Question 1

When are generalized expectancies likely to operate?

Accepted Answer

A)  in most situations 
B)  in familiar situations 
C)  in new or ambiguous situations 
D)  in all situations 
A)  in most situations 
B)  in familiar situations 
C)  in new or ambiguous situations 
D)  in all situations

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a self-regulatory plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  deciding what to do if, at a party, things are dragging a little 
B)  planning how to deal with a past behavioral transgression 
C)  deciding on how to behave at the time one must behave 
D)  working out what to do after an invited speaker doesn't show 
A)  deciding what to do if, at a party, things are dragging a little 
B)  planning how to deal with a past behavioral transgression 
C)  deciding on how to behave at the time one must behave 
D)  working out what to do after an invited speaker doesn't show

Question 3

Locus of control refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the degree to which people expect that reinforcement is dependent on their conscious processes versus the degree they expect it is due to unconscious processes 
B)  whether control is impossible, probable, or highly likely 
C)  whether the possibilities for control are stable, internal, and global, or unstable, external, and specific 
D)  the degree to which people expect that reinforcement is dependent on their characteristics, behaviors or efforts versus the degree they expect it is due to luck, fate, chance, or powerful others 
A)  the degree to which people expect that reinforcement is dependent on their conscious processes versus the degree they expect it is due to unconscious processes 
B)  whether control is impossible, probable, or highly likely 
C)  whether the possibilities for control are stable, internal, and global, or unstable, external, and specific 
D)  the degree to which people expect that reinforcement is dependent on their characteristics, behaviors or efforts versus the degree they expect it is due to luck, fate, chance, or powerful others

Question 4

Which of the following shows the importance of values of outcomes?

Accepted Answer

A)  People react more rapidly to obtain valued outcomes. 
B)  People react more intensely to obtain valued outcomes. 
C)  Some clients will value the therapist's approval and some won't. 
D)  Almost all party-goers will value the outcomes associated with small talk at a party. 
A)  People react more rapidly to obtain valued outcomes. 
B)  People react more intensely to obtain valued outcomes. 
C)  Some clients will value the therapist's approval and some won't. 
D)  Almost all party-goers will value the outcomes associated with small talk at a party.

Question 5

When did the did the external profiled in the text change jobs?

Accepted Answer

A)  after going to school to acquire technical skills 
B)  when his daughter married and moved near a factory that was hiring 
C)  when he sold himself to a prospective employer 
D)  when he saw a circled ad in a newspaper's classified section 
A)  after going to school to acquire technical skills 
B)  when his daughter married and moved near a factory that was hiring 
C)  when he sold himself to a prospective employer 
D)  when he saw a circled ad in a newspaper's classified section

Question 6

Self-regulatory plans are

Accepted Answer

A)  plans to regulate behavior to the satisfaction of others 
B)  rules established in advance of behavioral performance that guide determining what behavior would be appropriate under particular conditions 
C)  rules that determine whether it will be profitable to behave in a specific ways in the presence of particular persons 
D)  a special form of expectancy 
A)  plans to regulate behavior to the satisfaction of others 
B)  rules established in advance of behavioral performance that guide determining what behavior would be appropriate under particular conditions 
C)  rules that determine whether it will be profitable to behave in a specific ways in the presence of particular persons 
D)  a special form of expectancy

Question 7

Like Rotter and Maslow, Mischel was reared in

Accepted Answer

A)  Vienna 
B)  Prague 
C)  Chicago 
D)  Brooklyn 
A)  Vienna 
B)  Prague 
C)  Chicago 
D)  Brooklyn

Question 8

Shoda, Mischel and Wright (1993) graphed a child's reactions to the various situations confronting it on two different occasions. What did the figure show?

Accepted Answer

A)  a different behavioral pattern across situations at time 2 compared to time 1 
B)  exactly the same behavioral pattern across situations at time 2 that was shown at time 1 
C)  a behavioral pattern across situations at time 2 that was the opposite of that shown at time 1 
D)  a behavioral pattern across situations at time 2 that was very similar to the pattern shown at time 1 
A)  a different behavioral pattern across situations at time 2 compared to time 1 
B)  exactly the same behavioral pattern across situations at time 2 that was shown at time 1 
C)  a behavioral pattern across situations at time 2 that was the opposite of that shown at time 1 
D)  a behavioral pattern across situations at time 2 that was very similar to the pattern shown at time 1

