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Personality Test 1
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The term personality comes from the
word persona, meaning a theatrical
__________________.
Personality is a pattern of relatively
permanent _____________________,
dispositions, or characteristics within
an individual that give some measure
of consistency to that person's
behavior.
A ___________________ is a set of related
assumptions that allows scientists to
use logical deductive reasoning to
formulate testable hypotheses.
Theories are most closely related to
_________________________, the branch of
philosophy that deals with the nature
of knowledge.
The field of study concerned with
observation and classification of data
and with the verification of general
laws through the testing of hypotheses
is called _______________________.
A _________________________ is a
classification of things according to
their natural relationships.
A hypothesis is often defined as an
___________________ guess.
The psychology of
_______________________ is a subdiscipline
of psychology that studies the personal
traits of scientists.

A useful theory must be
The law of parsimony states that the
______________________ of two theories is
preferred.
The most important function of a
___________________ is to generate
research.
An _________________ definition is one
that defines concepts and units in
terms of specific operations.
Teleology is an explanation of behavior
in terms of _______________________
goals.
A reliable test will yield
___________________ results.
A test that measures what it is
supposed to measure is said to be
Useful theories are founded on both
speculation and scientific evidence.
The word personality comes from the
Latin persona, meaning a mask or
facade.
Personality refers mostly to those
characteristics that a person projects to
the rest of the world.
The terms theory and hypothesis are
synonymous.
Philosophy is a broader term than
theory.
The terms theory and educated guess
are used interchangeably by scientists.

Epistemology is the branch of
philosophy dealing with the nature of
knowledge.
Science is the branch of study
concerned with observation and
classification of data and with the
verification of general laws.
Theories should be viewed as
impractical but interesting
speculations.
Theory is a broader term than
hypothesis.
Taxonomies are dynamic and generate
a multitude of hypotheses.
A useful theory should generate
multiple hypotheses.
A cyclic relationship should exist
between theory and observation.
The psychology of science studies
personal traits of personality theorists.
A useful theory of personality should
be falsifiable.
Personality theorists should avoid
being influenced by their own
personalities and backgrounds.
The psychology of science investigates
ways in which personal characteristics
of scientists influence scientific theory
and research.