Exam 12: Social Psychology

The Social Readjustment Rating Scale has _____ cross-cultural validity.

Difficult choices can contribute to stress, especially when they accumulate.

Both B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes are white blood cells.

Nielsen and colleagues (2008) found that among women, stress intensity was _____ associated with the likelihood of colorectal cancer.

The Type _____ personality is linked with a higher incidence of heart disease, whereas the Type _____ personality is linked with a lower incidence of heart disease.

In the psychology of health and stress, Hans Selye is associated with the study of:

The HPA system oversees the sympathetic nervous system's response to stress. The "H" and "P" in the acronym stand for the _____ and the _____ gland.

The notion that some degree of stress may be a good thing is MOST consistent with the _____ theory of motivation, and LEAST consistent with the _____ theory.

Helena tenses then relaxes her shoulders. She concentrates on the tension leaving her shoulders. She then contracts and relaxes her right bicep. Helena is practicing:

Holmes and Rahe were among the first to propose a link between:

A study examining the link between life events and breast cancer found that:

Holmes and Rahe's Social Readjustment Rating Scale measures:

Short- and long-term stress have opposite effects on the immune system.

Experimental research confirms the idea that cigarettes relieve smokers' stress in a wide range of situations.

A sense of powerlessness is associated with increased levels of stress hormones.

_____ is a stimulus that causes physiological, psychological, and emotional responses, and _____ is a response to a perceived threat or challenge.

With respect to heart disease, hostility is the "key ingredient" in the Type A personality.

Dr. Champlain notes that one of his patients displays "dissociative symptoms" of PTSD. This means that the patient displays:

Recall the textbook's discussion of cortisol levels among police officers. Which correlation coefficient might a researcher find between cortisol levels and scores on a measure of working memory capacity?

Currently, ____% of Americans under the age of 6 live below the poverty line.