The essence of basic tendencies is their basis in biology and their _____ over time and situation.
People who score in the direction of agreeableness tend to be
The principal difference between basic tendencies and characteristic adaptations is their
The five factors of the Five-Factor Model have been found across cultures and show some permanence with
According to Robert R. McCrae and Paul T. Costa, which of the following sentences is true of objective biography as a component of personality?
In the Five-Factor Theory, behavior, in part, is predicted by three core components. Which of the following is not a core component?
Cattell’s famous personality scale is called the
According to the Five-Factor Model (FFM), which of the following is a characteristic of people who tend to score high on neuroticism (N) as a personality trait?
The major strength of trait and factor theories lies in
Traits generated through factor analysis may be either _____ or _____.
McCrae and Costa (1996) objected to earlier personality theories as relying too heavily on
Costa and McCrae (1996) summarize their trait model using a schematic drawing whereby peripheral components, comprised of causal, secondary influences on personality, are represented as
The Five-Factor Model (FFM) includes _____ as a trait that reflects an affectionate, active, fun-loving, and passionate person.
Although factor and trait theories are difficult to rate on several dimensions with respect to the concept of humanity, they clearly rate very high on
Characteristic adaptations differ from culture to culture because
In Cattell’s inductive method of research,
Personality psychologists are more likely to attribute behavior to _____ than are social psychologists.
“A theory organizes findings to tell a coherent story, to bring into focus those issues and phenomena that can and should be explained.” This quote is attributed to
Identify a true statement about characteristic adaptation as a core component of the Five-Factor Theory.
Which of the following techniques is used by most researchers to identify personality traits?
In the context of the Five-Factor Model (FFM), which of the following is one of the strongest and most ubiquitous personality traits?
Cattell classified traits that refer to how far or how fast one can perform a given activity as _____ traits.
According to the Five-Factor Model, which of the following statements best reflects our understanding of the stability of personality traits?
Which of the following statements is true of the postulates for characteristic adaptations?
Which of the following is a characteristic of people who score high on the openness to experience factor in the Five Factor Model?
In Hans J. Eysenck’s theory of personality, individuals who score low on psychoticism tend to be
Which of the following statements is true about Hans J. Eysenck’s biologically based factor theory?
What evidence did Eysenck present on the biological bases of personality?
Which is not one of the four levels of behavior organization recognized by Eysenck?
Eysenck’s three general types or superfactors are
In the context of Eysenck’s biologically based factor theory, the key for Eysenck was that the individual differences in people’s personalities were due to
Eysenck claimed that introverted neurotics are characterized by all of the following except
According to Grossarth-Maticek, who had very low deaths from either cancer or cardiovascular disease?
According to Eysenck, an individual characterized by hysteria, suggestibility, and somatic symptoms would score high on the _____ scale.
Which of the following is not one of the personality assessments created and developed by Eysenck?
Hans J. Eysenck described a trait as
A major thrust of Eysenck’s theory is that personality results from the basic genetic and neurophysiological makeup of humans. Which biological research findings support this assertion?
Eysenck believed that the primary difference between extraverts and introverts is one of
Some people are vulnerable to psychiatric illness because they have a genetic or acquired weakness that predisposes them to the illness. This explanation for an illness is what Eysenck called the
According to Hans J. Eysenck, which of the following statements is true about people who score high on neuroticism?
According to Hans J. Eysenck, extraverts can be described as being
According to Eysenck, low levels of cortical arousal and high sensory thresholds characterize individuals who score high on the _____ scale.
Eysenck’s P type is a bipolar factor consisting of
Which of the following was proposed by Hans J. Eysenck?
In Eysenck’s theory of personality, the three basic factors of P, E, and N are
According to Eysenck’s findings, cold, nonconforming, and aggressive personalities tend to score high on
Eysenck’s encounter with the fascist right and his later battles with the radical left suggested to him that the trait of _____ was equally prevalent in both extremes of the political spectrum.
Eysenck and Grossarth-Maticek found that
According to the four-level hierarchy of behavior organization proposed by Hans J. Eysenck, _____ are at the lowest level of behavior organization.