Question 1

Dierdre smokes a pack of Marlboro Reds every day. Social psychologists would say that this is a self-defeating behavior ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  only if Dierdre is aware of the health risks associated with smoking 
B)  only if Dierdre gets sick or dies as a direct result of smoking 
C)  only if Dierdre is aware of the health risks associated with smoking AND gets sick or dies as a direct result of smoking 
D)  regardless of what Dierdre is aware of the health risks or whether she gets sick 
A)  only if Dierdre is aware of the health risks associated with smoking 
B)  only if Dierdre gets sick or dies as a direct result of smoking 
C)  only if Dierdre is aware of the health risks associated with smoking AND gets sick or dies as a direct result of smoking 
D)  regardless of what Dierdre is aware of the health risks or whether she gets sick

Question 2

The so-called "planning fallacy" is probably a result of the fact that people adopt a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  optimistic mindset when setting goals, but a realistic mindset when striving toward goals 
B)  pessimistic mindset when setting goals 
C)  optimistic mindset when setting goals 
D)  optimistic mindset when striving toward goals 
A)  optimistic mindset when setting goals, but a realistic mindset when striving toward goals 
B)  pessimistic mindset when setting goals 
C)  optimistic mindset when setting goals 
D)  optimistic mindset when striving toward goals

Question 3

Does having goals actually help people to achieve things? Does it matter if the goals are broad (e.g., "getting a good education") rather than narrow (e.g., "getting a good grade on a specific assignment")?

Accepted Answer

A)  In general, people who have goals do not perform any better than people who don't-regardless of whether the goals are broad or narrow. 
B)  In general, people who have goals perform better than people who don't-regardless of whether the goals are broad or narrow. 
C)  In general, people who have goals perform better than people who don't-especially if the goals are broad. 
D)  In general, people who have goals perform better than people who don't-especially if the goals are narrow. 
A)  In general, people who have goals do not perform any better than people who don't-regardless of whether the goals are broad or narrow. 
B)  In general, people who have goals perform better than people who don't-regardless of whether the goals are broad or narrow. 
C)  In general, people who have goals perform better than people who don't-especially if the goals are broad. 
D)  In general, people who have goals perform better than people who don't-especially if the goals are narrow.

Question 4

Habits are primarily influenced by the ____________________ system.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Habits are primarily influenced by the ____________________...

Question 5

MOST people show a tendency ____ when making decisions that require tradeoffs.

Accepted Answer

A)  to give more weight to possible losses than to possible gains 
B)  to give more weight to possible gains than to possible losses 
C)  to give more weight to possible losses than to certain gains 
D)  to give more weight to probable outcomes rather than certain outcomes 
A)  to give more weight to possible losses than to possible gains 
B)  to give more weight to possible gains than to possible losses 
C)  to give more weight to possible losses than to certain gains 
D)  to give more weight to probable outcomes rather than certain outcomes

Question 6

The status quo bias is one form of ____ in decision-making.

Accepted Answer

A)  monitoring 
B)  reactance 
C)  avoidance 
D)  temporal discounting 
A)  monitoring 
B)  reactance 
C)  avoidance 
D)  temporal discounting

Question 7

Failure will most likely produce learned helplessness for ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  entity theorists 
B)  incremental theorists 
C)  people engaged in self-regulation 
D)  people who have high capacity to delay gratification 
A)  entity theorists 
B)  incremental theorists 
C)  people engaged in self-regulation 
D)  people who have high capacity to delay gratification

Question 8

According to MOST theories in social psychology, self-defeating behavior is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  a paradox 
B)  genetically wired 
C)  is rational 
D)  a clear sign of a mental disorder 
A)  a paradox 
B)  genetically wired 
C)  is rational 
D)  a clear sign of a mental disorder

Question 9

Your friend wants to break the habit of overeating. What suggestions might you give her?

