Question 1

Which of the following best illustrates an internal attribution for a failure or setback?

Accepted Answer

A) "I'll never succeed." 
B) "This ruins everything." 
C) "It's my fault." 
D) "The whole world is against me." 
A) "I'll never succeed." 
B) "This ruins everything." 
C) "It's my fault." 
D) "The whole world is against me."

Question 2

Rosenhan and his colleagues (1973)faked schizophrenic symptoms to infiltrate mental hospitals.Once they had been admitted and no longer complained of any fake symptoms,

Accepted Answer

A) professional clinicians quickly distinguished them from the real patients and released them from the hospital. 
B) the clinicians sought and found evidence in their histories and behavior to confirm their admitting diagnoses. 
C) the pseudo-patients were ostracized by the hospital's real patients. 
D) the pseudo-patients absorbed their "sick" roles and developed additional symptoms in the course of their treatment. 
A) professional clinicians quickly distinguished them from the real patients and released them from the hospital. 
B) the clinicians sought and found evidence in their histories and behavior to confirm their admitting diagnoses. 
C) the pseudo-patients were ostracized by the hospital's real patients. 
D) the pseudo-patients absorbed their "sick" roles and developed additional symptoms in the course of their treatment.

Question 3

Having shy or anxious people observe,then rehearse,then try out more assertive behaviors in real situations is called

Accepted Answer

A) foot-in-the-door training. 
B) rational-emotive therapy. 
C) social skills training. 
D) explanatory style therapy. 
A) foot-in-the-door training. 
B) rational-emotive therapy. 
C) social skills training. 
D) explanatory style therapy.

Question 4

When psychologists were surveyed regarding intuition versus the statistical prediction,_______ were more likely to value intuition.

Accepted Answer

A) clinical psychologists 
B) developmental psychologists 
C) social psychologists 
D) educational psychologists 
A) clinical psychologists 
B) developmental psychologists 
C) social psychologists 
D) educational psychologists

Question 5

According to Dill and Anderson (1998),the primary cause-effect directions for the interplay of chronic shyness are

Accepted Answer

A) shyness to loneliness. 
B) depression to shyness. 
C) depression to loneliness. 
D) loneliness to shyness. 
A) shyness to loneliness. 
B) depression to shyness. 
C) depression to loneliness. 
D) loneliness to shyness.

Question 6

Chronically lonely people tend to blame _______ for their poor social relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) their parents and early childhood experiences 
B) the uncaring attitudes of those presently around them 
C) themselves 
D) cultural patterns 
A) their parents and early childhood experiences 
B) the uncaring attitudes of those presently around them 
C) themselves 
D) cultural patterns

Question 7

According to the text,which of the following is a social-psychological principle that can be applied to the treatment of some psychological difficulties?

Accepted Answer

A) attitudes-follow-behavior 
B) we are cognitive thinkers 
C) acceptance breeds compliance 
D) behavior-follows-attitudes 
A) attitudes-follow-behavior 
B) we are cognitive thinkers 
C) acceptance breeds compliance 
D) behavior-follows-attitudes

Question 8

April is going out on a first date with Nikos,whom her best friend says is funny and fun-loving.On the date April asks Nikos,"What is the most fun-loving thing you've ever done?" What is the likely effect of such questioning on Nikos?

Accepted Answer

A) He will act more fun-loving on the date than if not asked such questions. 
B) He will act more reserved and shy than if not asked such questions. 
C) He will resent such questions and become annoyed. 
D) He will try to explain that there are times when he is not fun-loving. 
A) He will act more fun-loving on the date than if not asked such questions. 
B) He will act more reserved and shy than if not asked such questions. 
C) He will resent such questions and become annoyed. 
D) He will try to explain that there are times when he is not fun-loving.

Question 9

According to the text,professional clinicians are NOT LIKELY to

Accepted Answer

A) be the victims of illusory correlation. 
B) suffer from confirmation bias. 
C) consider opposing ideas and test them. 
D) overestimate their clinical intuition. 
A) be the victims of illusory correlation. 
B) suffer from confirmation bias. 
C) consider opposing ideas and test them. 
D) overestimate their clinical intuition.

Question 10

Psychology's contribution to the interdisciplinary field of behavioral medicine is

Accepted Answer

A) clinical psychology. 
B) psychiatry. 
C) behavioral analysis. 
D) health psychology. 
A) clinical psychology. 
B) psychiatry. 
C) behavioral analysis. 
D) health psychology.

