INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY PSY1001

QUIZ 5 MODULES 43-51

25 QUESTIONS
25 POINTS
MON/WED 8:30PM
MULTIPLE CHOICE

Name: Marie Denison

Date: 12/01/2014

1. Mental health workers label behavior as disordered when it

A. is aggressive, persistent, and intentional.
B. is selfish, habitual, and avoidable.
C. represents a significant dysfunction in a person's cognitions, emotions, or behaviors.
D. is biologically influenced, unconsciously motivated, and difficult to change.

2. The DSM-5 is most clearly designed to ________ psychological disorders.

A. explain
B. classify
C. cure
D. prevent

3. A generalized anxiety disorder is characterized by

A. offensive and unwanted thoughts that persistently preoccupy a person.
B. a continuous state of tension, apprehension, and autonomic nervous system arousal.
C. hyperactive, wildly optimistic states of emotion.
D. alternations between extreme hopelessness and unrealistic optimism.

4. Which theory best explains why our actions can lead us to modify our attitudes?
A. scapegoat theory
B. cognitive dissonance theory
C. social exchange theory
D. the two-factor theory

5. Adjusting one's behavior or thinking toward a group standard is called

A. the reciprocity norm.
B. peripheral route persuasion.
C. social loafing.
D. conformity.

6. Normative social influence results from peoples' desire to

A. clarify reality.
B. maintain personal control.
C. gain social approval.
D. demonstrate self-restraint.

7. Participants in the Milgram obedience studies were ordered to

A. play the role of the prison guards.
B. write an essay supporting a position they didn't believe in.
C. deliver electric shocks to a learner for giving incorrect answers.
D. participate in a team tug-of-war by pulling on a rope as hard as they could.

8. According to Milgram, the most fundamental lesson to be learned from his study of
obedience is that
A. people are naturally predisposed to be hostile and aggressive.
B. even ordinary people, who are not usually hostile, can become agents of destruction.
C. the desire to be accepted by others is one of the strongest human motives.
D. people value their freedom and react negatively when they feel they are being coerced to
do something.

9. Social facilitation refers to the tendency to

A. neglect critical thinking because of a strong desire for social harmony within a group.
B. perform well-learned tasks more effectively in the presence of others.
C. lose self-restraint in group situations that foster anonymity.
D. comply with a large request if one has previously complied with a small request.

10. Prejudice is most likely to develop as a way of justifying

A. group polarization.
B. deindividuation.
C. the bystander effect.
D. social inequalities.

11. According to the text, aggression always involves

A. physical damage.
B. anger and hostility.
C. the intent to hurt.
D. a reaction to frustration.

12. Personality inventories are designed to assess several ________ at once.

A. possible selves
B. defense mechanisms
C. attributional styles
D. traits

13. Narcissism is associated with

A. less gambling and less cheating.
B. less gambling and more cheating.
C. more gambling and less cheating.
D. more gambling and more cheating.

14. Narcissism refers to excessive

A. self-transcendence.
B. self-control.
C. self-love.
D. self-pity.

15. Accepting ourselves without undue dependence on the approval of others best illustrates
A. reciprocal determinism.
B. free association.
C. positive psychology.
D. secure self-esteem.

16. The Big Five trait dimensions were identified by means of

A. the MMPI.
B. free association.
C. projective tests.
D. factor analysis.

17. Psychoanalysts are most likely to

A. attend to patients' positive and negative feelings toward their therapists.
B. associate a patient's undesirable behavior with unpleasant experiences.
C. repeat or rephrase what a patient says during the course of therapy.
D. help patients identify a hierarchy of anxiety-arousing experiences.

18. Mr. Hughes heard what sounded like cries for help from a swimmer located 30 yards from
the ocean shoreline. He continued walking along the beach, however, because he figured
that one of the many swimmers in the vicinity would provide help if it was needed. His
reaction best illustrates the dynamics involved in
A. the fundamental attribution error.
B. group polarization.
C. the bystander effect.
D. the mere exposure effect.

19. One of the Big Five personality factors is

A. reciprocal determinism.
B. self-actualization.
C. agreeableness.
D. free association.

20. Those with an avoidant personality disorder are most likely to display
A. a lack of guilt feelings.
B. a sense of self-importance.
C. shallow, attention-getting emotions.
D. a fear of social rejection.

21. A sudden loss of memory is a symptom of

A. bipolar disorder.
B. a dissociative disorder.
C. panic disorder.
D. obsessive-compulsive disorder.

22. Psychodynamic and learning theorists both agree that dissociative disorders are symptoms
that represent the person's attempt to deal with
A. unconscious conflicts.
B. anxiety.
C. unfulfilled wishes.
D. unpleasant responsibilities.

23. Schizophrenia is most likely to be characterized by

A. disorganized thinking and speech and disturbed perceptions.
B. a lack of guilt feelings.
C. alternations between extreme hopelessness and unrealistic optimism.
D. periodic intervals of uncontrollable violence.

24. Bipolar disorder is most likely to be characterized by

A. a massive dissociation of self from ordinary consciousness.
B. the simultaneous experience of delusions of persecution and delusions of grandeur.
C. offensive and unwanted thoughts that persistently intrude into conscious awareness.
D. alternations between extreme hopelessness and unrealistic optimism.

25. For the last month, Gabrielle has felt lethargic and has been unable to get out of bed in the
morning. She has withdrawn from friends and family because she feels worthless and
unlovable. Gabrielle is most likely suffering from
A. agoraphobia.
B. major depressive disorder.
C. PTSD.
D. bipolar disorder.