PSYC-110:| PSYC 110 PSYCHOLOGY PRE TEST EXAM WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS

Bandura's social cognitive theory of personality stresses the observation of adult behaviors as well as the concept of ________ in the development of a child's personality a. conditioning b. the unconscious c. modeling d. genetics c. modeling The term "break from reality" most appropriately refers to individuals with what disorder? a. Seasonal Affective Disorder b. Dissociative Identify Disorder c. Schizophrenia d. Multiple Personality Disorder c. Schizophrenia Psychologists as well as other scientists need to confirm their findings by repeating observations, a process known as _______. a. empirical evidence b. evaluation c. objectivity d. replication d. replication The scientific study of how people's thoughts, feeling, and actions are affected by other is called________. a. social psychology b. social science c. sociology d. sociobehavioral psychology a. social psychology The United States would be considered a _____ culture? a. collectivistic b. holistic c. humoristic d. individualistic d. individualistic As Caroline is walking across campus, a car swerves toward her. Her heart races and sweat breaks out as she jumps out of harm's way. This mobalization of energy is due to the action of Caroline's a. Parasympathetic nervous system b. Somatic nervous system c. Sympathetic nervous system d. Skeletal nervous system c. Sympathetic nervous system We misjudge the causes of another person's behavior because we overestimate internal, personal factors and underestimate external, situational influences. This is called_________ a. delusional thinking b. prejudice c. love d. the fundamental attribution error d. the fundamental attribution error Lasting images or virtual snapshots that are frozen