Question 11

Beginning in adolescence,_____ is/are twice as likely to be at risk of depression as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) men;women 
B) women;men 
C) There is no difference between men and women. 
D) the first born child;the second born child 
A) men;women 
B) women;men 
C) There is no difference between men and women. 
D) the first born child;the second born child

Question 12

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) The self-esteem of depression-prone individuals is very variable;it increases more rapidly with boosts but decreases more rapidly when threatened. 
B) The self-esteem of depression-prone people is more static than in nondepressed people. 
C) Short-term depression may lead to better strategies for dealing with the world later. 
D) Depression primes people to think about and recall negative life events. 
A) The self-esteem of depression-prone individuals is very variable;it increases more rapidly with boosts but decreases more rapidly when threatened. 
B) The self-esteem of depression-prone people is more static than in nondepressed people. 
C) Short-term depression may lead to better strategies for dealing with the world later. 
D) Depression primes people to think about and recall negative life events.

Question 13

Research suggests that the prediction of someone's future academic success is best when the prediction is based on

Accepted Answer

A) statistics. 
B) the judgments of trained admissions officers. 
C) statistics plus the judgments of trained admissions officers. 
D) letters of recommendation. 
A) statistics. 
B) the judgments of trained admissions officers. 
C) statistics plus the judgments of trained admissions officers. 
D) letters of recommendation.

Question 14

Knowing that half or more heart attack victims die without seeking medical help can be explained by all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) we don't always listen to our body's symptoms. 
B) sometimes it is hard to explain our body's signal that something is wrong. 
C) we are not always sure if our symptoms are serious. 
D) people are afraid to seek medical help. 
A) we don't always listen to our body's symptoms. 
B) sometimes it is hard to explain our body's signal that something is wrong. 
C) we are not always sure if our symptoms are serious. 
D) people are afraid to seek medical help.

Question 15

Which of the following explains the relationship between depression and negative thinking?

Accepted Answer

A) Depressed moods do not cause negative thinking. 
B) Negative thinking always causes depressed moods. 
C) Depression and negative thinking are unrelated in laboratory experiments. 
D) Depressed moods can cause negative thinking and negative thinking can cause depressed moods. 
A) Depressed moods do not cause negative thinking. 
B) Negative thinking always causes depressed moods. 
C) Depression and negative thinking are unrelated in laboratory experiments. 
D) Depressed moods can cause negative thinking and negative thinking can cause depressed moods.

Question 16

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Mildly depressed individuals make more self-serving judgments than do nondepressed individuals. 
B) Mildly depressed people are less attuned to others' feelings than are nondepressed people. 
C) Compared to depressed individuals,nondepressed individuals more accurately estimate their control over situations. 
D) Mildly depressed individuals make more accurate attributions and predictions than do nondepressed individuals. 
A) Mildly depressed individuals make more self-serving judgments than do nondepressed individuals. 
B) Mildly depressed people are less attuned to others' feelings than are nondepressed people. 
C) Compared to depressed individuals,nondepressed individuals more accurately estimate their control over situations. 
D) Mildly depressed individuals make more accurate attributions and predictions than do nondepressed individuals.

Question 17

You must select students for graduate study in psychology from a pool of 100 applicants.According to the findings summarized in the text you should

Accepted Answer

A) arrange interviews with all applicants and listen carefully to their answers to key questions posed by interviewers. 
B) have each individual interviewed by at least 3 separate interviewers. 
C) base selection on statistical criteria,such as GPA and test scores. 
D) administer a questionnaire that can be objectively interpreteD. 
A) arrange interviews with all applicants and listen carefully to their answers to key questions posed by interviewers. 
B) have each individual interviewed by at least 3 separate interviewers. 
C) base selection on statistical criteria,such as GPA and test scores. 
D) administer a questionnaire that can be objectively interpreteD.

Question 18

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Loneliness is synonymous with aloneness. 
B) Loneliness is the awareness that social relationships are less numerous or meaningful than what one desires. 
C) Lonely people are at an increased risk for high blood pressure and heart disease. 
D) Adolescents experience more loneliness than adults do. 
A) Loneliness is synonymous with aloneness. 
B) Loneliness is the awareness that social relationships are less numerous or meaningful than what one desires. 
C) Lonely people are at an increased risk for high blood pressure and heart disease. 
D) Adolescents experience more loneliness than adults do.

