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Course Introduction
This course explores the psychological foundations and implications of individual differences among people, focusing on areas such as personality, intelligence, cognitive styles, motivation, and emotional functioning. Students will examine the origins and measurement of these differences, considering both genetic and environmental influences. The course also addresses how individual differences impact behavior, learning, workplace performance, and interpersonal relationships, providing a framework for understanding diversity in personal development and social interactions.
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Individual Differences and Personality 3rd Edition by Michael C. Ashton
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Chapter 1: Basic Concepts in Psychological Measurement
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Q1) One method of personality measurement involves obtaining "biodata"-that is,records of various outcome variables (e.g. ,health information,criminal records,career information,etc. ).Which of the following can be considered a complication of this method?
A)In general,life outcomes have nothing to do with personality
B)Any given life outcome might reflect several different personality traits
C)Any given life outcome might reflect many influences other than the individual's personality
D)Both A and B above
E)Both B and C above
Answer: E
Q2) Suppose that you want to evaluate the discriminant validity of a self-report Laziness scale.Which of the following results for this scale would be evidence that it has good discriminant validity?
A)It correlates -.50 with observer reports of Hardworkingness.
B)It correlates -.50 with observer reports of Sociability.
C)It correlates .00 with observer reports of Hardworkingness.
D)It correlates .00 with observer reports of Sociability.
E)None of the above;these correlations are relevant to reliability,not validity.
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Personality Traits and the Inventories That Measure
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Q1) If a personality inventory scale contained no "reverse-coded" or "negatively-keyed" items at all,what problem might that scale have?
A)Scores on the scale would partly reflect a tendency to agree with statements in general.
B)Scores on the scale would only be useful for measuring people with high levels of the trait.
C)Scores on the scale would have poor discriminant validity,because the items wouldn't measure anything that was unrelated to the trait.
D)Scores on the scale would be invalid,because people would be able to "fake" without getting caught.
E)None of the above;there would be no problem with such a scale.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Personality Structure: Classifying Traits
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Q1) Suppose that a factor analysis of food preferences revealed four factors,representing preferences for (1)meats,(2)fruits and vegetables,(3)sugary foods,and (4)fried foods.Assuming that these results were accurate,which of the following would be an accurate interpretation?
A)With regard to food preferences,there are four distinct kinds of people.
B)People who like meat tend to dislike fruits and vegetables.
C)People who like one kind of fried food tend to like other kinds of fried food.
D)The most preferred kind of food is meat,followed by fruits and vegetables,then by sugary foods,and finally by fried foods.
E)None of the above.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Developmental Change and Stability of Personality
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Q1) Which of the following best summarizes the results obtained by Lamb et al. (2002)in their study of developmental change and stability of personality throughout childhood?
A)Personality was moderately stable across intervals of a few years,and there was an increase in Agreeableness and Conscientiousness during the early school years.
B)Personality was moderately stable across intervals of a few years,and there was a decrease in Agreeableness and Conscientiousness during the early school years.
C)Personality was highly unstable across intervals of a few years,and there was an increase in Agreeableness and Conscientiousness during the early school years.
D)Personality was highly unstable across intervals of a few years,and there was a decrease in Agreeableness and Conscientiousness during the early school years.
E)Personality was highly unstable across intervals of a few years,and there was essentially no change in Agreeableness and Conscientiousness during the early school years.
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Chapter 5: Biological Bases of Personality
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Q1) Which of the following best describes the behaviors associated with the third system in Gray's Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory of personality.
A)A tendency to respond strongly to punishments but not to rewards.
B)A tendency to respond strongly to rewards but not to punishments.
C)A tendency to respond strongly to stimuli that have previously been associated with reward.
D)A tendency to fight,rather than flee,when faced with danger or threat.
E)A tendency to fight or to flee when faced with danger or threat.
Q2) Communication between nerve cells involves an electrical impulse that causes the release of neurotransmitter substances from the ________ terminal of the sending neuron across the ________ to the ________ of the receiving neuron.
A)Synapse;axon;dendrite
B)Axon;synapse;dendrite
C)Axon;dendrite;synapse
D)Dendrite;synapse;axon
E)Dendrite;axon;synapse
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Chapter 6: Genetic and Environmental Influences on Personality
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Q1) Recall the large-scale study of personality in identical and fraternal twins conducted in Germany .Which of the following best summarizes the results of that research with regard to additive genetic,non-additive genetic,and common environment influences on personality trait levels? (Consider the results based on self-reports or observer reports considered separately. )
A)50% additive genetic,almost no non-additive genetic,almost no common environment
B)25% additive genetic,25% non-additive genetic,almost no common environment
C)Almost no additive genetic,50% non-additive genetic,almost no common environment
D)25% additive genetic,almost no non-additive genetic,25% common environment
E)Almost no additive genetic,almost no non-additive genetic,50% common environment
Q2) In the question above,what would be the estimated effect of the common environment?
