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During a phone call to the Psychic Network, Mark was told that you often worry about things much more than you admit, even to your best friends. Mark's amazement at the psychic's apparent understanding of his personality best illustrates
a) the spotlight effect.
b) an external locus of control.
c) the Barnum effect.
d) the self-reference phenomenon.

Humanistic psychology has been most closely associated with an emphasis on the importance of
a) empirically derived tests.
b) reciprocal determinism.
c) an external locus of control.
d) a positive self-concept.

Which technique would psychologists use to assess whether a cluster of characteristics that includes ambition, determination, persistence, and self-reliance reflects a single personality trait?
a) projective testing
b) factor analysis
c) empirically derived testing
d) free association

Abraham Maslow suggested that individuals who are open, spontaneous, and not paralyzed by others' opinions illustrate
a) extraversion.
b) reaction formation.
c) self-actualization.
d) collectivism.

Hermann Rorschach introduced what has become the most widely used ________ test.
a) empirically derived
b) thematic apperception
c) projective
d) factor analytic

Carl Jung emphasized the importance of ________ in personality functioning.
a) the collective unconscious
b) inferiority feelings
c) psychosexual stages
d) unconditional positive regard

The role of repressed childhood conflicts in personality disorders is most clearly emphasized by the ________ perspective.
a) trait
b) social-cognitive
c) psychoanalytic
d) humanistic

Jaydon doesn't realize that his alcohol abuse and neglect of his family is leading to the destruction of both his family and career. A psychoanalyst would suggest that Jaydon shows signs of a
a) strong ego.
b) weak self.
c) strong superego.
d) weak ego.

Freud suggested that adults with a passive personality marked by a childlike dependency demonstrate signs of
a) an oral fixation.
b) an inferiority complex.
c) reaction formation.
d) an Oedipus complex.

Bryce often acts so daring and overly confident that few people realize he is actually riddled with unconscious insecurity and self-doubt. Bryce best illustrates the use of a defense mechanism known as
a) regression.
b) projection.
c) displacement.
d) reaction formation.

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