Question 1

Scores on the Social Readjustment Rating Scale are expressed in

Accepted Answer

A)  ergs. 
B)  life change units. 
C)  hours of stressful experience. 
D)  days of stressful experience. 
A)  ergs. 
B)  life change units. 
C)  hours of stressful experience. 
D)  days of stressful experience.

Question 2

The concept of learned helplessness is most closely associated with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  depression 
B)  sublimation 
C)  reaction formation 
D)  situational attribution 
A)  depression 
B)  sublimation 
C)  reaction formation 
D)  situational attribution

Question 3

Unconsciously preventing anxiety-producing experiences from reaching conscious awareness is called

Accepted Answer

A)  sublimation. 
B)  repression. 
C)  displacement. 
D)  regression. 
A)  sublimation. 
B)  repression. 
C)  displacement. 
D)  regression.

Question 4

Researchers in San Antonio,Texas,asked older people if they were hopeful about the future.Those who answered "No" died at elevated rates,which illustrates the devastating effects of

Accepted Answer

A)  sublimation. 
B)  approach-avoidance conflict. 
C)  learned helplessness. 
D)  reaction formation. 
A)  sublimation. 
B)  approach-avoidance conflict. 
C)  learned helplessness. 
D)  reaction formation.

Question 5

You really love horror movies.It's Friday night,and there is a 7:10 showing of A Haunting to Remember.There is also a 7:20 showing of A Slashing Good Time.Having to choose which movie you'll go see is an example of a(n)__________ conflict.

Accepted Answer

A)  approach-approach 
B)  avoidance-avoidance 
C)  approach-avoidance 
D)  double approach-avoidance 
A)  approach-approach 
B)  avoidance-avoidance 
C)  approach-avoidance 
D)  double approach-avoidance

Question 6

You must make a decision to return to school or to keep the good job you have.You cannot do both.This situation fits the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  frustration. 
B)  conflict. 
C)  pressure. 
D)  an obstacle. 
A)  frustration. 
B)  conflict. 
C)  pressure. 
D)  an obstacle.

Question 7

In laboratory experiments in which the dogs had developed learned helplessness,an effective method that helped the animals regain "hope" and feelings of control over the environment involved

Accepted Answer

A)  having the dogs make "friends" with one of the experimenters. 
B)  forcibly "dragging" the dogs into the "safe" compartment. 
C)  providing food treats every time they were shocked. 
D)  lowering the voltage of the shocks. 
A)  having the dogs make "friends" with one of the experimenters. 
B)  forcibly "dragging" the dogs into the "safe" compartment. 
C)  providing food treats every time they were shocked. 
D)  lowering the voltage of the shocks.

Question 8

Whenever six-year-old Aaron gets upset,he begins to cry and suck his thumb.Aaron is using which defense mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A)  regression 
B)  sublimation 
C)  repression 
D)  reaction formation 
A)  regression 
B)  sublimation 
C)  repression 
D)  reaction formation

Question 9

Emergency room doctors must focus on their procedures rather than be overcome with emotion in viewing their patients in excruciating pain.By separating the emotion from an anxiety-provoking situation so they can save lives,the doctors are using the defense mechanism known as

Accepted Answer

A)  compensation. 
B)  repression. 
C)  intellectualization. 
D)  rationalization. 
A)  compensation. 
B)  repression. 
C)  intellectualization. 
D)  rationalization.

Question 10

Melissa has started a new job as a bank teller.The first day,she makes a mistake counting back money to a customer and takes a longer than average time to do every task she is given.She decides that "she is stupid" and will never be able to do this job,so she quits.Melissa would not have quit her job so quickly if she had attributed her failure to

Accepted Answer

A)  the first day jitters. 
B)  her general lack of preparation for professional work. 
C)  her immaturity. 
D)  the other employees being hostile towards her. 
A)  the first day jitters. 
B)  her general lack of preparation for professional work. 
C)  her immaturity. 
D)  the other employees being hostile towards her.

Question 11

Regarding frustration,which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The intensity of the frustration decreases as the strength, urgency, and importance of the blocked motive increases. 
B)  Frustration is most intense if the obstacle occurs at the beginning of the task. 
C)  Repeated frustrations can accumulate until a small irritation sets off an unexpected violent response. 
D)  Frustration is often based on choosing between incompatible or contradictory alternatives. 
A)  The intensity of the frustration decreases as the strength, urgency, and importance of the blocked motive increases. 
B)  Frustration is most intense if the obstacle occurs at the beginning of the task. 
C)  Repeated frustrations can accumulate until a small irritation sets off an unexpected violent response. 
D)  Frustration is often based on choosing between incompatible or contradictory alternatives.

Question 12

Which of the following qualifies as an escape or withdrawal response from frustration?

Accepted Answer

A)  drug use 
B)  persistence 
C)  displacement 
D)  reintegration 
A)  drug use 
B)  persistence 
C)  displacement 
D)  reintegration

Question 13

Which of those listed would have the highest LCUs on the Social Readjustment Rating Scale?

Accepted Answer

A)  retirement 
B)  trouble with the boss 
C)  sexual difficulties 
D)  marriage 
A)  retirement 
B)  trouble with the boss 
C)  sexual difficulties 
D)  marriage

Question 14

Choosing among all the different makes,models,fuel-efficiencies,price ranges,and available options on the various automobiles would be an example of a(n)__________ conflict.

