Question 1

Julia has been feeling depressed, lonely, and suicidal for the last few weeks. Julia would be best served by seeking a

Accepted Answer

A)  gestalt psychologist. 
B)  clinical psychologist. 
C)  parapsychologist. 
D)  forensic psychologist. 
A)  gestalt psychologist. 
B)  clinical psychologist. 
C)  parapsychologist. 
D)  forensic psychologist. B

Question 2

Your roommate Joel is depressed. As a result, you will tend to become

Accepted Answer

A)  somewhat depressed yourself. 
B)  more accepting of people suffering from psychological disorders. 
C)  more optimistic about your own life. 
D)  more studious and committed to achieving academic success. 
A)  somewhat depressed yourself. 
B)  more accepting of people suffering from psychological disorders. 
C)  more optimistic about your own life. 
D)  more studious and committed to achieving academic success. A

Question 3

Who among the following are more likely to have higher levels of happiness?

Accepted Answer

A)  single women 
B)  divorced men 
C)  lonely people 
D)  married couples 
A)  single women 
B)  divorced men 
C)  lonely people 
D)  married couples D

Question 4

Who among the following are least likely to be depressed?

Accepted Answer

A)  never married people 
B)  divorced men 
C)  cohabiting partners 
D)  married couples 
A)  never married people 
B)  divorced men 
C)  cohabiting partners 
D)  married couples

Question 5

_____ is a form of social anxiety characterized by self-consciousness and worry about what others think.

Accepted Answer

A)  Narcissism 
B)  Loneliness 
C)  Shyness 
D)  Paranoia 
A)  Narcissism 
B)  Loneliness 
C)  Shyness 
D)  Paranoia

Question 6

A study by Haemmerlie and Montgomery (1986) enticed shy college men to participate in laboratory exercises that would enhance their social competence. The men

Accepted Answer

A)  were taught specific communication skills. 
B)  had to deliver a presentation to female clients. 
C)  delivered self-laudatory speeches to strangers. 
D)  had several successful conversations with women. 
A)  were taught specific communication skills. 
B)  had to deliver a presentation to female clients. 
C)  delivered self-laudatory speeches to strangers. 
D)  had several successful conversations with women.

Question 7

Do depressed moods cause negative thinking, or does negative thinking cause depression?

Accepted Answer

The relationship between depressed moods

Question 8

Explain how therapy is used as social influence.

Accepted Answer

Therapy is used as social influence in s

Question 9

Which of the following statements is FALSE about loneliness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Loneliness is synonymous with aloneness. 
B)  Loneliness is the awareness that social relationships are less numerous or meaningful than what one desires. 
C)  Lonely people are at an increased risk for high blood pressure and heart disease. 
D)  Loneliness signals people to seek social connections, which facilitate survival. 
A)  Loneliness is synonymous with aloneness. 
B)  Loneliness is the awareness that social relationships are less numerous or meaningful than what one desires. 
C)  Lonely people are at an increased risk for high blood pressure and heart disease. 
D)  Loneliness signals people to seek social connections, which facilitate survival.

Question 10

Experiments that subject animals to mild but uncontrollable electric shocks have shown that such experiences

Accepted Answer

A)  directly cause diseases like cancer. 
B)  lower the body's resistance to disease. 
C)  strengthen the animals' capacity to deal with future stressors. 
D)  lead to the animals becoming more aggressive in interacting with members of their own species. 
A)  directly cause diseases like cancer. 
B)  lower the body's resistance to disease. 
C)  strengthen the animals' capacity to deal with future stressors. 
D)  lead to the animals becoming more aggressive in interacting with members of their own species.

Question 11

Explaining failures and setbacks in terms of factors that are stable, global, and internal is a _____ explanatory style.

Accepted Answer

A)  negative 
B)  positive 
C)  realistic 
D)  repressive 
A)  negative 
B)  positive 
C)  realistic 
D)  repressive

Question 12

Married people are happier people, partly because they are less likely to suffer loneliness. Why else does marriage promote happiness?

Accepted Answer

Marriage promotes happiness for several

Question 13

Chronically lonely people tend to blame _____ for their poor social relationships.

Accepted Answer

A)  their parents and early childhood experiences 
B)  the uncaring attitudes of those presently around them 
C)  themselves 
D)  cultural changes 
A)  their parents and early childhood experiences 
B)  the uncaring attitudes of those presently around them 
C)  themselves 
D)  cultural changes

Question 14

Susan is seeing a therapist to help overcome her recent bout of depression. At the end of each session her therapist gives her a "homework" assignment to talk and act in ways that will help her generate new emotions. Susan is most likely undergoing

Accepted Answer

A)  salvage therapy. 
B)  rational-emotive therapy. 
C)  rescue therapy. 
D)  assertiveness training. 
A)  salvage therapy. 
B)  rational-emotive therapy. 
C)  rescue therapy. 
D)  assertiveness training.

Question 15

Who is more likely to exhibit a negative explanatory style?

Accepted Answer

A)  a teenager 
B)  a nondepressed person 
C)  an elderly person 
D)  a depressed person 
A)  a teenager 
B)  a nondepressed person 
C)  an elderly person 
D)  a depressed person

Question 16

Clinical judgments are _____ judgments.

