Question 1

In comparison to those in Western cultures,depressed people in Japan are more likely to report feeling

Accepted Answer

A)  guilt and self-blame over personal failure. 
B)  shame over letting down their family or co-workers. 
C)  sad about social problems such as poverty and discrimination. 
D)  hopeless and helpless. 
A)  guilt and self-blame over personal failure. 
B)  shame over letting down their family or co-workers. 
C)  sad about social problems such as poverty and discrimination. 
D)  hopeless and helpless.

Question 2

Chronically lonely people seem to have the same _______ as chronically depressed people.

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A)  unrealistic vision of the future 
B)  need to achieve perfection 
C)  illusion of control 
D)  negative explanatory style 
A)  unrealistic vision of the future 
B)  need to achieve perfection 
C)  illusion of control 
D)  negative explanatory style

Question 3

According to the self-presentation theory,we will feel social anxiety when we are

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A)  motivated to impress others but doubt our ability to do so. 
B)  motivated and able to impress others, but they ignore us. 
C)  in any circumstance in which we can be observed. 
D)  depressed. 
A)  motivated to impress others but doubt our ability to do so. 
B)  motivated and able to impress others, but they ignore us. 
C)  in any circumstance in which we can be observed. 
D)  depressed.

Question 4

,which of the following does NOT belong in the vicious cycle of depression?

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A)  self-focus 
B)  self-blame 
C)  depressed mood 
D)  defensive pessimism 
A)  self-focus 
B)  self-blame 
C)  depressed mood 
D)  defensive pessimism

Question 5

supported the notion that social skills training can lead shy men to

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A)  become dependent on their therapist. 
B)  reduce their social anxiety. 
C)  concentrate on their social incompetence. 
D)  become more shy 6 months after treatment. 
A)  become dependent on their therapist. 
B)  reduce their social anxiety. 
C)  concentrate on their social incompetence. 
D)  become more shy 6 months after treatment.

Question 6

Jose's clinical psychologist diagnosed him as suffering from depression.Which of the following is not likely to be true of Jose's explanatory style after he fails his psychology test?

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A)  His failure on the test will affect everything else in his life. 
B)  It is his fault he failed the test. 
C)  He will never do well in school. 
D)  His teacher hates him. 
A)  His failure on the test will affect everything else in his life. 
B)  It is his fault he failed the test. 
C)  He will never do well in school. 
D)  His teacher hates him.

Question 7

concluded that the success of their social skills training with shy men may have occurred because their program

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A)  employed skilled counselors who took responsibility for inspiring the men to feel confident and competent. 
B)  included no counseling, so the participants made internal attributions for their success. 
C)  protected the men from having to participate in actual conversations until they had first been extensively trained. 
D)  paved the way for conversational success by providing many external reasons for initiating conversation. 
A)  employed skilled counselors who took responsibility for inspiring the men to feel confident and competent. 
B)  included no counseling, so the participants made internal attributions for their success. 
C)  protected the men from having to participate in actual conversations until they had first been extensively trained. 
D)  paved the way for conversational success by providing many external reasons for initiating conversation.

Question 8

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

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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 9

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

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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 10

found that depressed people were realistic in thinking that other people

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A)  possessed more accurate self-concepts than they did. 
B)  did not appreciate their behavior. 
C)  would welcome their friendship and trust. 
D)  were less influenced by fear of social disapproval than they were. 
A)  possessed more accurate self-concepts than they did. 
B)  did not appreciate their behavior. 
C)  would welcome their friendship and trust. 
D)  were less influenced by fear of social disapproval than they were.

Question 11

Loneliness is best described as a state created by the awareness that you

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A)  are alone most of the time. 
B)  have lost a significant relationship. 
C)  have less numerous or meaningful social relationships than you desire. 
D)  are not really respected even though you have many acquaintances. 
A)  are alone most of the time. 
B)  have lost a significant relationship. 
C)  have less numerous or meaningful social relationships than you desire. 
D)  are not really respected even though you have many acquaintances.

Question 12

enticed shy college men to participate in laboratory exercises that would enhance their socially competence.The men

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A)  were taught specific communication skills. 
B)  took a short course on positive thinking. 
C)  delivered self-laudatory speeches to strangers. 
D)  had several successful conversations with women. 
A)  were taught specific communication skills. 
B)  took a short course on positive thinking. 
C)  delivered self-laudatory speeches to strangers. 
D)  had several successful conversations with women.

