Psychology Exam 3

Question 1

Alan manages to arrive to work 15 minutes early when he thought he would be late. According to the self-serving bias, Alan would think he arrived early to work because ________________.

Answer 1

he is smart

Question 2

According to the Stanford Prison Study, the participants were assigned ____________ as cops, and then displayed ____________ when they treated the prisoners badly.

Answer 2

social roles, social norms

Question 3

True or False- the shielding of the group leader from dissenting views is a cause of groupthink.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Believing the group is morally correct is a cause of _______________

Answer 4

Groupthink

Question 5

the quashing of dissenting group members’ opinions is a cause of ________________

Answer 5

Groupthink

Question 6

True or False- disrupting the group consensus is a cause of groupthink.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

When someone is racist, a stereotype is a _______________ function of racism, and discrimination is a _______________ function of racism.

Answer 7

cognitive, behavioral

Question 8

Joe randomly sees two people fighting in a Walmart parking lot. Joe and other shoppers crowd around the two people fighting. According to the bystander effect, Joe will most likely _____________________________.

Answer 8

watch the fight

Question 9

Carson enjoys writing mystery novels, and has even managed to publish some of his work. When he’s writing, Carson becomes extremely focused on his work; in fact, he becomes so absorbed that that he often loses track of time, often staying up well past 3 a.m. Carson’s experience best illustrates the concept of ________.

Answer 9

flow

Question 10

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

Answer 10

free association; psychoanalysis

Question 11

Alice wants to join a group of the smartest students in her class for the next class project. She wants to join their group because they seem to always have the right answers and are very smart. Alice wants to conform to the group due to _________________ social influence.

Answer 11

informational

Question 12

Joe often feels sad and confused because he is confused about his sexual identity. When people ask him if he is ok he always gets angry toward those people who are trying to help. Which coping style does Joe have?

Answer 12

Moving against people

Question 13

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 ___________.

Answer 13

a delusion

Question 14

Marc is watching the news and sees that a bad criminal is going to jail for a hit and run. According to the just-world hypothesis, Marc would believe ____________.

Answer 14

the criminal gets what they deserve

Question 15

Julia is walking on a hiking trail and encounters a snake on the path. Her pupils dilate and her heart rate increases due to her ____________________ nervous system. After a brief moment the snake leaves and Julia’s heart rate decreases, her pupils constrict, and she starts to sweat due to her _____________________ nervous system.

Answer 15

sympathetic, parasympathetic

Question 16

Julian has decided not to study for the exam because he will get lucky on the multiple choice questions. What locus of control does Julian have?

Answer 16

External

Question 17

According to the findings of the Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart, identical twins, whether raised together or apart have ________ personalities.

Answer 17

very similar

Question 18

Ernesto is experiencing thoughts that he doesn’t think are his own, feels like he is out of his own body and doesn’t know the time of day. What is Ernesto experiencing?

Answer 18

Depersonalization

Question 19

You are more likely to manage stress better if you have _______________ levels of perceived control.

Answer 19

higher

Question 20

Charli D’Amelio having her own drink at Dunkin Donuts is an example of what type of persuasion route?

Answer 20

Peripheral Route

Question 21

Jason works in an office and loves his job. He is very driven and is determined to do well in everything he does. But he often becomes stressed by doing so much everyday. Scott, on the other hand, works as a tattoo artist and is able to make is own hours. He is often laid back and relaxed when he is tattooing his customers. Jason is more likely to display Type ____ behavior, whereas Scott displays Type ____ behavior.

Answer 21

A, B

Question 22

General Adaptation Syndrome: Stage 1 Alarm Reaction

Answer 22

The immediate reaction when faced with a threatening stressor

Question 23

General Adaptation Syndrome: Stage 2 Resistance

Answer 23

The body adapts to the stressor and remains on alert

Question 24

General Adaptation Syndrome: Stage 3 Exhaustion

Answer 24

The body’s ability to resist becomes depleted and it is susceptible to illness

Question 25

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

Answer 25

deinstitutionalization

Question 26

A group of skaters are at a park and Billy wants to join their group because he thinks they are cool and wants to be accepted by their group to feel cool too. Billy wants to conform to the group due to _____________ social influence.

Answer 26

normative

Question 27

When attempting to manage or alter a stressor, ___________ focused coping involves identifying the problem, considering the solutions, and selecting a solution.

Answer 27

problem

Question 28

The two neurotransmitters that are related to mood disorders are ____________ and ____________.

Answer 28

serotonin, norepinephrine

Question 29

Jeffery has been eating large quantities of food and continues to eat until he is full. He is on the high school football team and wants to eat more in order to gain more muscle. What type of disorder does Jeffery have?

Answer 29

No Disorder

Question 30

Anne has not been eating very much food for a week and excessively exercises because she is nervous about her weight gain. What type of disorder does Anne have?

Answer 30

Anorexia Nervosa

Question 31

Dissociative amnesia involves ________.

Answer 31

memory loss following stress

Question 32

What are the three types of temperament?

Answer 32

Difficult, Slow to warm up, Easy

Question 33

Every time Anna goes to a party or other gathering with a lot of people she feels a persistent and extreme fear that she is being foolish or saying something wrong when meeting strangers. What psychological disorder does Anna have?

Answer 33

Social Anxiety Disorder

Question 34

_______________ are unwanted thoughts that arrive in one's head, and ________________ are repetitive behaviors that are typically in order to minimize distress.

Answer 34

obsessions, compulsions

Question 35

Joyce and Jill just met and began having a passionate relationship where they are are close and love to share their feelings to one another. Joyce and Jill have what type of love relationship according to Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love?

Answer 35

Romantic

Question 36

Sam suddenly feels a sense of extreme fear, starts to have hot flashes, her heart rate is accelerating, and she fears that she is losing control. This has never happened before to Sam. Sam's symptoms are an example of a _______________.

Answer 36

panic attack

Question 37

All of the following are symptoms of autism spectrum disorder except _____________.

Answer 37

deficits in cognitive functioning