psyc 101 quiz 7-8

True or false altruism is a form of discrimination

False

True or false men tend to emphasize the following in a romantic partner consideration, kindness, thrift,

False

In order for Tonya to stop smoking, her therapist leaves her cigarettes with and since that smelled horrifically. What is the name of the technique that Tonya's therapist is using

Adverse conditioning

Which of the following statements is true of changing attitudes through persuasion

Agreement and praise are more effective ways to encourage others to embrace one's views

When Brenda takes the elevator, She always faces the front. She does this even when there is no written rules or laws that require this behavior. This is an example of

And implicit social norm

In the context of psychodynamic therapy's, when the super ego floods in individual with excessive guilt, blank

Defenses are established

Schizophrenia is characterized by

Disturbance in thought and language, perception and attention, motor activity and mood

According to the study conducted by Sprecher and Felmlee in 2008,US women are more willing than US men to marry someone who is

Is not good looking

I woman has a difficulty concentrating on her job because she keeps worrying about things like leaving the door unlocked or the top turned on. She feels that her house might be robbed or damaged any day because of her carelessness. According to the scenario she is most likely to suffer from blank

Obsessive compulsive disorder

In the context of aggression, which of the following is a perspective of cognitive psychologist

People decide whether they will lash out or not on the bias of their interpretation of the other person's motives

What are the names of two terms your text discusses with regard to why we typically develop romantic relationships with people who are similar to us

Propinquity and reciprocity

Jill was surprised at how much her therapist challenged her beliefs concerning her social anxiety. Her therapist kept having her make counter arguments against many of the thoughts she had that pertain to her anxiety. Joe's therapist is practicing what approach?

Rational emotive behavior therapy

--- Or excessive, irrational fears of specific objects or situations, such as spiders snakes, or Heights

Specific phobias

A research experiment was conducted on peoples attitude towards a particular section of the society. After the experiment, the participants were requested and didn't donate a small amount for the research organization. When they are agreed and donated, they were followed with more requests for bigger donations. This is an example of

The foot in the door technique

Which of the following characteristics is an aspect of groupthink that contributes to flawed decisions

The groups believe in it's rightness

True or False Cognitive therapy focuses on changing the beliefs, attitudes, and automatic types of thinking that create and compound peoples problems

True

True or False One suffering from mania may have grand illusion of schemes, speak rapidly, and show rapid flight of ideas

True

True or false even though the accident happened directly in front of the crowd, no one called the authorities this is the example of the bystander defect

True

True or false All prejudiced's involves stereotyping but not all stereotypes lead to prejudiced's

True

True or false In cultures that view the self as independent, people tend to make dispositional attributions

True

True or false Psychotherapy is a systematic interaction between the therapist and the client that applies psychological principles to affect the clients thoughts, feelings, or behavior in an effort to help the client overcome psychological disorders, adjusted problems and living, or develop as an individual.

True

True or false groupthink can be averted if group leaders encourage members to remain skeptical about opinions and to feel free to ask probing questions and disagree with one another

True

True or false intergroup contact heightened awareness of individual variation, and this knowledge can lead us to abandon stereo typical thinking

True

Which of the following statements is true of attribution theory

We are biased towards making this positional attributions when we explain other people's behavior

In the context of evidence-based practices, which of the following treatments would be most effective in treating depression, developmental disabilities, and bedwetting

Behavior therapy

Mary has schizophrenia and exhibit symptoms of hallucinations, delusions, lack of emotional expression, and social withdrawal. Mary exhibits

Both positive and negative symptoms

The tendency to avoid helping other people in emergencies when other people are also present and apparently capable of helping is known as the

By standard effect

Jayson meets with a psychotherapist for the first time. During their session, the therapist tells him that she believes that humans have a natural tendency towards health and growth and that they are free to make choices and control their desires. She tells him that therapy is intended to help people get in touch with their genuine feelings. In this case Jayson's therapist is using

Client centered therapy

--- Are more likely to commit suicide then —

College students; non-college

According to Robert Sternberg's triangle model of love, ---- means deciding to enhance and maintain the relationship

Commitment

In cognitive dissonance theory,——— Is the tendency of people to seek explanations for their own behavior in such a way that unpleasant undertaking seem worth it

Effort justification

True or False In the context of obsessive compulsive disorder, seemingly irresistible urges to engage and thoughts or behaviors that tend to reduce anxiety are referred to as obsessions

False

True or False Psycho dynamic and client centered therapy's appear to be most effective with well educated, verbal, strongly motivated client to report problems with schizophrenia and bipolar disorders

False

True or False There is no scientific evidence that psycho therapy helps people with psychological disorders

False

True or False Research shows that cultural issues do not play a significant role in an individual's psychology

False

True or false the elaboration likelihood model has three different factors that can change our attitudes

False

True or false Asch's Research was focused on studying obedience

False

True or false Rates of suicide attempts are similar among various ethnic groups and according to gender

False

True or false The loss of memory and a person with disassociative amnesia can be attributed to organic problems such as a blow to the head Or alcoholic intoxication

False

True or false According to Robert Steinberg's trianglar Of love, consummate love is romantic love plus infatuation

False

True or false the fundamental attribution error is the tendency to attribute others behaviors to situations not their dispositions

False

True or false the attraction similarity hypothesis states that people with opposite natures find each other attractive

False

Flora had met with an Accident a few days ago. She has forgotten everything about her life before the accident. Flora is suffering from

Generalized disassociative amnesia

Peter and Christine share warm relationship and count on each other for emotional support without sexual feelings for one another. According to Robert Steinberg's triangular model of love, this demonstrates

Intimacy

According to Lauren (2008) and Layton and Smith (2017) which of the following factors is not a reason as to why prejudice people select their targets

Lack of familiarity

Kim has a poor appetite and has lost Severe amount of weight in the past few months. She is unable to concentrate or make decisions. She no longer wants to live and wishes to die. Psychologists are most likely to diagnose Kim with

Major depressive disorder

People with mood disorders:

May become severely depressed when things are going well or when they encounter mildly upsetting events

True or false Anxiety is an appropriate response to a real threat, but it can be abnormal when it is excessive

True

True or false Behavior therapist see the Effectiveness of behavior therapy as deriving from specific, learning basic procedures

True

True or false Client centered therapist believe in viewing the world through a clients frame of reference

True