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Section 1 Test Item File ............................................................................................................................... 3

Multiple Choice Questions ...................................................................................................................... 3
Short Answer Questions ........................................................................................................................ 15
Essay Questions ..................................................................................................................................... 18
Section 2 Revel Multiple Choice Assessment Questions ........................................................................ 22

End-of-Module Quiz ............................................................................................................................. 22
End-of-Chapter Quiz ............................................................................................................................. 25
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ASSESSMENT Chapter 1
GUIDE Understanding Yourself and Others
Learning Objective Factual Conceptual Applied
Learning Objective 1.1 Multiple Choice 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
11, 12, 13 14, 15 3, 4
Short Answer 51, 54 52, 55 53
Essay 71, 73 72
Learning Objective 1.2 Multiple Choice 17, 20, 21, 24 16, 18, 19, 22, 25,
28, 30 23, 26, 27, 29
Short Answer 56, 57, 61 58, 59, 60
Essay 74, 75, 77 76
Learning Objective 1.3 Multiple Choice 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 40, 43, 45, 46,
38, 39, 41, 42, 44 50 37, 47, 48, 49
Short Answer 64, 65, 66, 68, 69,
62, 63, 67 70
Essay 78 79, 80
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Chapter 1 Understanding Yourself and Others Test Item File
Test Item File
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which famous corporateleader is/was known to walk around barefoot, to experiment with
drugs, and to follow an extreme vegan diet?
a. Bill Gates
b. Mark Zuckerberg
c. Jack Dorsey
d. Steve Jobs
Answer: D: Steve Jobs
Difficulty: 1
Page: 3
Learning Objective: LO1.1 Define personality.
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember
2. Which famous corporate leader is detail oriented, mathematical, precise, and introverted?
a. Bill Gates
b. Mark Zuckerberg
c. Jack Dorsey
d. Steve Jobs
Answer: A: Bill Gates
Difficulty: 1
Page: 4
3. Dr. Browning is a psychologist who is researching the topic of longevity.She is interested

in exploring the attributes of centenarians (people who live past the age of 99).Dr.
Browning is likely studying __________.
a. the human genome
b. human geography
c. abnormal psychology
d. personality
Answer: D: personality
Difficulty: 3
Page: 4
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Apply
4. Kymberly is a worrier. She feels anxious whenever she has to be in a crowd, and if her
boyfriend is late to pick her up, she is certain he’s been in a car accident. These thoughts
and behaviors form her __________.
a. personality
b. cognition
c. schema
d. disposition
Answer: A: personality
Difficulty: 1
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Page: 4
5. Personality is someone’s behavior, feelings,and __________.

a. genes
b. mood
c. thoughts
d. talents
Answer: C: thoughts
Difficulty: 1
Page: 4–5
6. __________ is used to describe a person’s typical pattern of behavior, feelings, and

thoughts
a. Schema
b. Disposition
c. Personality
d. Cognition
Answer: C: Personality
Difficulty: 1
Page: 4–5
7. Neuroscientists study __________.

a. how people’s personalities changes as they grow older
b. the relationship between personality traits and mental health
c. thepersonality traits of good workers
d. if we can seepersonality in the structures of the brain
Answer: D: if we can seepersonality in the structures of the brain
Difficulty: 2
Page: 6
8. Developmental psychologistsstudy __________.

d. if we can see personality in the structures of the brain
Answer: A: how people’s personalities changes as they grow older
Difficulty: 2
Page: 6
9. Clinical psychologistsstudy __________.

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Answer: B: the relationship between personality traits and mental health
Difficulty: 2
Page: 6
10. Industrial-organizational psychologists study __________.

