Social Psychology
Prejudice is a mixture of all the following EXCEPT:
a. generalized beliefs
b. negative emotions
c. hindsight bias
d. predispositions to actions
c. hindsight bias
The id, according to Freud's personality structure, is referred to as the beast within. True or False?
a. True
b. False
a. True
Which of the following is an anxiety disorder that is characterized by constant, excessive, and unjustified anxiety about a wide range of issues and circumstances?
a. panic disorder
b. generalized anxiety disorder
c. agoraphobia
d. posttraumatic stress disorder
b. generalized anxiety disorder
Psychodynamic therapy is insight driven. True or False?
a. True
b. False
a. True
Adjusting our behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard is called:
a. groupthink
b. mood contagion
c. social loafing
d. conformity
d. conformity
What are projective tests used to assess?
a. Our dreams
b. Our conscious thoughts and motivations
c. Our unconscious thoughts and motivations
d. Our aggressive tendencies
c. Our unconscious thoughts and motivations
Cognitive changes that accompany depression include a(n)
a. decrease in self-focused thinking.
b. increased expectation of negative outcomes.
c. increased externalization of blame.
d. increased obsession with experiencing physical pleasure.
b. increased expectation of negative outcomes.
Biomedical therapists assume that the mind and body are a unit. This means that:
a. they can easily be separated
b. therapeutic lifestyle change would be ineffective
c. they are interchangeable
d. if you affect one you affect the other
d. if you affect one you affect the other
Having a generalized (sometimes
accurate but often overgeneralized) belief
about a group of people is known as:
a. a stereotype
b. discrimination
c. prejudice
d. deindividuation
a. a stereotype
Which Big Five factor measures whether a person is disorganized or organized?
a. Conscientiousness
b. Agreeableness
c. Extraversion
d. Neuroticism
a. Conscientiousness
Unwanted repetitive thoughts and actions are characteristic of:
a. generalized anxiety disorder
b. specific phobia
c. posttraumatic stress disorder
d. obsessive-compulsive disorder
d. obsessive-compulsive disorder
Psychoanalytic techniques are designed to help patients become aware of their repressed thoughts and feelings. In other words, the therapist is helping them gain _________ into the origins of their disorders.
a. analysis
b. interpretation
c. free association
d. insight
d. insight
According to Darley and Latané’s model for bystander intervention, what must you first do, before beginning to help?
a. assume responsibility
b. attempt to help
c. notice the incident
d. interpret the incident as an emergency
c. notice the incident
Amy takes a personality test at school in which the counselor asks her to make up stories about ambiguous scenes. Which test did Amy take?
a. Rorschach inkblot test
b. MMPI
c. MBTI
d. Thematic Apperception Test
d. Thematic Apperception Test
Rats that received unpredictable electric shocks in a laboratory experiment became apprehensive when returned to that same setting. This illustrates that anxiety may result from..
a. operant conditioning
b. epigenetic marks
c. reinforcement
d. classical conditioning
d. classical conditioning
To help Connie quit biting her nails, a therapist coats her nails with terrible-tasting nail polish. The therapist is using
a. aversive conditioning
b. systematic desensitization
c. cognitive behavioral therapy
d. transference
a. aversive conditioning
Sunny knows that she shouldn’t smoke and that it’s unhealthy. She then thinks of an elderly uncle who is in good health despite being a regular smoker. She justifies her smoking by assuming that her good genes will protect her from harm. How do social psychologists explain such behavior?
a. Cognitive dissonance theory
b. Foot-in-the-door phenomenon
c. Role playing
d. Fundamental attribution error
a. Cognitive dissonance theory
Greg brags about his amazing driving skills as reflecting an inborn talent, yet he discounts his driving accident last week as the other driver’s fault. This is an example of (the) _____.
a. spotlight effect
b. self-efficacy
c. self-serving bias
d. narcissism
c. self-serving bias
Constantly thinking about whether your home is safe from break-ins is to ______, as checking the locks hundreds of times per day is to ________.
a. panic; agoraphobia
b. depression; compulsion
c. panic; phobia
d. obsession; compulsion
d. obsession; compulsion
Dr. Go is a physician by training and specializes in treating psychological disorders, occasionally prescribing medications to his patients with very serious problems. Which type of therapist is Dr. Go?
a. Psychiatrist
b. Clinical psychologist
c. Psychiatric social worker
d. Counselor
a. Psychiatrist