. Conflict causes predictable and destructive changes in the disputant’s attitudes,
perceptions and interactions is called____________.
Sol:
Correct : C. Escalating conflict
89. Meeting one party’s goals is just like promoting other party’s goals known as:
Sol:
Correct : A. Promotive Interdependence
90. he first step in conflict diagnosis is to describe the______________.
Sol:
Correct : A. Conflict
91. There is/are usually ___________ source /sources of any given conflict.
Sol:
Correct : B. Multiple
92. One can infer attitudes and make judgments about people and things through
_____________.
Sol:
Correct : A. Perception
93. High levels of trust between disputants makes:
Sol:
Correct : A. Negotiation more efficient
94. Which type of trust is founded on control?
Sol:
Correct : A. Calculus-based trust
95. There is a contest among all employees of organization about valuable suggestions for
improving policies for employees. What type of conflict it may be?
Correct : C. Competitive but constructive
96. All of the following are advantages of understanding the other disputant's interests
except:
Sol:
Correct : B. It creates greater inflexibility in coming to settlement
97. Focusing only on resource aspects of a conflict leads to
Sol:
Correct : D. Zero-sum thinking and a competitive approach to resolution
98. The meaning of language or behavior may be misunderstood, causing a _____ conflict.
Sol:
Correct : D. Communication
99. The conflict gamer reacts to conflict by:
Sol:
Correct : C. Not preparing for it
100. The form of negotiation in which the negotiation is facilitated by a neutral third party is:
Sol: