Needs direct behavior by specifying whether to move toward an object or goal or away from it.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 2According to the biological processes perspective, nervous-system functioning is important in determining personality, but hormonal functioning is not because hormone levels fluctuate so rapidly.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 3Swann's research has revealed that if people are going to get feedback about a quality they perceive as bad in themselves, they
a. ignore the feedback completely.
b. would rather get feedback that says they are positive on this quality.
c. would rather get feedback that says they are negative on this quality.
d. would rather get feedback from a trusted friend than a stranger.
Question 4The strength of a need has no influence over the intensity of the behavior to which it relates.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 5The inheritance and evolution perspective argues that many aspects of personality exist because they were adaptive for humans that existed millennia ago.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 6The ability to effectively handle the demands of the id, the superego, and external reality is known as
a. delaying gratification.
b. ego ideal.
c. ego strength.
d. sublimation.
Question 7Rogers distinguishes between the _________ self and the _________ self:
a. actual; perceived
b. actual; ideal
c. real; imagined
d. standard; ideal
Question 8Henry Murray began the motive approach to studying personality.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false