PSYC 305 Exam 1 Review UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
All of the following partially explain the paradox of progress except: - CORRECT ANSWER our
refusal to engage in self-improvement and self-help.
A signal that a self-help book may not be credible is it: - CORRECT ANSWER guarantees fast
change.
Adjustment is the ________ processes through which people manage to _____ the demand and
challenges of everyday life. - CORRECT ANSWER Psychological; cope with.
Empirical research shows that all of the following are important factors in happiness except: - CORRECT
ANSWER IQ
Lyubomirsky's research indicated that at least half of the determinants of happiness are open to our
influence. These two sectors are: - CORRECT ANSWER 50% Set Point, 10% Circumstances, &
40% Intentional Activities
If you were given a pop quiz the next class period over today's lecture, yet you hadn't cracked open your
notes since you left class, in all likelihood you would only remember how much of the information? -
CORRECT ANSWER Between 20-50%.
According to John Berry's model of acculturation, keeping the culture of origin while also keeping the
new culture is __________ - CORRECT ANSWER Integration
The fight-flight-freeze response is mediated by the ______________ - CORRECT
ANSWER Sympathetic division of the endocrine system
, Hans Seyle's work was important because it showed that: - CORRECT ANSWER Prolonged
physiological arousal that is meant to be adaptive could lead to diseases
You are standing in a checkout lane at the grocery store. The family in front of you has a young child who
is repeatedly asking for candy. The parents say no, and the child escalates, getting louder and more
insistent with each no. Eventually, the child is screaming, pulling at the pants leg of one parent, and with
the other hand, pulling candy off the shelf. The parents give the child spank the child, immediately
stopping the tantrum. According to Skinner, the parents giving the child a spanking is: - CORRECT
ANSWER Punishment
According to your text, adjustment is the ________ processes through which people manage or ________
the demands and challenges of everyday life. - CORRECT ANSWER Psychological; cope with
What creates anxiety? - CORRECT ANSWER Conflicts stemming from sexual and aggressive
urges, when our self-concept is threatened, having highly incongruent self-concepts, being aware of our
own morality, stress, and PTSD.
The paradox of progress suggests that despite the countless time-saving devices we have at our disposal,
most of us _____________________. - CORRECT ANSWER still lead hurried and rushed lives
One quick strategy people can use to find out if self-help books are based on published research is to: -
CORRECT ANSWER look for references at the end of chapters or at the end of the text.
The authors explain that the concept of adjustment was originally modeled after the ________ concept of
________. - CORRECT ANSWER biological; adaptation
__________ is the premise that knowledge should be acquired through ________. - CORRECT
ANSWER Empiricism; observation
Which of the following statements regarding the advantages and disadvantages of experimental research
is LEAST accurate? - CORRECT ANSWER Participants in experiments can choose either the
experimental or control group.
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
All of the following partially explain the paradox of progress except: - CORRECT ANSWER our
refusal to engage in self-improvement and self-help.
A signal that a self-help book may not be credible is it: - CORRECT ANSWER guarantees fast
change.
Adjustment is the ________ processes through which people manage to _____ the demand and
challenges of everyday life. - CORRECT ANSWER Psychological; cope with.
Empirical research shows that all of the following are important factors in happiness except: - CORRECT
ANSWER IQ
Lyubomirsky's research indicated that at least half of the determinants of happiness are open to our
influence. These two sectors are: - CORRECT ANSWER 50% Set Point, 10% Circumstances, &
40% Intentional Activities
If you were given a pop quiz the next class period over today's lecture, yet you hadn't cracked open your
notes since you left class, in all likelihood you would only remember how much of the information? -
CORRECT ANSWER Between 20-50%.
According to John Berry's model of acculturation, keeping the culture of origin while also keeping the
new culture is __________ - CORRECT ANSWER Integration
The fight-flight-freeze response is mediated by the ______________ - CORRECT
ANSWER Sympathetic division of the endocrine system
, Hans Seyle's work was important because it showed that: - CORRECT ANSWER Prolonged
physiological arousal that is meant to be adaptive could lead to diseases
You are standing in a checkout lane at the grocery store. The family in front of you has a young child who
is repeatedly asking for candy. The parents say no, and the child escalates, getting louder and more
insistent with each no. Eventually, the child is screaming, pulling at the pants leg of one parent, and with
the other hand, pulling candy off the shelf. The parents give the child spank the child, immediately
stopping the tantrum. According to Skinner, the parents giving the child a spanking is: - CORRECT
ANSWER Punishment
According to your text, adjustment is the ________ processes through which people manage or ________
the demands and challenges of everyday life. - CORRECT ANSWER Psychological; cope with
What creates anxiety? - CORRECT ANSWER Conflicts stemming from sexual and aggressive
urges, when our self-concept is threatened, having highly incongruent self-concepts, being aware of our
own morality, stress, and PTSD.
The paradox of progress suggests that despite the countless time-saving devices we have at our disposal,
most of us _____________________. - CORRECT ANSWER still lead hurried and rushed lives
One quick strategy people can use to find out if self-help books are based on published research is to: -
CORRECT ANSWER look for references at the end of chapters or at the end of the text.
The authors explain that the concept of adjustment was originally modeled after the ________ concept of
________. - CORRECT ANSWER biological; adaptation
__________ is the premise that knowledge should be acquired through ________. - CORRECT
ANSWER Empiricism; observation
Which of the following statements regarding the advantages and disadvantages of experimental research
is LEAST accurate? - CORRECT ANSWER Participants in experiments can choose either the
experimental or control group.
