Question 1

In the __________ stage of the general adaptation syndrome,the person may actually start to feel better.

Accepted Answer

A) alarm 
B) resistance 
C) exhaustion 
D) termination 
A) alarm 
B) resistance 
C) exhaustion 
D) termination

Question 2

Which of the following are considered emotional,as opposed to mental,symptoms of stress?

Accepted Answer

A) sleeping irregularity,frequent colds,anger 
B) depression,fear,irritability 
C) difficulty making decisions,loss of sense of humor,difficulty concentrating on tasks. 
D) chest pains,nausea,memory loss 
A) sleeping irregularity,frequent colds,anger 
B) depression,fear,irritability 
C) difficulty making decisions,loss of sense of humor,difficulty concentrating on tasks. 
D) chest pains,nausea,memory loss

Question 3

Researchers have found an association between daily hassles and:

Accepted Answer

A) colds and headaches. 
B) cancer and heart disease. 
C) hypertension and obesity. 
D) heart disease and schizophrenia. 
A) colds and headaches. 
B) cancer and heart disease. 
C) hypertension and obesity. 
D) heart disease and schizophrenia.

Question 4

Optimism has been associated with all the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) taking care of one's health. 
B) increased rates of learned helplessness. 
C) lower rates of depression. 
D) healthy immune systems. 
A) taking care of one's health. 
B) increased rates of learned helplessness. 
C) lower rates of depression. 
D) healthy immune systems.

Question 5

For someone who likes both movies and concerts,choosing between going to one or the other represents an ______ conflict.

Accepted Answer

A) approach-avoidance 
B) avoidance-avoidance 
C) approach-approach 
D) incompatible demands 
A) approach-avoidance 
B) avoidance-avoidance 
C) approach-approach 
D) incompatible demands

Question 6

The stress-increasing effects of uncontrollability are related to the effects of __________ on stress.

Accepted Answer

A) frustration 
B) unpredictability 
C) pressure 
D) conflict 
A) frustration 
B) unpredictability 
C) pressure 
D) conflict

Question 7

For the past six months,Dahlia's job has been extremely stressful,but she doesn't feel that she can quit because she needs the money for tuition.Dahlia has been having chronic headaches and is behind in all of her classes.According to Hans Selye,Dahlia is in the ______ stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

Accepted Answer

A) alarm 
B) collapse 
C) exhaustion 
D) resistance 
A) alarm 
B) collapse 
C) exhaustion 
D) resistance

Question 8

Al must build 25 radios before he receives $20.What schedule of reinforcement is being used?

Accepted Answer

A) a variable-ratio schedule 
B) a fixed-ratio schedule 
C) a fixed-interval schedule 
D) a continuous reinforcement schedule 
A) a variable-ratio schedule 
B) a fixed-ratio schedule 
C) a fixed-interval schedule 
D) a continuous reinforcement schedule

Question 9

Which of the following is one reason why living in poverty is stressful?

Accepted Answer

A) lack of meaningfulness of work 
B) too many hours of unpleasant shift work 
C) increased rates of disabilities due to poor prenatal care 
D) difficulty assimilating to the majority culture's ways 
A) lack of meaningfulness of work 
B) too many hours of unpleasant shift work 
C) increased rates of disabilities due to poor prenatal care 
D) difficulty assimilating to the majority culture's ways

Question 10

The Framingham Heart Study found that the risk of coronary heart disease:

Accepted Answer

A) for women who work and are also Type A is four times that of Type B women who work. 
B) for women who work and are also Type A is no greater than that of Type B working women. 
C) is greater for Type B women who work than Type A women who work. 
D) is greater for Type A women who do not work than for Type B women who do work. 
A) for women who work and are also Type A is four times that of Type B women who work. 
B) for women who work and are also Type A is no greater than that of Type B working women. 
C) is greater for Type B women who work than Type A women who work. 
D) is greater for Type A women who do not work than for Type B women who do work.

Question 11

Stress is the process of identifying events that are threatening or challenging and responding to those events physically,emotionally,cognitively,and behaviourally.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Joey put a quarter in the gumball machine only to find that the machine was not working.He continued to turn the dial on the machine in hope that he would retrieve a gumball.Unfortunately,after several minutes of forcefully turning the dial he still did not retrieve a gumball.As a result,he kicked the machine several times.Kicking the machine is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) persistence. 
B) increasing efforts. 
C) varying efforts. 
D) aggression. 
A) persistence. 
B) increasing efforts. 
C) varying efforts. 
D) aggression.

Question 13

College students,who have experienced unsolvable problems,when faced with new problems,eventually give up and make only half-hearted attempts to solve the new problems,even when these problems can be solved.This behaviour is probably due to:

Accepted Answer

A) learned helplessness. 
B) operant learning. 
C) latent learning. 
D) response generalization. 
A) learned helplessness. 
B) operant learning. 
C) latent learning. 
D) response generalization.

Question 14

A student who is failing but does not study because she refuses to believe that the instructor will really assign her an "F" at the end of the term is using the psychological defense mechanism of:

Accepted Answer

A) repression. 
B) denial. 
C) projection. 
D) rationalization. 
A) repression. 
B) denial. 
C) projection. 
D) rationalization.

Question 15

Jacob's father has always wanted him to be a lawyer.He has encouraged him to get good grades,graduate college earlier than his peers,and work as hard as he can.Jacob does not care about going to law school,but he does so to please his father.Jacob is responding to:

Accepted Answer

A) anxiety. 
B) pressure. 
C) overload. 
D) cognitive dissonance. 
A) anxiety. 
B) pressure. 
C) overload. 
D) cognitive dissonance.

