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Chapters 12, 15, 16 Flashcards

1
Q

As a field, social psychology focuses on ______ in predicting human behavior

A

Situational factors

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2
Q

Making internal attributions for your successes and making external attributions for your families is an example of ______

A

Self-serving bias

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3
Q

Collectivistic cultures are to ______ as individualistic cultures are to ______

A

Situational; dispositional

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4
Q

According to the actor-observer bias, we have more information about ______

A

Influences on our own behavior

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5
Q

A ______ is a set of group expectations for appropriate thoughts and behaviors of its members

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Social norm

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6
Q

On his first day of soccer practice, Jose suits up in a t-shirt, shorts, and cleats and runs to the field to join his teammates. Jose’s behavior is reflective of ______

A

A script

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7
Q

When it comes to buying clothes, teenagers often follow social norms; this is likely motivated by ______

A

Fitting in

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8
Q

In the Stanford prison experiment, even the lead research succumbed to his role as a prison supervisor. This is an example of the power of ______ influencing behavior

A

Social roles

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9
Q

Attitudes describe our ______ of people, objects, and ideas

A

Evaluations

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10
Q

Cognitive dissonance causes discomfort because it disrupts our sense of ______

A

Consistency

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11
Q

In order for the central route to persuasion to be effective, the audience must be ______ and ______

A

Analytical; motivated

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12
Q

Cues used in peripheral route persuasion do not include ______

A

Factual information

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13
Q

In the Asch experiment, participants conformed due to ______ social influence

A

Normative

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14
Q

Under what conditions will informational social influence be more likely?

A

When the answer is unclear; when the group has expertise

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15
Q

Social loafing occurs when ______

A

Individual performance cannot be evaluated; the task is easy

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16
Q

If group members modify their opinions to align with a perceived group consensus, then ______ has occurred

A

Groupthink

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17
Q

Prejudice is to ______ as discrimination is to ______

A

Feeling; behavior

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18
Q

What is not a type of prejudice?

A

Individualism

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19
Q

______ occurs when the out-group is blamed for the in-group’s frustration

A

Scapegoating

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20
Q

Typically, bullying from boys is to ______ as bullying from girls is to ______

A

Physical harm; emotional harm

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21
Q

Who is least likely to be targeted for bullying?

A

The captain of the football team

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22
Q

The bystander effect likely occurs due to ______

A

Diffusion of responsibility

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23
Q

Altruism is a form of prosocial behavior that is motivated by ______

A

Selfless helping of others

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24
Q

After moving to a new apartment building research suggests that Sam will most likely to become friends with ______

A

His next door neighbor

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25
Q

What trait do men and women tend to look for in a romantic partner?

A

Physical attractiveness

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26
Q

According to the triangle theory of love, what type of love is defined by passion and intimacy but no commitment?

A

Romantic love

27
Q

According to the social exchange theory, humans want to maximize the ______ and minimize the ______

A

Benefits; costs

28
Q

In the harmful dysfunction definition of psychological disorders, dysfunction involves ______

A

The inability of a psychological mechanism to perform its function

29
Q

Patterns of inner experience and behavior are thought to reflect the presence of a psychological disorder if they ______

A

Lead to significant distress and impairment in one’s life

30
Q

The letters in the abbreviation DSM-5 stand for ______

A

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

31
Q

A study based on over 9,000 US residents found that the most prevalent disorder was ______

A

Major depressive disorder

32
Q

The diathesis-stress model presumes that psychopathology results from ______

A

Vulnerability and adverse experiences

33
Q

Dr. Anastasia believe that major depressive disorder is caused by an over-secretion of cortisol. His view on the cause of major depressive disorder reflects a ______ perspective

A

Biological

34
Q

In what anxiety disorder is the person in a continuous suite of excessive, pointless worry and apprehension?

A

Generalized anxiety disorder

35
Q

What would constitute a safety behavior?

A

Avoiding eye contact

36
Q

What illustrates a compulsion?

A

Mentally counting backward from 1000

37
Q

Research indicates that the symptoms of OCD ______

A

Are related to hyperactivity in the orbitofrontal cortex

38
Q

Symptoms of PTSD do not include ______

A

Physical complaints that cannot be explained medically

39
Q

What elevates the risk for developing PTSD?

A

Severity of the trauma

40
Q

Common symptoms of major depressive disorder do not include ______

A

Periods of extreme elation and euphoria

41
Q

Suicide rates are ______ among men that among women, and they are ______ during the winter holidays that during the spring seasons

A

Higher; lower

42
Q

Clifford falsely believes that the police have planted secret cameras in his home to monitor his every movement. Clifford’s belief is an example of ______

A

Delusion

43
Q

A study of adoptees whose biological mothers had schizophrenia found that the adoptees were most likely to develop schizophrenia ______

A

If they were raised in a disturbed adoptive home environment

44
Q

Dissociative amnesia involves ______

A

Memory loss following stress

45
Q

Dissociative identity disorder includes ______

A

Different personalities

46
Q

What is not a primary characteristic of ADHD?

A

Restricted and fixated interest

47
Q

What is one of the primary characteristics of autism spectrum disorder?

A

Difficulty relating to others

48
Q

People with borderline personality disorder often ______

A

Are impulsive and unpredictable

49
Q

Antisocial personality disorder is associated with ______

A

Emotional deficits

50
Q

Who does not support the humane and improved treatment of people with mental illness?

A

Medieval priests

51
Q

The process of closing large asylums and providing for people to stay in the community to be treated locally is known as ______

A

Deinstitutionalization

52
Q

Joey was convicted of domestic violence. As part of his sentence, the judge has ordered that he attend therapy for anger management. This is considered ______ treatment

A

Involuntary

53
Q

Today, most people with mental health issues are not hospitalized. Typically they are only hospitalized if they ______

A

Are an imminent threat to themselves or others

54
Q

The idea behind ______ is that how you think determines how you feel and act

A

Cognitive therapy

55
Q

Mood stabilizers, such as lithium, are used to treat ______

A

Bipolar disorder

56
Q

Clay is in a therapy session. The therapist asks him to relax and say whatever comes to his mind at the moment. The therapist is using ______, which is a type of ______

A

Free association; psychoanalysis

57
Q

A treatment mobility in which 5-10 people with the same issue or concern meet together with a trained clinician is known as ______

A

Group therapy

58
Q

What happens during an intake?

A

The therapist gathers specific information to address the client’s immediate needs such as the presenting problem, the client’s support system, and insurance model. The therapist informs the client about confidentiality, fees, and what to expect in a therapy session

59
Q

What is the minimum amount of time addicts should receive treatment if they are to achieve a desired outcome?

A

3 months

60
Q

When and individual has to or more diagnoses, which often includes a substance-related diagnosis and another psychiatric diagnosis, this is known as ______

A

Comorbid disorder

61
Q

John was drug- free for almost six months. Then he started hanging out with his addict friends, and he has now started abusing drugs again. This is an example of ______

A

Relapse

62
Q

The sociocultural perspective looks at you, your belongings, and your symptoms in the context of your ______

A

Culture and background

63
Q

What is not a barrier to mental health treatment?

A

Being a member of an ethnic majority

64
Q

When we seek out information that supports our stereotypes we are engaged in ______

A

Confirmation bias

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