Question 1

A feedback loop has three parts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Trapnell and Campbell distinguished three aspects of self-consciousness: reflection, rumination, and remembrance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Serious obstacles to goal-attainment cause people to interrupt their behavior and engage in an outcome assessment process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following statements regarding Kanfer's view of therapy is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Therapy should aim to replace dysfunctional automatic responses with desired ones. 
B)  Therapy should involve free-association. 
C)  Therapy is not a stage-like process like psychoanalysis. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  Therapy should aim to replace dysfunctional automatic responses with desired ones. 
B)  Therapy should involve free-association. 
C)  Therapy is not a stage-like process like psychoanalysis. 
D)  none of the above

Question 5

Depressed people are more likely to:

Accepted Answer

A)  self-focus after a failure. 
B)  self-focus after a success. 
C)  realign their hierarchical goal structures after failure. 
D)  realign their hierarchical goal structures after success. 
A)  self-focus after a failure. 
B)  self-focus after a success. 
C)  realign their hierarchical goal structures after failure. 
D)  realign their hierarchical goal structures after success.

Question 6

Problems in behavioral regulation often arise when an individual lacks the programs to achieve abstract goals like "being liked."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

If a person is assigned a totally unrealistic goal, he/she:

Accepted Answer

A)  is unlikely to adopt that goal. 
B)  will try hard to achieve the goal, but probably fail. 
C)  will substitute a more realistic goal. 
D)  will become very anxious. 
A)  is unlikely to adopt that goal. 
B)  will try hard to achieve the goal, but probably fail. 
C)  will substitute a more realistic goal. 
D)  will become very anxious.

Question 8

In a means-end analysis, one:

Accepted Answer

A)  tries to focus on the different outcomes that could occur. 
B)  tries to think of actions that will reduce the difference between one's present state and one's desired state. 
C)  attempts to combine more restricted subgoals into large-scale goals. 
D)  decides whether the end justifies the means. 
A)  tries to focus on the different outcomes that could occur. 
B)  tries to think of actions that will reduce the difference between one's present state and one's desired state. 
C)  attempts to combine more restricted subgoals into large-scale goals. 
D)  decides whether the end justifies the means.

Question 9

The cognitive self-regulation perspective has been criticized because:

Accepted Answer

A)  robots have limitations people do not have. 
B)  it fails to account for homeostasis. 
C)  it only solves the homunculus problem. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  robots have limitations people do not have. 
B)  it fails to account for homeostasis. 
C)  it only solves the homunculus problem. 
D)  all of the above

Question 10

People nonconsciously mimic the gestures but not the posture of interaction partners. interferences with normal self-regulatory behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Private self-consciousness refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the tendency to become embarrassed in social situations. 
B)  the tendency to keep to oneself. 
C)  one's "possible selves." 
D)  the tendency to be self-reflective. 
A)  the tendency to become embarrassed in social situations. 
B)  the tendency to keep to oneself. 
C)  one's "possible selves." 
D)  the tendency to be self-reflective.

Question 12

Mirror neurons are active both when performing and observing an action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A (n) __________intention is the intent to attain some particular outcome as an end;  a(n)__________ intention deals with how that end will be attained.

Accepted Answer

A)  ends, action 
B)  thought, action 
C)  goal, implementation 
D)  thought, implementation 
A)  ends, action 
B)  thought, action 
C)  goal, implementation 
D)  thought, implementation

Question 14

Research indicates that setting more difficult goals for oneself:

Accepted Answer

A)  results in higher performance. 
B)  is likely to result in earlier withdrawal of effort. 
C)  leads to lower performance than the goal of "doing your best." 
D)  all of the above 
A)  results in higher performance. 
B)  is likely to result in earlier withdrawal of effort. 
C)  leads to lower performance than the goal of "doing your best." 
D)  all of the above

Question 15

Priming studies have shown that activating stereotypes of the elderly made it:

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely that people would say negative things about the elderly in a subsequent interview. 
B)  less likely that people would report strong fondness for their own grandparents. 
C)  more likely that people would walk more slowly upon leaving the experiment. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  more likely that people would say negative things about the elderly in a subsequent interview. 
B)  less likely that people would report strong fondness for their own grandparents. 
C)  more likely that people would walk more slowly upon leaving the experiment. 
D)  all of the above

Question 16

Studies indicate that people's schemas for understanding are independent of their schemas for behavior .

