Question 1

According to 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.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Freudian therapists who expect to find evidence of early childhood traumas are likely to uncover such experiences among clients who are

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A)  from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
B)  healthy,successful adults.
C)  divorced women.
D)  identical twins.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

Peterson and Seligman analyzed the press quotes of baseball Hall of Famers and found that those who routinely offered pessimistic explanations for bad events,like losing big games,were more likely to

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A)  earn lower salaries.
B)  experience divorce.
C)  play aggressively.
D)  die at younger ages.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

The tendency of mildly depressed people to make accurate rather than self-serving judgments,attributions,and predictions defines

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A)  depression.
B)  depressive realism.
C)  illusory correlation.
D)  the fundamental attribution error.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Framing a desired exercise program as minutes per day,rather than hours per week,increases people's willingness to commit to it.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following statements is most true about stress?

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A)  It decreases the production of inflammation-producing proteins.
B)  It increases the risk of heart attacks in women.
C)  It causes laboratory puncture wounds to heal one to two days faster.
D)  It alerts cognitive abilities.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

A subfield of psychology that provides psychology's contribution to behavioural medicine defines

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A)  clinical psychology.
B)  psychiatry.
C)  behavioural analysis.
D)  health psychology.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Which of the following has been linked with a greater vulnerability to illness?

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A)  an calm personality
B)  good health
C)  optimism
D)  an anger-prone personalityE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Kunda and her colleagues (1993) asked students to consider whether they were happy with their social life.The students searched their memories for positive examples and ended up feeling happier.This case illustrates how ____________ can appear when people evaluate themselves.

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A)  self-fulfilling prophecies
B)  stereotypes
C)  confirmation bias
D)  heuristicsE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Greg just watched his baseball team badly lose a game.When asked to predict how he was going to perform later that evening during a card game,Greg most likely

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A)  thought his performance would be improved.
B)  thought his performance would be impaired.
C)  thought his performance would be the same as it usually is.
D)  thought his performance would be unaffected by his team's loss.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Which of the following is the best predictor of overall happiness?

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A)  a satisfying job
B)  satisfaction with finances
C)  satisfaction with one's community
D)  satisfaction with marriageE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

The prevailing opinion of researchers is that the marriage-happiness connection is mainly due to

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A)  social approval.
B)  happy people being more likely to get married.
C)  the beneficial effects of marriage.
D)  having children.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

One of the things that an alien observing the industrialized world might find very puzzling about people's behaviour is

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A)  people behave rationally in order to ensure that they have long,healthy lives.
B)  people manage to notice only their important physical symptoms and disregard the rest.
C)  at least half of all deaths are linked with behaviour that is under people's own voluntary control.
D)  almost all of deaths are linked with behaviour that is under people's own voluntary control.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Clinician David Rosenhan and his colleagues faked schizophrenic symptoms to infiltrate mental hospitals.Once they had been admitted and no longer complained of any fake symptoms,

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A)  professional clinicians quickly distinguished them from the real patients and released them from hospitalization.
B)  the clinicians sought and found evidence in their histories and behaviour to confirm their admitting diagnoses.
C)  the pseudopatients were ostracized by the hospital's real patients.
D)  the pseudopatients absorbed their "sick" roles and developed additional symptoms in the course of their treatment.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true?

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A)  Most of us are not good at judging our own heart rate,blood pressure,or blood sugar level.
B)  One's actual blood pressure is closely related to how one feels,making judgments of blood pressure easy and fairly accurate.
C)  Most of us are quite good at judging our own heart rate,blood pressure,and blood-sugar level.
D)  Early signs of illnesses such as cancer and heart disease are easily recognized.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

A growing body of evidence reveals that people who undergo highly stressful experiences become

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A)  more resistant to low-level illnesses like colds and flu.
B)  become more vulnerable to disease.
C)  less self-disclosing and more socially isolated.
D)  stronger and more socially skilled than unstressed people.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Annette is going out on a first date with Tony,whom her best friend says is funny and fun-loving.On the date,Annette predictably asks Tony,"What is the most fun-loving thing you've ever done?" What is the likely effect of such questioning on Tony?

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A)  He will act more fun-loving on the date than if not asked such questions.
B)  He will act more reserved and shy than if not asked such questions.
C)  He will resent such questions and become annoyed.
D)  He will try to explain that there are times when he is not fun-loving.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

According to the text,marriage enhances happiness for which of the following reasons?

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A)  It provides regular sex to both partners.
B)  It provides financial security.
C)  It provides multiple roles (e.g.,spouse,parent) that can contribute to self-esteem.
D)  It provides companionship.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 19

According to researcher Martin Seligman,near-epidemic levels of depression in America today can be blamed,ironically,in part on the promotion of attitudes that say,

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A)  "Everybody needs somebody sometime."
B)  "You can make it on your own."
C)  "You're nobody if nobody loves you."
D)  "Eat,drink,and be merry,for tomorrow we die."E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Research by MacDonald and colleagues has found that ______________ can lead people to engage in dangerous social behaviours such as having unprotected casual sex.

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A)  alcohol
B)  depression
C)  social anxiety
D)  the sadder-is-unwise effectE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Exam 14: Social Psychology in the Clinic

The tendency of mildly depressed people to make accurate rather than self-serving judgments,attributions,and predictions defines

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Peterson and Seligman analyzed the press quotes of baseball Hall of Famers and found that those who routinely offered pessimistic explanations for bad events,like losing big games,were more likely to

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Which of the following is the best predictor of overall happiness?

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Which of the following statements is most true about stress?

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Which of the following has been linked with a greater vulnerability to illness?

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The prevailing opinion of researchers is that the marriage-happiness connection is mainly due to

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One of the things that an alien observing the industrialized world might find very puzzling about people's behaviour is

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Clinician David Rosenhan and his colleagues faked schizophrenic symptoms to infiltrate mental hospitals.Once they had been admitted and no longer complained of any fake symptoms,

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A subfield of psychology that provides psychology's contribution to behavioural medicine defines

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Which of the following statements is true?

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According to researcher Martin Seligman,near-epidemic levels of depression in America today can be blamed,ironically,in part on the promotion of attitudes that say,

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According to the text,marriage enhances happiness for which of the following reasons?

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A growing body of evidence reveals that people who undergo highly stressful experiences become

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Greg just watched his baseball team badly lose a game.When asked to predict how he was going to perform later that evening during a card game,Greg most likely

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Kunda and her colleagues (1993) asked students to consider whether they were happy with their social life.The students searched their memories for positive examples and ended up feeling happier.This case illustrates how ____________ can appear when people evaluate themselves.

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Freudian therapists who expect to find evidence of early childhood traumas are likely to uncover such experiences among clients who are

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Framing a desired exercise program as minutes per day,rather than hours per week,increases people's willingness to commit to it.

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Research by MacDonald and colleagues has found that ______________ can lead people to engage in dangerous social behaviours such as having unprotected casual sex.

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Annette is going out on a first date with Tony,whom her best friend says is funny and fun-loving.On the date,Annette predictably asks Tony,"What is the most fun-loving thing you've ever done?" What is the likely effect of such questioning on Tony?

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

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