Answer: C: thepersonality traits of good workers
Difficulty: 2
Page: 6
11. Personality psychology is considered a(n) __________ topic because of its relationship to
other areas within psychology.
a. borderline
b. hub
c. marginal
d. esoteric
Answer: B: hub
Difficulty: 1
Page:6
12. _________ psychology is a field that deals with fundamental questions about who we are
and how we got that way.
a. Cognitive
b. Industrial
c. Personality
d. Environmental
Answer: C: Personality
Difficulty: 1
Page: 6
13. Consider what you know about studying personality. Identify the true statement.
a. You will not learn how to improve your personality.
b. You can only learn about the personality of others—not your own.
c. You can gain an understanding of your own personality and those of your
relatives.
d. Theories are irrelevant to the study of personality.
Answer: C: You can gain an understanding of your own personality and those of your relatives.
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Difficulty: 1
Page: 7
14. Consider what you know about personality questionnaires. Identify the true statement.
a. Your results will tell you if you are above or below average for different traits.
b. Questionnaires are not a good way to assess personality.
c. You won’t be able to learn very much about yourself.
d. There are no valid questionnaires being used by researchers today.
Answer: A: Your results will tell you if you are above or below average for different traits.
Difficulty: 2
Page: 7
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Understand
15. How can learning about personality psychology help you in your day-to-day life?
a. It may help me to get a job.
b. It may help me to choose a career.
c. It can help me to be a better driver.
d. It can help me to choose healthy foods.
Answer: B: It may help me to choose a career.
Difficulty: 2
Page: 7–8
16. Which word applies to Frank, a person who is shy and reserved?
a. introversion
b. agreeableness
c. conscientiousness
d. openness to experience
Answer: A: introversion
Difficulty: 1
Page: 8
Learning Objective: LO1.2 List various contexts in which personality might appear.
17. Which of the personality traits means being outgoing and assertive?
a. extraversion
b. agreeableness
c. conscientiousness
Answer: A: extraversion
Difficulty: 1
Page: 8
18. The opposite of __________ is extraversion.

a. conscientiousness
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b. introversion
c. agreeableness
Answer: B: introversion
Difficulty: 2
Page: 8
19. The opposite of __________ is shyness.

a. conscientiousness
b. agreeableness
c. extraversion
Answer: C: extraversion
Difficulty: 2
Page: 8
20. Bill Gates is considered to be a(n) ________.

a. hermit
b. introvert
c. extravert
d. narcissist
Answer: B: introvert
Difficulty: 1
Page: 8
21. Steve Jobs was considered to be a(n) ________.

a. hermit
b. introvert
c. extravert
d. narcissist
Answer: C: extravert
Difficulty: 1
Page: 8
22. Jirehis friendly and talkative. She is considered outgoing and has many friends. Jirehis
probably a(n) __________.
a. extravert
b. introvert
c. neurotic
d. hermit
Answer: A: extravert
Difficulty: 2
Page: 8
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23. Which statement about extraversionis false?

a. Extraverts have manyfriends on Facebook.
b. Extraverts are more likely to follow the rules than introverts.
c. Extraverts send text messages frequently.
d. Extraverts are outgoing.
Answer: B: Extraverts are more likely to follow the rules than introverts.
Difficulty: 1
Page: 9
24. Does personality predict whether someone uses a PC or a Mac?

a. yes, always
b. no
c. yes, but only sometimes
d. rarely
Answer: B: no
Difficulty: 2
Page:9
25. Jacques’s office has a comfortable guest chair and candy. His desk has a pile of papers on
it. Jacques is probably __________.
a. a hermit
b. an introvert
c. neurotic
d. an extravert
Answer: D: an extravert
Difficulty: 2
Page:9–10
26. Jerald just updated his Facebook status; he wrote, “I just finished reading a great book. I
wish there was a sequel.”Based on what you know about the personality research into
social media habits, Jerald is probably a(n) __________.
a. hermit
b. introvert
c. extravert
d. narcissist
Answer: B: introvert
Difficulty: 3
Page: 9–10
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27. Katelyn just updated her Facebook status. She wrote, “Thanks girl for the amazing
birthday party!It was a blast!”Based on what you know about the personality research
into social media habits, Katelyn is probably a(n) __________.
a. hermit
b. introvert
c. extravert
d. narcissist
Answer: C: extravert
Difficulty: 3
Page: 9–10
28. It would be unusual for an extravert to post __________ on Facebook.