Accepted Answer

A)  approach-approach 
B)  multiple approach-avoidance 
C)  avoidance-avoidance 
D)  approach-avoidance 
A)  approach-approach 
B)  multiple approach-avoidance 
C)  avoidance-avoidance 
D)  approach-avoidance

Question 15

Displaced aggression is said to occur

Accepted Answer

A)  when aggression is directed at a target other than the source of frustration. 
B)  whenever stress is channeled into aggressive activities. 
C)  whenever stress is channeled into socially acceptable activities. 
D)  when a person watches an aggressive sporting event. 
A)  when aggression is directed at a target other than the source of frustration. 
B)  whenever stress is channeled into aggressive activities. 
C)  whenever stress is channeled into socially acceptable activities. 
D)  when a person watches an aggressive sporting event.

Question 16

A psychologist might say that Stevie Wonder,who has overcome his blindness and become a premier musician and entertainer,is using the defense mechanism known as

Accepted Answer

A)  projection. 
B)  denial. 
C)  compensation. 
D)  regression. 
A)  projection. 
B)  denial. 
C)  compensation. 
D)  regression.

Question 17

We attribute our own shortcomings and unacceptable feelings to others when we use

Accepted Answer

A)  reaction formation. 
B)  denial. 
C)  projection. 
D)  sublimation. 
A)  reaction formation. 
B)  denial. 
C)  projection. 
D)  sublimation.

Question 18

Mild college-related depression can be helped by doing all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  learning to manage one's college work. 
B)  challenging self-critical thinking. 
C)  making a daily schedule for yourself and filling up every hour of the day with something to do. 
D)  getting more than nine hours of sleep as well as taking an afternoon nap to increase your energy. 
A)  learning to manage one's college work. 
B)  challenging self-critical thinking. 
C)  making a daily schedule for yourself and filling up every hour of the day with something to do. 
D)  getting more than nine hours of sleep as well as taking an afternoon nap to increase your energy.

Question 19

Regarding repression,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Feelings of hostility toward a family member, names of people we dislike, and past failures are common targets of repression. 
B)  Recent research suggests that we are most likely to repress information that threatens our self-image. 
C)  Freud noticed that his patients had tremendous difficulty recalling shocking or traumatic events from childhood. 
D)  Repression involves protecting ourselves from unpleasant reality by consciously refusing to perceive it. 
A)  Feelings of hostility toward a family member, names of people we dislike, and past failures are common targets of repression. 
B)  Recent research suggests that we are most likely to repress information that threatens our self-image. 
C)  Freud noticed that his patients had tremendous difficulty recalling shocking or traumatic events from childhood. 
D)  Repression involves protecting ourselves from unpleasant reality by consciously refusing to perceive it.

Question 20

A laboratory procedure in which subjects were given inescapable shocks until they made no attempts to escape produced

Accepted Answer

A)  compensation. 
B)  sublimation. 
C)  classical conditioning. 
D)  learned helplessness. 
A)  compensation. 
B)  sublimation. 
C)  classical conditioning. 
D)  learned helplessness.

Exam 13: B: Health,stress,and Coping

Scores on the Social Readjustment Rating Scale are expressed in

The concept of learned helplessness is most closely associated with which of the following?

Unconsciously preventing anxiety-producing experiences from reaching conscious awareness is called

Researchers in San Antonio,Texas,asked older people if they were hopeful about the future.Those who answered "No" died at elevated rates,which illustrates the devastating effects of

You really love horror movies.It's Friday night,and there is a 7:10 showing of A Haunting to Remember.There is also a 7:20 showing of A Slashing Good Time.Having to choose which movie you'll go see is an example of a(n)__________ conflict.

You must make a decision to return to school or to keep the good job you have.You cannot do both.This situation fits the concept of

In laboratory experiments in which the dogs had developed learned helplessness,an effective method that helped the animals regain "hope" and feelings of control over the environment involved

Whenever six-year-old Aaron gets upset,he begins to cry and suck his thumb.Aaron is using which defense mechanism?

Emergency room doctors must focus on their procedures rather than be overcome with emotion in viewing their patients in excruciating pain.By separating the emotion from an anxiety-provoking situation so they can save lives,the doctors are using the defense mechanism known as

Regarding frustration,which of the following statements is TRUE?

Which of the following qualifies as an escape or withdrawal response from frustration?

Which of those listed would have the highest LCUs on the Social Readjustment Rating Scale?

Choosing among all the different makes,models,fuel-efficiencies,price ranges,and available options on the various automobiles would be an example of a(n)__________ conflict.

Displaced aggression is said to occur

A psychologist might say that Stevie Wonder,who has overcome his blindness and become a premier musician and entertainer,is using the defense mechanism known as

We attribute our own shortcomings and unacceptable feelings to others when we use

Mild college-related depression can be helped by doing all of the following EXCEPT

Regarding repression,which of the following statements is FALSE?

A laboratory procedure in which subjects were given inescapable shocks until they made no attempts to escape produced

A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

A: Brain and Behavior

C: Brain and Behavior

A: Human Development

B: Human Development

C: Human Development

D: Human Development

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

A: States of Consciousness

B: States of Consciousness

C: States of Consciousness

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A: Conditioning and Learning

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C: Conditioning and Learning

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A: Memory

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A: Cognition,language,and Creativity

B: Cognition,language,and Creativity

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A: Intelligence

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A: Motivation and Emotion

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C: Motivation and Emotion

D: Motivation and Emotion

A: Gender and Sexuality

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C: Gender and Sexuality

D: Gender and Sexuality Completion

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

A: Health,stress,and Coping

C: Health,stress,and Coping

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

D: Psychological Disorders

A: Therapies

B: Therapies

C: Therapies

D: Therapies

A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

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C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

A: Applied Psychology

B: Applied Psychology