Accepted Answer

a.Habits are often entrained to stimulus

Question 10

The experience of learned helplessness is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely to occur for an entity theorist than an incremental theorist 
B)  more likely to occur for an incremental theorist than an entity theorist 
C)  pleasant for an entity theorist, but unpleasant for an incremental theorist 
D)  unpleasant for an entity theorist, but pleasant for an incremental theorist 
A)  more likely to occur for an entity theorist than an incremental theorist 
B)  more likely to occur for an incremental theorist than an entity theorist 
C)  pleasant for an entity theorist, but unpleasant for an incremental theorist 
D)  unpleasant for an entity theorist, but pleasant for an incremental theorist

Question 11

What theme(s) best explain decision avoidance?

Accepted Answer

A)  The idea that some choices are too difficult and the idea of temporal discounting 
B)  The idea of anticipated regret and the idea of certainty bias 
C)  The idea that some choices are too difficult and the idea of anticipated regret 
D)  The idea of temporal discounting and the idea of certainty bias 
A)  The idea that some choices are too difficult and the idea of temporal discounting 
B)  The idea of anticipated regret and the idea of certainty bias 
C)  The idea that some choices are too difficult and the idea of anticipated regret 
D)  The idea of temporal discounting and the idea of certainty bias

Question 12

What occurs when a person starts working toward one goal and the mind automatically shuts off other goals from consciousness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Goal shielding 
B)  Self-regulation 
C)  Tradeoffs 
D)  Monitoring 
A)  Goal shielding 
B)  Self-regulation 
C)  Tradeoffs 
D)  Monitoring

Question 13

One of the biggest differences between attending to current concerns and engaging in long-term planning is that how people deal with current concerns is more dependent upon ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  intrinsic rewards rather than extrinsic rewards 
B)  the cultural or social significance of things 
C)  high levels of meaning 
D)  practical constraints 
A)  intrinsic rewards rather than extrinsic rewards 
B)  the cultural or social significance of things 
C)  high levels of meaning 
D)  practical constraints

Question 14

Even though she is not in desperate need of boots, Ellen says that she would rather buy a pair of boots today (for $200) rather than wait two weeks, when they will be on sale for half the price. Ellen's decision most likely involves ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  temporal discounting 
B)  risk aversion 
C)  the status quo bias 
D)  the omission bias 
A)  temporal discounting 
B)  risk aversion 
C)  the status quo bias 
D)  the omission bias

Question 15

When human animals rely on meaning to make their choices, they are able to look at meaning ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  with clarity, leading to one decision path 
B)  as multiple ways of understanding a situation 
C)  in purely contractual terms 
D)  based purely on moral principles 
A)  with clarity, leading to one decision path 
B)  as multiple ways of understanding a situation 
C)  in purely contractual terms 
D)  based purely on moral principles

Question 16

Joe has a big Spanish exam coming up next week. Will it help him if he visualizes himself acing the exam? What about if he visualizes himself studying really hard for the exam?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neither of these things will help him. 
B)  Both of these things will help him about equally. 
C)  Both of these things will help him-but visualizing himself acing the exam (the true end goal) will help more than visualizing himself studying really hard. 
D)  Both of these things will help him-but visualizing himself studying really hard (which will likely lead to him actually studying harder) will help more than visualizing himself acing the exam. 
A)  Neither of these things will help him. 
B)  Both of these things will help him about equally. 
C)  Both of these things will help him-but visualizing himself acing the exam (the true end goal) will help more than visualizing himself studying really hard. 
D)  Both of these things will help him-but visualizing himself studying really hard (which will likely lead to him actually studying harder) will help more than visualizing himself acing the exam.

Question 17

The acronym that summarizes the feedback loop of the self-regulation process is known as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

TOTE (Test

Question 18

Carefully controlled research testing the idea that many people have a "fear of success," and therefore sabotage their careers, has shown that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  this is somewhat common among women, but uncommon among men. 
B)  this is somewhat common among men, but uncommon among women. 
C)  many people do this, though they typically do it unconsciously. 
D)  in reality, almost no one seems to do this. 
A)  this is somewhat common among women, but uncommon among men. 
B)  this is somewhat common among men, but uncommon among women. 
C)  many people do this, though they typically do it unconsciously. 
D)  in reality, almost no one seems to do this.

