Lesson 3.5.4

3.5.4 Personality (cognitive) Quiz: OCR Psychology, Unit 3

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. Which component of personality in Hollanders model represents the core of the individual?

    • Typical responses
    • Social environment
    • Role-related behaviour
    • Psychological core

  2. According to Hollander, which level of personality changes the most based on immediate situations?

    • Psychological core
    • Trait baseline
    • Typical responses
    • Role-related behaviour

  3. Which personality level sits between the psychological core and role-related behaviours in Hollanders model?

    • Dynamic states
    • Core constructs
    • Typical responses
    • Surface traits

  4. Which theoretical view suggests personality is inherited and remains stable across all situations?

    • Social learning
    • Humanistic theory
    • Trait approach
    • Interactionist view

  5. Who proposed that personality consists of extroversion-introversion and neuroticism-stability dimensions?

    • Hans Eysenck
    • Albert Bandura
    • Norman Triplett
    • B. F. Skinner

  6. Which personality view suggests behaviour is learned through observation of significant role models?

    • Biological view
    • Psychodynamic theory
    • Trait approach
    • Social learning

  7. Which perspective combines innate traits and environmental influences to predict sports performance?

    • Interactionist approach
    • Pure trait theory
    • Strict behaviourism
    • Nomothetic approach

  8. What formula best represents the interactionist view of behaviour in sports psychology?

    • B = f(P x E)
    • B = P + E
    • E = f(T + B)
    • P = f(B x S)

  9. An anxious tennis player chokes at match point due to high pressure. Which theory explains this?

    • Strict trait theory
    • Pure social learning
    • Genetic determinism
    • Interactionist approach

  10. A naturally quiet footballer adopts vocal leadership roles on the pitch. Which personality level explains this?

    • Typical responses
    • Innate temperament
    • Psychological core
    • Role-related behaviour

  11. A normally calm cricketer reacts aggressively after a bad umpiring decision. Which level does this show?

    • Core identity
    • Psychological core
    • Role-related behaviour
    • Typical responses

  12. A gymnast maintains high self-motivation despite continuous injuries over years. What does this reflect?

    • Psychological core
    • Learned habit
    • Role-related behaviour
    • Situational state

  13. Which Eysenck dimension describes an athlete who seeks high arousal, risk and social stimulation?

    • Extroversion
    • Introversion
    • Neuroticism
    • Psychoticism

  14. Which Eysenck dimension describes an athlete prone to mood swings, anxiety and irrational fears?

    • Constructivism
    • Extroversion
    • Stability
    • Neuroticism

  15. Why is the strict trait approach considered poor at predicting specific athletic behaviours?

    • Lacks scientific validity
    • Focuses on teams
    • Overestimates practice
    • Ignores environment

  16. Which limitation applies to using personality profiles to select elite sports team members?

    • Too cheap
    • Poor predictor
    • Too objective
    • Too reliable

  17. A rookie copies the pre-match warm-up rituals of an experienced captain. Which theory explains this?

    • Psychodynamic theory
    • Social learning
    • Trait approach
    • Biological model

  18. What is the primary danger of coaches using personality tests for team selection in sport?

    • Improving tactics
    • Reducing injuries
    • Enhancing fitness
    • Stereotyping athletes

  19. Which personality research domain investigates whether elite athletes share common psychological traits?

    • Athletic profiling
    • Biomechanics analysis
    • Tactical auditing
    • Kinetic screening

  20. An athlete shows high consistency in training drive across different coaches and venues. Which concept applies?

    • Trait stability
    • Role flexibility
    • State anxiety
    • Situational variance

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