Question 9

A psychological situation is

Accepted Answer

A)  the physical circumstance in which the person behaves 
B)  characterized in a way peculiar to a person, allowing her to categorize it with or differentiate it from other situations 
C)  social circumstance in which the person must decide how to behave vis a vis other persons in the setting 
D)  the social circumstance of the person's behavior 
A)  the physical circumstance in which the person behaves 
B)  characterized in a way peculiar to a person, allowing her to categorize it with or differentiate it from other situations 
C)  social circumstance in which the person must decide how to behave vis a vis other persons in the setting 
D)  the social circumstance of the person's behavior

Question 10

Which would Rotter never say about locus of control?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has two extremes "internal" and "external" with many points between them. 
B)  The two extremes are like skill vs. luck. 
C)  Either extreme is like a "trait." 
D)  People tend to score in and around the mid-point between the two extremes. 
A)  It has two extremes "internal" and "external" with many points between them. 
B)  The two extremes are like skill vs. luck. 
C)  Either extreme is like a "trait." 
D)  People tend to score in and around the mid-point between the two extremes.

Question 11

Reinforcement refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  anything that has an influence on the occurrence, direction or kind of behavior 
B)  rewards for performing behavior 
C)  aversive stimulation delivered after the performance of behavior 
D)  the degree of preference for any reinforcement to occur if the possibilities of different reinforcements are equal 
A)  anything that has an influence on the occurrence, direction or kind of behavior 
B)  rewards for performing behavior 
C)  aversive stimulation delivered after the performance of behavior 
D)  the degree of preference for any reinforcement to occur if the possibilities of different reinforcements are equal

Question 12

Who was counted among Rotter's colleagues at Ohio State University?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sullivan 
B)  Kelly 
C)  Skinner 
D)  Murray 
A)  Sullivan 
B)  Kelly 
C)  Skinner 
D)  Murray

Question 13

Young Walter Mischel preferred ________ to S-R psychology when he selected reading material. (fill the blank from below)

Accepted Answer

A)  Jung 
B)  existentialism 
C)  Marx 
D)  romanticism 
A)  Jung 
B)  existentialism 
C)  Marx 
D)  romanticism

Question 14

To Rotter, situations

Accepted Answer

A)  are more physical than psychological 
B)  more social than psychological 
C)  in the eye of the beholder 
A)  are more physical than psychological 
B)  more social than psychological 
C)  in the eye of the beholder

Question 15

The interaction point of view holds that

Accepted Answer

A)  the interaction of the parent and the child is critical to the child's development 
B)  the interplay of cognitive and emotional processes determine behavior 
C)  interactions with people's peers shape their social behavior 
D)  the interplay between internal entities or person factors and social situations should be emphasized 
A)  the interaction of the parent and the child is critical to the child's development 
B)  the interplay of cognitive and emotional processes determine behavior 
C)  interactions with people's peers shape their social behavior 
D)  the interplay between internal entities or person factors and social situations should be emphasized

Question 16

Shoda et al (2002) found what with regard to the relationship of one personality to another?

Accepted Answer

A)  The two personalities settle into an attractor state that allows each to react appropriately to the other. 
B)  The personality of one does NOT constitute a situation to the other. 
C)  Traits of one predict the behavior of the other. 
A)  The two personalities settle into an attractor state that allows each to react appropriately to the other. 
B)  The personality of one does NOT constitute a situation to the other. 
C)  Traits of one predict the behavior of the other.

Question 17

Mischel has been accused of over-stating his case for

Accepted Answer

A)  trait-like cognitions 
B)  the rejection of trait-like consistency 
C)  variation of cognition with variation of culture 
D)  the stability of behavior in a situation from one occasion to occasion 
A)  trait-like cognitions 
B)  the rejection of trait-like consistency 
C)  variation of cognition with variation of culture 
D)  the stability of behavior in a situation from one occasion to occasion

Question 18

Who performed best in the skill and chance condition?

Accepted Answer

A)  females 
B)  skill condition subjects 
C)  chance conditions subjects 
D)  reinforcement condition subjects 
A)  females 
B)  skill condition subjects 
C)  chance conditions subjects 
D)  reinforcement condition subjects

Question 19

Which was NOT an item on the I-E scale?

Accepted Answer

A)  I think life is partly a gamble, and partly due to our efforts. 
B)  Sometimes I feel powerless, the victim of mysterious forces. 
C)  I like to compete because if I win, I can say "I did it." 
D)  It's really quite simple: if you're good and work hard, you succeed. 
A)  I think life is partly a gamble, and partly due to our efforts. 
B)  Sometimes I feel powerless, the victim of mysterious forces. 
C)  I like to compete because if I win, I can say "I did it." 
D)  It's really quite simple: if you're good and work hard, you succeed.

