Question 1

The dimensions of individual differences in tendencies to show consistent patterns of thoughts, feelings, and actions are called as ...........

Accepted Answer

Traits are dimensions of individual differences in tendencies to show consistent patterns of thoughts, feelings, and actions.

Question 2

The VIA classification system of six virtues include all the following except ..........

Accepted Answer

Curiosity is considered a strength within the virtue category of wisdom in the VIA classification, not a virtue itself. The six virtues are wisdom, courage, humanity, justice, temperance, and transcendence.

Question 3

.......... has been conceptualized as an expert knowledge system associated with an advanced stage of cognitive and personality development.

Accepted Answer

Wisdom is often conceptualized as an expert knowledge system that reflects a high level of cognitive and personality development, encompassing deep understanding, judgment, and the integration of various types of knowledge and experience.

Question 4

The aesthetics facet belongs to which one of the big five personality trait?

Accepted Answer

The aesthetics facet, which involves appreciation for art and beauty, is part of the broader personality trait of openness to experience. This trait encompasses a willingness to try new things, engage in imaginative activities, and appreciate diverse forms of expression.

Question 5

A global expectation that the future will bring a bounty of good things and scarcity of bad things is ..........

Accepted Answer

Dispositional optimism is characterized by the global expectation that the future will bring more good things than bad. This trait reflects a general tendency to expect positive outcomes.

Question 6

Which one of the following is not a dimension of big five personality?

Accepted Answer

Psychoticism is not a dimension of the Big Five personality traits. The Big Five consists of Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism (OCEAN). Emotional stability is often considered the opposite of Neuroticism.

Question 7

The virtue which represents our capacity for sympathy, empathy, compassion and love in our relationship with others.

Accepted Answer

Humanity is the virtue that captures our capacity for behaviors that demonstrate sympathy, empathy, compassion, and love towards others. It encompasses qualities that help us connect and care for other people.

Question 8

.......... is thankfulness to a deity or to the universe for specific things or for the experience of existence.

Accepted Answer

Transpersonal gratitude is the type of gratitude that extends beyond the personal self to a wider sense of thankfulness to a deity or the universe, often for the very experience of existence itself or for specific aspects of life that one feels come from a source beyond the self.

Question 9

Seligman and Peterson have conceptualized optimism as ............

Accepted Answer

Seligman and Peterson conceptualized optimism as an explanatory style, which refers to how people explain the causes of events, particularly focusing on positive expectations for the future.

Question 10

The opposite end of the agreeableness continuum is ............

Accepted Answer

Antagonism is the correct answer because it represents traits that are opposite to agreeableness, such as being uncooperative, hostile, and competitive, whereas agreeableness involves being cooperative, friendly, and compassionate.

Question 11

Each virtue is defined by a set of .......... strengths that represent the ingredients, expressions and potential means of developing the virtue.

Accepted Answer

Character strengths are the psychological ingredients—thoughts, feelings, and behaviors—that define virtues. They represent the ways through which individuals can exhibit and develop virtues in their lives.

Question 12

............. is the capacity to accurately recognize the psychological states of self and others, and manage our own psychological states and social situations effectively.

Accepted Answer

Social intelligence is the ability to understand and manage people and to act wisely in human relations, including the capacities to accurately recognize one's own and others' emotions, and to use this information to guide thinking, behavior, and interactions.

Question 13

The ability to understand feelings in the self and others, and to use these feelings as informational guides for thinking and action

Accepted Answer

Emotional intelligence encompasses the ability to recognize, understand, and manage one's own emotions and the emotions of others, using this awareness to guide thinking and actions effectively.

Question 14

............ involves not acknowledging the existence or meaning of threatening or stressful events in the external world.

Accepted Answer

Denial involves refusing to acknowledge the reality of a threatening or stressful situation. It's a defense mechanism where an individual ignores or refuses to accept the existence of a painful or problematic reality.

Question 15

............ refers to people's level of discipline, self-control and organization

Accepted Answer

Conscientiousness is one of the five personality traits of the Big Five personality theory. It refers to a person's tendency to be organized, responsible, and hardworking.

Question 16

The virtue that provide the strength to control excesses and restrain impulses which may harm the self and others.

Accepted Answer

Temperance is the virtue that involves self-control, moderation, and the ability to regulate one's actions and emotions, particularly in avoiding excesses and restraining impulses that could be harmful to oneself or others.

Question 17

An individual's capacity to produce novel and useful ideas.

Accepted Answer

Creativity is defined as the ability to produce novel and useful ideas, distinguishing it from intelligence (the ability to learn, understand, and apply information), wisdom (the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment), and curiosity (a strong desire to know or learn something).

Question 18

Teamwork belongs to the virtue of ..............

Accepted Answer

Teamwork is often associated with the virtue of justice because it involves fairness, cooperation, and the equitable distribution of tasks and rewards among team members.

Question 19

.............. involves registering, attending to, and deciphering emotional messages as they are expressed in facial expressions, voice tone, or cultural artefacts.

Accepted Answer

Emotional perception is the process of recognizing and interpreting emotions in oneself and others, often through non-verbal cues such as facial expressions, voice tone, and other forms of body language.

Question 20

'People who experience flow in daily life tend to very happy'. This proposal constitute which type of happiness theory?

Accepted Answer

Process/activity theories of happiness suggest that engaging in certain activities or processes, such as experiencing flow, contributes to happiness. Flow is a state of complete immersion in an activity, where individuals lose their sense of time and self, often leading to high levels of satisfaction and happiness.

Quiz 2: Personality, Virtues, and Happiness