Question 1

Research by Haemmerlie and Montgomery (1986) supported the notion that social skills training can lead shy men to:

Accepted Answer

A)  become dependent on their therapist.
B)  reduce their social anxiety.
C)  increase their level of nervousness.
D)  become more shy six months after treatment.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Which is NOT an example of how emotions are linked with illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heart disease has been linked with a competitive,anger-prone personality.
B)  Depression is linked with heart disease.
C)  Anger,depression,and stress are heartfelt emotions.
D)  Stress decreases the production of inflammation-producing proteins.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Sylvia often tends to attribute failures in different events to internal causes stating that it is all her fault and it will affect her in other events too.This is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  defensive pessimism
B)  the self-presentation theory
C)  confirmation bias
D)  depressive explanatory styleE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Explaining failures and setbacks in terms of factors that are stable,global,and internal is a _____ explanatory style.

Accepted Answer

A)  negative
B)  positive
C)  realistic
D)  repressiveE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 5

In Rosenhan's study (1973) ,clinicians who dealt with pseudopatients who had faked symptoms to get into mental hospitals demonstrated the error of:

Accepted Answer

A)  projection bias.
B)  hindsight bias.
C)  self-handicapping.
D)  impact bias.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 6

According to Martin Seligman (1991,1998,2002) ,what is the cause of the high levels of depression in the Western world?

Accepted Answer

A)  illusory correlations
B)  self-focus and self-blame
C)  close relationship with friends and relatives
D)  lack of exerciseE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Chronically lonely people tend to blame _____ for their poor social relationships.

Accepted Answer

A)  their parents and early childhood experiences
B)  the uncaring attitudes of those present around them
C)  themselves
D)  cultural changesE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 8

The study,assessment,and treatment of people with psychological difficulties is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  developmental psychology.
B)  comparative psychology.
C)  biopsychology.
D)  clinical psychology.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Which of the following explains the relationship between depression and negative thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  Depressed moods do not cause negative thinking.
B)  Negative thinking always causes major depression.
C)  Depression and negative thinking are unrelated in laboratory experiments.
D)  Depressed moods can cause negative thinking and vice versa.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

The placebo effect refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the healing power of believing that one is getting an effective treatment.
B)  the interpretation of negative events as being stable,global,and internally caused.
C)  the breakdown of negative,self-defeating thoughts.
D)  the overestimation of the extent to which other people are watching oneself.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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The study,assessment,and treatment of people with psychological difficulties is known as:

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According to Martin Seligman (1991,1998,2002) ,what is the cause of the high levels of depression in the Western world?

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Research by Haemmerlie and Montgomery (1986) supported the notion that social skills training can lead shy men to:

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Sylvia often tends to attribute failures in different events to internal causes stating that it is all her fault and it will affect her in other events too.This is an example of _____.

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Explaining failures and setbacks in terms of factors that are stable,global,and internal is a _____ explanatory style.

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Which is NOT an example of how emotions are linked with illness?

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In Rosenhan's study (1973) ,clinicians who dealt with pseudopatients who had faked symptoms to get into mental hospitals demonstrated the error of:

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Research by Haemmerlie and Montgomery (1986) supported the notion that social skills training can lead shy men to:

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