a. “I enjoy being a leader.”
b. “Let’s go out dancing!”
c. “Ihate working on a group project.”
d. “I love being in a crowded place!”
Answer: C: “I hate working on a group project.”
Difficulty: 1
Page: 9–10
29. Erik loves to be with people and is often happy and smiling.He tends to speak loudly and
when he walks, he swings his arms back and forth. Erik is probably ________.
a. a hermit
b. an introvert
c. neurotic
d. an extravert
Answer: D: an extravert
Difficulty: 3
Page: 10
30. __________ people are more likely to post negative Facebook updates.
a. Anxious
b. Extraverted
c. Introverted
d. Conscientious
Answer: A: Anxious
Difficulty: 2
Page: 11
31. Which social psychologist conducted a famous study thatfound that most men would
obey an experimenter’s orders to administer a high level of shock?
a. Sigmund Freud
b. Philip Zimbardo
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c. Walter Mischel
d. Stanley Milgram
Answer: D: Stanley Milgram
Difficulty: 2
Page: 12
Learning Objective: LO1.3 Describe the two sides of the person–situation debate, how the debate
was resolved, and the conditions under which personality can best predict behavior.
32. Which psychologist argued that the effect of personality on one’s behaviorswas too small
to matter?
a. Sigmund Freud
b. Philip Zimbardo
c. Walter Mischel
d. Stanley Milgram
Answer: C: Walter Mischel
Difficulty: 2
Page: 12
33. In the 1960s, social psychologists began studying what is called the __________, which
is the idea that other people and the physical environment surrounding a person have
powerful effects on that person’s behavior.
a. personal environment
b. human genome
c. bystander effect
d. situation
Answer: D: situation
Difficulty: 1
Page: 12
34. After the famous experiment thatfound that most men would obey an experimenter’s
orders to administer a high level of shock to another person, what did further research
discover?
a. A person’s personality could predict who would obey.
b. A person’s personality had no effect on who would obey.
c. The participants had been told they would receive the shock if they didn’t obey.
d. The experiment was invalid.
Answer: A: A person’s personality could predict who would obey.
Difficulty: 1
Page:12
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35. The view that stable personality traits predict behavior versus the view that personality
does not really exist and the circumstances are much more important is called the
_________ debate.
a. nature-nurture
b. situation-person
c. person-situation
d. extraversion-introversion
Answer: C: person-situation
Difficulty: 1
Page: 12
36. Simone believes that people have consistent behavioral tendencies across situations.She
is on the __________ side of the debate.
a. situation
b. nature
c. nurture
d. person
Answer: D: person
Difficulty: 2
Page: 12
37. Robertobelieves that people do not have consistent behavioral tendencies across
situations.He is on the __________ side of the debate.
a. situation
b. nature
c. nurture
d. person
Answer: A: situation
Difficulty: 2
Page: 12
38. The question of the situation caused a crisis in the field of psychology during the
__________.
a. 1940s
b. 1950s
c. 1960s
d. 1970s
Answer: C: 1960s
Difficulty: 1
Page: 12
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39. The disagreement between researchers who believe that genetics cause personality traits
versus the researchers who believe that the environment causes personality traits is called
the _________ debate.
a. nature-nurture
b. situation-person
c. person-situation
d. extraversion-introversion
Answer: A: nature-nurture
Difficulty: 1
Page: 12–13
40. Social psychological researchers have found that__________.

a. only the situation influences a person’s behavior
b. only personality influences a person’s behavior
c. nature, but not nurture, influences people’s behavior
d. both the situation and one’s personality influence a person’s behavior
Answer:D: both the situation and one’s personality influence a person’s behavior
Difficulty: 2
Page: 13
41. On aquestionnaire that measures personality, responders report their ___________ traits
and behaviors.
a. preferred
b. least preferred
c. unusual
d. usual
Answer: D: usual
Difficulty: 1
Page: 13
42. _________ is the personality trait that incudes being neat, organized, and achievement
motivated.
a. Agreeableness
b. Conscientiousness
c. Openness to experience
d. Extraversion
Answer: B: Conscientiousness
Difficulty: 1
Page: 14
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43. Conscientious Cary will likely _________.

