Humanistic Psychology
Which psychologist developed the hierarchy of needs leading to self-actualization?
Abraham Maslow
Which psychologist created a list of 4,500 personality traits?
Gordon Allport
What acronym helps remember the Big Five personality traits?
OCEAN
What type of test asks people to report on their own thoughts, feelings, or behaviors?
Self-report Inventory
What is the main goal that evolutionary psychologists believe personality traits help humans achieve?
Survival and reproduction
What did Carl Rogers call the match between the real self and the ideal self?
Congruence
What is the name for a single dominant trait that defines a person’s life?
Cardinal trait
Which Big Five trait involves curiosity, imagination, and open-mindedness?
Openness to experience
What does the MMPI help psychologists assess?
Personality traits and possible psychological disorders.
Which psychologist is known for studying evolution and human mating behavior?
David Buss
Humanistic psychology is known as the “third force” because it emphasized what aspect of human nature?
Free will and human potential
What personality assessment did Raymond Cattell develop based on 16 key factors?
16PF (Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire)
Which Big Five trait is most strongly linked to academic success?
Conscientiousness
The Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is based on which psychologist’s theory?
Carl Jung
What does temperament refer to in personality psychology?
Inborn, biologically based tendencies to feel or act in certain ways
According to Rogers, what type of love helps children develop a healthy self-concept?
Unconditional positive regard
Which two major personality dimensions did Hans and Sybil Eysenck identify?
Extroversion and neuroticism
People high in which Big Five trait tend to experience emotional instability and anxiety?
Neuroticism
What do people describe when taking the Rorschach Inkblot test.
What they see in a series of inkblots.
According to biological approaches, how do genetics influence personality?
Through heritability, traits are partly inherited from parents
Maslow distinguished between deficiency needs and growth needs. What do growth needs motivate people to do?
Reach their full potential or self-actualize
The Eysencks compared their personality quadrants to which ancient system of temperaments?
The four Greek temperaments
Which two Big Five traits are most linked to adventure and risk-taking?
Openness and extraversion
Why do many psychologists question the validity of projective tests, like the Rorschach or TAT?
Because scoring is subjective and results are not always reliable.
According to life-history theory, fast versus slow life strategies depend on what factor?
Environmental stability and resource availability