Imagine That You Are Reading an Autobiography for Your Personality

question 88

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you are reading an autobiography for your Personality Psychology course. You are reading about a former President of the United States (POTUS) who successfully kept his recurring depression under wraps and out of the media's eye during his two presidential terms. One technique, unbeknownst to him, was accomplished by his chief of staff. The teleprompter was modified in some way, but the book does not specify how. Based on the research presented in this chapter, it is MOST likely that the chief of staff did which of the following to the teleprompter?

• A) The teleprompter speed was made slower.
• B) The teleprompter speed was made faster.
• C) The teleprompter text was made larger.
• D) The teleprompter text was made smaller.

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Definitions:

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that mediates between the impulses of the id, the demands of the environment, and the standards of the superego.

Collective Unconscious

A concept proposed by Carl Jung, referring to the part of the unconscious mind that is shared among beings of the same species and contains archetypes and universal experiences.

Behavioral Consistency

The concept that suggests an individual's behavior in one situation will be similar in another situation if the underlying trait conditions are present.

Moral Integrity

The quality of being honest and having strong ethical principles that one does not compromise.