Question 1

Bandura's research on treatments for phobia reveals that the psychological mechanism mediating treatment effects is

Accepted Answer

A)  self-efficacy. 
B)  goals. 
C)  standards. 
D)  implicit beliefs. 
A)  self-efficacy. 
B)  goals. 
C)  standards. 
D)  implicit beliefs.

Question 2

The study of self-concept has been of much research interest

Accepted Answer

A)  throughout all era's of the history of personality psychology. 
B)  in the recent era of the history of personality psychology. 
C)  during the behaviorist era of the history of personality psychology. 
D)  never during the the history of personality psychology. 
A)  throughout all era's of the history of personality psychology. 
B)  in the recent era of the history of personality psychology. 
C)  during the behaviorist era of the history of personality psychology. 
D)  never during the the history of personality psychology.

Question 3

How can Higgins' analysis of different types of evaluative standards explain individual differences in emotional experience?

Accepted Answer

Higgins' analysis of different types of

Question 4

People generally possess ___________ self-schema.

Accepted Answer

A)  one 
B)  three 
C)  no (i.e., none) 
D)  many 
A)  one 
B)  three 
C)  no (i.e., none) 
D)  many

Question 5

Lazarus's view of stress involves a two-stage appraisal process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to Markus, having relevant self-schemata

Accepted Answer

A)  makes the judgment of relevant adjectives more difficult. 
B)  leads one to be more narcissistic. 
C)  means that one will resist certain types of information. 
D)  means that one can judge the relevance of all adjectives rapidly. 
A)  makes the judgment of relevant adjectives more difficult. 
B)  leads one to be more narcissistic. 
C)  means that one will resist certain types of information. 
D)  means that one can judge the relevance of all adjectives rapidly.

Question 7

Self-guides are similar to Freud's

Accepted Answer

A)  id. 
B)  ego. 
C)  superego. 
D)  defense mechanisms. 
A)  id. 
B)  ego. 
C)  superego. 
D)  defense mechanisms.

Question 8

Lazarus' concept of secondary appraisal is similar to

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud's superego. 
B)  Bandura's self-efficacy concept. 
C)  Rogers' self-actualization motive. 
D)  Beck's cognitive triad. 
A)  Freud's superego. 
B)  Bandura's self-efficacy concept. 
C)  Rogers' self-actualization motive. 
D)  Beck's cognitive triad.

Question 9

In Higgins' research, personal standards relevant to one's own performance are called

Accepted Answer

A)  motives. 
B)  traits. 
C)  self-guides. 
D)  self-efficacy. 
A)  motives. 
B)  traits. 
C)  self-guides. 
D)  self-efficacy.

Question 10

Schemas tend to change

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A)  very quickly. 
B)  very slowly, if at all. 
C)  never. 
D)  whenever people become aware of them. 
A)  very quickly. 
B)  very slowly, if at all. 
C)  never. 
D)  whenever people become aware of them.

Question 11

The cognitive triad consists of three perspectives on the self.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Dweck's research on goals and behavior reveals that, when faced with a difficult task, children who have doubts about their abilities and adopt _________ goals are likely to
Experience negative emotions, negative thoughts about themselves, and to fail, whereas those who adopt ________ goals will be relatively more successful.

Accepted Answer

A)  proximal goals; distal goals 
B)  distal goals; proximal goals 
C)  learning goals; performance goals 
D)  performance goals; learning goals 
A)  proximal goals; distal goals 
B)  distal goals; proximal goals 
C)  learning goals; performance goals 
D)  performance goals; learning goals

Question 13

According to Beck's model of depression

Accepted Answer

A)  some people are losers. 
B)  the cognitive triad causes depression. 
C)  the cognitive triad results from depressions. 
D)  cognitions and depressions reciprocally determine one another. 
A)  some people are losers. 
B)  the cognitive triad causes depression. 
C)  the cognitive triad results from depressions. 
D)  cognitions and depressions reciprocally determine one another.

Question 14

In Dweck's research, beliefs that we cannot state in words are called

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit theories. 
B)  submerged theories. 
C)  explicit theories. 
D)  repressed theories. 
A)  implicit theories. 
B)  submerged theories. 
C)  explicit theories. 
D)  repressed theories.

