Exam 14: Social Psychology in Action 2

According to research by Suzanne Thompson and her colleagues (1993,1994),even when people experience life-threatening chronic diseases such as cancer or AIDS,they can maintain a sense of perceived control over _______,and thus maintain psychological adjustment.

In research using the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (Holmes & Rahe,1967),the more life change units respondents report,the greater

At Duke University,Tim Wilson and Patricia Linville (1982,1985)recruited first-year students who were concerned about their academic performance.Students in the experimental group received statistics on grade improvement over the course of college and saw videotapes of upper-year students who talked about the improvements in their grades after the first year.Compared to students who saw no statistics and no videotapes,experimental students improved their grades and were less likely to drop out.These impressive results suggest that

According to a number of polls,in which of the following ways have unhealthy health habits among Canadians failed to improve? They are _______ than in the past.

Jenn uses a cognitive dissonance technique to encourage students in her Social Psychology class to use condoms when they have sex.She does so by asking her students to produce a video on the dangers of unprotected sex to be shown to local high school students.What else can she do to increase condom use among her students?

Six months ago,a nursing home started a program in which some residents were allowed to choose their daily activities.All else being equal,which of the following residents is most likely to die sooner?

According to recent work on social support by Brown and his colleagues (2003),older adults who__________ experience benefits to their health and live longer than those who do not.

Amos has just been fired from his job at a major software firm.As he packs up the contents of his desk,he says to a colleague,"It just goes to show what can happen when your supervisor has it in for you."" Amos' attribution in this case can best be characterized as

David Spiegel and his colleagues (1989)studied the role of social support among women with breast cancer and discovered that social support

There are social solutions to cope with and prevent health problems.For example,seeking social support and "opening up" to others.How does each of these phenomena help people cope with negative life events?

Pennebaker and Beale (1986)asked some participants to keep journals in which they described a traumatic event and asked other participants to keep journals about trivial events.Although writing about traumatic events initially contributed to negative mood and high blood pressure,over the following six months those who "opened up" experienced fewer illnesses.How does Pennebaker explain these and similar results with first-year college students and Holocaust survivors?

Alex Rothman (1993)and his colleagues (Rothman & Salovey,1997)studied how message framing influences people's health-related behaviours.If you wanted to use results of their experiment to encourage people to use sun screen to prevent skin cancer,which of the following messages would you use?

After his mother's death,Steve began to keep a diary of his thoughts and feelings.Compared to his brother Marc who chose not write about the tragedy,Steve is

From a social-psychological perspective,one problem with studies of the relation between the number of negative life events and reports of physical illness is that

In what way might perceived control be a detriment to dealing with an illness?

Sheldon Cohen and his colleagues (1991,1993)exposed some participants to the virus that causes the common cold and exposed other participants to an inert saline solution.They found that the more stress participants reported,the more likely they were to contract colds.Results of this study suggest that

Describe what kinds of attributions are associated with the development of learned helplessness.Provide an example to illustrate these attributions.

Based on Ellen Langer and Judith Rodin's (1976)study of perceived control in elderly nursing home residents,which of the following residents is most likely to feel happier,be more active,and live longer?

According to your text,health problems due to unsafe sex,drinking,and smoking are prevalent because they are

Contrast the assumptions used by Holmes and Rahe (1967)in their Life Stress Inventory with the assumptions used by Richard Lazarus (1966)in his approach to studying stress.