Question 1

"Proxy agency" means

Accepted Answer

A)  the same thing as "collective agency" 
B)  an approximation to agency 
C)  an agent who is proximal to oneself 
D)  enlisting others to help control circumstances affecting one's life 
A)  the same thing as "collective agency" 
B)  an approximation to agency 
C)  an agent who is proximal to oneself 
D)  enlisting others to help control circumstances affecting one's life

Question 2

Which of the following amounts to moral justification?

Accepted Answer

A)  saying that victims of AIDS are at fault for their condition 
B)  using phrases like "body count" 
C)  placing the blame for one's deplorable acts onto others 
D)  seeking support for one's deplorable acts in the Bible 
A)  saying that victims of AIDS are at fault for their condition 
B)  using phrases like "body count" 
C)  placing the blame for one's deplorable acts onto others 
D)  seeking support for one's deplorable acts in the Bible

Question 3

Person factors, behavior, and the environment are

Accepted Answer

A)  engaged in an adversarial relationship 
B)  are independent entities 
C)  are locked into a reciprocal relationship 
D)  are enveloped in "two at a time relationships": behavior-environment; environment-person factors, etc. 
A)  engaged in an adversarial relationship 
B)  are independent entities 
C)  are locked into a reciprocal relationship 
D)  are enveloped in "two at a time relationships": behavior-environment; environment-person factors, etc.

Question 4

What does dehumanization allow people to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  ignore the consequences of others' actions 
B)  be indifferent to others 
C)  kill, torture, and unjustly imprison 
D)  go about our business 
A)  ignore the consequences of others' actions 
B)  be indifferent to others 
C)  kill, torture, and unjustly imprison 
D)  go about our business

Question 5

What may be more important than rewards from others?

Accepted Answer

A)  rewards from institutions, such as the government 
B)  rewards that are symbolic rather than actual: the perception of others' approval 
C)  the knowledge that rewards would have been forthcoming had others witnessed one's performance 
D)  self-reward 
A)  rewards from institutions, such as the government 
B)  rewards that are symbolic rather than actual: the perception of others' approval 
C)  the knowledge that rewards would have been forthcoming had others witnessed one's performance 
D)  self-reward

Question 6

Which was once a problem with social cognitive theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is too simple. 
B)  It is too abstract. 
C)  It has little practical application. 
D)  It has insufficient support for notions about self-exoneration. 
A)  It is too simple. 
B)  It is too abstract. 
C)  It has little practical application. 
D)  It has insufficient support for notions about self-exoneration.

Question 7

A possible problem with social cognitive theory is

Accepted Answer

A)  It is too restricted. 
B)  Its terms are not clearly defined. 
C)  Research support is growing faster than application of it. 
D)  It relies to heavily on obscure rather than common language labels for concepts. 
A)  It is too restricted. 
B)  Its terms are not clearly defined. 
C)  Research support is growing faster than application of it. 
D)  It relies to heavily on obscure rather than common language labels for concepts.

Question 8

The most efficient method for boosting self-efficacy is

Accepted Answer

A)  concrete reinforcements following performances 
B)  performance accomplishment 
C)  classical conditioning 
D)  systematic desensitization 
A)  concrete reinforcements following performances 
B)  performance accomplishment 
C)  classical conditioning 
D)  systematic desensitization

Question 9

Which of the following words best describes social cognitive theory, relative to others covered in this text?

Accepted Answer

A)  elaborate 
B)  enduring 
C)  responsible 
D)  unobtrusive 
A)  elaborate 
B)  enduring 
C)  responsible 
D)  unobtrusive

Question 10

Slipping unawares into what was normally unacceptable behavior is

Accepted Answer

A)  moral justification 
B)  gradualistic moral disengagement 
C)  displacement 
D)  diffusion of responsibility 
A)  moral justification 
B)  gradualistic moral disengagement 
C)  displacement 
D)  diffusion of responsibility

Question 11

What did Epel, Bandura, and Zimbardo (1999) find to be related to likelihood to enroll in school among homeless people?

Accepted Answer

A)  high self-efficacy 
B)  future orientation 
C)  academic efficacy 
D)  prosocialness 
A)  high self-efficacy 
B)  future orientation 
C)  academic efficacy 
D)  prosocialness

Question 12

All but one were found in studies relating to work, partying and "spending life on a park bench. Which was NOT found?

Accepted Answer

A)  Job Readiness Self-Efficacy was unrelated to Work Personality. 
B)  Social self-efficacy insulated teens against shyness. 
C)  Teens who manage negative affect (N
A)  are emotionally stable (ES). 
D)  The elderly have high self-efficacy for tasks relevant to them. 
A)  Job Readiness Self-Efficacy was unrelated to Work Personality. 
B)  Social self-efficacy insulated teens against shyness. 
C)  Teens who manage negative affect (N
A)  are emotionally stable (ES). 
D)  The elderly have high self-efficacy for tasks relevant to them.

Question 13

What happens when an observer adopts a behavior from a model?

Accepted Answer

A)  The behavior is simply recorded in the motor systems of the brain. 
B)  The behavior is immediately and compulsively practiced. 
C)  The behavior is immediately assimilated to other previously possessed behaviors so that it loses its former identity. 
D)  An internal representation of the behavior is created and that representation is honed and refined. 
A)  The behavior is simply recorded in the motor systems of the brain. 
B)  The behavior is immediately and compulsively practiced. 
C)  The behavior is immediately assimilated to other previously possessed behaviors so that it loses its former identity. 
D)  An internal representation of the behavior is created and that representation is honed and refined.

