Exam Preview for 1758: Individual Differences in Personality: The B

Individual Differences in Personality: The Big 5

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1. Rocco is a strong believer of the lexical approach. Where would he likely begin his search for the essential traits of personality? by observing the personalities of nonhuman animals the dictionary Eysenck’s theories ancient Greek medical texts
2. Using the Big Five personality traits to predict behavior is characteristic of what approach? The Essential-Trait Approach The Trait-Based Approach The Outcome-Based Approach The Five-Trait Approach
3. Which of the big five personality traits is the least reliably found during cross-cultural studies? Agreeableness Openness to experience Neuroticism Conscientiousness
4. Which Big Five domain captures a tendency to experience negative emotions? Agreeableness Extraversion Neuroticism Conscientiousness
5. Which of the Big Five traits appears to be the most complex and “difficult to grasp?" Extraversion Neuroticism Openness to experience Agreeableness
6. One reason that individuals who are high in neuroticism are more likely to suffer from depression or anxiety is because: They withdraw from others and have a difficult time expressing their emotions They are more likely to ruminate on negative emotional events Their need for achievement causes them to suffer more in the face of disappointment They are more likely to be high in ‘plasticity’
7. According to one survey of employers, seven out of the top eight qualities sought in new employees involved ________. agreeableness intelligence emotional intelligence conscientiousness
8. According to a recent study described in the presentation, which trait has been linked to the biggest decrease in life satisfaction following a bout of unemployment? conscientiousness agreeableness narcissism self-monitoring
9. Which trait is linked to reduced creativity in group problem-solving tasks? narcissism openness conscientiousness self-monitoring
10. Which of the following words would best describe someone who is high in conscientiousness? Agreeable Kind Self-Aware Organized
11. According to this course, the finding that children who were more likely to be targeted for bullying were less likely to be bullied if they had which of the following big five traits? Agreeableness Openness to experience Neuroticism Extraversion Conscientiousness
12. Johnny is politically conservative. As discussed in this course, what facet of agreeableness is Johnny likely high in? Compassion Cooperation Politeness Chivalry
13. What is the term used to describe someone who scores between the 40th and 60th percentile in extraversion? Introverted-Extraverted An ambivert Contextually complex Chameleons
14. Zander and Shanti are both very extroverted people who have fallen in love. However, over the course of their relationships they both often accuse the other of never listening to them and always talking. Which of the following is the term for the type of conflict they are experiencing? Role strain Extraversion incompatibility complex Stimulus struggle Contextual complexity Assortative mating
15. What is one explanation for differences between people high in introversion and people high in extraversion? People high in introversion have chronically high levels of cortical arousal, while individuals high in extraversion have chronically low levels of cortical arousal. People high in extraversion are higher in impression seeking, while people high in introversion avoid taking risks. People high in introversion dislike people, while people high in extraversion are more social and prefer the company of others. People high in introversion are shy, while those high in extraversion are not.