Q. Which theory of personality was developed by Sigmund Freud?
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
psychoanalytic
Personality Psychology MCQs and Notes
Q. The position that personality is composed of learned patterns is held by
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
behaviorists or behavioral personality theorists.
Q. Between the ages of 1 and 3 years, the child is said to go through the __________ stage.
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
anal
Q. According to Freud, the Oedipal and Electra conflicts end when a child takes on the values and behaviors of the same sex parent in a process called
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
identification.
Q. A key element of Carl Rogers' personality theory is the concept of
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
the self or self-image.
Q. We each have a perception of our own personality traits. This perception strongly influences our behavior. Psychologists call this perception
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
self-concept.
Q. Which is included as one of the traits Maslow theorized were possessed by selfactualizer?
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
capacity to laugh at oneself
Q. The __________ begins with puberty and ends with a mature capacity for love and the realization of full adult sexuality.
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
genital stage
Q. If you know the personality of an identical twin, you can expect the personality of the other twin to be
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
similar.
Q. According to Freud, the key to mental health is
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
balance among mental processes.