Question 19

Rosenhan's famous study of diagnosis and treatment in mental hospitals indicated that

Accepted Answer

A) tests of personality are inexact. 
B) clinicians tended to reinterpret client information to confirm the diagnosis applied to that client. 
C) statistical prediction was more accurate than clinical intuition. 
D) early childhood trauma predicted onset of adult schizophrenia. 
A) tests of personality are inexact. 
B) clinicians tended to reinterpret client information to confirm the diagnosis applied to that client. 
C) statistical prediction was more accurate than clinical intuition. 
D) early childhood trauma predicted onset of adult schizophrenia.

Question 20

Define illusory correlation.Provide an example of it from your own life.

Accepted Answer

Illusory correlation is a cognitive bias

Which of the following best illustrates an internal attribution for a failure or setback?

Rosenhan and his colleagues (1973)faked schizophrenic symptoms to infiltrate mental hospitals.Once they had been admitted and no longer complained of any fake symptoms,

Having shy or anxious people observe,then rehearse,then try out more assertive behaviors in real situations is called

When psychologists were surveyed regarding intuition versus the statistical prediction,_______ were more likely to value intuition.

According to Dill and Anderson (1998),the primary cause-effect directions for the interplay of chronic shyness are

Chronically lonely people tend to blame _______ for their poor social relationships.

According to the text,which of the following is a social-psychological principle that can be applied to the treatment of some psychological difficulties?

April is going out on a first date with Nikos,whom her best friend says is funny and fun-loving.On the date April asks Nikos,"What is the most fun-loving thing you've ever done?" What is the likely effect of such questioning on Nikos?

According to the text,professional clinicians are NOT LIKELY to

Psychology's contribution to the interdisciplinary field of behavioral medicine is

Beginning in adolescence,_ is/are twice as likely to be at risk of depression as _.

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Research suggests that the prediction of someone's future academic success is best when the prediction is based on

Knowing that half or more heart attack victims die without seeking medical help can be explained by all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following explains the relationship between depression and negative thinking?

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

You must select students for graduate study in psychology from a pool of 100 applicants.According to the findings summarized in the text you should

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Rosenhan's famous study of diagnosis and treatment in mental hospitals indicated that

Define illusory correlation.Provide an example of it from your own life.

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Which of the following best illustrates an internal attribution for a failure or setback?

Rosenhan and his colleagues (1973)faked schizophrenic symptoms to infiltrate mental hospitals.Once they had been admitted and no longer complained of any fake symptoms,

Having shy or anxious people observe,then rehearse,then try out more assertive behaviors in real situations is called

When psychologists were surveyed regarding intuition versus the statistical prediction,_______ were more likely to value intuition.

According to Dill and Anderson (1998),the primary cause-effect directions for the interplay of chronic shyness are

Chronically lonely people tend to blame _______ for their poor social relationships.

According to the text,which of the following is a social-psychological principle that can be applied to the treatment of some psychological difficulties?

April is going out on a first date with Nikos,whom her best friend says is funny and fun-loving.On the date April asks Nikos,"What is the most fun-loving thing you've ever done?" What is the likely effect of such questioning on Nikos?

According to the text,professional clinicians are NOT LIKELY to

Psychology's contribution to the interdisciplinary field of behavioral medicine is

Beginning in adolescence,_____ is/are twice as likely to be at risk of depression as _____.

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Research suggests that the prediction of someone's future academic success is best when the prediction is based on

Knowing that half or more heart attack victims die without seeking medical help can be explained by all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following explains the relationship between depression and negative thinking?

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

You must select students for graduate study in psychology from a pool of 100 applicants.According to the findings summarized in the text you should

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Rosenhan's famous study of diagnosis and treatment in mental hospitals indicated that

Define illusory correlation.Provide an example of it from your own life.

Introducing Social Psychology

The Self in a Social World

Social Beliefs and Judgments

Behavior and Attitudes

Genes,culture,and Gender

Conformity and Obedience

Persuasion

Group Influence

Prejudice: Disliking Others

Aggression: Hurting Others

Attraction and Intimacy: Liking and Loving Others

Helping

Conflict and Peacemaking

Social Psychology in Court

Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future

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Beginning in adolescence,_ is/are twice as likely to be at risk of depression as _.