Question 1

People who are suicidal tend to be especially low in self-awareness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The acronym TOTE-which stands for "Test, Operate, Test, Exit"-is a shorthand for the processes involved in ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  setting goals 
B)  pursuing, or striving for, goals 
C)  making plans about how to execute goals 
D)  monitoring oneself 
A)  setting goals 
B)  pursuing, or striving for, goals 
C)  making plans about how to execute goals 
D)  monitoring oneself D

Question 3

When participants in Bazerman et al.'s (1992) study compared two options for resolving a dispute with a neighbor, what did they generally prefer?

Accepted Answer

A)  The option that gave them $600 and the neighbor $800 
B)  The option that gave them $800 and the neighbor $600 
C)  The option that gave the neighbor and themselves $500 each 
D)  They were indifferent as to which option was best. 
A)  The option that gave them $600 and the neighbor $800 
B)  The option that gave them $800 and the neighbor $600 
C)  The option that gave the neighbor and themselves $500 each 
D)  They were indifferent as to which option was best. A

Question 4

When people are making choices between two options that differ both qualitatively and quantitatively, they tend to focus on ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  quantitative differences primarily 
B)  qualitative differences primarily 
C)  both quantitative and qualitative differences 
D)  what their friends will think 
A)  quantitative differences primarily 
B)  qualitative differences primarily 
C)  both quantitative and qualitative differences 
D)  what their friends will think

Question 5

Which of the following persons is least likely to experience goal shielding?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kayla, who is not very committed to achieving her goals 
B)  Leo, who is somewhat committed to achieving his goals 
C)  Martin, who is very committed to achieving his goals 
D)  Nan, who has decided in theory to commit to her goal 
A)  Kayla, who is not very committed to achieving her goals 
B)  Leo, who is somewhat committed to achieving his goals 
C)  Martin, who is very committed to achieving his goals 
D)  Nan, who has decided in theory to commit to her goal

Question 6

____ occurs when people think they will fail so they quit trying to succeed.

Accepted Answer

A)  Risk aversion 
B)  Error management 
C)  Learned helplessness 
D)  Goal shielding 
A)  Risk aversion 
B)  Error management 
C)  Learned helplessness 
D)  Goal shielding

Question 7

Jacopo has a long-term goal of becoming a neurologist. At the moment, though, he is only seven years old. He therefore also has several "stepping stone goals" (finishing high school, going to college, going to medical school, etc.). That is, Jacopo has a complete ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  hierarchy of goals. 
B)  action identification system. 
C)  incremental system map. 
D)  self-determination map. 
A)  hierarchy of goals. 
B)  action identification system. 
C)  incremental system map. 
D)  self-determination map.

Question 8

How are habits related to the different processing systems humans use?

Accepted Answer

a.Habits are largely governed by the aut

Question 9

What are the common mistakes people make when planning to achieve their goals and what psychological processes promote them?

Accepted Answer

a.People tend to be overly optimistic wh

Question 10

Research on suicide among humans and non-human animals has shown that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  humans are apparently the only animals who engage in suicide 
B)  aside from humans, chimpanzees are the only other animals who occasionally engage in suicide 
C)  suicide occurs in all known primate species, but not in any other animals 
D)  suicide is known to occur in a number of different animal species, but it is more common among humans than it is among any other species 
A)  humans are apparently the only animals who engage in suicide 
B)  aside from humans, chimpanzees are the only other animals who occasionally engage in suicide 
C)  suicide occurs in all known primate species, but not in any other animals 
D)  suicide is known to occur in a number of different animal species, but it is more common among humans than it is among any other species

Question 11

What is temporal discounting?

