Question 1

Which of the following statements is not correct about people who score high on measures of loneliness?

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A) Because they lack social skills, they have difficulty developing relationships. 
B) Because they have difficulty developing relationships, they have difficulty developing their social skills. 
C) They have the social skills, but lack the opportunity to express them. 
D) Therapists often help lonely people develop their social skills. 
A) Because they lack social skills, they have difficulty developing relationships. 
B) Because they have difficulty developing relationships, they have difficulty developing their social skills. 
C) They have the social skills, but lack the opportunity to express them. 
D) Therapists often help lonely people develop their social skills.

Question 2

Humanistic psychologists maintain each of the following about self-disclosure except one.Which one?

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A) Self-disclosure is an important part of the therapy process. 
B) Self-disclosure allows people to better understand themselves. 
C) Self-disclosure allows people to grow emotionally and move toward self-actualization. 
D) Knowing when to self-disclose and when to avoid disclosure is a sign of good personal adjustment. 
A) Self-disclosure is an important part of the therapy process. 
B) Self-disclosure allows people to better understand themselves. 
C) Self-disclosure allows people to grow emotionally and move toward self-actualization. 
D) Knowing when to self-disclose and when to avoid disclosure is a sign of good personal adjustment.

Question 3

A woman spends a lot of time by herself. Whether she experiences this time as loneliness depends on

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A) if she is an introvert or an extravert. 
B) how much social contact she requires to meet her personal needs. 
C) how many friends she has. 
D) how much time she spends interacting with friends. 
A) if she is an introvert or an extravert. 
B) how much social contact she requires to meet her personal needs. 
C) how many friends she has. 
D) how much time she spends interacting with friends.

Question 4

If Malory is high in self-esteem,research findings suggest she is probably

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A) anxious or depressed. 
B) stable in her feelings of self-worth. 
C) either low or average in feelings of self-worth. 
D) either high or low in self-worth, because the two concepts are not correlated. 
A) anxious or depressed. 
B) stable in her feelings of self-worth. 
C) either low or average in feelings of self-worth. 
D) either high or low in self-worth, because the two concepts are not correlated.

Question 5

If you had to say you learned something about conversations in this chapter,which of the following would it be?

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A) Noticeable signs of intimacy are lacking in conversations with strangers. 
B) Familiar terms are not used very often among good friends. 
C) There is little difference between the amount of self-disclosure with friends and with strangers. 
D) There is more confusion over when to speak in conversations with good friends than in conversations with strangers. 
A) Noticeable signs of intimacy are lacking in conversations with strangers. 
B) Familiar terms are not used very often among good friends. 
C) There is little difference between the amount of self-disclosure with friends and with strangers. 
D) There is more confusion over when to speak in conversations with good friends than in conversations with strangers.

Question 6

Although low self-esteem people have good or bad feelings about themselves,compared to others,they

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A) lack a basic confidence in themselves. 
B) always appreciate who they are. 
C) prefer solitude. 
D) rarely focus on negative feedback from others. 
A) lack a basic confidence in themselves. 
B) always appreciate who they are. 
C) prefer solitude. 
D) rarely focus on negative feedback from others.

Question 7

When high self-esteem people are confronted with a negative evaluation,they

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A) easily blame others for the results. 
B) tell themselves how well they do in other areas. 
C) distort the outcome or deny the evaluation. 
D) begin to self-disclose at higher rates. 
A) easily blame others for the results. 
B) tell themselves how well they do in other areas. 
C) distort the outcome or deny the evaluation. 
D) begin to self-disclose at higher rates.

Question 8

Of the following,which is not a positive aspect of solitude?

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A) Inner peace 
B) Creativity 
C) Spirituality 
D) None of the above 
A) Inner peace 
B) Creativity 
C) Spirituality 
D) None of the above

Question 9

Researchers generally conceive of "self-esteem" as how you feel about yourself.They distinguish this from "self-concept," which is

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A) what others think about you. 
B) the kind of person you believe yourself to be. 
C) what psychologists can determine empirically through personality tests. 
D) the unconscious view you hold of yourself. 
A) what others think about you. 
B) the kind of person you believe yourself to be. 
C) what psychologists can determine empirically through personality tests. 
D) the unconscious view you hold of yourself.

Question 10

Studies of couples in long-term romantic relationships find

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A) little or no relationship between self-disclosure and marital satisfaction. 
B) self-disclosure in a marriage is a reliable predictor of marital satisfaction. 
C) people who generally are high self-disclosers are more satisfied with their long-term relationships. 
D) people who generally disclose very little to others are more satisfied with their long-term relationships. 
A) little or no relationship between self-disclosure and marital satisfaction. 
B) self-disclosure in a marriage is a reliable predictor of marital satisfaction. 
C) people who generally are high self-disclosers are more satisfied with their long-term relationships. 
D) people who generally disclose very little to others are more satisfied with their long-term relationships.

Question 11

Researchers using the experience sampling method typically discover that

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A) most people find time by themselves less pleasant than time spent with others. 
B) most people find time spent in solitude more pleasant than time spent with others. 
C) teenagers spend more time in solitude than adults. 
D) the amount of time we spend in solitude decreases as we age. 
A) most people find time by themselves less pleasant than time spent with others. 
B) most people find time spent in solitude more pleasant than time spent with others. 
C) teenagers spend more time in solitude than adults. 
D) the amount of time we spend in solitude decreases as we age.

Question 12

How and why do feelings of self-worth fluctuate? Explain how contingencies of self-worth help people feel good about themselves in spite of failures.

