Hans Eysenck's Two-Factor Model of Personality Is Unique Compared to Other

question 21

Multiple Choice

Hans Eysenck's two-factor model of personality is unique compared to other trait models in that it

• A)is derived from the use of both factor analysis and intuition
• B)has been found to predict specific behaviours even better than more narrow trait measures
• C)is the only model that includes extraversion and neuroticism
• D)postulates a possible biological basis for his traits

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Definitions:

Suppression

The conscious deliberate effort to control and inhibit unwanted or unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or impulses.

Conditioned Forgetting

The loss of a memory due to interference from learning through conditioning, rather than organic causes.

Classical Conditioning

A process of learning in which a reaction initially triggered by the second of two jointly presented stimuli is in time triggered by the first stimulus as a result of their repeated pairing.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in psychology in which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.