a. be late on a rare occasion
b. always be late
c. never be late
d. not apologize when late.
Answer: A: be late on a rare occasion
Difficulty: 2
Page: 14
44. Psychologists now believe that the __________ and __________ work together to shape
behavior.
a. chance; circumstance
b. human; animal
c. person; situation
d. psychology; personality
Answer: C: person; situation
Difficulty: 1
Page: 15
45. You and your friends go to different colleges. Over time, you notice that your friends
seem much different fromwhen you were in high school. This is an example of
__________.
a. personality being impacted by experiences
b. people responding differently to the same situation
c. people choosingtheir situation
d. people changing the situations they enter
Answer: A: personality being impacted by experiences
Difficulty: 2
Page: 15
46. Some of your friends thrive on going to parties, whereas others refuse to attend or put in
an appearance and leave quickly. This is an example of __________.
c. people choosing their situation
Answer: B: people responding differently to the same situation
Difficulty: 2
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Page: 15–16
47. Renee is making positive changes in order to become more successful. She is working
with a therapist to bolster her self-control and manage her emotions. What is she trying to
change?
a. her situation
b. her history
c. her personality
d. her career
Answer: C: her personality
Difficulty: 3
Page: 15–16
48. Ronald has been hanging out with the wrong crowd and driving drunk. He realizes that
his behavior needs to change. He starts to avoid his old friends and stops driving after he
drinks. He joins a ball team to make new friends. What is Ronald trying to change?
a. his situation
b. his history
c. his personality
d. his career
Answer: A: his situation
Difficulty: 3
Page: 15–16
49. Leyla is having a serious conversation with a friend when someone else unexpectedly
walks in.Leyla must instantly decide whether to put the conversation on hold or to
include the other person. This is an example of __________.
Answer: D: people changing the situations they enter
Difficulty: 2
Page: 16
50. You choose to get a massage on a Saturday afternoon while your friend goes skydiving.
This is an example of __________.
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Answer: C: people choosing their situation
Difficulty: 2
Page: 16
Short Answer Questions
51. Define personality.

Answer: Personality is someone’s usual pattern of behavior, feelings, and thoughts.
Page: 4–5
52. What does “usual” mean when referencing someone’s “usual pattern of behavior, feelings,
and thoughts?”
Answer: Usual means how someone typically acts across time and situations.
Page: 5
53. What factors shape a person’spersonality?

Answer: Personality is shaped by many factors, including genetics, parents, peers, birth
order, and culture.
Page: 6
54. What is personality psychology?

Answer: Personality psychology deals with the fundamental questions about who we are
and how we got that way.It touches on topics that are studied in many different fieldsof
psychology.
Page: 6
55. What other branches of psychology are influenced by personality psychology?

Answer: The other branches of psychology influenced by personality psychology are clinical
psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, neuroscience, social psychology, and
developmental psychology.
Page: 6–7
56. What does extraversion mean?
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Answer: Extraversion means how outgoing, assertive, and talkative someone is. It is the
opposite of introversion.
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57. What does introversion mean?

Answer: Introversion means how shy and reserved someone is; it is the opposite of
extraversion.
Page: 8
58.Is an introvert generally someone who enjoys giving a speech? Explain.

Answer: No. An introvert is unlikely to enjoy being in the spotlight and giving a speech
because he or she is shy, quiet, and reserved.
Page: 8
59. Is an extravert generally someone who enjoys being on a team at work? Explain.
Answer: Yes. An extravert is outgoing and talkative and would typically like being part of a
team.
Page: 8
60.What wouldan extravert’s office typically have?

Answer: An extravert’s office will probably have a comfortable place for a guest to sit so
that people will stop by and chat.
Page: 9–10
61. Who is more likely to wear dark clothes?

Answer: People who are anxious or depressed wear dark clothes more than often than
others.
Page: 10
62. Describethe person-situation debate.

Answer: The person-situation debate is a disagreement between researchers who hold the
view that stable personality traits predict a person’s behavior and other researchers who
hold the view that personality does not actually exist and the situation is much more
important in determining a person’s behavior.
Page: 12
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63. What does the nature-nurture debate question about personality?

Answer: The nature-nurture debate questions whether genetics or environment bring
aboutone’s personality traits.
Page: 13
64. Dr. Sampson believes that a person’s environment brings out his or her personality traits and
that shy parents raise shy children because they don’t have role models who are outgoing or
extroverted. Dr. Rafael counters that genetics cause most personality traits; she points out that
shyness tends to run in families. What is the name of the debate in which these professionals
differ and which side is each one on?
Answer: They are debating nature and nurture. Dr. Sampson is on the side of nurture, and
Dr. Rafael is on the side of nature.
Page: 13
65. Are people’s behaviors completely consistent?Explain.

Answer: No, people’s behaviors are not completely consistent. For this reason, when
measuring personality, people are asked to report their usual traits and behaviors.
Page: 13
66. Can you accurately predict one’s personality by measuring a particular behavior once instead
of the average of many instances of the behavior? Explain.
Answer: No.The best measure of personality is to collect information on behavior over a
long period of time and across several situations so that the behavior is not influenced by an
isolated event.
Page: 13–14
67. What characteristics does aperson who is low in conscientiousness display?