Question 19

The term ____________________ is used to describe active self-awareness, monitoring of one's behavior, and comparison of one's behaviors to standards.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The term ____________________ is used to describe...

Question 20

When entity theorists encounter failure, they are more likely to experience learned helplessness than incremental theorists are when they experience failure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Dierdre smokes a pack of Marlboro Reds every day. Social psychologists would say that this is a self-defeating behavior ____.

The so-called "planning fallacy" is probably a result of the fact that people adopt a(n) ____.

Does having goals actually help people to achieve things? Does it matter if the goals are broad (e.g., "getting a good education") rather than narrow (e.g., "getting a good grade on a specific assignment")?

Habits are primarily influenced by the ____________________ system.

MOST people show a tendency ____ when making decisions that require tradeoffs.

The status quo bias is one form of ____ in decision-making.

Failure will most likely produce learned helplessness for ____.

According to MOST theories in social psychology, self-defeating behavior is ____.

Your friend wants to break the habit of overeating. What suggestions might you give her?

The experience of learned helplessness is ____.

What theme(s) best explain decision avoidance?

What occurs when a person starts working toward one goal and the mind automatically shuts off other goals from consciousness?

One of the biggest differences between attending to current concerns and engaging in long-term planning is that how people deal with current concerns is more dependent upon ____.

Even though she is not in desperate need of boots, Ellen says that she would rather buy a pair of boots today (for $200) rather than wait two weeks, when they will be on sale for half the price. Ellen's decision most likely involves ____.

When human animals rely on meaning to make their choices, they are able to look at meaning ____.

Joe has a big Spanish exam coming up next week. Will it help him if he visualizes himself acing the exam? What about if he visualizes himself studying really hard for the exam?

The acronym that summarizes the feedback loop of the self-regulation process is known as ____________________.

Carefully controlled research testing the idea that many people have a "fear of success," and therefore sabotage their careers, has shown that ____.

The term ____________________ is used to describe active self-awareness, monitoring of one's behavior, and comparison of one's behaviors to standards.

When entity theorists encounter failure, they are more likely to experience learned helplessness than incremental theorists are when they experience failure.

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Dierdre smokes a pack of Marlboro Reds every day. Social psychologists would say that this is a self-defeating behavior ____.

The so-called "planning fallacy" is probably a result of the fact that people adopt a(n) ____.

Does having goals actually help people to achieve things? Does it matter if the goals are broad (e.g., "getting a good education") rather than narrow (e.g., "getting a good grade on a specific assignment")?

Habits are primarily influenced by the ____________________ system.

MOST people show a tendency ____ when making decisions that require tradeoffs.

The status quo bias is one form of ____ in decision-making.

Failure will most likely produce learned helplessness for ____.

According to MOST theories in social psychology, self-defeating behavior is ____.

Your friend wants to break the habit of overeating. What suggestions might you give her?

The experience of learned helplessness is ____.

What theme(s) best explain decision avoidance?

What occurs when a person starts working toward one goal and the mind automatically shuts off other goals from consciousness?

One of the biggest differences between attending to current concerns and engaging in long-term planning is that how people deal with current concerns is more dependent upon ____.

Even though she is not in desperate need of boots, Ellen says that she would rather buy a pair of boots today (for $200) rather than wait two weeks, when they will be on sale for half the price. Ellen's decision most likely involves ____.

When human animals rely on meaning to make their choices, they are able to look at meaning ____.

Joe has a big Spanish exam coming up next week. Will it help him if he visualizes himself acing the exam? What about if he visualizes himself studying really hard for the exam?

The acronym that summarizes the feedback loop of the self-regulation process is known as ____________________.

Carefully controlled research testing the idea that many people have a "fear of success," and therefore sabotage their careers, has shown that ____.

The term ____________________ is used to describe active self-awareness, monitoring of one's behavior, and comparison of one's behaviors to standards.

When entity theorists encounter failure, they are more likely to experience learned helplessness than incremental theorists are when they experience failure.

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

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