Question 15

Dweck's research on goals and behavior reveals that, when faced with a difficult task, children who have doubts about their abilities and adopt _________ goals are likely to experience negative emotions, negative thoughts about themselves, and to fail, whereas those who adopt ________ goals will be relatively more successful.

Accepted Answer

A)  proximal goals; distal goals 
B)  distal goals; proximal goals 
C)  learning goals; performance goals 
D)  performance goals; learning goals 
A)  proximal goals; distal goals 
B)  distal goals; proximal goals 
C)  learning goals; performance goals 
D)  performance goals; learning goals

Question 16

RET was developed by

Accepted Answer

A)  Meichenbaum. 
B)  Ellis. 
C)  Kelly. 
D)  Lazarus. 
A)  Meichenbaum. 
B)  Ellis. 
C)  Kelly. 
D)  Lazarus.

Question 17

Research by Flett and colleagues indicates that perfectionism is associated with depression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is not a shared assumption among cognitive therapies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pathology is viewed in terms of disturbed, maladaptive cognitions. 
B)  The emphasis tends to be on specific cognitions. 
C)  The therapeutic approach tends to be structured and active. 
D)  All of the above are shared. 
A)  Pathology is viewed in terms of disturbed, maladaptive cognitions. 
B)  The emphasis tends to be on specific cognitions. 
C)  The therapeutic approach tends to be structured and active. 
D)  All of the above are shared.

Question 19

RET stands for Ellis'

Accepted Answer

A)  reticent patient. 
B)  rational emotive therapy. 
C)  right expectations therapy. 
D)  rational, elegant thinking. 
A)  reticent patient. 
B)  rational emotive therapy. 
C)  right expectations therapy. 
D)  rational, elegant thinking.

Question 20

Dweck's research on learning and performance goals is relevant to the phenomenon of

Accepted Answer

A)  repression. 
B)  genetic influences. 
C)  text anxiety. 
D)  schizophrenia. 
A)  repression. 
B)  genetic influences. 
C)  text anxiety. 
D)  schizophrenia.

Bandura's research on treatments for phobia reveals that the psychological mechanism mediating treatment effects is

The study of self-concept has been of much research interest

How can Higgins' analysis of different types of evaluative standards explain individual differences in emotional experience?

People generally possess ___________ self-schema.

Lazarus's view of stress involves a two-stage appraisal process.

According to Markus, having relevant self-schemata

Self-guides are similar to Freud's

Lazarus' concept of secondary appraisal is similar to

In Higgins' research, personal standards relevant to one's own performance are called

Schemas tend to change

The cognitive triad consists of three perspectives on the self.

According to Beck's model of depression

In Dweck's research, beliefs that we cannot state in words are called

RET was developed by

Research by Flett and colleagues indicates that perfectionism is associated with depression.

Which of the following is not a shared assumption among cognitive therapies?

RET stands for Ellis'

Dweck's research on learning and performance goals is relevant to the phenomenon of

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Bandura's research on treatments for phobia reveals that the psychological mechanism mediating treatment effects is

The study of self-concept has been of much research interest

How can Higgins' analysis of different types of evaluative standards explain individual differences in emotional experience?

People generally possess ___________ self-schema.

Lazarus's view of stress involves a two-stage appraisal process.

According to Markus, having relevant self-schemata

Self-guides are similar to Freud's

Lazarus' concept of secondary appraisal is similar to

In Higgins' research, personal standards relevant to one's own performance are called

Schemas tend to change

The cognitive triad consists of three perspectives on the self.

According to Beck's model of depression

In Dweck's research, beliefs that we cannot state in words are called

RET was developed by

Research by Flett and colleagues indicates that perfectionism is associated with depression.

Which of the following is not a shared assumption among cognitive therapies?

RET stands for Ellis'

Dweck's research on learning and performance goals is relevant to the phenomenon of

Personality Theory: From Everyday Observations to Systematic Theories

The Scientific Study of People

A Psychodynamic Theory: Freuds Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality

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

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