Questions 1
People often break into in-groups and out-groups. Though this often results in prejudice, the source of why this is done goes back to a core aspect of how we cognitively simplify the world through _____
a. altruism
b. categorization
c. obedience
d. discrimination
b. categorization
In studies of conformity, having a single partner agree with you tends to
a. state after the fact that the other individual did not affect your decision-making
b. dramatically increase the likelihood that you break conformity from the larger group
c. have positive feelings toward the other group member
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
Batma protects Gotham City, though this in no way benefits himself directly. Batman demonstrates
a. altruism
b. diffusion of responsibility
c. social facilitation
d. the self serving bias
a. altruism
Which of the following will reduce conformity?
a. a high need for belonging
b. the presence of a dissenter
c. large group sizes
d. all of the above
b. the presence of a dissenter
What do clinical psychologists consult when diagnosing disorders?
a. the APA manual
b. the DSM
c. the PSY-PB
d. the bible
b. the DSM
Having two or more disorders is called
a. Gestalt
b. ruminations
c. altruism
d. comorbidity
d. comorbidity
Which of the of the following is the leading cause of mental disorders?
a. biological influences
b. psychological influences
c. social influences
d. all of these factors matter, but the degree to which they matter depends on the disorder
d. all of these factors matter, but the degree to which they matter depends on the disorder
Sometimes called the cognitive triad, cognitive therapies often target which thoughts?
a. panic, worry, doubt
b. stress, anxiety, depression
c. self, world, future
d. personal, situational, existential
c. self, world, future
You are terrified of large bodies of water. However, you live in landlocked Kansas and never go to any lakes. A psychologist might be skeptical of diagnosing you with a disorder due to the lack of _____
a. abnormality
b. distress
c. dysfunction
d. danger
c. dysfunction
a. people in crisis regressing to the mean
b. drugs actually being far more effective than any other interventions
c. not accounting for the placebo effect, which makes up most of the benefit
d. a positivity bias in memory
a. people in crisis regressing to the mean
The key assumption of cognitive therapy is that _____
a. maladaptive behaviors lead to maladaptive thoughts
b. maladaptive thoughts lead to maladaptive behaviors
c. subconscious thoughts affect to conscious thoughts
d. conscious thoughts affect subconscious thoughts
b. maladaptive thoughts lead to maladaptive behaviors
The key assumption of behavioral therapy is that _____
a. maladaptive behaviors lead to maladaptive thoughts
b. maladaptive thoughts lead to maladaptive behaviors
c. subconscious thoughts affect to conscious thoughts
d. conscious thoughts affect subconscious thoughts
a. maladaptive behaviors lead to maladaptive thoughts
Giving people a fake intervention, such as a sugar pill, still often shows some level of improvement. This has been coined
a. mania
b. evidence-based treatment
c. a placebo effect
d. alternative medicine
a. exposure
b. humanistic
c. medical
d. placebo
a. exposure
Research on the effectiveness of the different methods of psychotherapy suggests that _____
a. behavioral therapies are always better treatment options than any other form of psychotherapy
b. cognitive therapies are always better treatment options than any other form of psychotherapy
c. cognitive-behavioral therapies are always better treatment options than any other form of psychotherapy
d. most forms of therapy are more helpful for patients than receiving no treatments
d. most forms of therapy are more helpful for patients than receiving no treatments