Question 1

You are trying to explain to a friend the concept of the vicious cycle of depression. To which mutual acquaintance will you refer to illustrate the concept?

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A)   Sandra, who has felt worthless ever since she dropped out of university, and has been so depressing to be around that some of her friends have avoided her.
B)   Joe, who dropped out of college last year because he didn't feel he fit in, and he's been looking for work ever since.
C)   Mike, whose girlfriend left him a few months ago.
D)   Rasheeda, who had a huge fight with her mother, lost her job, and then sprained her ankle.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Research indicates that people who agree with statements like ___________________ are less often bothered by various illnesses.

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A)   "My fate is out of my hands"
B)   "Human life is fragile"
C)   "I usually expect the best out of life"
D)   "I rarely count on good things happening to me"E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 3

In which of the following situations is Joanna likely to feel most anxious?

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A)   At a party with her co-workers.
B)   When she is intoxicated at a hockey game.
C)   At a formal dinner the first time she is meeting her boyfriend's parents.
D)   Volunteering at a homeless shelter.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Greg just watched his baseball team badly lose a game. When asked to predict how he was going to perform later that evening during a card game, Greg most likely

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A)   thought his performance would be improved.
B)   thought his performance would be impaired.
C)   thought his performance would be the same as it usually is.
D)   thought his performance would be unaffected by his team's loss.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 5

Maxwell, a first-year university student, suffers from chronic depression. After learning that he has performed poorly on his chemistry test, he is most likely to say,

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A)   "The test was not a fair assessment of what I actually know."
B)   "My chemistry professor does not grade his tests fairly."
C)   "I'm incompetent and probably always will be."
D)   "I am sure most people did poorly on the test."E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

In the industrialized world, at least half of all deaths are linked with

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A)   behaviour.
B)   aspartame.
C)   smoking.
D)   alcohol.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Discuss the way in which depressive realism and explanatory style influence depression.

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Question 8

According to the text, shyness is a form of ____________ characterized by self-consciousness and worry about what others think.

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A)   loneliness
B)   social anxiety
C)   depression
D)   social incompetenceE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Chronically self-conscious people tend to blame _________________ for their poor social relationships and incidental events.

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A)   their parents and early childhood experiences
B)   the uncaring attitudes of those presently around them
C)   themselves
D)   cultural patternsE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

According to the text, professional clinical judgment is vulnerable to

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A)   illusory correlations.
B)   overconfidence bred by hindsight.
C)   self-confirming diagnosis.
D)   all of these choices.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Identify and explain two social-psychological principles that may be usefully applied to the treatment of psychological difficulties.

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Question 12

Which of the following individuals is least likely to suffer from health problems?

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A)   Carmen, a married woman who works as a waitress.
B)   Heath, a single male university student.
C)   Kristen, a divorced mom of two children.
D)   Bruce, a single male who has is close to his sister.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Procrastinating students report ____________ stress and illness ____________ in the term.

Accepted Answer

A)   lower; late
B)   higher; late
C)   higher; early
D)   no; lateE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 14

Kunda and her colleagues (1993)  asked students to consider whether they were happy with their social life. The students searched their memories for positive examples and ended up feeling happier. This case illustrates how ____________ can appear when people evaluate themselves.

Accepted Answer

A)   self-fulfilling prophecies
B)   stereotypes
C)   confirmation bias
D)   heuristicsE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

Hailey is considering a new medical treatment for a terminal illness. Which treatment option is she most likely to choose?

Accepted Answer

A)   Option A that is effective but has many side-effects.
B)   Option B that has a 43% chance of survival.
C)   Option C that has a 57% chance of failure.
D)   Option D that is very experimental and may not work.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

According to self-presentation theory, we will feel social anxiety when we are

Accepted Answer

A)   motivated to impress others but doubt our ability to do so.
B)   motivated and able to impress others, but they ignore us.
C)   in any circumstance in which we can be observed.
D)   depressed.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

The work of Alloy and Abramson in studying how depressives view the extent of their personal control over events provides evidence of the phenomenon known as

Accepted Answer

A)   optimistic well-being.
B)   pessimistic exaggeration.
C)   depressive realism.
D)   learned helplessness.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Which of the following attributions regarding a failure or a setback illustrates the global quality of a depressed person's explanatory style?

Accepted Answer

A)   "It's my fault."
B)   "It's going to last forever."
C)   "The whole world is against me."
D)   "It's going to affect everything I do."E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

In a study of Scots born in 1921, Deary and his colleagues (2005)  found that longevity could be predicted from records of ____________ at age 11.

Accepted Answer

A)   height
B)   self-esteem
C)   intelligence
D)   attractivenessE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Research indicates that when interviewers are instructed to test for a trait, they tend to ask questions that show evidence of

Accepted Answer

A)   the confirmation bias.
B)   the illusion of control.
C)   negative attributional style.
D)   illusory correlation.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 14: Social Psychology in the Clinic

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