Question 1

Stress occurs when

Accepted Answer

A)  circumstances exceed available resources. 
B)  the person views circumstances as taxing. 
C)  well-being is endangered. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  circumstances exceed available resources. 
B)  the person views circumstances as taxing. 
C)  well-being is endangered. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 2

__________ 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 3

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 4

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.

Question 5

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 6

The cognitive triad involves views concerning

Accepted Answer

A)  self, world, and future. 
B)  communists, criminals, and conglomerates. 
C)  development, pathology, and change. 
D)  I should, I ought, and I must. 
A)  self, world, and future. 
B)  communists, criminals, and conglomerates. 
C)  development, pathology, and change. 
D)  I should, I ought, and I must.

Question 7

Work by the psychologist Tory Higgins on self-concept, self-discrepancies, and emotion indicates that people tend to feel ______ when they experience a discrepancy between the _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  anxious; actual and ought self 
B)  depressed; actual and ought self 
C)  anxious; actual and ideal self 
D)  depressed; ideal and ought self 
A)  anxious; actual and ought self 
B)  depressed; actual and ought self 
C)  anxious; actual and ideal self 
D)  depressed; ideal and ought self

Question 8

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 9

A limitation of social cognitive theory is that is

Accepted Answer

A)  relatively neglects some important areas. 
B)  is not grounded in research. 
C)  has failed to foster therapeutic applications. 
D)  has given no attention to issues of development. 
A)  relatively neglects some important areas. 
B)  is not grounded in research. 
C)  has failed to foster therapeutic applications. 
D)  has given no attention to issues of development.

Question 10

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 11

Which of the following is a coping mechanism described by Lazarus?

Accepted Answer

A)  problem-focused coping. 
B)  emotion-focused coping. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b). 
A)  problem-focused coping. 
B)  emotion-focused coping. 
C)  both (a) and (b). 
D)  neither (a) nor (b).

Stress occurs when

__________ are knowledge structures that guide and organize information processing

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

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

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

The cognitive triad involves views concerning

Work by the psychologist Tory Higgins on self-concept, self-discrepancies, and emotion indicates that people tend to feel when they experience a discrepancy between the _________.

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

A limitation of social cognitive theory is that is

Which of the following is a coping mechanism described by Lazarus?

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Exam 13: Social-Cognitive Theory: Applications, Related Theoretical Conceptions, and Contemporary Research

Stress occurs when

__________ are knowledge structures that guide and organize information processing

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

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

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

The cognitive triad involves views concerning

Work by the psychologist Tory Higgins on self-concept, self-discrepancies, and emotion indicates that people tend to feel ______ when they experience a discrepancy between the _______________.

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

A limitation of social cognitive theory is that is

Which of the following is a coping mechanism described by Lazarus?

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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Work by the psychologist Tory Higgins on self-concept, self-discrepancies, and emotion indicates that people tend to feel when they experience a discrepancy between the _________.