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1. Discuss the "Type A" and "Type B" personalities.
2. Discuss the personality dimension of optimism and pessimism. How are these related to health and well-being?
3. How do learning theorists conceptualize personality?
4. How does Bandura's social cognitive theory differ from other learning theories of personality?
5. Discuss Freud's stages of psychosexual development.
6. What are the main components (parts) of the mind according to Freud? According to Carl Jung?
7. Describe the characteristics of the self-actualized person according to Maslow.
8. According to Carl Rogers, what constitutes a fully functioning person? Discuss the concepts of congruence and incongruence as they relate to Roger's self theory.
9. What are the components of Mischel's cognitive-affective personality system?
10. Discuss some of the strengths and limitations associated with each of the following theories of personality: biological trait theory, learning theory (radical behaviorism), Bandura's social cognitive theory, psychodynamic theory (Freud), Carl Jung, Maslow, Carl Rogers, and Mischel's cognitive-affective theory.
11. Describe two different ways of constructing a personality inventory.
12. What is a projective test? Give two examples.
13. List the strengths and limitations of projective personality tests.
14. Describe the technique of remote behavioral sampling.
15. How is the MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) used to assess personality? What is one of the strengths of this measure?