Test 2
PSYC 335, Spring 2021
NAME: ____________________________________________
1. Which of the following statements best defines the term personality?
a)It is a set of relatively enduring behavioral and cognitive characteristics, traits, or predispositions
that people take with them to different situations, contexts, and interactions with others, and
that contribute to differences among individuals.
b)It refers to the conscious knowledge of one’s own character, feelings, motives, and desires.
c)It is the sum total of ways of living built up by a group of human beings and transmitted from
one generation to another, which includes customs, traditions, and social behavior.
d)It refers to the stage of human social development and organization that is considered the most
advanced.
2. The cross-cultural validation of personality measures requires psychometric evidence from all cultures
in which the test is to be used.
a) True
b)False
3. Which of the following is NOT a personality dimension of the five-factor model?
a)Conscientiousness
b)Introversion
c)Neuroticism
d)Agreeableness
4. The _____ was conceived after researchers noticed the similarities in the personality dimensions that
had emerged across many studies, both within and between cultures.
a)five-factor model
b)biopsychosocial model
c)hierarchical model of personality
d) social dominance theory
5. Which of the following statements is true of the hierarchical model of motivation?
a)It rejects the notion of universality of personality.
b)It states that humans possess evolved motive dispositions, which are serviced by a universal set
of personality dispositions that help individuals achieve their affective goals by managing
personal and environmental resources.
c)It states that people from all cultures share basic psychological needs for autonomy,
competence, and relatedness.
d)It concerns the maintenance and stability of social hierarchies, and suggests that cultural
ideologies, values, attitudes, and worldviews provide the justification for intergroup behaviors
such as discrimination and prejudice.