PSYC 333 Study Guide: Abnormal Psychology Course Overview
Two-year-old Jason's big sister stuck a sticker on his head. Later, he looks at himself in the mirror
but does not try to retrieve the sticker off of his own head. Jason's self-concept is limited to that
of the: - ANS ✔✔Present self
A trait of collectivistic societies: - ANS ✔✔Self-effacement
Low self-esteem is most strongly associated with ____ in girls and ____ in boys. - ANS
✔✔failure to gain the approval of friends; lack of romantic competence
Robert White asserted that people of all ages are motivated intrinsically to: - ANS ✔✔master
the environment and its challenges
When Leah successfully solves a difficult algebra problem, her teacher tells her, "Leah, you
thought that problem through and came up with an excellent strategy for solving it." Based on
Mueller and Dweck's study, this interchange will help foster Leah's interest in pursuing: - ANS
✔✔learning goals because the teacher gave process-oriented praise
Among minority youth, greater identity formation conflicts tend to arise for - ANS ✔✔-mixed-
identity adolescents and cross-ethnic adoptees.
-minority children living in primarily Caucasian neighborhoods.
As children mature through middle childhood, they become increasingly inclined to characterize
others in terms of: - ANS ✔✔psychological constructs (traits)
Traditionally, girls are encouraged to adopt an ____ gender-role standard. - ANS ✔✔expressive
, Sex differences in risk-taking in the first year of life may stem, in part, from: - ANS ✔✔boys
heightened activity levels
Adherence to gender-role expectations - ANS ✔✔is stronger in collectivistic cultures that
emphasize the need to maintain social harmony.
Genotypic influences on the child's self-concept are: - ANS ✔✔stronger for boys than for girls
Children are likely to encode and remember information that is consistent with their ideas
about gender, but they are likely to forget or distort information that is not consistent with their
views. This is a tenant of the ____ theory. - ANS ✔✔gender-schema theory
Transsexuals' gender-reassignment surgery contradicts the principle of: - ANS ✔✔gender
stability
Which intervention is most effective for changing gender-role attitudes? - ANS ✔✔Cognitive
interventions that attack stereotypes directly
Thugo, age 10, likes to beat up smaller kids just to hurt them and make them cry. Thugo
performs: - ANS ✔✔hostile aggression
Snubbing or ignoring another person to make him or her feel bad is a type of: - ANS
✔✔relational aggression
The incompatible-response technique involves: - ANS ✔✔reinforcing desirable behaviors while
ignoring the undesirable whenever possible.
During the preschool years, there is a shift in altruism from: - ANS ✔✔pretend play to real acts
of helpfulness toward others.
Two-year-old Jason's big sister stuck a sticker on his head. Later, he looks at himself in the mirror
but does not try to retrieve the sticker off of his own head. Jason's self-concept is limited to that
of the: - ANS ✔✔Present self
A trait of collectivistic societies: - ANS ✔✔Self-effacement
Low self-esteem is most strongly associated with ____ in girls and ____ in boys. - ANS
✔✔failure to gain the approval of friends; lack of romantic competence
Robert White asserted that people of all ages are motivated intrinsically to: - ANS ✔✔master
the environment and its challenges
When Leah successfully solves a difficult algebra problem, her teacher tells her, "Leah, you
thought that problem through and came up with an excellent strategy for solving it." Based on
Mueller and Dweck's study, this interchange will help foster Leah's interest in pursuing: - ANS
✔✔learning goals because the teacher gave process-oriented praise
Among minority youth, greater identity formation conflicts tend to arise for - ANS ✔✔-mixed-
identity adolescents and cross-ethnic adoptees.
-minority children living in primarily Caucasian neighborhoods.
As children mature through middle childhood, they become increasingly inclined to characterize
others in terms of: - ANS ✔✔psychological constructs (traits)
Traditionally, girls are encouraged to adopt an ____ gender-role standard. - ANS ✔✔expressive
, Sex differences in risk-taking in the first year of life may stem, in part, from: - ANS ✔✔boys
heightened activity levels
Adherence to gender-role expectations - ANS ✔✔is stronger in collectivistic cultures that
emphasize the need to maintain social harmony.
Genotypic influences on the child's self-concept are: - ANS ✔✔stronger for boys than for girls
Children are likely to encode and remember information that is consistent with their ideas
about gender, but they are likely to forget or distort information that is not consistent with their
views. This is a tenant of the ____ theory. - ANS ✔✔gender-schema theory
Transsexuals' gender-reassignment surgery contradicts the principle of: - ANS ✔✔gender
stability
Which intervention is most effective for changing gender-role attitudes? - ANS ✔✔Cognitive
interventions that attack stereotypes directly
Thugo, age 10, likes to beat up smaller kids just to hurt them and make them cry. Thugo
performs: - ANS ✔✔hostile aggression
Snubbing or ignoring another person to make him or her feel bad is a type of: - ANS
✔✔relational aggression
The incompatible-response technique involves: - ANS ✔✔reinforcing desirable behaviors while
ignoring the undesirable whenever possible.
During the preschool years, there is a shift in altruism from: - ANS ✔✔pretend play to real acts
of helpfulness toward others.
