Abnormal Psychology and Social Psychology Test

Question 1

Dr. Henrietta Mosely is trying to eliminate a phobic response to dogs for one of her clients. She would most likely use which treatment to accomplish this goal?

Answer 1

Exposure therapy

Question 2

Jerome, a 54-year-old male, has been found living on a small farm in the Mid-west, nearly 800 miles from his apartment in New York City. Although he was once a successful stock trader, he has no recollection of this former life and has assumed the identity of a novice of his life with her. This is most consistent with what diagnosis?

Answer 2

dissociative fugue

Question 3

The fundamental attribution error says that when explain the failures and shortcomings of others, we usually underestimate the significance of:

Answer 3

situational factors.

Question 4

Which behavioral therapy intervention might be used in a special education classroom for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?

Answer 4

token economy

Question 5

In a health class, you attend a presentation on the dangers of cigarette smoking. Afterwards, a friend who smokes says that the anti-smoking forces simply exaggerate smoking’s bad effects. Your friend has likely come to this conclusion to reduce the effects of

Answer 5

cognitive dissonance

Question 6

Prozac functions as an antidepressant because it:

Answer 6

blocks the reuptake of serotonin

Question 7

If a teacher began treating the girls in the class as if they were superior to the boys in the class, what might Jane Elliot predict would most likely happen with the girl’s behavior toward the boys?

Answer 7

scapegoating

Question 8

According to the results of Asch’s conformity study, if a person is at a party and everyone is raving about a music group that the person can’t stand, what reaction is that person most likely to have?

Answer 8

They will most likely agree that the group is good.

Question 9

According to outcome research, an effective treatment plan for moderate depression should include:

Answer 9

cognitive behavioral therapy and exercise

Question 10

Men are diagnosed with _____ more frequently than are woman.

Answer 10

antisocial personality disorder

Question 11

Seven people watch a mugging. Nobody intervenes. A social psychologist would say specifically that ______ occurred, causing all the witnesses to think that someone lese was going to help.

Answer 11

diffusion of responsibility

Question 12

Social loafing less likely to occur when:

Answer 12

people know that their individual contributions will be recognized.

Question 13

Which one of the following conclusions is not supported by current biological research on schizophrenia?

Answer 13

Schizophrenics produce excessive amounts of the neurotransmitter serotonin.

Question 14

A humanistic therapist would probably argue that the major cause of unhappiness in people is because of:

Answer 14

a gap between one’s ideal and real self

Question 15

Two years after surviving a plane crash, Randy is still having flashbacks and sleep problems. It is most likely that Randy is suffering from _______.

Answer 15

PTSD/Posttraumatic stress disorder

Question 16

Lisa is often seen crying in the halls and at parties, over something her boyfriend said or something her parents did to her. This antic garners her a lot of attention from others who try to comfort her. This behavior is most consistent with:

Answer 16

histrionic personality disorder

Question 17

After two months at your new job you find you like co-workers. This is most likely the result of:

Answer 17

mere exposure

Question 18

Which of the following is typical negative symptom of schizophrenia?

Answer 18

lack of affect

Question 19

Virtual reality programs featuring encounters with spiders, trips by airplanes, and other fear-inducing situations are now effectively used to treat various kinds of phobias through the process of:

Answer 19

systematic desensitization

Question 20

In Milgram’s obedience study at Yale, approximately what percentage of people were willing to obey an authority figure and give the direction to administer an electric shock of 450 volts, even though this meant that they were giving directions to harm another human being?

Answer 20

65%

Question 21

Exposure therapies are based on:

Answer 21

classical conditioning.

Question 22

Which school of psychotherapy emphasizes the goal of personal growth?

Answer 22

humanistic

Question 23

Mike and Mark are identical twins, While Betty and Bonnie (unrelated to Mike and Mack) are fraternal twins. if Mike is affected by schizophrenia then which of the following statements is most likely true?

Answer 23

Mack has a 49% chance of developing the diease.

Question 24

An airline pilot suddenly begins experiencing a loss of sensation in his arms right before takeoff. Doctors are unable to fund a physiological reason for this occurrence. This pilot is most likely experiencing which of the following?

Answer 24

somatoform

Question 25

Which of the following terms best describes why normally law-abiding people would involve themselves in a riot?

Answer 25

deindividuation