A).60
B).45
C).30
D).15
E).00
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Chapter 7: The Evolutionary Function of Personality
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Q1) Recall Nettle's (2006)interpretations of adaptive trade-offs for the Big Five personality factors.Which of the following were among the benefits that Nettle proposed to be associated with high levels of Neuroticism?
1)Attractiveness to potential mates
2)Reduced risk of schizophrenia
3)Avoidance of dangers
4)Competitive success
A)1 and 2
B)1 and 3
C)2 and 3
D)2 and 4
E)3 and 4
Q2) Which of the six HEXACO personality factors shows the largest differences between the sexes,and is thought to be relevant to kin altruistic tendencies?
A)Honesty-Humility
B)Emotionality
C)Extraversion
D)Agreeableness
E)Conscientiousness
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Chapter 8: Personality Disorders
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Q1) Which of the following lists shows the accurate matching of personality disorder treatments with their main features?
1)Expressing emotions,reflecting on and exploring one's mental life
2)Understanding and changing one's maladaptive,irrational beliefs
3)Developing "mindfulness" and acceptance of one's thoughts and feelings
A)1 is psychodynamic psychotherapy,2 is cognitive-behavioral therapy,3 is dialectical behavior therapy
B)1 is cognitive-behavioral therapy,2 is dialectical behavior therapy,3 is psychodynamic psychotherapy
C)1 is cognitive-behavioral therapy,2 is psychodynamic psychotherapy,3 is dialectical behavior therapy
D)1 is psychodynamic psychotherapy,2 is dialectical behavior therapy,3 is cognitive-behavioral therapy
E)1 is dialectical behavior therapy,2 is psychodynamic psychotherapy,3 is cognitive-behavioral therapy
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Chapter 9: Personality and Life Outcomes
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Q1) Which of the following statements about integrity tests can be considered accurate?
1)Only the "personality-based" integrity tests are associated with better job performance
2)"Overt" integrity tests ask respondents about their previous criminal activity and about their attitudes toward such activity
3)Integrity tests generally measure characteristics related to the broad factors of Conscientiousness and Honesty-Humility.
A)1 only
B)1 and 2
C)1 and 3
D)2 and 3
E)All of the above.
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Chapter 10: Mental Ability
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Q1) If a person had a level of g that is one standard deviation above the population average,what would be his or her approximate IQ score?
A)105
B)115
C)125
D)135
E)The IQ score cannot be estimated,because g and IQ are not strongly related.
Q2) In research on the relations between IQ and the speed of the brain,which type of task directly measures the amount of time that a stimulus must be present before the brain can notice that stimulus?
A)Nerve conduction velocity tasks
B)Inspection time tasks
C)Reaction time tasks
D)Both A and C
E)All of the above
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Chapter 11: Vocational Interests
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT likely to limit the criterion validity of vocational interest surveys?
A)Job performance is influenced by work ethic and by ability,not just by interest in the work.
B)Job satisfaction is also influenced by pay and benefits and by supervisor and co-workers,not just by interest in the work.
C)Most workers who are really dissatisfied with their job will leave that job,thereby reducing the variation in job satisfaction.
D)Most workers who are really incompetent at their job will leave that job,thereby reducing the variation in job performance.
E)None of the above;all of these factors could limit criterion validity.
Q2) According to the findings of Lykken et al. (1993),the heritability of vocational interests is close to which value,on average?
A).00
B).15
C).30
D).50
E).80
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Chapter 12: Religion and Politics
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Q1) Recall that Saroglou (2011)described four basic components of religion.Which of the following is NOT among those four?
A)Begetting (having children who will be raised in the traditions of the faith)
B)Believing (accepting the existence of supernatural entities)
C)Bonding (uniting with something greater than oneself)
D)Behaving (following a "way of life" and system of rules)
E)Belonging (gaining a sense of identity by being part of a community of believers)
Q2) Which of the following is generally NOT found to show a (modest)positive association with religiosity?
A)Longevity
B)Life satisfaction
C)Law abidingness
D)Number of children
E)None of the above;all of these show some positive correlation with religiosity
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Chapter 13: Sexuality
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Q1) According to the results of Schmitt's (2005)cross-national study of sociosexual orientation,which of the following statements can be considered accurate?
A)The most sociosexually restricted countries were found in Europe.
B)Across all countries,men tended to be more sociosexually unrestricted than were women.
C)In countries with greater equality of status between men and women,the differences in sociosexuality between men and women were smaller.
D)All of the above.
E)B and C only.
Q2) Suppose that a person has a very high level of Sexual Arousal.What is likely to be the most accurate inference about this person's levels of personality factors?
A)This person will have a low level of Conscientiousness.
B)This person will have a low level of Honesty-Humility.
C)This person will have a high level of Extraversion.
D)This person will have a high level of Emotionality.
E)This person will have a low level of Agreeableness.
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