Question 1

According to Higgins, anxiety is due to a discrepancy between the perception of self and the ideal self.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Possible selves are thought of as schemas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Self-guides are thought to result from

Accepted Answer

A)  early social learning experiences. 
B)  maturational processes in middle adulthood. 
C)  biological mechanisms involving the amygdala. 
D)  genetic influences that are stable across the life course. 
A)  early social learning experiences. 
B)  maturational processes in middle adulthood. 
C)  biological mechanisms involving the amygdala. 
D)  genetic influences that are stable across the life course. A

Question 4

Research on sexual self-schema suggests that women with high scores

Accepted Answer

A)  are more sexually active. 
B)  experience less sexual pleasure. 
C)  both a and b. 
D)  neither a nor b. 
A)  are more sexually active. 
B)  experience less sexual pleasure. 
C)  both a and b. 
D)  neither a nor b.

Question 5

In Markus' self-schema measure, a person is said to be schematic with regard to a personality attribute if they

Accepted Answer

A)  give a very high or low rating on the attribute. 
B)  say that the attribute to important to them. 
C)  a and b. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  give a very high or low rating on the attribute. 
B)  say that the attribute to important to them. 
C)  a and b. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 6

A ______ method is one that measures the duration required for someone to give a response.

Accepted Answer

A)  projective 
B)  peer report 
C)  reaction-time 
D)  all of the above 
A)  projective 
B)  peer report 
C)  reaction-time 
D)  all of the above

Question 7

The working self-concept refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  information about one's current job or profession. 
B)  expectations about a future current job or profession. 
C)  information in working memory. 
D)  information not in working memory. 
A)  information about one's current job or profession. 
B)  expectations about a future current job or profession. 
C)  information in working memory. 
D)  information not in working memory.

Question 8

According to the cognitive view, putting oneself down continuously represents

Accepted Answer

A)  masochism. 
B)  the result of a diseased mind. 
C)  an effort to manipulate sympathy from others. 
D)  a maladaptive strategy. 
A)  masochism. 
B)  the result of a diseased mind. 
C)  an effort to manipulate sympathy from others. 
D)  a maladaptive strategy.

Question 9

Is social cognitive theory a comprehensive theory of personality? What are its primary limitations in this regard?

Accepted Answer

Social cognitive theory is not a compreh

Question 10

Various attributions may have different motivational consequences. Attributing course performance to fixed intelligence would lead one to

Accepted Answer

A)  feel less motivated after poor performance. 
B)  feel more motivated after poor performance. 
C)  be in conflict about future performance expectations. 
D)  Such an attribution would not affect subsequent motivation. 
A)  feel less motivated after poor performance. 
B)  feel more motivated after poor performance. 
C)  be in conflict about future performance expectations. 
D)  Such an attribution would not affect subsequent motivation.

Question 11

Dweck's research on learning and performance goals employed a _____ research procedure.

Accepted Answer

A)  think-aloud 
B)  case study 
C)  reaction time 
D)  all of the above 
A)  think-aloud 
B)  case study 
C)  reaction time 
D)  all of the above

Question 12

Bandura's research on phobias employed _______ measures of phobic behavior

Accepted Answer

A)  self-report 
B)  peer report 
C)  behavioral 
D)  none 
A)  self-report 
B)  peer report 
C)  behavioral 
D)  none

Question 13

According to Dweck, the goals people adopt of influenced by

Accepted Answer

A)  genetic. 
B)  evolutionary forces. 
C)  delay of gratification abilities. 
D)  implicit theories. 
A)  genetic. 
B)  evolutionary forces. 
C)  delay of gratification abilities. 
D)  implicit theories.

Question 14

__________ are knowledge structures that guide and organize information processing

Accepted Answer

A)  schemas 
B)  performance goals 
C)  learning goals 
D)  self-efficacy perceptions 
A)  schemas 
B)  performance goals 
C)  learning goals 
D)  self-efficacy perceptions

Question 15

The social cognitive theory view of "the self" is best summarized by which of the following statements?

Accepted Answer

A)  People have multifaceted self-conceptions (self-schemas), and different self-conceptions come to mind in different situation. 
B)  The "self" is an unconscious personality structure that controls behavior, often without people's conscious awareness. 
C)  One should study behavior without referring to any "self" processes; instead, one should only examine how the environment determines behavior. 
D)  The self is an inherited, genetically-determined aspect of the person. 
A)  People have multifaceted self-conceptions (self-schemas), and different self-conceptions come to mind in different situation. 
B)  The "self" is an unconscious personality structure that controls behavior, often without people's conscious awareness. 
C)  One should study behavior without referring to any "self" processes; instead, one should only examine how the environment determines behavior. 
D)  The self is an inherited, genetically-determined aspect of the person.