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Subjective norms arise from what others want you to do and how much that matters to you.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The self-regulation view on personality is:

Accepted Answer

A)  one of the oldest perspectives in psychology. 
B)  more applied than theoretical. 
C)  offers no suggestions on personality assessment. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  one of the oldest perspectives in psychology. 
B)  more applied than theoretical. 
C)  offers no suggestions on personality assessment. 
D)  none of the above

Question 19

When people conduct means-end analysis, they tend to start with small goals and build up to larger ones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A major criticism of the self-regulation approach to personality is that it fails to provide a model of homeostasis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A feedback loop has three parts.

Trapnell and Campbell distinguished three aspects of self-consciousness: reflection, rumination, and remembrance.

Serious obstacles to goal-attainment cause people to interrupt their behavior and engage in an outcome assessment process.

Which of the following statements regarding Kanfer's view of therapy is true?

Depressed people are more likely to:

Problems in behavioral regulation often arise when an individual lacks the programs to achieve abstract goals like "being liked."

If a person is assigned a totally unrealistic goal, he/she:

In a means-end analysis, one:

The cognitive self-regulation perspective has been criticized because:

People nonconsciously mimic the gestures but not the posture of interaction partners. interferences with normal self-regulatory behavior.

Private self-consciousness refers to:

Mirror neurons are active both when performing and observing an action.

A (n) intention is the intent to attain some particular outcome as an end; a(n) intention deals with how that end will be attained.

Research indicates that setting more difficult goals for oneself:

Priming studies have shown that activating stereotypes of the elderly made it:

Studies indicate that people's schemas for understanding are independent of their schemas for behavior .

Subjective norms arise from what others want you to do and how much that matters to you.

The self-regulation view on personality is:

When people conduct means-end analysis, they tend to start with small goals and build up to larger ones.

A major criticism of the self-regulation approach to personality is that it fails to provide a model of homeostasis.

What Is Personality Psychology

Methods in the Study of Personality

Issues in Personality Assessment

The Trait Perspective

The Motive Perspective

Genetics, Evolution, and Personality

Biological Processes and Personality

The Psychoanalytic Perspective

Psychosocial Theories

The Learning Perspective

Self-Actualization and Self-Determination

The Cognitive Perspective

Personality in Perspective: Overlap and Integration

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Exam 13: The Self-Regulation Perspective

A feedback loop has three parts.

Trapnell and Campbell distinguished three aspects of self-consciousness: reflection, rumination, and remembrance.

Serious obstacles to goal-attainment cause people to interrupt their behavior and engage in an outcome assessment process.

Which of the following statements regarding Kanfer's view of therapy is true?

Depressed people are more likely to:

Problems in behavioral regulation often arise when an individual lacks the programs to achieve abstract goals like "being liked."

If a person is assigned a totally unrealistic goal, he/she:

In a means-end analysis, one:

The cognitive self-regulation perspective has been criticized because:

People nonconsciously mimic the gestures but not the posture of interaction partners. interferences with normal self-regulatory behavior.

Private self-consciousness refers to:

Mirror neurons are active both when performing and observing an action.

A (n) __________intention is the intent to attain some particular outcome as an end; a(n)__________ intention deals with how that end will be attained.

Research indicates that setting more difficult goals for oneself:

Priming studies have shown that activating stereotypes of the elderly made it:

Studies indicate that people's schemas for understanding are independent of their schemas for behavior .

Subjective norms arise from what others want you to do and how much that matters to you.

The self-regulation view on personality is:

When people conduct means-end analysis, they tend to start with small goals and build up to larger ones.

A major criticism of the self-regulation approach to personality is that it fails to provide a model of homeostasis.

What Is Personality Psychology

Methods in the Study of Personality

Issues in Personality Assessment

The Trait Perspective

The Motive Perspective

Genetics, Evolution, and Personality

Biological Processes and Personality

The Psychoanalytic Perspective

Psychosocial Theories

The Learning Perspective

Self-Actualization and Self-Determination

The Cognitive Perspective

Personality in Perspective: Overlap and Integration

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A (n) intention is the intent to attain some particular outcome as an end; a(n) intention deals with how that end will be attained.