PSYC 221 Personality Theory Essay Quiz

This quiz covers Chapters 11 and 12 of the course textbook:  

Friedman, H. S. & Schustack, M. W. (2016).  Personality: Classic theories and modern research, 6th  Ed.  Pearson: Boston.  

Essay answers must be more than 3 or 4 brief sentences, but kept within the bounds of a short-answer essay exam (i.e., 2-3 paragraphs). All your writing must be in your own words. Paraphrase (restate what you read) rather than copying material from the course textbook or the Internet.  No copying is permitted in this course and doing so will result in zero points on the exam. Answers must be written in narrative, paragraph form.  Lists and/or sentence fragments also will not receive points.

1.  In what way, if any, is sex segregation in public schools different from racial segregation? Are there differences in the nature of the categories of gender versus race that make one type of segregation less objectionable than the other?

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2.  One of the ways cognitive psychology looks at the difference between genders is through gender schemas - organized mental structures that delineate appropriate male and female behavior.

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 3.  What have you learned about what blaming people for various illnesses and perceived weaknesses says about the society that propagates that type of attitude?

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4. Some people always seem to be complaining about their health. They seem to find peace in what is called the sick role. Which cognitive factors are relevant to a person's taking on this role? When are we more likely to feel pain or decide that our body is not functioning correctly?

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