Question 20

Social psychologist's Solomon Asch got Rotter interested in the work of Gestalt psychologist

Accepted Answer

A)  Lewin 
B)  Wertheimer 
C)  Koffka 
D)  Kohler 
A)  Lewin 
B)  Wertheimer 
C)  Koffka 
D)  Kohler

When are generalized expectancies likely to operate?

Which of the following is an example of a self-regulatory plan?

Locus of control refers to

Which of the following shows the importance of values of outcomes?

When did the did the external profiled in the text change jobs?

Self-regulatory plans are

Like Rotter and Maslow, Mischel was reared in

Shoda, Mischel and Wright (1993) graphed a child's reactions to the various situations confronting it on two different occasions. What did the figure show?

A psychological situation is

Which would Rotter never say about locus of control?

Reinforcement refers to

Who was counted among Rotter's colleagues at Ohio State University?

Young Walter Mischel preferred ________ to S-R psychology when he selected reading material. (fill the blank from below)

To Rotter, situations

The interaction point of view holds that

Shoda et al (2002) found what with regard to the relationship of one personality to another?

Mischel has been accused of over-stating his case for

Who performed best in the skill and chance condition?

Which was NOT an item on the I-E scale?

Social psychologist's Solomon Asch got Rotter interested in the work of Gestalt psychologist

Introduction

The Psychoanalytic Legacy: Sigmund Freud

Personalitys Ancestral Foundation: Carl Jung

Overcoming Inferiority and Striving for Superiority: Alfred Adler

Moving Toward, Away From, and Against Others: Karen Horney

Personality From the Interpersonal Perspective: Harry Stack Sullivan

The Seasons of Our Lives: Erik Erikson

The Sociopsychological Approach to Personality: Erich Fromm

Every Person Is to Be Prized: Carl Rogers

Becoming All That One Can Be: Abraham Maslow

Marching to a Different Drummer: George Kelly

Thinking Ahead and Learning Mastery of Ones Circumstances: Albert Bandura

Its All a Matter of Consequences: B.F Skinner

Human Needs and Environmental Press: Henry a Murray

The Trait Approach to Personality: Raymond Cattell and Hans Eysenck

Personality Development and Prejudice: Gordon Allport

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Exam 12: The Social-Cognitive Approach to Personality: Walter Mischel and Julian Rotter

When are generalized expectancies likely to operate?

Which of the following is an example of a self-regulatory plan?

Locus of control refers to

Which of the following shows the importance of values of outcomes?

When did the did the external profiled in the text change jobs?

Self-regulatory plans are

Like Rotter and Maslow, Mischel was reared in

Shoda, Mischel and Wright (1993) graphed a child's reactions to the various situations confronting it on two different occasions. What did the figure show?

A psychological situation is

Which would Rotter never say about locus of control?

Reinforcement refers to

Who was counted among Rotter's colleagues at Ohio State University?

Young Walter Mischel preferred ________ to S-R psychology when he selected reading material. (fill the blank from below)

To Rotter, situations

The interaction point of view holds that

Shoda et al (2002) found what with regard to the relationship of one personality to another?

Mischel has been accused of over-stating his case for

Who performed best in the skill and chance condition?

Which was NOT an item on the I-E scale?

Social psychologist's Solomon Asch got Rotter interested in the work of Gestalt psychologist

Introduction

The Psychoanalytic Legacy: Sigmund Freud

Personalitys Ancestral Foundation: Carl Jung

Overcoming Inferiority and Striving for Superiority: Alfred Adler

Moving Toward, Away From, and Against Others: Karen Horney

Personality From the Interpersonal Perspective: Harry Stack Sullivan

The Seasons of Our Lives: Erik Erikson

The Sociopsychological Approach to Personality: Erich Fromm

Every Person Is to Be Prized: Carl Rogers

Becoming All That One Can Be: Abraham Maslow

Marching to a Different Drummer: George Kelly

Thinking Ahead and Learning Mastery of Ones Circumstances: Albert Bandura

Its All a Matter of Consequences: B.F Skinner

Human Needs and Environmental Press: Henry a Murray

The Trait Approach to Personality: Raymond Cattell and Hans Eysenck

Personality Development and Prejudice: Gordon Allport

Where Is Personality Theory Going

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