Sarah Palumbo

1. Pick the correct order of the stages in development.

a. repression, denial, projection, isolation, regression
b. oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital
c. latency, oral, denial, anal, genital
d. birth, child, adult, die
e. phallic, oral, latency, genital, anal

2. What is an example of regression?

a. feelings of an ex-boyfriend
b. denying something ever took place
c. returning to an earlier age to cope with situation
d. telling the truth
e. holding your anger in

Dennis Pastorius

1. Forcing thoughts to remain unconscious in order to avoid the anxiety that would result if they were conscious is the definition of which Freudian defense mechanism?

a. denial
b. isolation
c. regression
d. repression
e. projection

2. Which of the following statements is false in describing a person with a high Achievement motive?

a. They consistently get better grades from easy chosen courses
b. They have the desire to start a new business
c. They try harder if they do poorly
d. They want a challenge, but also want to know they can do it
e. They return to incomplete tasks

 
Lisa Lytle

Use the following story to answer questions 1-3.

Tom and Sally have been dating for two years. Sally breaks up with Tom because he cheated on her with Betty. Sally tells her friend Kelly about Tom, but she tells her without showing any emotion. Tom continues to call Sally and treat her as he did when they were going out. Betty, who did not know about Sally, tells Tom that she is glad that he feels guilty for hurting Sally. She also tells him that it will take a long time to get over the guilt.

1. Sally is using ___________ as a defense mechanism.

a. repression
b. denial
c. projection
d. isolation
e. regression

2. Tom is using ___________ as a defense mechanism.

a. repression
b. denial
c. projection
d. isolation
e. regression

3. Betty is using ___________ as a defense mechanism.

a. repression
b. denial
c. projection
d. isolation
e. regression

Avie Blau

1. Sally is a straight A student, who always gets her work done. She also is the president of her class and likes to be friends with everybody. She always knows the latest gossip and at the same time strives to do better in school. She never misses a class meeting and is always trying new things to make her school better. Sally exhibits what kind of motivation?

a. Achievement
b. Power
c. Affiliation
d. All of the above
e. None of the above

2. George is driving from his house to his girlfriend’s house, which is across town. He drives there at least 3 times a week and knows that it takes a half-hour to get there. He leaves at 4:30, expecting to arrive at 5. When he next looks at the clock, it is 4:55. He notices that he is only a black from her house but he doesn’t even remember driving there. George is exhibiting what kind of unconscious behavior?

a. creative behavior
b. subliminal perception
c. mindless action
d. b and c
e. None of the above

Melissa Kobal

1. According to Sigmund Freud, the Superego

a. is the source of psychic motivation, such as sex and aggression.
b. is developed in the anal stage.
c. represents rationality and reality.
d. uses strategies to resolve conflicts between conscious and unconscious aspects of personality.
e. is responsible for gender identity and sexual orientation.

2. The motive that is defined as the need to seek excellence and success is called

a. persistent motivation
b. achievement motivation
c. power motivation
d. conscientious motivation
e. affiliation motivation

 
Yvonne Mitchell

1. Anna’s husband dies, and she continues to set a place for him at the dinner table. This is an example of

a. repression
b. denial
c. problem-focused coping
d. adaptation
e. projection

Mandy Montgomery

1. Which of the following common beliefs of hypnosis is/are partially true?

a. People have a perfect memory of the past.
b. people can regress to birth or an earlier life.
c. A problem or habit can be cured by hypnosis.
d. a and b
e. All of the above.

 
Moran Elitsor

1. People in elected office usually have higher __________ motive.

2. A "sugar" pill is an example of

Erin Rocco

1. The theory that Freud proposed claiming many of his female partners had developed their psychiatric disturbances because they were victims of childhood sexual abuse, most often incest by their fathers is termed

2. Which of these tests are projective tests?

3. Impulsive displays of power, including aggression, drinking, and sexual exploitation are described as "a conquistador motive pattern", and are characterized by

Miguel Hernandez

1. Courtney is extremely anxious about taking her first midterm in her biology class. The night before her midterm she doesn’t think she can succeed on the exam. She expects to fail even if she studies, so she decides to go to the bar and drinks excessively. She later uses the alcohol consumed in the bar instead of lack of ability to justify her grade. She is using a behavior known as

Amy Rosh

1. This stage of development usually occurs at the age of 1-3, the Ego starts to develop and the Id is somewhat controlled:

Corinne Sunderhaus

1. From Freud’s five defense mechanisms: which of the following situations is an example of Isolation?

2. Julie is a sophomore in college. She loves everyone she meets, and is always desiring to have a lot of friends. She never seems satisfied with the friends she already has. Julie is probably high in

3. Which of following statements are NOT true?

Jesse Cohen

1. When two independent coders code the same test and then compare scores, this is

2. A person with a high affiliation motivation would have all of the following characteristics except

 
Amy Kaczkowski

1. Desiring prestige possessions are a characteristic of which motivation?

Erin Tully

1. Which of the following is NOT true of the psychoanalyst Freud?

Kristine McVay

1. Which of the Freud’s three main structures of personality is described to be "unconscious" and "pleasure seeking"?

2. In the present time, how does a psychiatrist typically treat his/her patients?

David Ko

1. What isn’t a Freudian stage of development?

2. What job would best be affiliated with power motivation?

3. Which of the following motivations are psychology students usually highest on?

Elisa Grochowski

1. Almost every weekend, Jen goes to all the parties she hears about. Once there, she goes around introducing herself and asking for phone numbers from those she meets. The next day, she spends hours talking on the phone to the new friends she’s made, telling them about herself such as her future goal of becoming a wedding coordinator; in this occupation she can meet new people and always be aware of "who’s marrying who". Which motive would Jen probably score highly on?

Christopher Manetta

1. Bill has been having family problems lately. He has started drinking heavily the past few months. Whenever his friends approach him and accuse him of having a drinking problem, he acts like he doesn’t know what they’re talking about and denies the whole thing. Bill is illustrating which of the following:

2. According to Freud, which stage of development pertains to the fact that anything involving the mouth is a sexual activity?

3. Which of the following would be a characteristic of someone high in achievement motivation, but low in power motivation?