PSY-B 110 Exam 5 Review

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Obedience.

Question 2

_____ describes how people are treated, whereas _____ focuses on feelings about certain people.

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Discrimination; Prejudice

Question 3

Sorting people into groups based on common characteristics is called...

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Social Categorization.

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Cognitive Restructuring

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Answer 1

Question 6

The DSM-IV-TR is focused on _____ psychological illness.

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describing

Question 7

Which category of disorders deals with people who have severe disturbances of emotion?

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Mood disorders

Question 8

Which of the following is a biological diathesis for anxiety disorders?

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High-strung temperament

Question 9

Which of the following can influence the likelihood of someone to develop a disorder?

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All of the Above

Question 10

_____ is used to reduce acts of discrimination.

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Prejudice Reduction

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D

Question 12

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Frustration-Agression Theory.

Question 13

Approximately what percentage of the U.S. population develops schizophrenia each year?

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1%

Question 14

Which of the following is true regarding depressive disorders?

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Women's risk of depressive disorders is double that of men.

Question 15

Positive symptoms of schizophrenia are ...

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Hallucinations

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Self-Serving Bias

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Which of the following is a psychological diathesis for depression?

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A global, internal, stable attributional style

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False

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Altruism.

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Social Phobia

Question 21

Which of the following is not an example of conforming?

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Voting for a presidential candidate based on your beliefs

Question 22

Which of the following describes how a disorder is likely to progress in the future?

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Prognosis

Question 23

Which of the following is/are no longer used as the criteria for diagnosing mental illness?

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Behavior that deviates from the statistical norm, Behavior that deviates from the cultural norm

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Black; Stereotype Threat

Question 25

Social facilitation and social inhibition are affected by...

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Arousal.

Question 26

_____ are misperceptions of reality; _____ are false beliefs.

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Hallucinations; Delusions

Question 27

An example of an external attribution for a person’s behavior would be...

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hot weather.

Question 28

When doing labs in class in a group of four, some students tend to engage in...

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social loafing.

Question 29

Moving patients out of hospitals and into the community is known as ...

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deinstitutionalization.

Question 30

Repetitive, ritualized behaviors, like frequent hand washing, are known as ...

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Compulsions

Question 31

Randy's depression got better over time without treatment. He experienced ...

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spontaneous remission.

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Actor-Observer Bias.

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