APU PSYC221 2018 September Final Exam Latest

PSYC221 Personality Theories

Final Exam

Question 1

Describe the 8 basic perspectives used to define "personality".

Question 2

Explain how a personality develops through shaping and conditioning.

Question 3

Imagine that TWO of the theorists below were invited to speak at a symposium on personality theory development and are both on the stage. Someone in the audience raises her hand and asks, "So what do you think was your theory's greatest contribution to our current understanding of human personality?" What would each of the theorists you chose say in answer to the question? Freud Jung Adler Rogers Horney

Question 4 of 5 50.0 Points

McCrae and Costa (1990) think their "Big 5" Five Factor model is THE most complete personality theory. Some theorists would beg to differ! What theorist would say the Big 5 is thorough but by no means a complete model and describe what the theorist would say is missing?

Question 5

What did you learn about your own personality from this course. What “spoke” to you…what did you learn about you? This question will be graded as rigorously as the other four on the exam!