Chapters 12, 15, 16

Question 1

As a field, social psychology focuses on ______ in predicting human behavior

Answer 1

Situational factors

Question 2

Making internal attributions for your successes and making external attributions for your families is an example of ______

Answer 2

Self-serving bias

Question 3

Collectivistic cultures are to ______ as individualistic cultures are to ______

Answer 3

Situational; dispositional

Question 4

According to the actor-observer bias, we have more information about ______

Answer 4

Influences on our own behavior

Question 5

A ______ is a set of group expectations for appropriate thoughts and behaviors of its members

Answer 5

Social norm

Question 6

On his first day of soccer practice, Jose suits up in a t-shirt, shorts, and cleats and runs to the field to join his teammates. Jose’s behavior is reflective of ______

Answer 6

A script

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Fitting in

Question 8

In the Stanford prison experiment, even the lead research succumbed to his role as a prison supervisor. This is an example of the power of ______ influencing behavior

Answer 8

Social roles

Question 9

Attitudes describe our ______ of people, objects, and ideas

Answer 9

Evaluations

Question 10

Cognitive dissonance causes discomfort because it disrupts our sense of ______

Answer 10

Consistency

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Analytical; motivated

Question 12

Cues used in peripheral route persuasion do not include ______

Answer 12

Factual information

Question 13

In the Asch experiment, participants conformed due to ______ social influence

Answer 13

Normative

Question 14

Under what conditions will informational social influence be more likely?

Answer 14

When the answer is unclear; when the group has expertise

Question 15

Social loafing occurs when ______

Answer 15

Individual performance cannot be evaluated; the task is easy

Question 16

If group members modify their opinions to align with a perceived group consensus, then ______ has occurred

Answer 16

Groupthink

Question 17

Prejudice is to ______ as discrimination is to ______

Answer 17

Feeling; behavior

Question 18

What is not a type of prejudice?

Answer 18

Individualism

Question 19

______ occurs when the out-group is blamed for the in-group’s frustration

Answer 19

Scapegoating

Question 20

Typically, bullying from boys is to ______ as bullying from girls is to ______

Answer 20

Physical harm; emotional harm

Question 21

Who is least likely to be targeted for bullying?

Answer 21

The captain of the football team

Question 22

The bystander effect likely occurs due to ______

Answer 22

Diffusion of responsibility

Question 23

Altruism is a form of prosocial behavior that is motivated by ______

Answer 23

Selfless helping of others

Question 24

After moving to a new apartment building research suggests that Sam will most likely to become friends with ______

Answer 24

His next door neighbor

Question 25

What trait do men and women tend to look for in a romantic partner?

Answer 25

Physical attractiveness

Question 26

According to the triangle theory of love, what type of love is defined by passion and intimacy but no commitment?

Answer 26

Romantic love

Question 27

According to the social exchange theory, humans want to maximize the ______ and minimize the ______

Answer 27

Benefits; costs

Question 28

In the harmful dysfunction definition of psychological disorders, dysfunction involves ______

Answer 28

The inability of a psychological mechanism to perform its function

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Lead to significant distress and impairment in one’s life

Question 30

The letters in the abbreviation DSM-5 stand for ______

Answer 30

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Question 31

A study based on over 9,000 US residents found that the most prevalent disorder was ______

Answer 31

Major depressive disorder

Question 32

The diathesis-stress model presumes that psychopathology results from ______

Answer 32

Vulnerability and adverse experiences

Question 33

Dr. Anastasia believe that major depressive disorder is caused by an over-secretion of cortisol. His view on the cause of major depressive disorder reflects a ______ perspective

Answer 33

Biological

Question 34

In what anxiety disorder is the person in a continuous suite of excessive, pointless worry and apprehension?

Answer 34

Generalized anxiety disorder

Question 35

What would constitute a safety behavior?

Answer 35

Avoiding eye contact

Question 36

What illustrates a compulsion?

Answer 36

Mentally counting backward from 1000

Question 37

Research indicates that the symptoms of OCD ______

Answer 37

Are related to hyperactivity in the orbitofrontal cortex

Question 38

Symptoms of PTSD do not include ______

Answer 38

Physical complaints that cannot be explained medically

Question 39

What elevates the risk for developing PTSD?

Answer 39

Severity of the trauma

Question 40

Common symptoms of major depressive disorder do not include ______

Answer 40

Periods of extreme elation and euphoria

Question 41

Suicide rates are ______ among men that among women, and they are ______ during the winter holidays that during the spring seasons

Answer 41

Higher; lower

Question 42

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 42

Delusion

Question 43

A study of adoptees whose biological mothers had schizophrenia found that the adoptees were most likely to develop schizophrenia ______

Answer 43

If they were raised in a disturbed adoptive home environment

Question 44

Dissociative amnesia involves ______

Answer 44

Memory loss following stress

Question 45

Dissociative identity disorder includes ______

Answer 45

Different personalities

Question 46

What is not a primary characteristic of ADHD?

Answer 46

Restricted and fixated interest

Question 47

What is one of the primary characteristics of autism spectrum disorder?

Answer 47

Difficulty relating to others

Question 48

People with borderline personality disorder often ______

Answer 48

Are impulsive and unpredictable

Question 49

Antisocial personality disorder is associated with ______

Answer 49

Emotional deficits

Question 50

Who does not support the humane and improved treatment of people with mental illness?

Answer 50

Medieval priests

Question 51

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

Answer 51

Deinstitutionalization

Question 52

Joey was convicted of domestic violence. As part of his sentence, the judge has ordered that he attend therapy for anger management. This is considered ______ treatment

Answer 52

Involuntary

Question 53

Today, most people with mental health issues are not hospitalized. Typically they are only hospitalized if they ______

Answer 53

Are an imminent threat to themselves or others

Question 54

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

Answer 54

Cognitive therapy

Question 55

Mood stabilizers, such as lithium, are used to treat ______

Answer 55

Bipolar disorder

Question 56

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

Answer 56

Free association; psychoanalysis

Question 57

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

Answer 57

Group therapy

Question 58

What happens during an intake?

Answer 58

The therapist gathers specific information to address the client’s immediate needs such as the presenting problem, the client’s support system, and insurance model. The therapist informs the client about confidentiality, fees, and what to expect in a therapy session

Question 59

What is the minimum amount of time addicts should receive treatment if they are to achieve a desired outcome?

Answer 59

3 months

Question 60

When and individual has to or more diagnoses, which often includes a substance-related diagnosis and another psychiatric diagnosis, this is known as ______

Answer 60

Comorbid disorder

Question 61

John was drug- free for almost six months. Then he started hanging out with his addict friends, and he has now started abusing drugs again. This is an example of ______

Answer 61

Relapse

Question 62

The sociocultural perspective looks at you, your belongings, and your symptoms in the context of your ______

Answer 62

Culture and background

Question 63

What is not a barrier to mental health treatment?

Answer 63

Being a member of an ethnic majority

Question 64

When we seek out information that supports our stereotypes we are engaged in ______

Answer 64

Confirmation bias