Answer: A person who is not conscientiouswill be messy, disorganized, late to work or
school, and not achievement oriented.
Page: 14
68. Are we “prisoners of our personality”? Explain.

Answer: We are not prisoners of our personality. Our personality may impact how we
would usually behave, but we can modify our personality to some extent.
Page: 15
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69. Give an example of how people respond differently at a party.

Answer: Some people will try to be the center of attentionat a partywhile others who attend
will shrink into the background.
Page:15–16
70. You have alwayslived in a small Midwestern town.Your best friend moved to New York City
a year ago.You were so similar when you attended high school together, but now you seem so
different.How can personality be impacted by one’s environment?
Answer: According to the text, the person and the situation work together to influence that
person’s behavior.You and your friend’s personalities have been impacted by life
experiences and the outer environment.
Page: 15–16
Essay Questions
71. Compare the personalities of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.

Answer: Both men are known for being odd, but in different ways.Gates is detail-oriented
and mathematical. Gates rocks back and forth as he speaks, displays little emotion, and is
known for preferring email to speaking topeople.Jobs was intense and a perfectionist.He
favored the totality of experience.Both men wereveryblunt.
Page: 3–4
72. How does personality shape a person’s life?

Answer: Personality shapes our lives by affecting our choice of hobbies, careers,
relationships, and more.It can affect the satisfaction that we experience in our marriages
andcareers as well asour physical and mental health.
Page: 4
73. Why is personality psychology a hub topic?

Answer: Personality psychology is a hub topic because it is at the center of the web of
subareas within psychology, such as Industrial-organizational psychology, clinical
psychology, developmental psychology, and neuroscience.
Page: 6–7
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74. Compare extraversion and introversion.

Answer: Extraversion means that a person is outgoing, assertive, and talkative.
Introversion means that a person isshy and reserved. The two terms are antonyms.
Page: 8
75. Can observers guess your personality based on your Facebook page?
Answer: Researchers have found that observers can guess someone’s personality,
particularly their level of extraversion, by reviewing Facebook page. Facebook profiles and
personal Web pages are usually consistent with one’s true personality.
Page: 9
76. What kinds of things do extraverts and introverts post online?

Answer: Extraverts are focused on going out, relationships, and positive emotions.They post
things about the activities they do with others, such as parties, going to events,and meeting
people. Introverts are more apt to post information aboutpursuits that are solitarysuch as
reading or hiking alone.
Page: 9–11
77. How does our personality show in the way wedress?

Answer: Our personality shows in our physical appearance.Vain, self-centered people are
more likely to wear stylish, expensive clothes and to have a well-groomed appearance.
People who are depressed and anxious wear darker clothing.
Page: 10
78. What have social psychologists found about the influences of behavior?
Answer:Social psychologists have found that both the situation and one’s personality
influence behavior.Sometimes people can be strongly influenced by others, as Milgram
found when studying obedience.
Page: 12–13
79. Compare the person-situation debate with the nature-nurture debate.