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Question 13

Most researchers define loneliness in terms of

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A) the number of people we come into contact with on an average day. 
B) the amount of time we spend alone versus the amount we spend with others. 
C) how well the amount and quality of our relationships with others satisfies our personal needs. 
D) the number of friends we have. 
A) the number of people we come into contact with on an average day. 
B) the amount of time we spend alone versus the amount we spend with others. 
C) how well the amount and quality of our relationships with others satisfies our personal needs. 
D) the number of friends we have.

Question 14

Mark often goes to great lengths to avoid situations in which he might look foolish and embarrass himself.He won't try out for the school play and avoids speaking in front of groups whenever possible.A psychologist might identify Mark as suffering from

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A) loneliness. 
B) low self-esteem. 
C) poor social skills. 
D) poor cognitive development. 
A) loneliness. 
B) low self-esteem. 
C) poor social skills. 
D) poor cognitive development.

Question 15

Cross-cultural researchers find that the causes of high self-esteem are

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A) similar in nearly all cultures. 
B) different in individualistic and collectivist cultures. 
C) similar in nearly all cultures, but what makes people happy varies across cultures. 
D) impossible to assess because of subtle differences among languages. 
A) similar in nearly all cultures. 
B) different in individualistic and collectivist cultures. 
C) similar in nearly all cultures, but what makes people happy varies across cultures. 
D) impossible to assess because of subtle differences among languages.

Question 16

Research has shown that men and women are more likely to be accepted when they disclose according to appropriate gender roles in society. For men,this means

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A) withholding information for the most part. 
B) disclosing information that is misleading or simply false. 
C) never revealing anything about one's self. 
D) none of these 
A) withholding information for the most part. 
B) disclosing information that is misleading or simply false. 
C) never revealing anything about one's self. 
D) none of these

Question 17

Define preference for solitude and describe people at either end of this individual difference dimension. Give the humanistic approach's explanation for why some people desire solitude.

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Question 18

Discuss the concept of self-disclosure,giving an example of the rule of disclosure reciprocity. Explain the role self-disclosure plays in the development of friendships and romantic relationships. Specify the health benefits of disclosing traumatic experiences and the implications of self-disclosure for psychotherapy.

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Which of the following statements is not correct about people who score high on measures of loneliness?

Humanistic psychologists maintain each of the following about self-disclosure except one.Which one?

A woman spends a lot of time by herself. Whether she experiences this time as loneliness depends on

If Malory is high in self-esteem,research findings suggest she is probably

If you had to say you learned something about conversations in this chapter,which of the following would it be?

Although low self-esteem people have good or bad feelings about themselves,compared to others,they

When high self-esteem people are confronted with a negative evaluation,they

Of the following,which is not a positive aspect of solitude?

Researchers generally conceive of "self-esteem" as how you feel about yourself.They distinguish this from "self-concept," which is

Studies of couples in long-term romantic relationships find

Researchers using the experience sampling method typically discover that

How and why do feelings of self-worth fluctuate? Explain how contingencies of self-worth help people feel good about themselves in spite of failures.

Most researchers define loneliness in terms of

Mark often goes to great lengths to avoid situations in which he might look foolish and embarrass himself.He won't try out for the school play and avoids speaking in front of groups whenever possible.A psychologist might identify Mark as suffering from

Cross-cultural researchers find that the causes of high self-esteem are

Research has shown that men and women are more likely to be accepted when they disclose according to appropriate gender roles in society. For men,this means

Define preference for solitude and describe people at either end of this individual difference dimension. Give the humanistic approach's explanation for why some people desire solitude.

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Exam 12: The Humanistic Approach: Relevant Research

Which of the following statements is not correct about people who score high on measures of loneliness?

Humanistic psychologists maintain each of the following about self-disclosure except one.Which one?

A woman spends a lot of time by herself. Whether she experiences this time as loneliness depends on

If Malory is high in self-esteem,research findings suggest she is probably

If you had to say you learned something about conversations in this chapter,which of the following would it be?

Although low self-esteem people have good or bad feelings about themselves,compared to others,they

When high self-esteem people are confronted with a negative evaluation,they

Of the following,which is not a positive aspect of solitude?

Researchers generally conceive of "self-esteem" as how you feel about yourself.They distinguish this from "self-concept," which is

Studies of couples in long-term romantic relationships find

Researchers using the experience sampling method typically discover that

How and why do feelings of self-worth fluctuate? Explain how contingencies of self-worth help people feel good about themselves in spite of failures.

Most researchers define loneliness in terms of

Mark often goes to great lengths to avoid situations in which he might look foolish and embarrass himself.He won't try out for the school play and avoids speaking in front of groups whenever possible.A psychologist might identify Mark as suffering from

Cross-cultural researchers find that the causes of high self-esteem are

Research has shown that men and women are more likely to be accepted when they disclose according to appropriate gender roles in society. For men,this means

Define preference for solitude and describe people at either end of this individual difference dimension. Give the humanistic approach's explanation for why some people desire solitude.

What Is Personality?

Personality Research Methods

The Psychoanalytic Approach: Freudian Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Freudian Approach: Relevant Research

The Psychoanalytic Approach: Neo-Freudian Theory, Application, and Assessment

Neo-Freudian Theories: Relevant Research

The Trait Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Trait Approach: Relevant Research

The Biological Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Biological Approach: Relevant Research

The Humanistic Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Behavioral/Social Learning Approach: Theory,Application,and Assessment

The Behavioral Social Learning Approach: Relevant Research

The Cognitive Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Cognitive Approach: Relevant Research

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