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Question 1
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According to social cognitive theory, goal-directed behavior is best understood in terms of
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standards and reinforcers.
Question 2
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In social cognitive theory, one of the ways in which self-regulation is achieved is
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through the use of internal standards and self-evaluation.
Question 3
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Delay of gratification scores in preschool children were found to be related to later
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all of the above.
Question 4
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Social cognitive theory has roots in
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learning theory.
Question 5
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According to social cognitive theory, effortful performance is most enhanced when
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goals and feedback are prese
Bandura’s microanalytic research strategy emphasizes
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the enduring influence of unconscious processes.
Question 2
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According to research by Casey et al. (2011), people low in the ability to delay gratification displayed more processing in the striatum, an area of the brain associated with processing reward information. How does this provide insight into the ability to delay gratification?
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It indicates that in order to delay gratification, one must become a little less sensitive to environmental rewards.
Question 3
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Behavioral signatures consist of
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profiles of situation-behavior relationships.
Question 4
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According to Bandura, greater effort follows from
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not meeting one's standards.
Question 5
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In Michel’s delay of gratification paradigm, children get a large reward if they
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all of the above.
In Markus’ self-schema measure, a person is said to be schematic with regard to a personality attribute if they
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a and b.
Question 2
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Dweck’s research on learning and performance goals employed a _____ research procedure.
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think-aloud
Question 3
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The best way of increasing self-efficacy is by
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mastery experiences.
Question 4
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Meichenbaum's approach has much in common with that of
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Kelly.
Question 5
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In Dweck’s research, beliefs that we cannot state in words are called
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implicit theories.
Compared in Western nations, in Asian cultures self concept is
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more interdependent.
Question 2
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The text suggests that issues of culture
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are of central importance to the study of personality.
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Rejection sensitivity involves primarily
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anxious expectations.
Question 4
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Research on personality development shows that the effects of impulsivity
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are worse if you live in low SES neighborhoods.
Question 5
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Transference
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none of the above.
Question 1
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What did Casey et al.’s (2011) research indicate regarding the link between childhood ability to delay gratification and adulthood brain activity?
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There was a link, indicating that delay ability likely remains relatively stable throughout the lifespan.
Question 2
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___________ knowledge can be stated in words, whereas _________ knowledge cannot.
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declarative; procedural
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Modeling involves the acquisition of
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both (a) and (b).
Question 4
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The CAPS model was developed by
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Mischel and Shoda.
Question 5
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_______ refers to what people think will happen, whereas _______ refer to what people think should happen.
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expectancies; standards
Question 6
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Which of the following is not a structural unit emphasized by social cognitive theory?
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generalized expectancies.
Question 7
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A numerical value that can influence people’s estimates of a quantity is called
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[None Given]
Question 8
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Which of the following items could appear on a scale measuring moral disengagement?
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Both ‘a’ and ‘b.’
Question 9
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Bandura's view of motivation involves
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both (a) and (b).
Question 10
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A ___________ is a criterion for judging the goodness or worth of a person or thing.
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evaluative standard
Question 11
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In observational learning, a critical distinction is made between
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acquisition and performance.
Question 12
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Experiments (outlined in the text) which show that a subject can develop a conditioned response through the observation of another person (model) being conditioned are taken as evidence of
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vicarious conditioning.
Question 13
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According to social cognitive theory, goals
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allow us to organize behavior over extended periods of time.
Question 14
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The fact that children learn so many behaviors through television can probably best be explained by
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Bandura's observational learning.
Question 15
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According to research by Casey et al. (2011), people low in the ability to delay gratification displayed more processing in the striatum, an area of the brain associated with processing reward information. How does this provide insight into the ability to delay gratification?
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It indicates that in order to delay gratification, one must become a little less sensitive to environmental rewards.
Question 16
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Mischel found that preschool measures of delay of gratification were
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all of the above.
Question 17
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Evaluation of what is at stake occurs in
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primary appraisal.
Question 18
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A ______________ is a difference between the actual self and a self-guide
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self-discrepancy
Question 19
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The major structural component of the KAPA model is the _____ and the process component is the _____.
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knowledge; appraisal
Question 20
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In Markus’ self-schema measure, a person is said to be schematic with regard to a personality attribute if they
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give a very high or low rating on the attribute.
Question 21
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What principle(s) guide assessment using the KAPA approach?
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both (a) and (b) are correct
Question 22
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A ______ method is one that measures the duration required for someone to give a response.
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reaction-time
Question 23
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The cognitive triad involves views concerning
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Self, world, and future.
Question 24
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People tend to make judgments _____________ when the judgment is related to a personality attribute for which they are schematic.
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more quickly
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Research on gender differences and self-schemas suggests that
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self-schemas are influenced by social norms about gender.
Question 26
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Research by Swann indicates that _________ strongly prefer positive feedback about the self.
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people with positive self-views
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The work of Markus may be seen as most relevant to that of
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Rogers and Kelly.
Question 28
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Mental structures that allow us quickly to interpret complex stimuli are called
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schemas.
Question 29
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According to research findings and anecdotal evidence by Flett, Hewitt and colleagues, an adaptive lifestyle may be one that mixes _____ standards of achievement with the capacity to accept aspects of ourselves that are _____ perfect.
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high; not
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Shoda and colleagues (2013) have translated the cognitive-affective personality system (CAPS) model to obtain stress vulnerability signatures of individuals. In this approach, they:
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focus on between-person variations in stress.
Question 31
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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
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It would depend on how they did on the previous exam.
Question 32
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People generally possess ___________ self-schema.
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many
Question 33
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Beck's cognitive therapy for depression
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makes use of behavioral assignments.
Question 34
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Research based on the KAPA model of personality architecture reveals personality consistency across
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idiosyncratic sets of situations.
Question 35
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People who strategically use negative thinking to motivate themselves are called
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defensive pessimists.
Question 36
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The relationships of people high in rejection sensitivity are relatively more likely to
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break up.
Question 37
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The tendency to display bouts of anger is called
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ill-temperedness.
Question 38
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Transference
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none of the above.
Question 39
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People in India have been found to be less likely to attribute causes of actions to
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personality characteristics.
Question 40
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Susan Andersen and colleagues explain transference in terms of
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basic social-cognitive processes.
Question 41
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Research in academic settings reveals that defensive pessimists ______ optimists.
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do about the same as
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Socioemotional selectivity theory suggest that awareness of ______ is important to development.
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one’s life span
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Optimism and defensive pessimism
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none of the above.
Question 44
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In Eastern cultures, people experience greater intrinsic motivation when tasks
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are chosen by an authority figure.
Question 45
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Work by Andersen on transference reveals that
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social cognitive analyses can illuminate phenomena originally of interest to psychoanalysts.
Question 46
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Socioemotional selectivity theory predicts that older adults will value
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emotion regulation, especially personal relationships.
Question 47
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Research by Ayduk et al. demonstrates the importance of
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attentional focus.
Question 48
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The RSQ measures
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rejection sensitivity.
Question 49
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The overall design and operating characteristics of personality systems are termed, by Cervone,
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the architecture of personality.
Question 50
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The quote from Clifford Geertz suggests that
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there is no such thing as human nature without culture.
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