The believes that all of the influences acting on a person at a given time can actually be known.
A) determinist
B) existentialist
C) free-willist
D) none of the above
Question 2The conception of human nature claims that we inherit behavioral predispositions from our evolutionary past, but these predispositions can be modified by rational thought or by cultural influence.
A) empirical
B) evolutionary
C) existential
D) mechanistic
Question 3The theory of human nature states that people become what they experience.
A) rationalistic
B) empirical
C) existential
D) animalistic
Question 4Hedonism refers to
A) the search for meaning.
B) the tendency to seek pleasure and avoid pain.
C) goal-directed behavior.
D) attraction to men named Don.
Question 5The so-called theorist is most interested in studying lapses of memory.
A) learning
B) trait
C) existential-humanistic
D) depth
Question 6The theorist assumes that a person knows a great deal about the determinants of his or her own personality.
A) learning
B) trait
C) existential-humanistic
D) psychoanalytic
Question 7Who is most likely to ask the question, What is the significance of your awareness that you ultimately must die?
A) a learning theorist
B) a psychoanalytic theorist
C) an existential theorist
D) a geneticist