Accepted Answer

A)  The tendency for people to forget about the time that will be required to achieve things when setting goals 
B)  The tendency for people to place greater weight on the present over the future in decision-making 
C)  The tendency for plans to be overly optimistic because the planner does not make allowances for unexpected events 
D)  The tendency for people to ignore past or historical events when making decisions 
A)  The tendency for people to forget about the time that will be required to achieve things when setting goals 
B)  The tendency for people to place greater weight on the present over the future in decision-making 
C)  The tendency for plans to be overly optimistic because the planner does not make allowances for unexpected events 
D)  The tendency for people to ignore past or historical events when making decisions

Question 12

Suppose that Sergej has just asked Georgia whether she would like to study with him for an upcoming English exam. Georgia is struggling in the class, and she knows that Sergej is an excellent English student, so she enthusiastically agrees and says that she is excited to study with him. According to error management theory, it is likely that Sergej will view Georgia's enthusiasm as a sign that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  she has a crush on him 
B)  she values his intelligence 
C)  she is using him 
D)  she is probably being insincere 
A)  she has a crush on him 
B)  she values his intelligence 
C)  she is using him 
D)  she is probably being insincere

Question 13

Mark is comparing two jobs. One pays $70,000 per year, but will be very stressful. The other pays $60,000, but will be less stressful. According to research presented in your text on Money Matters, Mark will ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  prefer the $70,000 job 
B)  prefer the $60,000 job 
C)  decide to take the 70,000 job but the $60,000 job would probably make him happier 
D)  decide to take the $60,000 job but the $70,000 job would probably make him happier 
A)  prefer the $70,000 job 
B)  prefer the $60,000 job 
C)  decide to take the 70,000 job but the $60,000 job would probably make him happier 
D)  decide to take the $60,000 job but the $70,000 job would probably make him happier

Question 14

When you are deciding between two apartments, assuming you can afford both of them and they are both adequate for your needs, what feature should you pay most attention to if you want to maximize your satisfaction with the apartment a year after you have moved in?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rent-choose the cheapest apartment. 
B)  Neighborhood quality-choose the most pleasant neighborhood. 
C)  Square footage-choose the biggest apartment. 
D)  Both rent and square footage should affect your decision equally, and more so than neighborhood quality. 
A)  Rent-choose the cheapest apartment. 
B)  Neighborhood quality-choose the most pleasant neighborhood. 
C)  Square footage-choose the biggest apartment. 
D)  Both rent and square footage should affect your decision equally, and more so than neighborhood quality.

Question 15

What is the capacity to delay gratification? How is it typically tested? Are there ways that this capacity can be improved?

Accepted Answer

a.Capacity to delay gratification refers

Question 16

In social psychology, the "belief that one's own project will proceed as planned, even while knowing that the vast majority of similar projects have run late" is known as the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  planning fallacy 
B)  hourglass bias 
C)  Zeigarnik effect 
D)  capacity to delay gratification 
A)  planning fallacy 
B)  hourglass bias 
C)  Zeigarnik effect 
D)  capacity to delay gratification

Question 17

Many people do not invest in 401K plans or other retirement plans-even though they are not broke, and could afford to put money aside. One explanation for this is the fact that people tend to engage in ____ when making decisions about how to manage their money.

Accepted Answer

A)  reactance 
B)  the Zeigarnik effect 
C)  risk aversion 
D)  temporal discounting 
A)  reactance 
B)  the Zeigarnik effect 
C)  risk aversion 
D)  temporal discounting

Question 18

According to self-determination theory, people who act based on _____ are more free than others.

Accepted Answer

A)  intrinsic motivations 
B)  extrinsic motivations 
C)  low levels of meaning 
D)  high levels of meaning 
A)  intrinsic motivations 
B)  extrinsic motivations 
C)  low levels of meaning 
D)  high levels of meaning

Question 19

One of the common consequences of reactance is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  looking to the social environment for approval 
B)  becoming depressed or withdrawn 
C)  acting aggressively toward the person who triggered the reactance 
D)  carefully reassessing all of your options 
A)  looking to the social environment for approval 
B)  becoming depressed or withdrawn 
C)  acting aggressively toward the person who triggered the reactance 
D)  carefully reassessing all of your options

Question 20

In terms of their emotional state, the primary emotional state of people who are suicidal is a sort of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  sadness or hopelessness 
B)  anger or fury 
C)  shame, regret, or guilt 
D)  emotional numbness 
A)  sadness or hopelessness 
B)  anger or fury 
C)  shame, regret, or guilt 
D)  emotional numbness

People who are suicidal tend to be especially low in self-awareness.

The acronym TOTE-which stands for "Test, Operate, Test, Exit"-is a shorthand for the processes involved in ____.

When participants in Bazerman et al.'s (1992) study compared two options for resolving a dispute with a neighbor, what did they generally prefer?

