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Maria is described as impulsive, careless, and disorganized. According to the Big Five personality traits, Maria would likely score low on:

Melanie likes her sandwich to be sliced into two pieces. She understands that this is still the same amount of food that her younger sister has, even though her sister’s sandwich is not sliced. Melanie’s younger sister, however, is angry because she now thinks Melanie has more food than she does. This is an example of:

The belief that people who suffer deserve their fate is expressed in the:

According to Freud, this aspect of personality consists of our most primitive drives or urges.

________________ is psychological discomfort that arises from a conflict with a person’s behaviors, attitudes, or beliefs that runs counter to one’s positive self-perception.

__________ asserts that behavior is determined by the environment while _________ asserts that behavior is determined by internal factors such as personality and temperament.

_______ works best when the audience is analytical and willing to engage in processing, while ______ relies on association with positive characteristics.

The Five Factor Model of Personality traits are described by the acronym OCEAN. What are the five traits that OCEAN stands for?

Bobby is not putting as much effort into his assignment now that he is working in a group, because his individual performance on the assignment is not being evaluated. This is an example of:

Tests of personality that use ambiguous stimuli (e.g., ink blots) to assess unconscious processes are called _________ tests.