Question 14

Which is true of females who tend to be involved in abuse relationships (Zayas et al., 2002)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their fathers were abusive. 
B)  They are almost all uneducated and poor. 
C)  They tend to have avoidant attachment styles. 
D)  They non-consciously produce behaviors that attract abusive males. 
A)  Their fathers were abusive. 
B)  They are almost all uneducated and poor. 
C)  They tend to have avoidant attachment styles. 
D)  They non-consciously produce behaviors that attract abusive males.

Question 15

All except one of the following are social cognitive theory concepts to help explain moral functioning. Which is NOT one of those concepts?

Accepted Answer

A)  euphemistic labeling 
B)  blaming the victim 
C)  bystander apathy 
D)  displacement 
A)  euphemistic labeling 
B)  blaming the victim 
C)  bystander apathy 
D)  displacement

Question 16

Which of the following promotes prosocialness?

Accepted Answer

A)  parental strictness 
B)  a childhood filled with family pets 
C)  mutually responsive orientation between parent and child 
D)  a close relationship with members of an extended family 
A)  parental strictness 
B)  a childhood filled with family pets 
C)  mutually responsive orientation between parent and child 
D)  a close relationship with members of an extended family

Question 17

Which of the following provides good examples of several of Bandura's self-exonerative processes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ku Klux Klan 
B)  army privates 
C)  divorced women 
D)  professional athletes 
A)  Ku Klux Klan 
B)  army privates 
C)  divorced women 
D)  professional athletes

Question 18

In terms of environment and neurobiology

Accepted Answer

A)  causation is one way: environment affects neurobiology 
B)  causation is one way: neurobiology affects environment 
C)  environment can affect neurobiology: women living together find that their menstrual cycles become synchronized 
D)  neurobiology can affect environment: "figments of people's imaginations" such as UFOs have been know to literally make an imprint on the environment 
A)  causation is one way: environment affects neurobiology 
B)  causation is one way: neurobiology affects environment 
C)  environment can affect neurobiology: women living together find that their menstrual cycles become synchronized 
D)  neurobiology can affect environment: "figments of people's imaginations" such as UFOs have been know to literally make an imprint on the environment

Question 19

How does religious indoctrination affect women's reactions to menstruation?

Accepted Answer

A)  helps them to avoid the stereotypes association with menstrual cycle 
B)  It causes them to experience relief from menstrual discomfort. 
C)  It enhances whatever preconceptions they may have about the menstrual cycle. 
D)  It promotes the belief that menstruation is "the curse" which leads to much menstrual discomfort. 
A)  helps them to avoid the stereotypes association with menstrual cycle 
B)  It causes them to experience relief from menstrual discomfort. 
C)  It enhances whatever preconceptions they may have about the menstrual cycle. 
D)  It promotes the belief that menstruation is "the curse" which leads to much menstrual discomfort.

Question 20

Defensive behaviors are (Bandura)

Accepted Answer

A)  adopted in order to cope with unpleasant events that are anticipated on future occasions 
B)  the behavioral manifestation of Freud's defense mechanisms 
C)  employed to ward off unwanted behaviors of others 
D)  employed in order to protect the individual's self-esteem from change 
A)  adopted in order to cope with unpleasant events that are anticipated on future occasions 
B)  the behavioral manifestation of Freud's defense mechanisms 
C)  employed to ward off unwanted behaviors of others 
D)  employed in order to protect the individual's self-esteem from change

"Proxy agency" means

Which of the following amounts to moral justification?

Person factors, behavior, and the environment are

What does dehumanization allow people to do?

What may be more important than rewards from others?

Which was once a problem with social cognitive theory?

A possible problem with social cognitive theory is

The most efficient method for boosting self-efficacy is

Which of the following words best describes social cognitive theory, relative to others covered in this text?

Slipping unawares into what was normally unacceptable behavior is

What did Epel, Bandura, and Zimbardo (1999) find to be related to likelihood to enroll in school among homeless people?

All but one were found in studies relating to work, partying and "spending life on a park bench. Which was NOT found?

What happens when an observer adopts a behavior from a model?

Which is true of females who tend to be involved in abuse relationships (Zayas et al., 2002)?

All except one of the following are social cognitive theory concepts to help explain moral functioning. Which is NOT one of those concepts?

Which of the following promotes prosocialness?

Which of the following provides good examples of several of Bandura's self-exonerative processes?

In terms of environment and neurobiology

How does religious indoctrination affect women's reactions to menstruation?

Defensive behaviors are (Bandura)

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

"Proxy agency" means

Which of the following amounts to moral justification?

Person factors, behavior, and the environment are

What does dehumanization allow people to do?

What may be more important than rewards from others?

Which was once a problem with social cognitive theory?

A possible problem with social cognitive theory is

The most efficient method for boosting self-efficacy is

Which of the following words best describes social cognitive theory, relative to others covered in this text?

Slipping unawares into what was normally unacceptable behavior is

What did Epel, Bandura, and Zimbardo (1999) find to be related to likelihood to enroll in school among homeless people?

All but one were found in studies relating to work, partying and "spending life on a park bench. Which was NOT found?

What happens when an observer adopts a behavior from a model?

Which is true of females who tend to be involved in abuse relationships (Zayas et al., 2002)?

All except one of the following are social cognitive theory concepts to help explain moral functioning. Which is NOT one of those concepts?

Which of the following promotes prosocialness?

Which of the following provides good examples of several of Bandura's self-exonerative processes?

In terms of environment and neurobiology

How does religious indoctrination affect women's reactions to menstruation?

Defensive behaviors are (Bandura)

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

Filters