Question 1

If intelligence has a heritability of .5 to .7,it means that:

Accepted Answer

A)  50-70% of a person's IQ score is explained by genetic factors 
B)  50-70% of IQ scores are explained by genetic factors 
C)  5-7% of a person's IQ score is explained by genetic factors 
D)  25-49% of a person's IQ score is explained by genetic factors 
A)  50-70% of a person's IQ score is explained by genetic factors 
B)  50-70% of IQ scores are explained by genetic factors 
C)  5-7% of a person's IQ score is explained by genetic factors 
D)  25-49% of a person's IQ score is explained by genetic factors

Question 2

Regarding the development of personality,it is currently believed that:

Accepted Answer

A)  a shared environment has a significant effect on the development of personality 
B)  individual differences in personality can be attributed primarily to heredity 
C)  personality changes most rapidly during adolescence 
D)  heredity has some influence on personality, but environment also has a strong influence 
A)  a shared environment has a significant effect on the development of personality 
B)  individual differences in personality can be attributed primarily to heredity 
C)  personality changes most rapidly during adolescence 
D)  heredity has some influence on personality, but environment also has a strong influence

Question 3

The stories of Wangari Maathai and Kiran Bedi illustrate the idea that:

Accepted Answer

A)  personality is fixed from birth 
B)  personality can help us overcome barriers 
C)  luck and fate have as much to do with our lives as persistence 
D)  traits are responsible for civil disobedience 
A)  personality is fixed from birth 
B)  personality can help us overcome barriers 
C)  luck and fate have as much to do with our lives as persistence 
D)  traits are responsible for civil disobedience

Question 4

Bandura would say that a person's emotional makeup and their biological and genetic influences comprise:

Accepted Answer

A)  personal factors 
B)  trait factors 
C)  intelligence 
D)  cognitive factors 
A)  personal factors 
B)  trait factors 
C)  intelligence 
D)  cognitive factors

Question 5

"I don't think that I'm capable of selecting the right answer to this question." According to Bandura,this best illustrates weak:

Accepted Answer

A)  ideal self 
B)  transference 
C)  self-actualization 
D)  self-efficacy 
A)  ideal self 
B)  transference 
C)  self-actualization 
D)  self-efficacy

Question 6

Previous experiences do not have much effect on a person's self-efficacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

An accurate evaluation of social-cognitive theory is that social cognitive concepts:

Accepted Answer

A)  are less subject to error and bias 
B)  cannot be manipulated or experimentally tested 
C)  form a complete theory of personality 
D)  include the influence of childhood and emotional factors 
A)  are less subject to error and bias 
B)  cannot be manipulated or experimentally tested 
C)  form a complete theory of personality 
D)  include the influence of childhood and emotional factors

Question 8

What is a locus of control? Why would it be to your advantage to have an internal locus?

Accepted Answer

A locus of control is a psychological co

Question 9

According to social cognitive theory,your behavior does not influence your beliefs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A shipping company is looking for a new manager for its warehouse.Applicants are administered a battery of personality tests.If the company wishes to pick the best person for the job,it should:

Accepted Answer

A)  forget about the personality tests and rely solely on interviews 
B)  look very carefully at the personality tests and place little emphasis on interviews 
C)  choose the applicant who scores highest on an intelligence test 
D)  place the applicants in work situations and watch how they behave 
A)  forget about the personality tests and rely solely on interviews 
B)  look very carefully at the personality tests and place little emphasis on interviews 
C)  choose the applicant who scores highest on an intelligence test 
D)  place the applicants in work situations and watch how they behave

Question 11

Suicide bombers are more likely to have adjustment problems than non-bombers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Stephanie expects that other people will treat her unfairly.This belief influences her behavior to the point that she acts in a suspicious and somewhat rude manner.From the social cognitive perspective,this contributes to:

Accepted Answer

A)  how people treat her, thereby reinforcing her expectations 
B)  how people treat her, thereby weakening her expectations 
C)  the self-efficacy of other people 
D)  her internal locus of control 
A)  how people treat her, thereby reinforcing her expectations 
B)  how people treat her, thereby weakening her expectations 
C)  the self-efficacy of other people 
D)  her internal locus of control

If intelligence has a heritability of .5 to .7,it means that:

Regarding the development of personality,it is currently believed that:

The stories of Wangari Maathai and Kiran Bedi illustrate the idea that:

Bandura would say that a person's emotional makeup and their biological and genetic influences comprise:

"I don't think that I'm capable of selecting the right answer to this question." According to Bandura,this best illustrates weak:

Previous experiences do not have much effect on a person's self-efficacy.

An accurate evaluation of social-cognitive theory is that social cognitive concepts:

What is a locus of control? Why would it be to your advantage to have an internal locus?

According to social cognitive theory,your behavior does not influence your beliefs.

A shipping company is looking for a new manager for its warehouse.Applicants are administered a battery of personality tests.If the company wishes to pick the best person for the job,it should:

Suicide bombers are more likely to have adjustment problems than non-bombers.

Stephanie expects that other people will treat her unfairly.This belief influences her behavior to the point that she acts in a suspicious and somewhat rude manner.From the social cognitive perspective,this contributes to:

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Exam 20: Social and Cognitive and Trait Theories

If intelligence has a heritability of .5 to .7,it means that:

Regarding the development of personality,it is currently believed that:

The stories of Wangari Maathai and Kiran Bedi illustrate the idea that:

Bandura would say that a person's emotional makeup and their biological and genetic influences comprise:

"I don't think that I'm capable of selecting the right answer to this question." According to Bandura,this best illustrates weak:

Previous experiences do not have much effect on a person's self-efficacy.

An accurate evaluation of social-cognitive theory is that social cognitive concepts:

What is a locus of control? Why would it be to your advantage to have an internal locus?

According to social cognitive theory,your behavior does not influence your beliefs.

A shipping company is looking for a new manager for its warehouse.Applicants are administered a battery of personality tests.If the company wishes to pick the best person for the job,it should:

Suicide bombers are more likely to have adjustment problems than non-bombers.

Stephanie expects that other people will treat her unfairly.This belief influences her behavior to the point that she acts in a suspicious and somewhat rude manner.From the social cognitive perspective,this contributes to:

Discovering Psychology

Psychology and Science

Brains Building Blocks

Incredible Nervous System

Sensation

Perception

Sleep and Dreams

Hypnosis and Drugs

Classical Conditioning

Operant and Cognitive Approaches

Types of Memory

Remembering and Forgetting

Intelligence

Thought and Language

Motivation

Emotion

Infancy Childhood

Infancy Childhood Part II

Adolescence and Adulthood

Psychoanalytic and Humanistic Theories

Health,stress and Coping

Assessment and Anxiety Disorders

Mood Disorders and Schizophrenia

Therapies

Social Psychology

Extenssion: Social Cognition and Behavior

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