Question 1: List and describe the techniques used to increase hypnotic responsiveness.

Question 2: Explain why it can be said that hypnosis is largely a participant variable.

Question 3: Which of the following statements best describes the study of personality?

a. Personality psychologists are interested in how people react to different situations.
b. Personality psychologists now recognize that early explanations of personality, such as Freud's psychoanalytic theory, are incorrect.
c. Personality psychologists are interested in consistent behavior patterns and intrapersonal processes originating within the individual.

Question 4: A personality psychologist who focuses on the stable patterns of aggressive behavior in schoolchildren that may be related to genetic predispositions follows the:

a. Psychoanalytic approach.
b. Biological approach.
c. Humanistic approach

Question 5: To explain depression, trait theorists would most likely focus on

a. identifying people prone to depression.
b. the genetic susceptibility individuals have toward depression.
c. the unconscious feelings of anger within people.