Accepted Answer

A)  empirical 
B)  medical 
C)  social 
D)  retrospective 
A)  empirical 
B)  medical 
C)  social 
D)  retrospective

Question 17

Identify a true statement about health risks and loneliness.

Accepted Answer

A)  Health risks are the lowest among lonely people. 
B)  People who are lonely sleep less. 
C)  Lonely people are less likely to commit suicide. 
D)  Lonely people hardly experience stress. 
A)  Health risks are the lowest among lonely people. 
B)  People who are lonely sleep less. 
C)  Lonely people are less likely to commit suicide. 
D)  Lonely people hardly experience stress.

Question 18

Shyness is a form of _____ characterized by self-consciousness and worrying about what others think.

Accepted Answer

A)  loneliness 
B)  social anxiety 
C)  depression 
D)  social ostracism 
A)  loneliness 
B)  social anxiety 
C)  depression 
D)  social ostracism

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a therapy that utilizes the "attitudes-follow-behavior" principle?

Accepted Answer

A)  assertiveness training 
B)  rational-emotive therapy 
C)  self-help groups 
D)  psychoanalysis 
A)  assertiveness training 
B)  rational-emotive therapy 
C)  self-help groups 
D)  psychoanalysis

Question 20

Having shy or anxious people observe, then rehearse, then try out more assertive behaviors in real situations is called

Accepted Answer

A)  foot-in-the-door training. 
B)  rational-emotive therapy. 
C)  social skills training. 
D)  explanatory style therapy. 
A)  foot-in-the-door training. 
B)  rational-emotive therapy. 
C)  social skills training. 
D)  explanatory style therapy.

Julia has been feeling depressed, lonely, and suicidal for the last few weeks. Julia would be best served by seeking a

Your roommate Joel is depressed. As a result, you will tend to become

Who among the following are more likely to have higher levels of happiness?

Who among the following are least likely to be depressed?

_____ is a form of social anxiety characterized by self-consciousness and worry about what others think.

A study by Haemmerlie and Montgomery (1986) enticed shy college men to participate in laboratory exercises that would enhance their social competence. The men

Do depressed moods cause negative thinking, or does negative thinking cause depression?

Explain how therapy is used as social influence.

Which of the following statements is FALSE about loneliness?

Experiments that subject animals to mild but uncontrollable electric shocks have shown that such experiences

Explaining failures and setbacks in terms of factors that are stable, global, and internal is a _____ explanatory style.

Married people are happier people, partly because they are less likely to suffer loneliness. Why else does marriage promote happiness?

Chronically lonely people tend to blame _____ for their poor social relationships.

Susan is seeing a therapist to help overcome her recent bout of depression. At the end of each session her therapist gives her a "homework" assignment to talk and act in ways that will help her generate new emotions. Susan is most likely undergoing

Who is more likely to exhibit a negative explanatory style?

Clinical judgments are _____ judgments.

Identify a true statement about health risks and loneliness.

Shyness is a form of _____ characterized by self-consciousness and worrying about what others think.

Which of the following is NOT a therapy that utilizes the "attitudes-follow-behavior" principle?

Having shy or anxious people observe, then rehearse, then try out more assertive behaviors in real situations is called

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Julia has been feeling depressed, lonely, and suicidal for the last few weeks. Julia would be best served by seeking a

Your roommate Joel is depressed. As a result, you will tend to become

Who among the following are more likely to have higher levels of happiness?

Who among the following are least likely to be depressed?

_____ is a form of social anxiety characterized by self-consciousness and worry about what others think.

A study by Haemmerlie and Montgomery (1986) enticed shy college men to participate in laboratory exercises that would enhance their social competence. The men

Do depressed moods cause negative thinking, or does negative thinking cause depression?

Explain how therapy is used as social influence.

Which of the following statements is FALSE about loneliness?

Experiments that subject animals to mild but uncontrollable electric shocks have shown that such experiences

Explaining failures and setbacks in terms of factors that are stable, global, and internal is a _____ explanatory style.

Married people are happier people, partly because they are less likely to suffer loneliness. Why else does marriage promote happiness?

Chronically lonely people tend to blame _____ for their poor social relationships.

Susan is seeing a therapist to help overcome her recent bout of depression. At the end of each session her therapist gives her a "homework" assignment to talk and act in ways that will help her generate new emotions. Susan is most likely undergoing

Who is more likely to exhibit a negative explanatory style?

Clinical judgments are _____ judgments.

Identify a true statement about health risks and loneliness.

Shyness is a form of _____ characterized by self-consciousness and worrying about what others think.

Which of the following is NOT a therapy that utilizes the "attitudes-follow-behavior" principle?

Having shy or anxious people observe, then rehearse, then try out more assertive behaviors in real situations is called

Thinking Critically With Psychological Science

The Biology of Mind

Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind

Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity

Developing Through the Life Span

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Thinking and Language

Intelligence

What Drives Us: Hunger, Sex, Friendship, and Achievement

Emotions, Stress, and Health

Social Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Therapy

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