University of North Carolina, Charlotte

MODULE 10

Module 10 Quiz Items (v2), Online General Psychology PERSONALITY

1)Who was Hermann Rorschach? What psychological testing technique did he develop? In what way was that technique supposed to give clues as to a person’s unconscious mind?

2. Define personality.

3. What were Freud’s three parts of the mind? Briefly describe each.

4. Name that defense mechanism!

1. 1. Bill unconsciously hates his boss’s guts, but has convinced his conscious mind that his boss is actually a great person.
   2. Sally has witnessed a horrible murder, but now appears to have no conscious recollection of it.
   3. Jamal hates baseball and says that his view is normal because “everybody hates baseball.”
   4. Cecelia has been potty trained, but when her new brother is born and is getting a lot of attention, she suddenly begins wetting her pants again.
   5. Jane gets chewed out by her boss at work, then picks a fight with her husband when she gets home from work.

5. Identify and briefly explain Freud’s five stages of psychosexual development.

6. Define the following: penis envy, womb envy, collective unconscious, and

inferiority complex.

7. What are the ‘Big Five?’ Briefly describe each.

8. Describe the two forms of locus of control.

9. Name two of the leading personality tests that are widely used today (note that the Rorschach is no longer widely used). Briefly describe each.

10. Look up online the Thematic Apperception Test, then (in your own words) briefly describe it (cite your source – NO WIKIPEDIA!). How is the TAT like Rorschach’s ink blots?