Question 1

Self-regulatory processes are (Bandura)

Accepted Answer

A)  restricted to delay of gratification 
B)  internal, cognitive/affective functions that guide and govern efforts toward goal attainment 
C)  are the external forces and pressures that ensure the individual will adhere to her/his goals 
D)  are a sub-category of incentives 
A)  restricted to delay of gratification 
B)  internal, cognitive/affective functions that guide and govern efforts toward goal attainment 
C)  are the external forces and pressures that ensure the individual will adhere to her/his goals 
D)  are a sub-category of incentives

Question 2

Vicarious reinforcement refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  "middle-man" reinforcement 
B)  reinforcement that is secondary to primary reinforcement 
C)  when one observes another person being rewarded for performing a behavior 
D)  when one observes oneself being rewarded for performing a behavior 
A)  "middle-man" reinforcement 
B)  reinforcement that is secondary to primary reinforcement 
C)  when one observes another person being rewarded for performing a behavior 
D)  when one observes oneself being rewarded for performing a behavior

Question 3

Which one of the following is a definition of displacement or a definition of diffusion of responsibility (Bandura)?

Accepted Answer

A)  spreading the responsibility among actors for having been forced to perform an act 
B)  displacing, for example, aggression onto other than the person who attacked oneself 
C)  spreading the responsibility for taking some action to other persons present 
D)  displacing oneself from the scene of a reprehensible act 
A)  spreading the responsibility among actors for having been forced to perform an act 
B)  displacing, for example, aggression onto other than the person who attacked oneself 
C)  spreading the responsibility for taking some action to other persons present 
D)  displacing oneself from the scene of a reprehensible act

Question 4

Which of the following is an advantageous comparison?

Accepted Answer

A)  comparing oneself to people of great wealth 
B)  comparing what certain people do to what other people do 
C)  comparing oneself to similar others in the hope that one does a little bit better than them 
D)  excusing deplorable behavior by declaring that others do it also 
A)  comparing oneself to people of great wealth 
B)  comparing what certain people do to what other people do 
C)  comparing oneself to similar others in the hope that one does a little bit better than them 
D)  excusing deplorable behavior by declaring that others do it also

Question 5

Participant modeling

Accepted Answer

A)  is participating in research as a model 
B)  is when a person with low self-efficacy imitates a model's efficacious behavior 
C)  is when several models perform the same behavior for a single observer 
D)  is when an observer takes on the role of model and models a behavior for the benefit of the person who was previously the model 
A)  is participating in research as a model 
B)  is when a person with low self-efficacy imitates a model's efficacious behavior 
C)  is when several models perform the same behavior for a single observer 
D)  is when an observer takes on the role of model and models a behavior for the benefit of the person who was previously the model

Question 6

Self-efficacy is

Accepted Answer

A)  rarely researched 
B)  heavily researched 
C)  little supported by research 
D)  aimed at negative behaviors only 
A)  rarely researched 
B)  heavily researched 
C)  little supported by research 
D)  aimed at negative behaviors only

Question 7

How do we know that intrinsic motivation is at work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Behavior is persistent in the absence of obvious external rewards. 
B)  One must observe the persistence of a behavior in the absence of external rewards and behavioral alternatives. 
C)  One must observe that the strength of the behavior grows as a function of the amount of time devoted to the behavior. 
D)  The behavior must be unusual and unique to the performer. 
A)  Behavior is persistent in the absence of obvious external rewards. 
B)  One must observe the persistence of a behavior in the absence of external rewards and behavioral alternatives. 
C)  One must observe that the strength of the behavior grows as a function of the amount of time devoted to the behavior. 
D)  The behavior must be unusual and unique to the performer.

Question 8

Which of the following was an item found on the behavioral avoidance test the Bandura et al spider phobic study?

