Multiple Choice
In Freud's theory, dreams were a way to examine the _______ of his patients.
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11. Personality
The Psychodynamic Perspective on Personality
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Which perspective on personality emphasizes the interaction of people's traits with their situations?
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The social-cognitive perspective
B
The psychodynamic perspective
C
The trait perspective
D
The humanistic perspective
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Step 1: Understand the key perspectives on personality. The psychodynamic perspective focuses on unconscious motives, the trait perspective emphasizes stable characteristics, and the humanistic perspective highlights personal growth and self-actualization.
Step 2: Recognize that the social-cognitive perspective emphasizes how personality is shaped by the interaction between individual traits and situational factors.
Step 3: Recall that this perspective considers cognitive processes like thinking and interpreting situations, which influence behavior in different contexts.
Step 4: Identify that the social-cognitive perspective integrates both personal traits and environmental influences to explain personality.
Step 5: Conclude that the perspective emphasizing the interaction of people's traits with their situations is the social-cognitive perspective.
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