Health Questions

1. A _____________ is a model of reality that helps us understand, explain, predict, and control that reality. (1 point) personality theory goal scientific method 2. Personality theories and models are usually __________. (1 point) verbal graphic symbolic mathematical 3. The aspect of a person’s personality that makes him or her different from other people is called ___________. (1 point) interest inventory standard deviation social maladaptiveness individual differences 4. Personality theorists often focus on _____________. (1 point) types or traits genes or chromosomes neurons or nervous systems family or environment 5. Personality theorists often focus on things that can be ________________. (1 point) categorized or compared to other people characterized in a few words quantified qualified 6. Which of the following is an example of something a personality theorist might study? (1 point) A person’s IQ over several years A person’s aptitude versus their achievement A person’s social skills versus the social skills of others A person’s genetic influences versus their environmental influences 7. Which of the following is one of the most important questions that personality theorists ask? (1 point) Are people smarter now that then were a hundred years ago? Are people more similar to themselves over time and across situations than they are to others? Are people more sociable now than they were in less technologically advanced civilizations? Are people more insecure in small or large groups? 8. Many personality theorists are just as interested in ___________ among people. (1 point) differences experiences commonalities feelings 9. Another focus of personality theorists is the ________________ of the individual. (1 point) psychological structure physiological structure genetic structure social structure 10. Some personality theorists say that they are looking for _____________. (1 point) the essence of being a person a commonality gene ways to streamline social interaction ways to enhance intellectual ability