Answer: Both the person-situation and the nature-nurture debates relate to the discussion
of how personality develops. The person-situation debate is whether stable personality traits
predict behavior or if personality does not really exist and the situation is much more
important in predicting actions. The nature-nurture debate is about whether genetics or a
person’s environment cause specific personality traits to emerge.
Page: 12–13
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80. How can the person and situation work together to influence our behavior?
Answer: The person-situation interaction is when the person and situation work together to
determine behavior.There are several different factors that can work together to influence
behavior. These include: 1) Our personality can be impacted by our experiences. 2) Others
respond differently than we do to the same situation. 3) We choose their situations. 4) We
may change the situations we enter.
Page: 15–16
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ASSESSMENT Chapter 1
GUIDE
Revel Revel Multiple
Multiple Choice Assessment Questions Choice Assessments
LearningEOM_Q1.1.1
Objective Remember Understand Apply What Analyze It
What is personality? the Facts the Concepts You Know
1.1 a. the influence of genetics on our behavior
EOM_Q1.1.2,
b. a person’s usual pattern of behavior, feelings, and thoughts
EOM_Q1.1.3,
c. EOM_Q1.1.1
how different EOC_Q1.1,
life situations shapeEOM_Q1.1.4,
our behavior
EOC_Q1.3, EOC_Q1.4
d. how we interact with ourfriends EOM_Q1.1.5
Answer: B EOC_Q1.2, EOC_Q1.6 EOC_Q1.5
1.2 Difficulty: Easy EOM_Q1.2.2,
Topic: What is personality? EOM_Q1.2.3, EOM_Q1.2.1,
Skill: REMEMBER EOC_Q1.7, EOC_Q1.9
EOC_Q1.8
LO1.1 Define personality
1.3 EOM_Q1.3.1,
Consider this: Personality is assessed over time.
EOC_Q1.10,
EOM_Q1.3.3,
EOC_Q1.12,
EOC_Q1.11, EOC_Q1.14
EOM_Q1.1.2 EOM_Q1.3.2 EOC_Q1.13
EOC_Q1.15
What influences personality but is rarely measured or described?
a. unique personal experiences
b. feelings
c. behavior
d. motivation
Answer: A
Difficulty: Moderate
Topic: What is personality?
Skill: UNDERSTAND
Consider this: An individual’s life influences his or her personality.
EOM_Q1.1.3
What can personality predict (though not perfectly?
a. how long a person will live
b. how many children a person will have
c. how smart someone is
d. someone’s astrological sign
Answer: A
Skill: UNDERSTAND
Consider this: Personality is correlated with overall health.
EOM_Q1.1.4
Personality psychology is considered a hub topic because it incorporates __________.
a. intuition, emotion, and intelligence
b. neuroscience and differentfields of psychology
c. nature and nurture influences
d. common sense with scientific methodology
Answer: B
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Revel Multiple Choice Assessment Questions
EOM_Q1.1.1
What is personality?
a. the influence of genetics on a person’s behavior
b. a person’s usual pattern of behavior, feelings, and thoughts
c. how different life situations shape a person’s behavior
d. how people interact with their friends
Answer: B
Difficulty: Easy
Skill: REMEMBER
Consider This: Personality is assessed over time.
EOM_Q1.1.2
What influences personality but is rarely measured or described?
a. experiences
b. feelings
c. behavior
d. motivation
Answer: A
Skill: UNDERSTAND
Consider this: An individual’s life influences his or her personality.
EOM_Q1.1.3
Personality predict __________ (though not perfectly).
a. how long a person will live
b. how many children a person will have
c. how intelligent a person is
d. an individual’s astrological sign
Answer: A
Skill: UNDERSTAND
Consider This: Personality is correlated with overall health.
EOM_Q1.1.4
Personality psychology is considered a hub topic because it incorporates __________.
a. intuition, emotion, and intelligence
b. neuroscience and multiple fields in psychology
c. nature and nurture influences
d. common sense with scientific methodology
Answer: B
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Skill: UNDERSTAND
Consider This: The study of personality can be analyzed in many different ways.
EOM_Q1.1.5
Influential factors in the shaping of personality __________.
a. include genetics, parents, peers, and culture
b. are almost exclusively genetic
c. are almost exclusively from the environment
d. occur mainly in the first six months of life
Answer: A
Skill: UNDERSTAND
Consider This: Personality is complex and shaped by a variety of factors.
EOM_Q1.2.1
Amber is an extravert, so we would expect her to __________.
a. have an uncomfortable chair in her office
b. have many friends on Facebook
c. send fewer text messages
d. be less likely to have violated conduct rules
Answer: B
Topic: Where can we see personality?
Skill: APPLY
LO1.2 List various contexts in which personality might appear.
Consider This: Extraverts are typically outgoing and social.
EOM_Q1.2.2
Where can personality be observed, according to research studies?
a. most places and contexts
b. only in labs
c. only in places where people feel truly comfortable
d. mainly through how one dresses
Answer: A
Skill: UNDERSTAND
Consider This: Personality is expressed in many ways and forms.
EOM_Q1.2.3
What is introversion?
a. Introversion is the tendency to be quiet and reserved.
b. Introversion is the tendency to be social and outgoing
c. Introversion is the tendency to say mean things to others.
d. Introversion is the tendency to worry too much.
Answer: A
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Skill: UNDERSTAND
Consider This: It is the opposite of extraversion.
EOM_Q1.3.1
What is at the core of the person–situation debate?
a. whether personality is due to genetics or environment
b. whether a person’s behavior is influenced more by personality or a particular situation
c. whether situations make people do bad things
d. whether people shape the situation they are in
Answer: B
Topic: Person and situation
Skill: UNDERSTAND
LO1.3 Describe the two sides of the person–situation debate, how the debate was resolved, and
the conditions under which personality can best predict behavior.
Consider This: This debate began in the late 1960s.
EOM_Q1.3.2
Which researcher’s work sparked the person–situation debate?
a. Walter Mischel
b. Karen Horney
c. Sigmund Freud
d. Carl Rogers
Answer: A
Difficulty: Easy
Skill: REMEMBER
Consider This: This debate began in the late 1960s.
EOM_Q1.3.3
Which of the following is a person–situation factor that can influence personality?
a. People choose their situations.
b. People rarely control their situations.
c. Personality is dominated by situations.
d. Birth order plays a big part in how people shape situations.
Answer: A
