Question 1

How does the organismic valuing process feed into one's self-concept?

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Question 2

Why might clinical psychologists from varying personality perspectives (psychoanalytic,trait,social cognitive,and humanistic)all utilize the clinical interview? What is a weakness of this most common assessment technique?

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Question 3

Gelasia gives a rousing show at the comedy club which includes improvisations,impressions,and magic tricks.The crowd is enthralled and gives her a standing ovation.Later,Carla and Sean go back stage to meet the star.They are surprised to find in person that Gelasia is rather shy and a person of few words.How would Mischel's concept of a person-situation interaction account for Gelasia's "dual personality"?

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Question 4

Explain the difference between an internal and external locus of control.

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Question 5

What is the difference between conditional and unconditional positive regard?

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Question 6

Lilith and Rhys both score lower than they expected on the anthropology mid-term exam.Lilith has an external locus of control,while Rhys' locus of control is internal.Explain how Lilith and Rhys might understand their respective exam results.

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Question 7

Explain the concept of reciprocal determinism.

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Question 8

Name the five factors in the five factor view of traits and give a brief definition of each.

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Question 9

Why might Professor Tranchon decide to use the five factor theory as the best measure of personality for her new multicultural research project?

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Question 10

Compare the purpose and use of the MMPI-2 and the Rorschach Inkblot test.

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Quiz 11: Personality