PSY 301, Introductory Psychology, Fall 2005, Exam 4 A

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Introductory Psychology, Fall 2005 (Hawkins)

Exam 4

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1.

The discovery that psychologically disordered behavior could result from syphilis infections facilitated the credibility and acceptance of:

A)

trait theory.

B)

psychoanalytic theory.

C)

the medical model.

D)

DSM-IV.

E)

the social-cognitive perspective.

2.

Electroconvulsive therapy has proven to be effective in the treatment of:

A)

phobias.

B)

dissociative disorders.

C)

schizophrenia.

D)

depression.

3.

Dr. Genscher believes that most psychological disorders result from chemical abnormalities. In her work as a therapist, Dr. Genscher is most likely to make use of:

A)

psychosurgery.

B)

EMDR.

C)

systematic desensitization.

D)

drug therapies.

E)

transference.

4.

Psychotherapy is likely to be most effective when a client's problem is:

A)

clear-cut.

B)

the result of unconscious conflicts.

C)

long-standing and habitual.

D)

a response to a stressful life situation.

E)

self-inflicted.

5.

Attitudes are ________ that guide behavior.

A)

norms and roles

B)

superordinate goals

C)

beliefs and feelings

D)

dispositional attributions

6.

Which form of therapy is most likely to emphasize the importance of examining a person's role within a social system?

A)

systematic desensitization

B)

cognitive therapy

C)

psychoanalysis

D)

family therapy

E)

client-centered therapy

7.

Expert pool players were observed to make 71 percent of their shots when alone. When four people watched them, they made 80 percent of their shots. This best illustrates:

A)

the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.

B)

social facilitation.

C)

group polarization.

D)

the bystander effect.

E)

the mere exposure effect.

8.

Ksana insists that her boyfriend's car accident resulted from his carelessness. Her explanation for the accident provides an example of:

A)

the bystander effect.

B)

deindividuation.

C)

ingroup bias.

D)

the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.

E)

a dispositional attribution.

9.

Which form of therapy has most directly contributed to the sharp reduction in the number of residents in U.S. mental hospitals?

A)

psychosurgery

B)

cognitive therapy

C)

electroconvulsive therapy

D)

drug therapy

E)

behavior therapy

10.

The bystander effect refers to the tendency for an observer of an emergency to withhold aid if the:

A)

emergency takes place in a large city.

B)

observer has just endured a frustrating experience.

C)

emergency victim is a member of a different racial group than the observer.