unit 2 PSYCHOLOGY OF ADJUSTMENT 25 MCQ's with 1 written Q

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Multiple Choice Questions (Enter your answers on the enclosed answer sheet)

The mental image we form of our own bodies is called: 1.

unembodimenta. body imageb. self awarenessc. health psychology d.

Media portrayals appear to increase in men a desire to be: 2.

thinnera. heavierb. more muscularc. less muscular d.

As people age: 3.

they worry more about their weighta. they are less concerned with appearanceb. men worry about their looks while women don’tc. women criticize men’s appearance more than men do d.

According to the text, most physicians and mental health professionals now believe that: 4.

Psychological factors affect only stress-related illnesses.a. There is a mutual interaction between our minds and bodies.b. Physical events do not affect our emotional lives.c. The body alone should be the basis of medical diagnosis and treatment. d.

Which is NOT one of the traits psychologists use when describing personality? 5.

conscientiousnessa. agreeablenessb. extroversionc. happiness d.

According to Bandura, individuals can best develop high self-efficacy by: 6.

fantasizing about their body ideala. monitoring the behaviors they wish to changeb. practicing self-deprivationc. asking for support and encouragement from friends d.

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BMI combined with ________ can be a good indicator of who is carrying too much weight. 7.

chest circumferencea. hip widthb. waist circumferencec. neck circumference d.

The belief in one’s capabilities to organize and execute the courses of action required to 8. produce given attainments is called:

self-efficacya. fate or luckb. perceived controlc. internal reinforcement d.

______ locus of control is when a person believes they have control; ______ locus of control is 9. when a person feels an outside source has control.

Internal; externala. External; internalb. Personal; exteriorc. Personal; external d.

In China (as compared to the U.S.), students are more likely to attribute school success to: 10.

controla. fateb. luckc. self-efficacy d.

People in industrialized societies are likely to have an ______ locus of control; people in 11. developing countries are likely to have an ______ locus of control.

internal; externala. external; internalb. internal; internalc. external; external d.

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What type of control is an attempt to change the world to fit one’s needs? 12.

internal controla. external controlb. primary controlc. secondary control d.

When is optimism not appropriate? 13.

If your goal involves planning for a risky and uncertain future.a. If your goal is to counsel others whose future is dim.b. If you want to appear sympathetic to people’s troubles.c. All of the above. d.

_____ arouse us to seek gratification, while _____ direct behavior. 14.

Values; conflictsa. Emotions; necessitiesb. Media; economicsc. Needs; motives d.

According to Maslow’s hierarchical model of needs, the most urgent need is: 15.

the need for self-actualizationa. the lowest level of unmet needsb. the need for security and other social needsc. the highest level of unmet needs d.

According to Maslow, the average person’s ______ needs are the most satisfied relative to other 16. needs.

physiologicala. safetyb. lovec. esteem d.

The need that Maslow says is most difficult to satisfy is: 17.

self-actualizationa. safetyb. esteemc. belongingd.

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Eating behavior is strongly affected by: 18.

atmospheric pressure as the seasons changea. the hypothalamusb. body temperaturec. personal values d.

Du attended college because of his parents’ desire for him to be a successful doctor. Thus, his 19. college career was mostly:

intrinsically motivateda. extrinsically motivatedb. motivated by achievementc. motivated by sensation-seeking d.

Our first impressions of people are generally based on: 20.

careful observationsa. sound psychological principlesb. very little informationc. a lot of experience with the person d.

Which principle generally guides notions of physical attractiveness? 21.

Ethnocentrism and culture influence our perceptions of attractiveness.a. Having attractive friends positively influences your own perceived attractiveness.b. Appropriate hip-to-waist ratio is important to many people.c. All of these principles affect notions of physical attractiveness. d.

When it comes to physical attraction between people of the opposite sex, the “matching 22. hypothesis” implies that:

Females seek males who match their parents’ images.a. We seek people who are about as attractive as we are.b. Males seek females like their mothers, and females seek males like their fathers.c. We are attracted to people who reciprocate our liking of them. d.

We often decide we like others if they: 23.

challenge our attitudesa. have a greater proportion of shared attitudes with usb. have a greater number of different attitudes from usc. are different from us in their appearance and attitudesd.

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We are more likely to maintain long-term attraction with someone: 24.

with complementary traitsa. with similar traitsb. who is talkativec. who lives in a collectivistic society d.

Propinquity is especially important in the: 25.

middle stages of attractiona. later stages of attractionb. early stages of attractionc. attraction between partners onlined.

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Writing Assignment for Unit Two

• Responses must be typed double-spaced, using a standard font (i.e. Times New Roman) and 12 point type size.

Word count is NOT one of the criteria that is used in assigning points to writing assignments. However, students who are successful in earning the maximum number of points tend to submit writing assignments that fall in the following ranges:

Undergraduate courses: 350 - 500 words or 1 - 2 pages. Graduate courses: 500 - 750 words or 2 - 3 pages. Doctoral courses: 750 - 1000 words or 4 - 5 pages.

Plagiarism

All work must be free of any form of plagiarism. Put written answers into your own words. Do not simply cut and paste your answers from the Internet and do not copy your answers from the textbook. Be sure to refer to the course syllabus for more details on plagiarism and proper citation styles.

Please answer ONE of the following:

• Include your name, student number, course number, course title and unit number with your writing assignment.

• Begin each writing assignment by identifying the question number you are answering followed by the actual question itself (in bold type).

• Use a standard essay format for responses to all questions (i.e., an introduction, middle paragraphs and conclusion).

Explain the concept of learned helplessness. How does it develop? How do people who have 1. learned to be helpless differ from those who haven’t learned this?

Myers and Diener studied happiness. What myths did they dismiss about happiness? What did 2. they find out about who is happy and who is not and why?

Define and provide an example for the following terms: halo effect, fundamental attribution 3. error, propinquity, self-disclosure, and stereotyping.