What Is Psychology Foundations, Applications, And Integration 3rd Edition By Ellen E. Pastorino – Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. Personality is ____.
a. a manner of acting characterized by uniqueness and appeal

b. a collection of characteristics that defines how a person behaves in different situations

c. the part of a person that is exhibited only when in the presence of others

d. the unpredictable actions of individuals that are typical of most people at least some of the time
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 11.1 The Psychoanalytic Approach: Sigmund Freud and the Neo-Freudians
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

2. According to Freud, the ____ is protected by defense mechanisms.
a. subconscious
b. superego

c. id

d. ego

ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 11.1 The Psychoanalytic Approach: Sigmund Freud and the Neo-Freudians
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

3. Before reading this question you probably were not thinking of the events surrounding your last birthday. If you can now remember your last birthday, Freud would most likely say that its memories existed in your ____.
a. anteconscious
b. conscious

c. preconscious

d. unconscious

ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 11.1 The Psychoanalytic Approach: Sigmund Freud and the Neo-Freudians
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply

4. In psychoanalytic theory, preconscious is to ____ awareness, as unconscious is to ____ awareness.
a. current; past

b. imperfect; perfect
c. deep; superficial

d. potential; lack of

ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 11.1 The Psychoanalytic Approach: Sigmund Freud and the Neo-Freudians
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Thinking Critically

5. Freud believed that a person’s ____ always influences behavior.
a. unconscious

b. past

c. childhood

d. genetic background
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 11.1 The Psychoanalytic Approach: Sigmund Freud and the Neo-Freudians
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Thinking Critically

6. A sexually promiscuous teenage girl may not realize that her motivations stem from conflicting emotions surrounding growing up without a father. Freud would most likely say that her motivations are arising from her ____.
a. unconscious

b. interdependent self

c. sense of cognitive dissonance
d. preconscious

ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 11.1 The Psychoanalytic Approach: Sigmund Freud and the Neo-Freudians
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply

7. According to Freud, which part of a person’s personality is the largest?
a. conscious

b. id

c. unconscious
d. ego

ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 11.1 The Psychoanalytic Approach: Sigmund Freud and the Neo-Freudians
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

8. Freud believed that personality is a product of ____.
a. the environment

b. the interaction between conscious and unconscious forces
c. high level logical and reasoned thinking

d. the Oedipal complex

ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 11.1 The Psychoanalytic Approach: Sigmund Freud and the Neo-Freudians
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

9. In Freud’s iceberg analogy, the tip of the iceberg represents a person’s ____.
a. conscious mind

b. id

c. unconscious mind
d. superego

ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 11.1 The Psychoanalytic Approach: Sigmund Freud and the Neo-Freudians
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

10. Kelly was sexually abused as a child but has no memory of the event. According to Freud, Kelly’s memory of the abuse probably resides in her ____.
a. conscious mind
b. unconscious

c. preconscious

d. ego

ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 11.1 The Psychoanalytic Approach: Sigmund Freud and the Neo-Freudians
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply