psychology 2200

QUESTION 1
1.
Boris is feeling really
stressed and calls a friend for some advice. This is an example of a(n)
__________ coping strategy.

a.

emotional

b.

physical

c.

behavioral

d.

cognitive

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QUESTION 2
1.
At a hostile family
reunion, Paige is quite stressed. Her heart is racing, her emotions are
frazzled, and she has crossed her arms to signal she’s not to be disturbed.
Paige’s responses to the reunion are known as

a.

burnout.

b.

general adaptation.

c.

stressors.

d.

stress reactions.

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QUESTION 3
1.
After filling out a
personality test, students were given individual personality profiles. Most
said that their profiles were fairly good descriptions of themselves, and they
were amazed to discover that they had all received the same profile. This
illustrates one of the main criticisms of the __________ approach.

a.

humanistic psychology

b.

trait

c.

cognitive behavioral

d.

psychodynamic

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QUESTION 4
1.
Alonzo was playing
baseball and made a mistake. His coach yelled at him. Alonzo was angry, but
instead of yelling back, he punched his stuffed animals when he returned home.
Alonzo displayed the defense mechanism of

a.

reaction formation.

b.

displacement.

c.

compensation.

d.

rationalization.

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QUESTION 5
1.
Darrin always feels
angry. However, instead of recognizing his anger, Darrin believes that the
people around him are angry. He is utilizing the defense mechanism of

a.

rationalization.

b.

displacement.

c.

projection.

d.

sublimation.

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QUESTION 6
1.
Dr. Aikman is a
psychologist who studies the factors that help people adhere to more positive
lifestyles such as exercising and having a healthy diet. Dr. Aikman is most
likely a __________ psychologist.

a.

community

b.

health

c.

clinical

d.

personality

.
QUESTION 7
1.
According to Rotter’s
expectancy theory, a person’s decision to engage in a behavior is determined by
what the person expects to happen following the behavior and by

a.

what cognitive person variables apply to the situation.

b.

the value the person places on the outcome.

c.

the conditions of worth the individual has created.

d.

the relatively stable traits the individual possesses.

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QUESTION 8
1.
A psychologist at a
mental health center was confused about how to diagnose a client. Which
nonprojective personality test might the psychologist administer to help
develop a diagnosis?

a.

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)

b.

Rorschach Inkblot Test

c.

Draw-a-Person Test (DAP)

d.

Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

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QUESTION 9
1.
According to Freud, the
ego, which evolves from the id and creates ways to get what one wants in a
world full of rules, operates on the __________ principle.

a.

reality

b.

morality

c.

pleasure

d.

compromise

.
QUESTION 10
1.
A person with a
disease-resistant personality is one who

a.

is very angry and resentful.

b.

handles stress effectively.

c.

is high on all big five characteristics.

d.

has an external locus of control.

.
QUESTION 11
1.
According to Selye’s
general adaptation syndrome model, an inexperienced soldier suddenly thrust
into a long, intense battle would most likely react in which of the following
sequences?

a.

Resistance, alarm reaction, exhaustion

b.

Panic, illness, resistance

c.

Alarm reaction, resistance, exhaustion

d.

Resistance, exhaustion, alarm reaction

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QUESTION 12
1.
Based on research with
adopted children and twins, which of the following is a justifiable statement
about the contribution of heredity to personality?

a.

Identical twins that have been raised together have similar
personality traits because of genetic factors.

b.

People inherit predispositions for certain personality factors.

c.

Birth order is one of the most important influences on
personality.

d.

There are “personality genes” that determine certain
personality traits.

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QUESTION 13
1.
A student who handles
the stress of a part-time job and a full-time course load in law school by
scheduling time carefully is using a __________ stress-coping method.

a.

behavioral

b.

cognitive

c.

psychological

d.

physiological

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QUESTION 14
1.
Carl Rogers contends
that a child’s self-concept develops as she receives __________ from parents
and teachers, has a congruent experience, and feels good about what she is
doing.

a.

self-efficacy

b.

conditions of worth

c.

positive regard

d.

a growth orientation

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QUESTION 15
1.
Andre is very organized
and efficient but also very anxious and tense. On which two of the five-factor
personality model dimensions would Andre rate highly?

a.

Conscientiousness; neuroticism

b.

Agreeableness; emotionality-stability

c.

Extraversion; openness to experience

d.

Neuroticism; congruence

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QUESTION 16
1.
All of the following has
been shown to be associated with suppressed immune system functioning except

a.

depression.

b.

a lack of perceived control.

c.

the death of a spouse.

d.

an increase in natural killer cells.

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QUESTION 17
1.
All of the following are
behavioral stress responses except

a.

catastrophizing.

b.

alcohol abuse.

c.

aggression.

d.

strained facial expressions.

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QUESTION 18
1.
Batman and Spiderman are
having lunch together. Spiderman confides that he can’t take the stress of
crime fighting anymore. He’s become accident prone, sad, irritable, and
indifferent to the growing injustice of the city. Based on what you know from
the text, Spiderman seems to be suffering from

a.

burnout.

b.

dysthymic disorder.

c.

social phobia.

d.

posttraumatic stress disorder.

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QUESTION 19
1.
According to
psychodynamic principles, a little boy who continuously and mistakenly calls
his teacher “Mom” probably

a.

has not successfully completed the oral and anal stages of
development.

b.

is making an age-appropriate developmental mistake.

c.

has been influenced by the Thanatos instinct of sex and
pleasure.

d.

has some unconscious conflicts concerning his mother.

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QUESTION 20
1.
After Eduardo takes a
personality assessment based on the five-factor personality model, the results
indicate he is a gregarious and outgoing person who gains energy from being
with other people. In other words, Eduardo has scored high on the dimension of

a.

emotionality-stability.

b.

extraversion.

c.

agreeableness.

d.

growth orientation.

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QUESTION 21
1.
After Natter narrowly
avoids a car accident, he notices that his heart is beating rapidly and he
feels a “rush” from the adrenaline in his bloodstream. Natter is most
likely in the __________ stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

a.

adaptation

b.

alarm reaction

c.

exhaustion

d.

resistance

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QUESTION 22
1.
Dr. Collins studies the
patterns of psychological and behavioral characteristics by which each person
can be compared and contrasted with other people. Dr. Collins is bestclassified
as a __________ psychologist.

a.

clinical

b.

behavioral

c.

personality

d.

social

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QUESTION 23
1.
According to Freud, if
conflicts at any given psychosexual stage are unresolved, the

a.

ego will fail to develop.

b.

person will become a chain smoker or an alcoholic.

c.

person will be unconsciously preoccupied with the area of
pleasure.

d.

person will make a rapid transition to the next stage in the
sequence.

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QUESTION 24
1.
Carlos talks excessively
throughout the day. He also eats too much and drinks a lot. If you were a Freudian
psychologist, you would most likely say that Carlos has

a.

an oral fixation.

b.

an Oedipal complex.

c.

too much libido.

d.

a defective id.

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QUESTION 25
1.
After working a
stressful job for years, Kyle has developed high blood pressure and an ulcer.
In which stage of the general adaptation syndrome would Selye place Kyle?

a.

Attack

b.

Exhaustion

c.

Resistance

d.

Alarm reaction