Question 13

Vanessa is a mildly depressed college student.Considering the research findings presented in the text on depression,she probably

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A)  suffers from the better-than-average phenomenon. 
B)  assumes that her behavior is well-accepted by others. 
C)  demonstrates the sadder-but-wiser effect. 
D)  is below average in intelligence. 
A)  suffers from the better-than-average phenomenon. 
B)  assumes that her behavior is well-accepted by others. 
C)  demonstrates the sadder-but-wiser effect. 
D)  is below average in intelligence.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT an example of one of the components of a pessimistic explanatory style?

Accepted Answer

A)  "This is all my fault." 
B)  "I've learned my lesson." 
C)  "This is going to ruin everything." 
D)  "Things are going to be terrible from now on." 
A)  "This is all my fault." 
B)  "I've learned my lesson." 
C)  "This is going to ruin everything." 
D)  "Things are going to be terrible from now on."

Question 15

Yvonne,a college senior,is mildly depressed.Asked to describe herself,she notes both her positive and negative qualities.She recalls both past successes and failures and takes personal responsibility for both.Yvonne clearly illustrates the _______ effect.

Accepted Answer

A)  rose-colored-glasses 
B)  sadder-but-wiser 
C)  head-in-the-clouds 
D)  feet-on-the-ground 
A)  rose-colored-glasses 
B)  sadder-but-wiser 
C)  head-in-the-clouds 
D)  feet-on-the-ground

Question 16

found that shy women who were bombarded with loud noise and told that it would leave them _______ were subsequently _______ when interacting with a handsome male.

Accepted Answer

A)  with a pounding heart; no longer so shy 
B)  unaffected; no longer so shy 
C)  with a pounding heart; even more shy 
D)  unaffected; unaffected 
A)  with a pounding heart; no longer so shy 
B)  unaffected; no longer so shy 
C)  with a pounding heart; even more shy 
D)  unaffected; unaffected

Question 17

Identify and explain two social-psychological principles that may be applied to the treatment of psychological difficulties.

Accepted Answer

Two social-psychological principles that

Question 18

Which of the following theories most clearly predicts that we will feel anxious when we are motivated to impress others but doubt our ability to do so?

Accepted Answer

A)  social learning theory 
B)  self-presentation theory 
C)  self-perception theory 
D)  cognitive dissonance theory 
A)  social learning theory 
B)  self-presentation theory 
C)  self-perception theory 
D)  cognitive dissonance theory

Question 19

Who is more likely to exhibit a negative explanatory style?

Accepted Answer

A)  a teenager 
B)  a non-depressed person 
C)  an elderly person 
D)  a depressed person 
A)  a teenager 
B)  a non-depressed person 
C)  an elderly person 
D)  a depressed person

Question 20

Compared to nondepressed people,depressed people are more likely to attribute their failures and setbacks to causes that are

Accepted Answer

A)  unstable. 
B)  specific. 
C)  internal. 
D)  situational. 
A)  unstable. 
B)  specific. 
C)  internal. 
D)  situational.

Exam 11: Clinical Therapy: The Powers of Social Cognition

In comparison to those in Western cultures,depressed people in Japan are more likely to report feeling

Chronically lonely people seem to have the same _______ as chronically depressed people.

According to the self-presentation theory,we will feel social anxiety when we are

,which of the following does NOT belong in the vicious cycle of depression?

supported the notion that social skills training can lead shy men to

Jose's clinical psychologist diagnosed him as suffering from depression.Which of the following is not likely to be true of Jose's explanatory style after he fails his psychology test?

concluded that the success of their social skills training with shy men may have occurred because their program

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

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

found that depressed people were realistic in thinking that other people

Loneliness is best described as a state created by the awareness that you

enticed shy college men to participate in laboratory exercises that would enhance their socially competence.The men

Vanessa is a mildly depressed college student.Considering the research findings presented in the text on depression,she probably

Which of the following is NOT an example of one of the components of a pessimistic explanatory style?

Yvonne,a college senior,is mildly depressed.Asked to describe herself,she notes both her positive and negative qualities.She recalls both past successes and failures and takes personal responsibility for both.Yvonne clearly illustrates the _______ effect.

found that shy women who were bombarded with loud noise and told that it would leave them _______ were subsequently _______ when interacting with a handsome male.

Identify and explain two social-psychological principles that may be applied to the treatment of psychological difficulties.

Which of the following theories most clearly predicts that we will feel anxious when we are motivated to impress others but doubt our ability to do so?

Who is more likely to exhibit a negative explanatory style?

Compared to nondepressed people,depressed people are more likely to attribute their failures and setbacks to causes that are

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