The factors of McCrae and Costa that have a similarity to the dimensions proposed by Eysenck are:
a. openness and agreeableness.
c. attractiveness and likeableness.
b. openness and conscientiousness.
d. neuroticism and extraversion.
Question 2McCrae and Costa's five personality factors:
a. are the first five factors identified by Cattell.
b. show that environment is more important than heredity.
c. largely overlap amongst themselves.
d. include sociability, impulsivity, and emotionality.
Question 3All of the following are personality factors identified by McCrae and Costa
except:
a. neuroticism.
c. conscientiousness.
b. deference.
d. openness.
Question 4Which of the following statements is true of neuroticism?
a. People who scored high in neuroticism performed worse than those who scored low when their work environment was stressful.
b. The characteristics of neuroticism are anxiety, depression, irrationality, tension, and moodiness.
c. Neuroticism is largely a product of learning or experience rather than a product of genetics.
d. A higher level of neuroticism was associated with increasing satisfaction from social relationships.
Question 5Eysenck believed that personality dimensions, such as introversion:
a. are stable throughout the life span.
b. are inconsistent because of heredity.
c. are determined by childhood alone.
d. are influenced equally by environment and heredity.
Question 6According to Eysenck, the most significant factor in intelligence was:
a. environment.
c. learning.
b. heredity.
d. unpredictability.
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