Question 1

The person responsible for the fundamental lexical hypothesis is

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A)   Allport.
B)   Eysenck.
C)   Goldberg.
D)   Costa.

Question 2

The trait of conscientiousness is linked to health and longevity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Findings across seven languages indicate that honesty/humility is a reliable factor, in addition to the other factors of the Big Five.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to the Big Five, intelligence is a major component of personality.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 5

According to Ashton and colleagues' analyses, what sixth factor did proponents of the Big Five miss?

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A)   Openness.
B)   Honesty/humility.
C)   Conscientiousness.
D)   Psychoticism.

Question 6

Relative to older adults, adolescents and young adults score

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A)   higher on neuroticism.
B)   higher on extraversion.
C)   lower on agreeableness.
D)   all of the above.

Question 7

NEO-PI data on Jim suggested that he and his wife disagreed on the trait(s)  of

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A)   N.
B)   A.
C)   both (a)  and (b) .
D)   neither (a)  nor (b) .

Question 8

Discuss the strengths and limitations of the trait approach as both
a) a description of individual differences, and
b) an explanatory model of human personality functioning.

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Question 9

Research on age differences during adulthood are faced with the problem of

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A)   age effects.
B)   cohort effects.
C)   cultural differences.
D)   gender differences. B

Question 10

A problem with the trait concept is that

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A)   there is little evidence of constitutional differences in people.
B)   it presents too static a picture.
C)   it cannot be applied to individuals.
D)   all of the above.

Question 11

Cross-cultural research on age trends suggests

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A)   the same pattern of personality trait change.
B)   varying patterns of personality trait change.
C)   western vs. nonwestern differences in personality trait change.
D)   developing countries vs. developed countries differences in personality trait change.

Question 12

Research by Twenge indicates that, in the past few decades, scores on the personality trait of anxiety have ___________ in the population at large.

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A)   increased
B)   decreased
C)   remain unchanged

Question 13

Concerning the number of basic trait factors,

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A)   five is just about right.
B)   some suggest more and some suggest fewer.
C)   ultimately factor analysis will tell us exactly how many is best.
D)   it all depends on the subject being studied.

Question 14

Critics of trait theory question the evidence of cross-situational consistency even more than that of longitudinal consistency.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Overall, cross-cultural research on the Big Five suggests that

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A)   none of the traits are universal
B)   all of the Big Five are pretty universal.
C)   at least three of the Big Five are universal.
D)   only one of the Big Five is universal.

Question 16

A problem with the five-factor model is that it shows no links with other personality concepts.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The best measure of OCEAN is

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A)   EPI.
B)   16PF.
C)   NEO-PI.
D)   water jug test.

Question 18

Research by Ravenna Helson and colleagues examining the lives of women who were studied over long periods of time found that

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A)   women's personalities did not change over time no matter what their life experiences.
B)   women who were involved in the women's movement became more confident and empowered.
C)   women who entered the workforce became neurotic.
D)   None of the above.

Question 19

According to McCrae and Costa, life choices and the self-concept are formed out of

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A)   basic biological tendencies.
B)   characteristic adaptations.
C)   external events.
D)   all of the above.

Question 20

The term Big 5 comes from

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A)   Goldberg.
B)   Costa.
C)   McCrae.
D)   Buss. A

Exam 8: Trait Theory: the Five-Factor Model: Applications and Evaluation of the Trait Approach

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According to the Big Five, intelligence is a major component of personality.

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Relative to older adults, adolescents and young adults score

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Concerning the number of basic trait factors,

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