Question 16

Refusing to acknowledge a threatening situation is a defence mechanism called:

Accepted Answer

A) repression. 
B) denial. 
C) projection. 
D) rationalization. 
A) repression. 
B) denial. 
C) projection. 
D) rationalization.

Question 17

Learning that takes place without actual performance (a kind of latent learning)is called:

Accepted Answer

A) the learning/performance distinction. 
B) the imitational learning outcome. 
C) the delayed learning paradigm. 
D) the observational delay effect. 
A) the learning/performance distinction. 
B) the imitational learning outcome. 
C) the delayed learning paradigm. 
D) the observational delay effect.

Question 18

It is time for a game of Jeopardy.The category is "Social Factors that Contribute to Stress." The revealed answer is "Lack of variety or meaningfulness of work." What will you say right before the buzzer sounds?

Accepted Answer

A) "What is one cause of job stress?" 
B) "What is one cause of poverty?" 
C) "What is road rage?" 
D) "What is overcrowding?" 
A) "What is one cause of job stress?" 
B) "What is one cause of poverty?" 
C) "What is road rage?" 
D) "What is overcrowding?"

Question 19

Which of the following is a mental series of exercises meant to refocus attention and achieve a trancelike state of consciousness?

Accepted Answer

A) meditation 
B) biofeedback 
C) relaxation response 
D) progressive relaxation 
A) meditation 
B) biofeedback 
C) relaxation response 
D) progressive relaxation

Question 20

When the teacher was handing out this test,you noticed that your respiration rate and heartbeat increased,your palms got sweaty,and your hand shook a little.Your pretest behaviours were triggered by the __________ nervous system.Upon completion of the exam,your body returned to its normal state by way of the _________ nervous system.

Accepted Answer

A) parasympathetic; sympathetic 
B) sympathetic; parasympathetic 
C) somatic; autonomic 
D) autonomic; somatic 
A) parasympathetic; sympathetic 
B) sympathetic; parasympathetic 
C) somatic; autonomic 
D) autonomic; somatic

In the __________ stage of the general adaptation syndrome,the person may actually start to feel better.

Which of the following are considered emotional,as opposed to mental,symptoms of stress?

Researchers have found an association between daily hassles and:

Optimism has been associated with all the following EXCEPT:

For someone who likes both movies and concerts,choosing between going to one or the other represents an ______ conflict.

The stress-increasing effects of uncontrollability are related to the effects of __________ on stress.

Al must build 25 radios before he receives $20.What schedule of reinforcement is being used?

Which of the following is one reason why living in poverty is stressful?

The Framingham Heart Study found that the risk of coronary heart disease:

Stress is the process of identifying events that are threatening or challenging and responding to those events physically,emotionally,cognitively,and behaviourally.

College students,who have experienced unsolvable problems,when faced with new problems,eventually give up and make only half-hearted attempts to solve the new problems,even when these problems can be solved.This behaviour is probably due to:

A student who is failing but does not study because she refuses to believe that the instructor will really assign her an "F" at the end of the term is using the psychological defense mechanism of:

Jacob's father has always wanted him to be a lawyer.He has encouraged him to get good grades,graduate college earlier than his peers,and work as hard as he can.Jacob does not care about going to law school,but he does so to please his father.Jacob is responding to:

Refusing to acknowledge a threatening situation is a defence mechanism called:

Learning that takes place without actual performance (a kind of latent learning)is called:

It is time for a game of Jeopardy.The category is "Social Factors that Contribute to Stress." The revealed answer is "Lack of variety or meaningfulness of work." What will you say right before the buzzer sounds?

Which of the following is a mental series of exercises meant to refocus attention and achieve a trancelike state of consciousness?

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Exam 10: Stress and Health

In the __________ stage of the general adaptation syndrome,the person may actually start to feel better.

Which of the following are considered emotional,as opposed to mental,symptoms of stress?

Researchers have found an association between daily hassles and:

Optimism has been associated with all the following EXCEPT:

For someone who likes both movies and concerts,choosing between going to one or the other represents an ______ conflict.

The stress-increasing effects of uncontrollability are related to the effects of __________ on stress.

Al must build 25 radios before he receives $20.What schedule of reinforcement is being used?

Which of the following is one reason why living in poverty is stressful?

The Framingham Heart Study found that the risk of coronary heart disease:

Stress is the process of identifying events that are threatening or challenging and responding to those events physically,emotionally,cognitively,and behaviourally.

College students,who have experienced unsolvable problems,when faced with new problems,eventually give up and make only half-hearted attempts to solve the new problems,even when these problems can be solved.This behaviour is probably due to:

A student who is failing but does not study because she refuses to believe that the instructor will really assign her an "F" at the end of the term is using the psychological defense mechanism of:

Jacob's father has always wanted him to be a lawyer.He has encouraged him to get good grades,graduate college earlier than his peers,and work as hard as he can.Jacob does not care about going to law school,but he does so to please his father.Jacob is responding to:

Refusing to acknowledge a threatening situation is a defence mechanism called:

Learning that takes place without actual performance (a kind of latent learning)is called:

It is time for a game of Jeopardy.The category is "Social Factors that Contribute to Stress." The revealed answer is "Lack of variety or meaningfulness of work." What will you say right before the buzzer sounds?

Which of the following is a mental series of exercises meant to refocus attention and achieve a trancelike state of consciousness?

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

Learning

Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation and Emotion

Theories of Personality

Social Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Psychology and Human Development

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