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Exam 4 Flashcards

1
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As a field, social Psychology focuses on ______ in predicting human behavior.

A. Personality traits
B. Genetic predispositions
C. Biological forces
D. Situational factors

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D. Situational factors

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Making internal attributions for your successes and making external attributions for your failures is an example of _____ .

A. Actor-observer bias
B. Fundamental attribution error
C. Self-serving bias
D. Just-world hypothesis

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C. Self-serving bias

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Collectivist cultures are to _______ as individualistic cultures are to ________.

A. Dispositional; situational
B. Situational; dispositional
C. Autonomy; group harmony
D. Just-world hypothesis; self-serving bias

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B. Situational; dispositional

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A(n) _______ is a set of group expectations for appropriate thoughts and behaviors of its members.

A. Social role
B. Social norm
C. Script
D. Attribution

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B. Social norm

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

A. Following parents’ rules
B. Saving money
C. Fitting in
D. Looking good

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C. Fitting in

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Attitudes describe our _______ of people, objects, and ideas.

A. Treatment
B. Evaluations
C. Cognitions
D. Knowledge

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B. Evaluations

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Cognitive dissonance causes discomfort because it disrupts our sense of _______.

A. Dependency
B. Unpredictability
C. Consistency
D. Power

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C. Consistency

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

A. Analytical; motivated
B. Attentive; happy
C. Intelligent; unemotional
D. Gullible; distracted

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A. Analytical; motivated

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Which of the following is not a type of prejudice?

A. Homophobia
B. Racism
C. Sexism
D. Individualism

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D. Individualism

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________ occurs when the out-going is blamed for the in-group’s frustration.

A. Stereotyping
B. In-group bias
C. Scapegoating
D. Ageism

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C. Scapegoating

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The bystander effect likely occurs due to _______.

A. Desensitization to violence
B. People not noticing the emergency
C. Diffusion of responsibility
D. Emotional insensitivity

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C. Diffusion of responsibility

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

A. Are highly atypical
B. Lead to significant distress and impairment in one’s life
C. Embarrass one’s friends and/or family
D. Violate the norms of one’s culture

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B. Lead to significant distress and impairment in one’s life

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In which of the following anxiety disorders is the person in a continuous state of excessive, pointless worry and apprehension?

A. Panic disorder
B. Generalized anxiety disorder
C. Agoraphobia
D. Social anxiety disorder

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B. Generalized anxiety disorder

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Dissociative amnesia involves ______.

A. Memory loss following head trauma
B. Memory loss following stress
C. Feeling detached from the shelf
D. Feeling detached from the world

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B. Memory loss following stress

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Dissociative identity disorder mainly involves _____.

A. Depersonalization
B. Derealization
C. Schizophrenia
D. Different personalities

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D. Different personalities

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Antisocial. Personality disorder is associated with ____.

A. Emotional deficits
B. Memory deficits
C. Parental overprotection
D. Increased empathy

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A. Emotional deficits

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One of the primary characteristics of autism spectrum disorder is _____.

A. Bed-wetting
B. Difficulty relating to others
C. Short attention span
D. Intense and inappropriate interest in others

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B. Difficulty relating to others

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Who of the following did not support the humane and improved treatment of mentally ill persons?

A. Philippe Pinel
B. Medieval priests
C. Dorothea Dix
D. All of the Above

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B. Medieval priests

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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
B. Exorcism
C. Deactivism
D. Decentralism

A

A. Deinstitutionalization

20
Q

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

A. Cognitive therapy
B. Cognitive-behavioral therapy
C. Behavior therapy
D. Client-centered therapy

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A. Cognitive therapy

21
Q

Mood stabilizers, such as lithium, are used to treat _______.

A. Anxiety disorders
B. Depression
C. Bipolar disorder
D. ADHD

A

C. Bipolar disorder

22
Q

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

A. Family therapy
B. Couples therapy
C. Group therapy
D. Self-help group

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C. Group therapy

23
Q

Which of the following was not listed as a barrier to mental health treatment?

A. Fears about treatment
B. Language
C. Transportation
D. Being a member of the ethnic majority

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D. Being a member of the ethnic majority

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Which term refers to the fact that the therapist cannot disclose private communications to any third party unless mandated or permitted by law to do so?

A. Confidentiality
B. Disclosure
C. Discretion
D. Privilege

A

A. Confidentiality

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A particular benefit of ______ therapy is the possibility of decreasing a clients sense of shame and isolation about the problem they face, while also letting them offer support to others.

A. Individual
B. Group
C. Gestalt
D. Humanistic

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B. Group

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Q

Cultural competence is a therapists understanding of, and attention to, ______.

A. Issues related to being a female therapist treating a male client
B. Issues related to whether the client is considered normal or deviant
C. Race, culture, and ethnicity in providing treatment
D. Treating everyone the same regardless of cultural background

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C. Race, culture, and ethnicity in providing treatment

27
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Which principle underlies cognitive therapy?

A. Behavior can be conditioned
B. How you think determines how you feel
C. Thoughts cannot be changed
D. Unconscious thoughts influence behavior

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D. Unconscious thoughts influence behavior

28
Q

Dr. Duncan is a therapist who works with men accused of domestic violence. Although it is difficult, she does her best to be nonjudgmental during therapy sessions. Which aspect of client-centered therapy is this?

A. Active listening
B. Free association
C. Transference
D. Unconditional positive regard

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D. Unconditional positive regard

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