Difficulty: Difficult
Skill: ANALYZE
Consider This: There are four variables to consider when analyzing the person–situation
interaction.
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EOC_Q1.1
Which of the following terms is critical to defining the term personality?
a. situational behavior
b. usual pattern
c. conscientious
d. thought-provoking
Answer: B
Skill: UNDERSTAND
LO1.1 Define personality.
Consider This: Personality is best understood over time.
EOC_Q1.2
Which of the following provides the best idea of the person’s personality?
a. Akira is almost always late to class.
b. Jacob is late to class on Thursday.
c. Jorge is on time to class on Thursday.
d. Lana was late to class on Tuesday.
Answer: A
Skill: APPLY
Consider This: Personality is best understood over time.
EOC_Q1.3
Which of the following statements about personality is true?
a. Personality is shaped by many factors.
b. Personality is shaped more by birth order than by peers.
c. Personality is shaped almost exclusively by genetics.
d. Personality does not really exist.
Answer: A
Skill: UNDERSTAND
Consider This: Personality is complex.
EOC_Q1.4
Personality touches on topics important across many different areas of study, including
neuroscience, developmental psychology, and __________.
a. sociology
b. social psychology
c. political science
d. philosophy
Answer: B
Skill: UNDERSTAND
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Consider This: The study of personality is about understanding yourself and others.
EOC_Q1.5
Which person is most likely to be conducting personality research?
a. Casey, who is studying how boxers physiologically react to being punched
b. Josh, who examines changes in extraversion during students’ first year in college
c. Evelyn, who observes whether people are more likely to stop to help someone on a busy
vs.a non-busy street
d. Lucy, who is seeing how aggressive behavior varies among people playing a violent vs.
non-violent video game
Answer: B
Skill: ANALYZE
Consider This: Personality is best understood across time and situations.
EOC_Q1.6
Jamar is debating a friend about the definition of personality. Which claim should he use in his
argument?
a. Personality is best understood across time and situations.
b. Personality is most accurately displayed in a heated moment.
c. Personality is less about the person and more about situations.
d. Personality is best understood when people feel uncomfortable in their environment.
Answer: B
Skill: APPLY
Consider This: Personality describes someone’s usual pattern of behavior, feelings, and
thoughts.
EOC_Q1.7
What do we know about how personalityappears online?
a. People’s personalities tend to match up with their online activities and profiles.
b. Social media typically distorts people’s true personalities.
c. The Internet has made typically conscientious people unconscientious.
d. Only introverted people tend to be more extraverted online.
Answer: A
Skill: UNDERSTAND
Consider This: People’s personalities show up in many different places.
EOC_Q1.8
People can get a sense of your personality by __________.
a. the type of deodorant you use
b. the clothes you wear
c. how well you sing
d. what type of pizza you like
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Answer: B
Skill: UNDERSTAND
Consider This: Your physical appearance and mannerisms also give a sense of your personality.
EOC_Q1.9
Which of the following scenarios give you a good glimpse of someone’s personality?
a. watching people brush their teeth before going out on a date
b. walking into someone’s dorm room on a typical weekday afternoon
c. looking at people eat spaghetti the day before running a marathon
d. talking to someone moments after a breakup
Answer: B
Skill: APPLY
Consider This: Personality is best seen and understood through usual patterns of behavior.
EOC_Q1.10
Somehigh in conscientiousness is, on average, __________.
a. more considerate of other people’s feelings
b. more likely to be on time
c. more outgoing and social
d. more aware of their surroundings
Answer: B
Skill: UNDERSTAND
LO 1.3 Describe the two sides of the person–situation debate, how the debate was resolved, and
Consider This: Being conscientious means being neat and organized.
EOC_Q1.11
Which of the following statements is true?
a. The person–situation debate has nothing to do with the person–situation interaction.
b. The person–situation debate was resolved by concluding that both the person and the
situation have about equal influence, and the person and situation also interact to predict
behavior.
c. The person–situation interaction has, over recent decades, turned into the person–
situation debate.
d. The person–situation debate is now best understood as the situation–person debate.
Answer: B
Skill: UNDERSTAND
Consider This: We have a better understanding now about the influences of both people and
situations in relation to personality.
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EOC_Q1.12
Which of the following is a question that a researcher engaged in the person–situation debate
might ask?
a. What causes personality?
b. Does personality exist at all?
c. Do situations “exist”?
d. At what point do extraverted people start to become introverted?
Answer: B
Skill: ANALYZE
Consider This: The person–situation debate differed from the nature–nurture debate.
EOC_Q1.13
The person–situation debate triedto settle which question?
a. Is personality determined by genetics or environment?
b. What situations lead to more aggressive behavior?
c. Do people have consistent behavioral tendencies across situations?
d. How does the situation influence the behavior of the person?
Answer: C
Skill: UNDERSTAND
Consider This: This debate was about patterns of behavior.
EOC_Q1.14
One night a young couple gets into a loud fight, disturbing their neighbors. Which of these
explanations falls on the person side of the person–situation debate?
a. They were both aggressive types.
b. She just told him she is unexpectedly pregnant.
c. They must have been drinking.
d. It was the end of the semester, so they were stressed and tired.
Answer: A
Skill: APPLY
Consider This: The person side would be due topersonality.
EOC_Q1.15
When does personality best predict behavior?
a. when genetic tests are used
b. when behavior is measured once
c. when situational influences are strong
d. when behavior is averaged across several days
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Answer: D
Skill: ANALYZE
Consider This: Situations can alter behavior.
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Section 2 Revel Multiple Choice Assessment Questions ........................................................................ 22

