Interpersonal Psychology Practice Test #1

Includes material from Chapter 1,2, and 7.

1. Your capacity to trust and respect others will increase if
a) you read the writings of Socrates.
b) you are more cautious about new people.
c) you develop self-confidence and respect for yourself.
d) you study personality types. e) people were more modest

2. In the Myers-Briggs assessment, introversion is considered better and more advantageous to an individual than extraversion.
T F

3. Ken feels invigorated when he walks into a room full of many people. In terms of his attitude toward life Ken would be best characterized as
a) an introvert. b) an extrovert. c) a feeler. d) a sensor.

4.Tom enjoys looking at problems as puzzles to be fit together piece by piece. What type of information gatherer would Tom most likely be?
a) A feeler. b) A thinker. c) An intuitive. d) A sensor.

5. You consider cooking as your major creative outlet. Not only do you diverge wildly from recipes, but you frequently invent your own.
When it comes to information gathering, you might be
a) a judger. b) a sensor. c) an intuitive. d) an extravert. e) a thinker.

6. Your travel agent can't guarantee a seat on a flight you want. She says there's a good chance you'll get on if you're willing to fly stand-by.
You don't mind taking a chance since your orientation to the outer world is through
a) extraversion. b) thinking. c) judging. d) perceiving. e) sensing.

7.A Sensing-Feeling person would tend to a) enjoy activities involving emotional expression.
b) do what feels good. c) focus on facts and details. d) a and b e) all of the above

8. An Intuitive-Thinking person would tend to
a) enjoy organizing and synthesizing information.
b) focus on interpersonal considerations.
c) need time to plan and consider consequences of an action.
d) a and b
e) all of the above

9. Developing more effective communication skills can help us to relate to others in more appropriate ways.
T F

10. Celine is very talkative and outgoing. Many people appreciate this quality in Celine, but a few people have told her that she can
appear superficial and insincere. People who interpret Celine's talkative ways as superficial or insincere
would most likely have __________ psychological type.
a) a perceiving
b) a feeling
c) an extraverted
d) an introverted

11. Eileen is a __________ who is concerned with details, feasibility, and usefulness when considering whether to meet with others.
Eileen makes sure that members of the group stick closely to the planned agenda.
a) feeler
b) judger
c) extravert
d) sensor

12. Irene tends to make decisions with her head rather than with her heart, preferring objectivity over subjectivity.
It is most likely that Irene is
a) a judger.
b) an introvert.
c) a feeler.
d) a thinker.

13. Feelers are more inclined to decide with their heads rather than with their hearts. T F

14. Perceptual categories that organize social experience develop and change as we grow. T F

15. Simplification is one way in which we organize information. T F

16. Because of the __________ effect we may see qualities in others that aren't there.
a) fill-in
b) halo
c) attribution
d) self-fulfilling

17. A student who fails an exam may attribute the failure to the exam, whereas the teacher may attribute this failure to the student's
study habits. This difference in attributions is an example of
a) personal-impersonal differences.
b) internal-external differences.
c) temporary-permanent differences.
d) actor-observer differences.

18. __________ refers to the overall way you see and understand yourself.
a) Ego-model
b) Self-concept
c) Personal gestalt
d) Internal framework

19. When it comes to self-awareness, there are things that others can see in us that we are unable to see in ourselves.
This part of ourselves is called the
a) hidden self.
b) open self.
c) blind self.
d) unknown self.

20. The __________ is the part of you over which you have control.
a) hidden self
b) open self
c) blind self
d) unknown self

 

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