Accepted Answer

A)  stepping on a spider 
B)  allowing a spider to crawl on subjects' laps 
C)  subjects imagined that a spider was eating them 
D)  pretending that a spider was not present 
A)  stepping on a spider 
B)  allowing a spider to crawl on subjects' laps 
C)  subjects imagined that a spider was eating them 
D)  pretending that a spider was not present

Question 9

Bandura's theory, relative to that of Rotter and Mischel is

Accepted Answer

A)  more focussed 
B)  less extensive 
C)  broader 
D)  more tuned 
A)  more focussed 
B)  less extensive 
C)  broader 
D)  more tuned

Question 10

A phobia is

Accepted Answer

A)  a fear of something scary 
B)  a problem for most people 
C)  a very minor psychological disorder 
D)  an irrational fear 
A)  a fear of something scary 
B)  a problem for most people 
C)  a very minor psychological disorder 
D)  an irrational fear

Question 11

Which is NOT an example of Bandura the youthful prankster?

Accepted Answer

A)  He and classmates stole his teachers trig book. 
B)  He and fellow grad students pined a rat to a bulletin board. 
C)  He relates an amusing story about bears raiding a liquor still. 
D)  He set off fire crackers under the desk of one of his school teachers. 
A)  He and classmates stole his teachers trig book. 
B)  He and fellow grad students pined a rat to a bulletin board. 
C)  He relates an amusing story about bears raiding a liquor still. 
D)  He set off fire crackers under the desk of one of his school teachers.

Question 12

Which was found by Caprara et al (2003) regarding relations among Emotional Stability (ES), Social Self Efficacy (SSE), and self-efficacy to manage positive (SEMPA) and negative self-efficacy (SEMNA)?

Accepted Answer

A)  managing SEMPA and SEMNA promoted SSE 
B)  relating well with parents failed to promote SSE 
C)  SSE was related to shyness only at time one 
D)  SEMPA was negatively related to ES 
A)  managing SEMPA and SEMNA promoted SSE 
B)  relating well with parents failed to promote SSE 
C)  SSE was related to shyness only at time one 
D)  SEMPA was negatively related to ES

Question 13

All except one of the following was a finding of the study by the Italian team, Bandura, and Zimbardo (2000) on pro-socialness and aggressiveness? Which was NOT a finding of that study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aggressiveness had no effects on academic achievement. 
B)  Prosocialness had a direct, positive effect on academic achievement. 
C)  Early academic achievement was unrelated to later academic achievement. 
D)  Prosocialness was unrelated to popularity. 
A)  Aggressiveness had no effects on academic achievement. 
B)  Prosocialness had a direct, positive effect on academic achievement. 
C)  Early academic achievement was unrelated to later academic achievement. 
D)  Prosocialness was unrelated to popularity.

Question 14

Intrinsic rewards refer to

Accepted Answer

A)  rewards from within the individual 
B)  rewards originating outside the individual 
C)  rewards at the top of the hierarchy of rewards 
D)  rewards with especially great longevity 
A)  rewards from within the individual 
B)  rewards originating outside the individual 
C)  rewards at the top of the hierarchy of rewards 
D)  rewards with especially great longevity

Question 15

Why is a child's copying of her parents behavior not mere mimicry?

Accepted Answer

A)  She always makes major changes in it. 
B)  She is not conscious that she is copying, she just goes thoughtlessly through the motions of copying behavior. 
C)  She is always coached in the behavior by her parents. 
D)  She has awareness of what parents have done and thoughtfulness about the implications of what's done. 
A)  She always makes major changes in it. 
B)  She is not conscious that she is copying, she just goes thoughtlessly through the motions of copying behavior. 
C)  She is always coached in the behavior by her parents. 
D)  She has awareness of what parents have done and thoughtfulness about the implications of what's done.

Question 16

Response facilitation refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  processes that make a response easier to perform 
B)  facilitating the responses of others as they perform those responses 
C)  old responses being disinhibited as a result of watching a model's performance 
D)  people facilitating the responses of other people in a reciprocating process 
A)  processes that make a response easier to perform 
B)  facilitating the responses of others as they perform those responses 
C)  old responses being disinhibited as a result of watching a model's performance 
D)  people facilitating the responses of other people in a reciprocating process

Question 17

Which of the following is an accurate statement about social cognitive theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  The cognitive element is more important than the social element. 
B)  The social element is more important than the cognitive element. 
C)  It is more relevant to neuropsychology than any other theory covered in this text. 
D)  It is on the cutting edge of the cognitive movement in psychology. 
A)  The cognitive element is more important than the social element. 
B)  The social element is more important than the cognitive element. 
C)  It is more relevant to neuropsychology than any other theory covered in this text. 
D)  It is on the cutting edge of the cognitive movement in psychology.

