Question 1

According to research conducted at the University of Minnesota,the most accurate predictions of medical and psychological diagnoses and prognoses came from

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A)  statistical predictions.
B)  clinical predictions based on information provided to them.
C)  clinical predictions based on firsthand clinical interviews.
D)  There was no difference between clinical predictions and those made from statistics.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

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

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A)  self-serving bias.
B)  hindsight bias.
C)  self-handicapping.
D)  overjustification.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

The vicious circle of depression is usually triggered by negative experiences that lead directly to

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A)  self-focused rumination and self-blame.
B)  depressed moods.
C)  further negative experiences.
D)  blaming others for the negative experiences.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

A study by Haemmerlie and Montgomery (1986) enticed shy college men to participate in laboratory exercises that would enhance their social competence.The men

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A)  were taught specific communication skills.
B)  took a short course on positive thinking.
C)  delivered self-laudatory speeches to strangers.
D)  had several successful conversations with women.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Dr.Jones believes that when his diagnoses and treatments of patients go well it is because he is a great doctor.If something goes wrong,though,he says it is because the patients were not 100% truthful or a previous doctor made an error.This is an example of

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A)  belief perseverance.
B)  the self-serving bias.
C)  the fundamental attribution error.
D)  an illusory correlation.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

According to research conducted by Cacioppo and Patrick (2008) ,the relationship between loneliness and health risks is

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A)  positive.
B)  negative.
C)  neutral.
D)  curvilinear.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Explain the research on how people differ in their responses to stress.

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Question 8

Loneliness is best described as a state created by the awareness that you

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A)  are alone most of the time.
B)  have lost a significant relationship.
C)  have fewer numerous or meaningful social relationships than you desire.
D)  are not really respected even though you have many acquaintances.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Chronically lonely people seem to have the same _______ as chronically depressed people.

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A)  unrealistic vision of the future
B)  need to achieve perfection
C)  illusion of control
D)  negative explanatory styleE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Your roommate Joel is depressed.As a result,you will tend to become

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A)  somewhat depressed yourself.
B)  more accepting of people suffering from psychological disorders.
C)  more optimistic about your own life.
D)  more studious and committed to achieving academic success.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

The Type A behavior pattern is associated with

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A)  success in coping with stress.
B)  conflict with Type B individuals.
C)  an increased risk of heart disease.
D)  overall life satisfaction and coping.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

Brodt and Zimbardo (1981) found that shy women were no longer shy when they

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A)  were provided an alternative explanation for their social anxiety.
B)  were provided alcohol before interacting with others.
C)  discovered that most people feel shy.
D)  were taught to blame their failures on circumstances beyond their control.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Yvonne,a college senior,is mildly depressed.Asked to describe herself,she notes both her positive and negative qualities.She recalls both past successes and failures and takes personal responsibility for both.Yvonne clearly illustrates the _______ effect.

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A)  rose-colored-glasses
B)  sadder-but-wiser
C)  head-in-the-clouds
D)  feet-on-the-groundE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Myers reported a number of reasons why and when people feel anxious in social situations.Review them.

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Question 15

The work of Alloy and Abramson (1979) examined how depressed individuals view the extent of their personal control over events.Their results provided evidence of the phenomenon known as

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

Question 16

Haemmerlie and Montgomery (1986) concluded that the success of their social skills training with shy men may have occurred because their program

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A)  employed skilled counselors who took responsibility for inspiring the men to feel confident and competent.
B)  included no counseling,so the participants made internal attributions for their success.
C)  protected the men from having to participate in actual conversations until they had first been extensively trained.
D)  paved the way for conversational success by providing many external reasons for initiating conversation.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Compared to depressed people,nondepressed people

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A)  exaggerate their control of events around them.
B)  have realistic perceptions of the good and bad things that the future holds.
C)  readily accept responsibility for both successes and failures.
D)  describe themselves with a fairly even mix of positive and negative qualities.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 18

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

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A)  negative
B)  positive
C)  realistic
D)  repressiveE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

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

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A)  Heart disease has been linked with a competitive,anger-prone personality.
B)  Depression is linked with heart disease.
C)  Stress hormones enhance protein production that contributes to inflammation.
D)  Sustained stress does not affect the immune system.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Phyllis is depressed.Her explanatory style is LEAST likely to attribute her failure at getting a new job to a _____ cause.

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A)  stable
B)  global
C)  specific
D)  internalE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Exam 14: Social Psychology in the Clinic

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Explain the research on how people differ in their responses to stress.

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