Match the Scientific Goal with the Associated Approach to Studying

question 9

Multiple Choice

Match the scientific goal with the associated approach to studying personality.
-Cognitive

• A)Understanding the heritability and evolutionary basis of behavioral patterns
• B)Understanding the unconscious mind and the effects of motivations and conflicts of which we are not aware
• C)Understanding moment-to-moment conscious awareness and the ability to experience free will
• D)Understanding individual differences and the ways in which we are psychologically unique
• E)Understanding basic mental processes relevant to perception, memory, emotion, and motivation

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Definitions:

Displacement

A defense mechanism where an individual redirects emotional impulses from a real object to a substitute target.

Psychological Reaction

The emotional and mental response an individual has to a particular event, situation, or stimulus.

Primary Appraisal

The initial evaluation process where an individual assesses the significance of a stressor as irrelevant, beneficial, or threatening.

Developmental Crisis

A period of intense difficulty, stress, or challenge that occurs as a person transitions through stages of growth and development.