Topic: 01-10 Three Levels of Personality Analysis
Topic: 01-13 Individual Uniqueness
33. Which of the following is an example of "nomothetic research"?
A. Preparing a case study of Sigmund Freud.
B. Comparing freshmen and seniors on a personality inventory.
C. Attempting to identify the genes related to impulsivity.
D. Analyzing the correspondence of Chris Rock.
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Topic: 01-10 Three Levels of Personality Analysis
Topic: 01-13 Individual Uniqueness
34. The study of a single individual is an example of
A. idiographic research.
B. nomothetic research.
C. correlational research.
D. cognitive psychology research.
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Topic: 01-10 Three Levels of Personality Analysis
Topic: 01-13 Individual Uniqueness
35. Most current personality research is done at the _____ level of analysis.
A. idiographic
B. human nature
C. individual uniqueness
D. group and individual differences
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Topic: 01-14 A Fissure in the Field
36. Most grand theories of personality focus on the _____ level of analysis.
A. idiographic
B. human nature
C. individual uniqueness
D. group and individual differences
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Topic: 01-14 A Fissure in the Field
Topic: 01-15 Grand Theories of Personality
37. A problem with studying only the grand theories of personality is that only portions of the grand theories
A. have stood the test of time and inform modern personality research.
B. apply to men.
C. are based on non-German populations.
D. address the human nature level of analysis.
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Topic: 01-14 A Fissure in the Field
Topic: 01-15 Grand Theories of Personality
38. Grand theories of personality are usually based on statements about the
A. universal core of human nature.
B. major individual differences.
C. individual uniqueness of all humans.
D. differences between the sexes.
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Topic: 01-14 A Fissure in the Field
Topic: 01-15 Grand Theories of Personality
39. In modern personality psychology, the grand theories
A. guide all modern personality research.
B. are still argued about in the literature.
C. are seen as having primarily historical interest.
D. are used only in clinical applications of personality theory.
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Topic: 01-14 A Fissure in the Field
Topic: 01-15 Grand Theories of Personality
40. The textbook presents the example of the three blind men and the elephant to suggest that
A. people are like animals in some ways and all living creatures have a personality.
B. individual and group differences are the most effective approach to studying personality.
C. each of the different approaches to personality research is inadequate for studying the full range of human personality.
D. using ancient legends is an inadequate approach to explaining the full range of differences in human personality.
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Topic: 01-14 A Fissure in the Field
Topic: 01-16 Contemporary Research in Personality
41. The fact that there are many differing views on personality suggests that
A. researchers study different domains of knowledge.
B. most views about personality psychology are incorrect.
C. one of the views is probably more accurate than others.
D. personality psychologists ignore one another's theories.
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Topic: 01-17 Six Domains of Knowledge About Human Nature
42. A "domain of knowledge" is a
A. laboratory where personality research is conducted.
B. single theory about the nature of personality.
C. specialty area of science and scholarship.
D. grand theory of personality psychology.
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Topic: 01-17 Six Domains of Knowledge About Human Nature