Question 1

Which theme of the text does not always apply in the intersection of health and social psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Put people first. 
B)  Nature says go, culture says stop. 
C)  Inner processes serve interpersonal functions. 
D)  We are built to relate. 
A)  Put people first. 
B)  Nature says go, culture says stop. 
C)  Inner processes serve interpersonal functions. 
D)  We are built to relate.

Question 2

Suppose that you are nearly mugged while walking down a crowded city street. Your body quickly reacts. Your heart rate speeds up, your breathing becomes more intense, and you feel pumped up to either attack the mugger or flee the scene. It would be most accurate to say that your ____ was activated in this situation.

Accepted Answer

A)  peripheral nervous system 
B)  sympathetic nervous system 
C)  autonomic nervous system 
D)  parasympathetic nervous system 
A)  peripheral nervous system 
B)  sympathetic nervous system 
C)  autonomic nervous system 
D)  parasympathetic nervous system

Question 3

If everyone in North America stopped smoking today, the death rates due to cancer would drop by close to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  20% 
C)  30% 
D)  40% 
A)  10% 
B)  20% 
C)  30% 
D)  40%

Question 4

The tend-and-befriend response is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  a female pattern of responding to general stress 
B)  a style of responding to aggressive threats that is often taught in anger-management therapies 
C)  a style of responding to aggressive threats that is characteristic of some (non-human) animals when confronted by dominant opponents 
D)  a general orientation toward others that many people take on when encountering new, ambiguous situations 
A)  a female pattern of responding to general stress 
B)  a style of responding to aggressive threats that is often taught in anger-management therapies 
C)  a style of responding to aggressive threats that is characteristic of some (non-human) animals when confronted by dominant opponents 
D)  a general orientation toward others that many people take on when encountering new, ambiguous situations

Question 5

Are there any differences in health between people who have solid social support and people who don't?

Accepted Answer

A)  No-psychologists suspect that there are differences, but research has not consistently found any evidence that social support makes a real difference. 
B)  Yes-although social support does not appear to improve people's physical health, it does improve their mood and general psychological well-being. 
C)  Yes-social support appears to improve physical and psychological well-being, though it does not improve objective measures of health (e.g., recovery time from illness). 
D)  Yes-social support has been tied to better health, more rapid recovery from illness, and a lower risk for mortality. 
A)  No-psychologists suspect that there are differences, but research has not consistently found any evidence that social support makes a real difference. 
B)  Yes-although social support does not appear to improve people's physical health, it does improve their mood and general psychological well-being. 
C)  Yes-social support appears to improve physical and psychological well-being, though it does not improve objective measures of health (e.g., recovery time from illness). 
D)  Yes-social support has been tied to better health, more rapid recovery from illness, and a lower risk for mortality.

Question 6

A(n) ____ is defined as a person's subjective probability that he or she will perform the behavior in question.

Accepted Answer

A)  plan 
B)  intention 
C)  appraisal 
D)  hypothesis 
A)  plan 
B)  intention 
C)  appraisal 
D)  hypothesis

Question 7

The ____ model is a value-expectancy theory in which the values and expectations have been reformulated from abstract concepts into health-related behaviors and concepts.

Accepted Answer

A)  planned behavior 
B)  health belief 
C)  cognitive appraisal 
D)  transtheoretical 
A)  planned behavior 
B)  health belief 
C)  cognitive appraisal 
D)  transtheoretical

Question 8

Health is most accurately viewed as a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  dichotomy 
B)  binary state 
C)  continuum 
D)  trait 
A)  dichotomy 
B)  binary state 
C)  continuum 
D)  trait

Question 9

According to Lazarus, during ____ appraisal, we ascertain whether an event is positive, negative, or neutral, and if negative, whether it is harmful, threatening, or challenging.

Accepted Answer

A)  fundamental 
B)  primary 
C)  identification 
D)  secondary 
A)  fundamental 
B)  primary 
C)  identification 
D)  secondary

Question 10

The cognitive appraisal model of stress developed by Lazarus suggests that, when people encounter potentially stressful situations, they make both primary appraisals and secondary appraisals. Primary appraisals concern ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  whether a situation is positive or negative 
B)  whether a situation is relevant to oneself 
C)  whether one has resources to effectively cope with a situation 
D)  whether a situation is temporary or long-term 
A)  whether a situation is positive or negative 
B)  whether a situation is relevant to oneself 
C)  whether one has resources to effectively cope with a situation 
D)  whether a situation is temporary or long-term

Question 11

When male rats are under stress, they react with the fight-or-flight response. Female rats, on the other hand, may react with ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the might-or-right syndrome 
B)  the tend-and-befriend response 
C)  flight only 
D)  a tendency to hide 
A)  the might-or-right syndrome 
B)  the tend-and-befriend response 
C)  flight only 
D)  a tendency to hide

Question 12

Research on the effects of movie watching on teens' smoking behavior (i.e., watching popular movies containing instances of smoking) found that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  there were only very weak effects 
B)  there were moderately strong effects-but these effects disappeared when one accounted for individual differences on personality variables 
C)  there were moderately strong effects-but these effects disappeared when one accounted for parental smoking and peer group smoking 
D)  there were progressively stronger effects as the exposure to instances of smoking in movies increased 
A)  there were only very weak effects 
B)  there were moderately strong effects-but these effects disappeared when one accounted for individual differences on personality variables 
C)  there were moderately strong effects-but these effects disappeared when one accounted for parental smoking and peer group smoking 
D)  there were progressively stronger effects as the exposure to instances of smoking in movies increased

