Question 1
According to previous research, women are generally higher than men in affect intensity. This finding may provide evidence for what?
Women are more prone to depression compared to men.
Women have a higher threshold for pain compared to men.
Women are more emotionally intelligent compared to men.
It is more adaptive for women to express their anger than it is for men.

Question 2
Art and Jermaine both study for the upcoming exam in their personality psychology class, but they are motivated to do so for different reasons. Harry studies for the exam so he can show his professor that he is smart. Jermaine studies for the exam because she wants to expand her knowledge of personality psychology so she can figure out what she wants to research in graduate school. Now imagine that both Art and Jermaine don’t do as well on the exam as they hoped. Art is more likely to display a pattern after doing poorly on the exam because he is pursuing a goal; but Jermaine is more likely to display a pattern after doing poorly on the exam because she is pursuing a goal.

fixed, avoidance; growth, approach
helpless, judgment; mastery-oriented, development
entity, inauthentic; incremental, authentic
rigid, extrinsic; flexible, intrinsic

Question 3
Which trait is NOT associated with making more money?
low neuroticism
high extraversion
high conscientiousness
low agreeableness

Question 4
Art is currently experiencing a conflict. He aspires to be the first person in her family to attend college, but he believes that it is her responsibility to stay home and care for his sick grandmother. Art is experiencing a discrepancy between her and selves.
actual; ideal
deal; ought
actual; ought
ideal; ideal

Question 5
Her goals are (1) to get a promotion at work which would mean longer work hours and (2) to spend more time with his family. Her goals are (1) to graduate college with a 4.0 GPA and (2) to get accepted into graduate school. Based on research on goal conflict, who would we predict is less satisfied with their life and more depressed?
Ezra
Aryan
There is no relationship between goal conflict and psychological outcomes

Question 6

Art is hypersensitive to negative evaluation, is unwilling to interact with people unless he is certain they will like him, and views himself as socially incompetent. Although he was recently offered a job promotion, he declined it because he was afraid that the additional responsibilities might result in criticism from co-workers. Art is most likely suffering from which personality disorder?
narcissistic
borderline
obsessive-compulsive
avoidant
antisocial