Question 16

According to evidence from the ways of coping scale,

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of specific coping methods is strongly influenced by the situation. 
B)  specific coping methods are unrelated to health. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b). 
A)  the use of specific coping methods is strongly influenced by the situation. 
B)  specific coping methods are unrelated to health. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b).

Question 17

Cognitive therapists view unconscious beliefs as at least as important as conscious beliefs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Although it seems strange, sometimes we want something negative to happen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Mental structures that allow us quickly to interpret complex stimuli are called

Accepted Answer

A)  standards. 
B)  goals. 
C)  schemas. 
D)  expectancies. 
A)  standards. 
B)  goals. 
C)  schemas. 
D)  expectancies.

Question 20

If a person had a view of the self as intelligent and a view of intelligence as fixed, but did poorly on an exam, one would expect them to

Accepted Answer

A)  try harder on the next exam. 
B)  give up. 
C)  no prediction can be made. 
D)  It would depend on how they did on the previous exam. 
A)  try harder on the next exam. 
B)  give up. 
C)  no prediction can be made. 
D)  It would depend on how they did on the previous exam.

According to Higgins, anxiety is due to a discrepancy between the perception of self and the ideal self.

Possible selves are thought of as schemas.

Self-guides are thought to result from

Research on sexual self-schema suggests that women with high scores

In Markus' self-schema measure, a person is said to be schematic with regard to a personality attribute if they

A ______ method is one that measures the duration required for someone to give a response.

The working self-concept refers to

According to the cognitive view, putting oneself down continuously represents

Is social cognitive theory a comprehensive theory of personality? What are its primary limitations in this regard?

Various attributions may have different motivational consequences. Attributing course performance to fixed intelligence would lead one to

Dweck's research on learning and performance goals employed a _____ research procedure.

Bandura's research on phobias employed _______ measures of phobic behavior

According to Dweck, the goals people adopt of influenced by

__________ are knowledge structures that guide and organize information processing

The social cognitive theory view of "the self" is best summarized by which of the following statements?

According to evidence from the ways of coping scale,

Cognitive therapists view unconscious beliefs as at least as important as conscious beliefs.

Although it seems strange, sometimes we want something negative to happen.

Mental structures that allow us quickly to interpret complex stimuli are called

If a person had a view of the self as intelligent and a view of intelligence as fixed, but did poorly on an exam, one would expect them to

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According to Higgins, anxiety is due to a discrepancy between the perception of self and the ideal self.

Possible selves are thought of as schemas.

Self-guides are thought to result from

Research on sexual self-schema suggests that women with high scores

In Markus' self-schema measure, a person is said to be schematic with regard to a personality attribute if they

A ______ method is one that measures the duration required for someone to give a response.

The working self-concept refers to

According to the cognitive view, putting oneself down continuously represents

Is social cognitive theory a comprehensive theory of personality? What are its primary limitations in this regard?

Various attributions may have different motivational consequences. Attributing course performance to fixed intelligence would lead one to

Dweck's research on learning and performance goals employed a _____ research procedure.

Bandura's research on phobias employed _______ measures of phobic behavior

According to Dweck, the goals people adopt of influenced by

__________ are knowledge structures that guide and organize information processing

The social cognitive theory view of "the self" is best summarized by which of the following statements?

According to evidence from the ways of coping scale,

Cognitive therapists view unconscious beliefs as at least as important as conscious beliefs.

Although it seems strange, sometimes we want something negative to happen.

Mental structures that allow us quickly to interpret complex stimuli are called

If a person had a view of the self as intelligent and a view of intelligence as fixed, but did poorly on an exam, one would expect them to

Personality Theory: From Everyday Observations to Systematic Theories

The Scientific Study of People

A Psychodynamic Theory: Freuds Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality

Freuds Psychodynamic Theory: Applications, Related Theoretical Conceptions, and Contemporary Research

A Phenomenological Theory: Carl Rogers Person-Centered Theory of Personality

A Phenomenological Theory - Applications and Evaluation of Rogers Theory

Trait Approaches to Personality - Allport, Eyesneck and Cattell

Trait Theory: the Five-Factor Model: Applications and Evaluation of the Trait Approach

Biological Foundations of Personality

Behaviorism and the Learning Approaches to Personality

A Cognitive Theory of Personality: George a Kellys Personal Construct Theory of Personality

Social Cognitive Theory: Bandura and Mischel

Personality in Context: Interpersonal Relations, Culture, and Development Across the Course of Life

An Overview of Personality Theory, Assessment, and Research

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