Question 18

All except one of the following are true of resilience. Which is NOT true of resilience?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is limited to post trauma periods. 
B)  Famous writers and artists have show it. 
C)  It can be maintained for extended periods. 
D)  It is facilitated by positive emotions. 
A)  It is limited to post trauma periods. 
B)  Famous writers and artists have show it. 
C)  It can be maintained for extended periods. 
D)  It is facilitated by positive emotions.

Question 19

Observational learning is

Accepted Answer

A)  learning how people and animals make observations 
B)  learning by observing models as they perform useful behavior 
C)  making observations about the learning processes 
D)  a special form of operant learning in which cognition plays a role 
A)  learning how people and animals make observations 
B)  learning by observing models as they perform useful behavior 
C)  making observations about the learning processes 
D)  a special form of operant learning in which cognition plays a role

Question 20

Extrinsic rewards refer to

Accepted Answer

A)  rewards from within the individual 
B)  rewards originating outside the individual 
C)  rewards at the top of the hierarchy of rewards 
D)  rewards with especially great longevity 
A)  rewards from within the individual 
B)  rewards originating outside the individual 
C)  rewards at the top of the hierarchy of rewards 
D)  rewards with especially great longevity

Self-regulatory processes are (Bandura)

Vicarious reinforcement refers to

Which one of the following is a definition of displacement or a definition of diffusion of responsibility (Bandura)?

Which of the following is an advantageous comparison?

Participant modeling

Self-efficacy is

How do we know that intrinsic motivation is at work?

Which of the following was an item found on the behavioral avoidance test the Bandura et al spider phobic study?

Bandura's theory, relative to that of Rotter and Mischel is

A phobia is

Which is NOT an example of Bandura the youthful prankster?

Which was found by Caprara et al (2003) regarding relations among Emotional Stability (ES), Social Self Efficacy (SSE), and self-efficacy to manage positive (SEMPA) and negative self-efficacy (SEMNA)?

All except one of the following was a finding of the study by the Italian team, Bandura, and Zimbardo (2000) on pro-socialness and aggressiveness? Which was NOT a finding of that study?

Intrinsic rewards refer to

Why is a child's copying of her parents behavior not mere mimicry?

Response facilitation refers to

Which of the following is an accurate statement about social cognitive theory?

All except one of the following are true of resilience. Which is NOT true of resilience?

Observational learning is

Extrinsic rewards refer to

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

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

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 13: Thinking Ahead and Learning Mastery of Ones Circumstances: Albert Bandura

Self-regulatory processes are (Bandura)

Vicarious reinforcement refers to

Which one of the following is a definition of displacement or a definition of diffusion of responsibility (Bandura)?

Which of the following is an advantageous comparison?

Participant modeling

Self-efficacy is

How do we know that intrinsic motivation is at work?

Which of the following was an item found on the behavioral avoidance test the Bandura et al spider phobic study?

Bandura's theory, relative to that of Rotter and Mischel is

A phobia is

Which is NOT an example of Bandura the youthful prankster?

Which was found by Caprara et al (2003) regarding relations among Emotional Stability (ES), Social Self Efficacy (SSE), and self-efficacy to manage positive (SEMPA) and negative self-efficacy (SEMNA)?

All except one of the following was a finding of the study by the Italian team, Bandura, and Zimbardo (2000) on pro-socialness and aggressiveness? Which was NOT a finding of that study?

Intrinsic rewards refer to

Why is a child's copying of her parents behavior not mere mimicry?

Response facilitation refers to

Which of the following is an accurate statement about social cognitive theory?

All except one of the following are true of resilience. Which is NOT true of resilience?

Observational learning is

Extrinsic rewards refer to

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

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

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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