Question 1

According to evolutionary theory, what is the basis of sibling rivalry?

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A)   jealousy over physical attractiveness
B)   fear of abandonment
C)   jealousy over the greater skills of the older sibs
D)   competition for available resourcesE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 2

The superiority complex is best explained by a deficiency

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A)   in social interest
B)   in sexual immaturity
C)   of prototype developments
D)   of ER contentE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 3

Which of the following was true of Adler and his family?

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A)   His childhood was happy.
B)   He was a robust child.
C)   He converted to the Jewish religion.
D)   He nearly died of pneumonia at age five.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 4

Which is the most accurate regarding Frankenstein's monster?

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A)   He never developed the ability to speak.
B)   He showed no emotional response to others.
C)   There was no evidence of social feeling in him.
D)   He read and was affected by Paradise Lost.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Which of the following distinguished Adler, relative to the other theorists?

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A)   He spent some time in a seminary.
B)   He was one of few who never had anything to do with Freud.
C)   He married a U.S. citizen.
D)   He opened health clinics.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Relative to Freud and Jung, Adler was

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A)   absent minded
B)   authoritarian
C)   politically involved
D)   politically conservativeE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

All except one of the following were true of the case of Jim (Carlson, 1989) . Which was NOT true of the case of Jim?

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A)   The estimated cost of Jim's smoking was $15,000.
B)   Jim was afraid of risky pursuits.
C)   As a child, Jim was pushed off a stump, breaking his arm.
D)   Kidding from friends about his smoking caused Jim to hide in the bathroom.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

What is the main complaint that researchers and therapists have about early recollection measures?

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A)   Clients don't like the lengthy instructions.
B)   Clients often seriously distort their recollections to make themselves look good.
C)   Measures are open-ended, abstract, and difficult to quantify.
D)   Reliability of early recollections is good, but not validity.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Neurosis (Adler)  is

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A)   an extreme form of reaction to shock a person's automatic, unknowing exploitation of symptoms
B)   experienced when a person's fiction runs head-on into reality
C)   what occurs when consciousness and unconsciousness clash
D)   experienced when two people in a close relationship develop different prototypesE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

All of the following are findings regarding ER, except one. Which is NOT a finding regarding the ER?

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A)   ERs are favored by Adlerian therapists today.
B)   ERs records are difficult to quantify.
C)   Alcoholics ERs showed external control.
D)   Vietnam vets' ERs showed low social interest.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

Sanitioso, Kunda, and Fong (1990)  informed some subjects that it would be better to be introverted and others that it would be better to be extraverted. They found

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A)   "extraverted" subjects performed better in the experiment
B)   "introverted" subjects performed better in the experiment
C)   "extraverts" performed better than "introverts" only in the incentives condition
D)   subjects whose current conception of themselves was extraverted retrieved extraverted memories more quicklyE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Of family members, who is second most important in the child's development, according to Adler?

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A)   siblings
B)   grandparents
C)   mother
D)   fatherE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

All except one of the following were true of Frankenstein. Which was untrue?

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A)   He had a pampered childhood.
B)   His monster began life with human qualities.
C)   His adopted sister became his plaything.
D)   His monster was actually created by another scientist, but Frankenstein brought it to life.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Which of the following is true regarding self-esteem, contrary to popular belief? High self-esteem

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A)   causes only academic success
B)   causes only interpersonal success
C)   causes neither academic nor interpersonal success
D)   causes both academic and interpersonal successE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

All of the following support Sulloway's and others; conception of birth order, except one. Which does NOT support it?

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A)   First borns are higher on "separate knowing."
B)   Later born students are more likely to be arrested.
C)   Researchers showed that biological birth order and rearing order are different.
D)   In the context of family, later borns are lower in achievement and higher in rebelliousness, etc.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

What is the critical point to be made about early recollections?

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A)   Recollections say more about the person in the present than the person as a child.
B)   Recollections are the best known way to get at the person's childhood.
C)   Recollections provide valuable data regarding child rearing practices.
D)   Measures of early recollection are more valid and reliable that other personality measures.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Adler thought that the only child was

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A)   the center of attention
B)   dethroned from the central position
C)   actively struggling to surpass others
D)   the most pamperedE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Beginning early in his life, all of the following was true of Adler, except one. Which was NOT true of Adler ?

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A)   He was a socialist.
B)   He was a life-long communist.
C)   He had a strong social conscience.
D)   He recommended that students familiarize themselves with Freud's theory of dreams.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Inferiority refers to

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A)   how others feel relative to oneself
B)   Adler's phrase for the consequences of an exaggerated form of inadequacy explained in part by deficient social interest
C)   all those feelings that come from failed attempts at sexual fulfillment;
D)   the persistent feeling that one does not measure up to one's own or societal standardE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

For Adler, one's prototypical goal

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A)   is a means of adapting to life
B)   defines the way one is sure to turn out
C)   reflects influences of the opposite-sexed parent
D)   is how far one has come in the search for selfnessE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Exam 4: Overcoming Inferiority and Striving for Superiority: Alfred Adler

Neurosis (Adler) is

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All except one of the following were true of Frankenstein. Which was untrue?

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Beginning early in his life, all of the following was true of Adler, except one. Which was NOT true of Adler ?

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What is the main complaint that researchers and therapists have about early recollection measures?

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Which of the following was true of Adler and his family?

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All except one of the following were true of the case of Jim (Carlson, 1989) . Which was NOT true of the case of Jim?

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All of the following support Sulloway's and others; conception of birth order, except one. Which does NOT support it?

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What is the critical point to be made about early recollections?

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According to evolutionary theory, what is the basis of sibling rivalry?

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Relative to Freud and Jung, Adler was

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All of the following are findings regarding ER, except one. Which is NOT a finding regarding the ER?

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Of family members, who is second most important in the child's development, according to Adler?

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Inferiority refers to

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Sanitioso, Kunda, and Fong (1990) informed some subjects that it would be better to be introverted and others that it would be better to be extraverted. They found

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Which is the most accurate regarding Frankenstein's monster?

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The superiority complex is best explained by a deficiency

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Which of the following is true regarding self-esteem, contrary to popular belief? High self-esteem

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For Adler, one's prototypical goal

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Adler thought that the only child was

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Which of the following distinguished Adler, relative to the other theorists?

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