Question 1

Both assertiveness training and rational-emotive therapy are cited in the text as examples of psychotherapeutic techniques that

Accepted Answer

A) utilize social support to change behavior. 
B) utilize the attitudes-follow-behavior principle. 
C) encourage changes in explanatory style. 
D) use counter-conditioning strategies. 
A) utilize social support to change behavior. 
B) utilize the attitudes-follow-behavior principle. 
C) encourage changes in explanatory style. 
D) use counter-conditioning strategies.

Question 2

College students who have depressed roommates tend to become

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A) somewhat depressed themselves. 
B) more accepting of people suffering from psychological disorders. 
C) more optimistic about their own lives. 
D) more studious and committed to achieving academic success. 
A) somewhat depressed themselves. 
B) more accepting of people suffering from psychological disorders. 
C) more optimistic about their own lives. 
D) more studious and committed to achieving academic success.

Question 3

Compared to depressed people,non-depressed people

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A) exaggerate their control of events around them. 
B) have realistic perceptions of the good and bad things that the future holds. 
C) readily accept responsibility for both successes and failures. 
D) describe themselves with a fairly even mix of positive and negative qualities. 
A) exaggerate their control of events around them. 
B) have realistic perceptions of the good and bad things that the future holds. 
C) readily accept responsibility for both successes and failures. 
D) describe themselves with a fairly even mix of positive and negative qualities.

Question 4

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 5

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 6

Do depressed moods cause negative thinking,or does negative thinking cause depression?

Accepted Answer

The relationship between depressed moods

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

In depression-prone people,the vicious cycle of depression is usually triggered by negative experiences that lead directly to

Accepted Answer

A) self-focused rumination and self-blame. 
B) depressed moods. 
C) further negative experiences. 
D) blaming others for the negative experiences. 
A) self-focused rumination and self-blame. 
B) depressed moods. 
C) further negative experiences. 
D) blaming others for the negative experiences.

Question 9

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 10

,loneliness can increase people's risk of all of the following except

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A) suicide. 
B) cognitive decline. 
C) heart disease. 
D) low self-efficacy. 
A) suicide. 
B) cognitive decline. 
C) heart disease. 
D) low self-efficacy.

Question 11

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

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Two social-psychological principles that

Question 12

According to the text,shyness is a form of _______ characterized by self-consciousness and worrying about what others think.

Accepted Answer

A) loneliness 
B) social anxiety 
C) depression 
D) social incompetence 
A) loneliness 
B) social anxiety 
C) depression 
D) social incompetence

Question 13

The tendency of mildly depressed people to make accurate rather than self-serving judgments is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) the accurate explanatory style. 
B) the Barnum effect. 
C) realistic pessimism. 
D) depressive realism. 
A) the accurate explanatory style. 
B) the Barnum effect. 
C) realistic pessimism. 
D) depressive realism.

Question 14

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?

Accepted Answer

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 15

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

Accepted Answer

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 16

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 17

Your roommate Joel is depressed.As a result,you will tend to become

Accepted Answer

A) somewhat depressed yourself. 
B) more accepting of people suffering from psychological disorders. 
C) more optimistic about your own life. 
D) more studious and committed to achieving academic success. 
A) somewhat depressed yourself. 
B) more accepting of people suffering from psychological disorders. 
C) more optimistic about your own life. 
D) more studious and committed to achieving academic success.

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a therapy that utilizes the "attitudes-follow-behavior" principle?

Accepted Answer

A) assertiveness training 
B) rational-emotive therapy 
C) self-help groups 
D) psychoanalysis 
A) assertiveness training 
B) rational-emotive therapy 
C) self-help groups 
D) psychoanalysis

Question 19

analysis of the attitudes that promote near-epidemic levels of depression in America,most of us feel that,if we do not "make it" in today's world,we can blame

Accepted Answer

A) our parents. 
B) the government. 
C) the alienation of the modern world. 
D) only ourselves. 
A) our parents. 
B) the government. 
C) the alienation of the modern world. 
D) only ourselves.

Question 20

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

Exam 11: Clinical Therapy: the Powers of Social Cognition

Both assertiveness training and rational-emotive therapy are cited in the text as examples of psychotherapeutic techniques that

College students who have depressed roommates tend to become

Compared to depressed people,non-depressed people

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

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

Do depressed moods cause negative thinking,or does negative thinking cause depression?

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

In depression-prone people,the vicious cycle of depression is usually triggered by negative experiences that lead directly to

found that depressed people were realistic in thinking that other people

,loneliness can increase people's risk of all of the following except

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

According to the text,shyness is a form of _______ characterized by self-consciousness and worrying about what others think.

The tendency of mildly depressed people to make accurate rather than self-serving judgments is referred to as

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?

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

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

Your roommate Joel is depressed.As a result,you will tend to become

Which of the following is NOT a therapy that utilizes the "attitudes-follow-behavior" principle?

analysis of the attitudes that promote near-epidemic levels of depression in America,most of us feel that,if we do not "make it" in today's world,we can blame

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

Doing Social Psychology

Did You Know It All Along

Self-Concept: Who Am I

Self-Serving Bias

The Power of Positive Thinking

The Fundamental Attribution Error

The Powers and Perils of Intuition

Reasons for Unreason

Behavior and Belief

Clinical Intuition

Human Nature and Cultural Diversity

Gender, Genes, and Culture

How Nice People Get Corrupted

Two Routes to Persuasion

Indoctrination and Inoculation

The Mere Presence of Others

Many Hands Make Diminished Responsibility

Doing Together What We Would Not Do Alone

How Do Groups Intensify Decisions

Power to the Person

The Reach of Prejudice

The Roots of Prejudice

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression

Does the Media Influence Social Behavior

Who Likes Whom

The Ups and Downs of Love

Causes of Conflict

Blessed Are the Peacemakers

When Do People Help

Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future

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