1. A _____________ is a model of reality that helps us understand, explain, predict, and control that reality. (1 point)

personality

theory

goal

scientific method

  1. Personality theories and models are usually __________. (1 point)

verbal

graphic

symbolic

mathematical

  1. The aspect of a person’s personality that makes him or her different from other people is called ___________. (1 point)

interest inventory

standard deviation

social maladaptiveness

individual differences

  1. Personality theorists often focus on _____________. (1 point)

types or traits

genes or chromosomes

neurons or nervous systems

family or environment

  1. Personality theorists often focus on things that can be ________________. (1 point)

categorized or compared to other people

characterized in a few words

quantified

qualified

  1. Which of the following is an example of something a personality theorist might study? (1 point)

A person’s IQ over several years

A person’s aptitude versus their achievement

A person’s social skills versus the social skills of others

A person’s genetic influences versus their environmental influences

  1. Which of the following is one of the most important questions that personality theorists ask? (1 point)

Are people smarter now that then were a hundred years ago?

Are people more similar to themselves over time and across situations than they are to others?

Are people more sociable now than they were in less technologically advanced civilizations?

Are people more insecure in small or large groups?

  1. Many personality theorists are just as interested in ___________ among people. (1 point)

differences

experiences

commonalities

feelings

  1. Another focus of personality theorists is the ________________ of the individual. (1 point)

psychological structure

physiological structure

genetic structure

social structure

  1. Some personality theorists say that they are looking for _____________. (1 point)

the essence of being a person

a commonality gene

ways to streamline social interaction

ways to enhance intellectual ability

Verified Answer :

1. A scientific method is a model of reality that helps us understand, explain, predict, and control that reality. 2. Personality theories and models are usually symbolic.

3. The aspect of a person’s personality that makes him or her different from other people is called individual differences.

4. Personality theorists often focus on family or environment.

5. Personality theorists often focus on things that can be categorized or compared to other people.

6. Which of the following is an example of something a personality theorist might study? A person’s social skills versus the social skills of others

7. Which of the following is one of the most important questions that personality theorists ask? Are people more sociable now than they were in less technologically advanced civilizations?

8. Many personality theorists are just as interested in commonalities among people.

9. Another focus of personality theorists is the social structure of the individual.

10. Some personality theorists say that they are looking for ways to streamline social interaction.