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Multiple Choice Questions

3. Dr. Browning is a psychologist who is researching the topic of longevity.She is interested

5. Personality is someone’s behavior, feelings,and __________.

6. __________ is used to describe a person’s typical pattern of behavior, feelings, and

7. Neuroscientists study __________.

8. Developmental psychologistsstudy __________.

9. Clinical psychologistsstudy __________.

b. the relationship between personality traits and mental health

10. Industrial-organizational psychologists study __________.

18. The opposite of __________ is extraversion.

19. The opposite of __________ is shyness.

20. Bill Gates is considered to be a(n) ________.

21. Steve Jobs was considered to be a(n) ________.

23. Which statement about extraversionis false?

24. Does personality predict whether someone uses a PC or a Mac?

28. It would be unusual for an extravert to post __________ on Facebook.

Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember

40. Social psychological researchers have found that__________.

43. Conscientious Cary will likely _________.

c. people choosing their situation

Short Answer Questions

51. Define personality.

53. What factors shape a person’spersonality?

54. What is personality psychology?

55. What other branches of psychology are influenced by personality psychology?

56. What does extraversion mean?

57. What does introversion mean?

58.Is an introvert generally someone who enjoys giving a speech? Explain.

60.What wouldan extravert’s office typically have?

61. Who is more likely to wear dark clothes?

62. Describethe person-situation debate.

63. What does the nature-nurture debate question about personality?

65. Are people’s behaviors completely consistent?Explain.

67. What characteristics does aperson who is low in conscientiousness display?

68. Are we “prisoners of our personality”? Explain.

69. Give an example of how people respond differently at a party.

71. Compare the personalities of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.

72. How does personality shape a person’s life?

73. Why is personality psychology a hub topic?

74. Compare extraversion and introversion.

76. What kinds of things do extraverts and introverts post online?

77. How does our personality show in the way wedress?

79. Compare the person-situation debate with the nature-nurture debate.

Revel Multiple Choice Assessment Questions

Topic: Where can we see personality?

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