When people are making choices between two options that differ both qualitatively and quantitatively, they tend to focus on ____.

Which of the following persons is least likely to experience goal shielding?

____ occurs when people think they will fail so they quit trying to succeed.

Jacopo has a long-term goal of becoming a neurologist. At the moment, though, he is only seven years old. He therefore also has several "stepping stone goals" (finishing high school, going to college, going to medical school, etc.). That is, Jacopo has a complete ____.

How are habits related to the different processing systems humans use?

What are the common mistakes people make when planning to achieve their goals and what psychological processes promote them?

Research on suicide among humans and non-human animals has shown that ____.

What is temporal discounting?

Mark is comparing two jobs. One pays $70,000 per year, but will be very stressful. The other pays $60,000, but will be less stressful. According to research presented in your text on Money Matters, Mark will ____.

When you are deciding between two apartments, assuming you can afford both of them and they are both adequate for your needs, what feature should you pay most attention to if you want to maximize your satisfaction with the apartment a year after you have moved in?

What is the capacity to delay gratification? How is it typically tested? Are there ways that this capacity can be improved?

In social psychology, the "belief that one's own project will proceed as planned, even while knowing that the vast majority of similar projects have run late" is known as the ____.

Many people do not invest in 401K plans or other retirement plans-even though they are not broke, and could afford to put money aside. One explanation for this is the fact that people tend to engage in ____ when making decisions about how to manage their money.

According to self-determination theory, people who act based on _____ are more free than others.

One of the common consequences of reactance is ____.

In terms of their emotional state, the primary emotional state of people who are suicidal is a sort of ____.

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Social Influence and Persuasion

Prosocial Behavior: Doing What’s Best for Others

Aggression and Antisocial Behavior

Attraction and Exclusion

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Groups

Applying Social Psychology to Consumer Behavior

Applying Social Psychology to Health

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Exam 4: Choices and Actions: The Self in Control

People who are suicidal tend to be especially low in self-awareness.

The acronym TOTE-which stands for "Test, Operate, Test, Exit"-is a shorthand for the processes involved in ____.

When participants in Bazerman et al.'s (1992) study compared two options for resolving a dispute with a neighbor, what did they generally prefer?

When people are making choices between two options that differ both qualitatively and quantitatively, they tend to focus on ____.

Which of the following persons is least likely to experience goal shielding?

____ occurs when people think they will fail so they quit trying to succeed.

Jacopo has a long-term goal of becoming a neurologist. At the moment, though, he is only seven years old. He therefore also has several "stepping stone goals" (finishing high school, going to college, going to medical school, etc.). That is, Jacopo has a complete ____.

How are habits related to the different processing systems humans use?

What are the common mistakes people make when planning to achieve their goals and what psychological processes promote them?

Research on suicide among humans and non-human animals has shown that ____.

What is temporal discounting?

Mark is comparing two jobs. One pays $70,000 per year, but will be very stressful. The other pays $60,000, but will be less stressful. According to research presented in your text on Money Matters, Mark will ____.

When you are deciding between two apartments, assuming you can afford both of them and they are both adequate for your needs, what feature should you pay most attention to if you want to maximize your satisfaction with the apartment a year after you have moved in?

What is the capacity to delay gratification? How is it typically tested? Are there ways that this capacity can be improved?

In social psychology, the "belief that one's own project will proceed as planned, even while knowing that the vast majority of similar projects have run late" is known as the ____.

Many people do not invest in 401K plans or other retirement plans-even though they are not broke, and could afford to put money aside. One explanation for this is the fact that people tend to engage in ____ when making decisions about how to manage their money.

According to self-determination theory, people who act based on _____ are more free than others.

One of the common consequences of reactance is ____.

In terms of their emotional state, the primary emotional state of people who are suicidal is a sort of ____.

The Mission and the Method

Culture and Nature

The Self

Social Cognition

Emotion and Affect

Attitudes, Beliefs and Consistency

Social Influence and Persuasion

Prosocial Behavior: Doing What’s Best for Others

Aggression and Antisocial Behavior

Attraction and Exclusion

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Groups

Applying Social Psychology to Consumer Behavior

Applying Social Psychology to Health

Applying Social Psychology to the Workplace

Applying Social Psychology to the Law

Applying Social Psychology to the Environment

Filters