Exam 1

Question 1

Which of the following interact with each other?

Answer 1

Social (Nurture) and genetic (Nature) forces

Question 2

Which of the following components of culture indicates a shared way of doing things?

Answer 2

Praxis

Question 3

Which of the following is a characteristic of the DELIBERATE system?

Answer 3

Effortful

Question 4

Which of the following forms of psychology focuses on abnormal behavior?

Answer 4

Clinical psychology

Question 5

What does the A stand for in the ABC triad?

Answer 5

Affect

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 parts of the self?

Answer 6

Self-esteem

Question 7

Which of the following is defined as the combination of others’ views and how they inform us?

Answer 7

The generalized other

Question 8

Which of the three self-knowledge motives is associated with learning favorable things about the self?

Answer 8

Self-enhancement motive

Question 9

True or False: Depressed people tend to view the world more realistically than normal people.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

How does the TOTE loop work?

Answer 10

Test_Operate-Test-Exit

Question 11

In the two-dimensional theory of attribution, which attributions come first?

Answer 11

Internal v. External Attributions

Question 12

Which of the following is defined as how information is presented to others?

Answer 12

Framing

Question 13

Which of the following are characteristics of an experiment?

Answer 13

Researcher has control: Random assignment

Question 14

Which of the following theories states that bigger brains are linked to having larger and more complex social groups?

Answer 14

Social brain theory

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a part of the looking-glass self?

Answer 15

Emotional response as a result of imagining your interactions with others

Question 16

Which of the following describes self-determination theory?

Answer 16

People need some level of autonomy internal motivation

Question 17

The interpersonal self helps us….

Answer 17

Connect socially to others

Question 18

Which of the following is the tendency of taking whatever course of action that does not require you to do anything?

Answer 18

Omission bias

Question 19

Which side of the duplex mind helps us get back on track of our goals?

Answer 19

Automatic

Question 20

Which of the following describes the self-serving bias?

Answer 20

A pattern of claiming credit for successes, but denying blame for failure

Question 21

Goals are the meaningful link between…

Question 22

theorists believe that people should not be expected to change while … theorists believe that people can change

Answer 22

Entity; Incremental

Question 23

Are habits considered automatic or more deliberate?

Answer 23

Automatic

Question 24

Setting goals involves … while pursuing goals involves ….

Answer 24

Realistic thinking; Optimistic thinking

Question 25

What does the ABC triad involve?

Answer 25

Affect, Behavior, cognition

Question 26

What trait is associated with high self-esteem and a selfish orientation?

Answer 26

Narcissism

Question 27

Which heuristic involves judging the likelihood of something happening by how easily it can be imagined?

Answer 27

Simulation heuristic

Question 28

What is the TOTE loop used for?

Answer 28

Self-regulation

Question 29

Which of the following is not one of the five elements that distinguish automatic from deliberate processes?

Answer 29

Comprehensiveness

Question 30

A __________ is a measure of how desirable someone would be to other people.

Answer 30

Sociometer

Question 31

What are the three motives for seeking knowledge of ourselves?

Answer 31

Appraisal, Self-enhancement, Consistency

Question 32

Which variable is manipulated by the researcher?

Answer 32

Independent variable

Question 33

Actors tend to make … about themselves, while observers tend to make … about actors they are observing

Answer 33

External attributions; internal attributions

Question 34

Which bias is the previous question referring to?

Answer 34

Actor/observer bias

Question 35

Which refers to the tendency to underestimate the # of people who share one’s prized abilities?

Answer 35

False uniqueness effect

Question 36

Heuristics help us do all of the following BUT…

Answer 36

Make decisions

Question 37

The Zeigarnik effect is…

Answer 37

A tendency to experience automatic thoughts about an interrupted goal

Question 38

Which heuristic refers to the tendency to judge the likelihood of an event by how much it resembles the typical case.

Answer 38

Representativeness heuristic

Question 39

Which theory is similar to the notion of reverse psychology?

Answer 39

Reactance theory

Question 40

What does reliability indicate?

Answer 40

Consistency

Question 41

What is the ABC triad and give an example

Answer 41

The ABC triad refers to the 3 components of attitudes:

1. Affective component
   2.Behavioral component
2. Cognitive component

Example: If a person has a positive attitude towards recycling, their affective component may be feeling of satisfaction, their behavioral component may be the action of sorting recyclables from waste, and this cognitive component may be the belief that recycling is important for protecting the environment.

Question 42

What is the toteloop used for and how does it work? What does tote stand for?

Answer 42

TOTE stands for test, operate, test, exit

It is used to explain how attitudes, behaviors, and situations can impact one another and how people can change their attitudes and behaviors over time in response to feedback from the environment

Question 43

What are the 3 motives we have for seeking knowledge of ourselves and give an example of each

Answer 43

1. Appraisal motive
   EX: getting general info about sports abilities
2. Self-enhancement motive
   EX: getting info that you are good at sports or if not then getting info on what you are good at
3. Consistency motive
   EX: getting confirming info that you are bad at sports when you think you are