Abnormal Psychology and Social Psychology Test Flashcards
Dr. Henrietta Mosely is trying to eliminate a phobic response to dogs for one of her clients. She would most likely use which treatment to accomplish this goal?
Exposure therapy
Jerome, a 54-year-old male, has been found living on a small farm in the Mid-west, nearly 800 miles from his apartment in New York City. Although he was once a successful stock trader, he has no recollection of this former life and has assumed the identity of a novice of his life with her. This is most consistent with what diagnosis?
dissociative fugue
The fundamental attribution error says that when explain the failures and shortcomings of others, we usually underestimate the significance of:
situational factors.
Which behavioral therapy intervention might be used in a special education classroom for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?
token economy
In a health class, you attend a presentation on the dangers of cigarette smoking. Afterwards, a friend who smokes says that the anti-smoking forces simply exaggerate smoking’s bad effects. Your friend has likely come to this conclusion to reduce the effects of
cognitive dissonance
Prozac functions as an antidepressant because it:
blocks the reuptake of serotonin
If a teacher began treating the girls in the class as if they were superior to the boys in the class, what might Jane Elliot predict would most likely happen with the girl’s behavior toward the boys?
scapegoating
According to the results of Asch’s conformity study, if a person is at a party and everyone is raving about a music group that the person can’t stand, what reaction is that person most likely to have?
They will most likely agree that the group is good.
According to outcome research, an effective treatment plan for moderate depression should include:
cognitive behavioral therapy and exercise
Men are diagnosed with _____ more frequently than are woman.
antisocial personality disorder
Seven people watch a mugging. Nobody intervenes. A social psychologist would say specifically that ______ occurred, causing all the witnesses to think that someone lese was going to help.
diffusion of responsibility
Social loafing less likely to occur when:
people know that their individual contributions will be recognized.
Which one of the following conclusions is not supported by current biological research on schizophrenia?
Schizophrenics produce excessive amounts of the neurotransmitter serotonin.
A humanistic therapist would probably argue that the major cause of unhappiness in people is because of:
a gap between one’s ideal and real self
Two years after surviving a plane crash, Randy is still having flashbacks and sleep problems. It is most likely that Randy is suffering from _______.
PTSD/Posttraumatic stress disorder
Lisa is often seen crying in the halls and at parties, over something her boyfriend said or something her parents did to her. This antic garners her a lot of attention from others who try to comfort her. This behavior is most consistent with:
histrionic personality disorder
After two months at your new job you find you like co-workers. This is most likely the result of:
mere exposure
Which of the following is typical negative symptom of schizophrenia?
lack of affect
Virtual reality programs featuring encounters with spiders, trips by airplanes, and other fear-inducing situations are now effectively used to treat various kinds of phobias through the process of:
systematic desensitization
In Milgram’s obedience study at Yale, approximately what percentage of people were willing to obey an authority figure and give the direction to administer an electric shock of 450 volts, even though this meant that they were giving directions to harm another human being?
65%
Exposure therapies are based on:
classical conditioning.
Which school of psychotherapy emphasizes the goal of personal growth?
humanistic
Mike and Mark are identical twins, While Betty and Bonnie (unrelated to Mike and Mack) are fraternal twins. if Mike is affected by schizophrenia then which of the following statements is most likely true?
Mack has a 49% chance of developing the diease.
An airline pilot suddenly begins experiencing a loss of sensation in his arms right before takeoff. Doctors are unable to fund a physiological reason for this occurrence. This pilot is most likely experiencing which of the following?
somatoform
Which of the following terms best describes why normally law-abiding people would involve themselves in a riot?
deindividuation