Question 13

It is estimated that ____ of all deaths in the United States could have been postponed or avoided had people changed unhealthy behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A)  5% 
B)  20% 
C)  50% 
D)  90% 
A)  5% 
B)  20% 
C)  50% 
D)  90%

Question 14

Health psychology is an interdisciplinary subspecialty of psychology best described as dedicated to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  promoting health 
B)  promoting and maintaining health 
C)  preventing illness 
D)  promoting and maintaining health, and preventing and treating illness 
A)  promoting health 
B)  promoting and maintaining health 
C)  preventing illness 
D)  promoting and maintaining health, and preventing and treating illness

Question 15

People have attitudes and perceptions of social norms, which affect intentions, which affect behaviors. This, in a nutshell, is the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  theory of planned action 
B)  general adaptation syndrome 
C)  cognitive appraisal model 
D)  transtheoretical model 
A)  theory of planned action 
B)  general adaptation syndrome 
C)  cognitive appraisal model 
D)  transtheoretical model

Question 16

_____ applied the concept of homeostasis to the study of human interactions with the environment.

Accepted Answer

A)  Richard Lazarus 
B)  Walter Cannon 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  Carl Rogers 
A)  Richard Lazarus 
B)  Walter Cannon 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  Carl Rogers

Question 17

Most researchers contend that the best way to know when a person is stressed is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  see how their body responds to a given situation 
B)  take an inventory of recent life changes that they have experienced 
C)  simply ask them 
D)  measure their blood pressure 
A)  see how their body responds to a given situation 
B)  take an inventory of recent life changes that they have experienced 
C)  simply ask them 
D)  measure their blood pressure

Which theme of the text does not always apply in the intersection of health and social psychology?

If everyone in North America stopped smoking today, the death rates due to cancer would drop by close to ____.

The tend-and-befriend response is ____.

Are there any differences in health between people who have solid social support and people who don't?

A(n) ____ is defined as a person's subjective probability that he or she will perform the behavior in question.

The ____ model is a value-expectancy theory in which the values and expectations have been reformulated from abstract concepts into health-related behaviors and concepts.

Health is most accurately viewed as a(n) _____.

According to Lazarus, during ____ appraisal, we ascertain whether an event is positive, negative, or neutral, and if negative, whether it is harmful, threatening, or challenging.

The cognitive appraisal model of stress developed by Lazarus suggests that, when people encounter potentially stressful situations, they make both primary appraisals and secondary appraisals. Primary appraisals concern ____.

When male rats are under stress, they react with the fight-or-flight response. Female rats, on the other hand, may react with ____.

Research on the effects of movie watching on teens' smoking behavior (i.e., watching popular movies containing instances of smoking) found that ____.

It is estimated that ____ of all deaths in the United States could have been postponed or avoided had people changed unhealthy behaviors.

Health psychology is an interdisciplinary subspecialty of psychology best described as dedicated to ____.

People have attitudes and perceptions of social norms, which affect intentions, which affect behaviors. This, in a nutshell, is the ____.

_____ applied the concept of homeostasis to the study of human interactions with the environment.

Most researchers contend that the best way to know when a person is stressed is to ____.

The Mission and the Method

Culture and Nature

The Self

Choices and Actions

Social Cognition

Emotion and Affect

Attitudes, Beliefs and Consistency

Social Influence and Persuasion

Prosocial Behavior: Doing What’s Best for Others

Aggression and Antisocial Behavior

Interpersonal Attraction and Rejection

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Groups

Applying Social Psychology to Consumer Behavior

Applying Social Psychology to the Workplace

Applying Social Psychology to the Law

Applying Social Psychology to the Environment

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Exam 16: Applying Social Psychology to Health

Which theme of the text does not always apply in the intersection of health and social psychology?

If everyone in North America stopped smoking today, the death rates due to cancer would drop by close to ____.

The tend-and-befriend response is ____.

Are there any differences in health between people who have solid social support and people who don't?

A(n) ____ is defined as a person's subjective probability that he or she will perform the behavior in question.

The ____ model is a value-expectancy theory in which the values and expectations have been reformulated from abstract concepts into health-related behaviors and concepts.

Health is most accurately viewed as a(n) _____.

According to Lazarus, during ____ appraisal, we ascertain whether an event is positive, negative, or neutral, and if negative, whether it is harmful, threatening, or challenging.

The cognitive appraisal model of stress developed by Lazarus suggests that, when people encounter potentially stressful situations, they make both primary appraisals and secondary appraisals. Primary appraisals concern ____.

When male rats are under stress, they react with the fight-or-flight response. Female rats, on the other hand, may react with ____.

Research on the effects of movie watching on teens' smoking behavior (i.e., watching popular movies containing instances of smoking) found that ____.

It is estimated that ____ of all deaths in the United States could have been postponed or avoided had people changed unhealthy behaviors.

Health psychology is an interdisciplinary subspecialty of psychology best described as dedicated to ____.

People have attitudes and perceptions of social norms, which affect intentions, which affect behaviors. This, in a nutshell, is the ____.

_____ applied the concept of homeostasis to the study of human interactions with the environment.

Most researchers contend that the best way to know when a person is stressed is to ____.

The Mission and the Method

Culture and Nature

The Self

Choices and Actions

Social Cognition

Emotion and Affect

Attitudes, Beliefs and Consistency

Social Influence and Persuasion

Prosocial Behavior: Doing What’s Best for Others

Aggression and Antisocial Behavior

Interpersonal Attraction and Rejection

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Groups

Applying Social Psychology to Consumer Behavior

Applying Social Psychology to the Workplace

Applying Social Psychology to the Law

Applying Social Psychology to the Environment

Filters