Psychology of Everyday Life Final Exam
correctly answered to pass 100%
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Having significant technological progress that is supposed to make life easier but has create
more personal problems. - correct answer ✔✔What is the paradox of progress? What are
examples?
Time saving devices, yet less free time; Life choices available have increased yet choice overload
undermines happiness; Unprecedented influence, yet vast majority stressed about finance;
Need to feel well, yet focus on materialism that undermines well-being - correct answer
✔✔What are examples of paradox of progress?
The search for meaning, direction, and personal philosophy - correct answer ✔✔What do many
researchers feel is the basic challenge of modern life?
Hand-written allows for your mind to process what is being said whereas on the computer notes
are usually taken word for word - correct answer ✔✔Why are hand-written notes thought to
lead to better learning than notes taken on a computer?
Dominated by psycobabble, lack scientific evidence, lack of empirical evidence, lack specificity in
changing one's life, encourage narcissitic approach, lack valid co - correct answer ✔✔What are
common critiques of many popular self-help books?
Money, age, gender, parenthood. intelligence/attractiveness - correct answer ✔✔What things
are weakly correlated to subjective wellbeing?
Relationship satisfaction, Work, Genetics and personality - correct answer ✔✔What things are
strongly correlatetd to subjective wellbeing?
,Consistency in behavior over time (traits) as well as the distinctiveness of one's set traits -
correct answer ✔✔What is personality, as we defined it in class?
Extrovesion, Neuroticism, Openness to Experience Conscientiousness, Agreeableness - correct
answer ✔✔What are the Big 5 personality traits in the five-factor model of personality?
Extroversion: outgoing, sociable, assertive
Neuroticism: anxious, self-conscious, impulsive
Openess to Experience: curious, flexible, tolerant of ambiguity
Conscientiousness: diligent, organized, able to self-regulate
Agreeableness: sympathetic, cooperative, straightforward - correct answer ✔✔How do the the
5 higher-order factors influence more specific behaviors?
Unconscious thoughts influence behaviors, defense mechanisms to ward off anxiety, internal
conflict leads to stress, and childhood experiences support personality - correct answer
✔✔What are informative contributions of psychoanalytic theory in understanding personality?
Pavlov - correct answer ✔✔Which behaviorist best explains how: involuntary emotional
responses are formed?
Skinner - correct answer ✔✔Which behaviorist best explains how: consequences shape
voluntary behavior?
It addressed that behaviorists neglected the cognitive processes because they only looked at
observable behavior and not at the behavior of people as they observe others - correct answer
✔✔How did social cognitive theory address an important limitation of behaviorist perspectives
in understanding personality and behavior?
, incongruence - correct answer ✔✔According to Rogers, disparity between one's self-concept
and actual experience is referred to as ________________________.
Their greater genetic overlap - correct answer ✔✔If identical twins exhibit more personality
resemblance than fraternal twins, it's probably due mostly to _________________________.
Primary appraisals: initial evaluation of an events relevance, threat, and stressfulness
Secondary appraisals: evaluation of coping resources and options for dealing with a stressful
event - correct answer ✔✔What are primary appraisals? What are secondary appraisals?
When someone views stress an an opportunity of growth and challenge - correct answer
✔✔What is the stress-is-enhancing mindset?
When people view stress as genuinely harmful and threatening - correct answer ✔✔What is the
stress-is-debilitating mindset?
Frustration, Internal conflict, Change, Pressure - correct answer ✔✔What are common sources
of stress?
Acute, chronic, anticipatory - correct answer ✔✔What are different durations of stress?
attention - correct answer ✔✔One of the negative effects of stress is impaired task
performance, often due to "choking." This highlights the critical role of _____________ for
making use of limited cognitive resources during task performance.
Promotes personal growth and self improvement (post traumatic growth); Inoculation effect
[the exposure to stress can increase stress tolerance] - correct answer ✔✔What are positive
effects of stress?
correctly answered to pass 100%
guaranteed
Having significant technological progress that is supposed to make life easier but has create
more personal problems. - correct answer ✔✔What is the paradox of progress? What are
examples?
Time saving devices, yet less free time; Life choices available have increased yet choice overload
undermines happiness; Unprecedented influence, yet vast majority stressed about finance;
Need to feel well, yet focus on materialism that undermines well-being - correct answer
✔✔What are examples of paradox of progress?
The search for meaning, direction, and personal philosophy - correct answer ✔✔What do many
researchers feel is the basic challenge of modern life?
Hand-written allows for your mind to process what is being said whereas on the computer notes
are usually taken word for word - correct answer ✔✔Why are hand-written notes thought to
lead to better learning than notes taken on a computer?
Dominated by psycobabble, lack scientific evidence, lack of empirical evidence, lack specificity in
changing one's life, encourage narcissitic approach, lack valid co - correct answer ✔✔What are
common critiques of many popular self-help books?
Money, age, gender, parenthood. intelligence/attractiveness - correct answer ✔✔What things
are weakly correlated to subjective wellbeing?
Relationship satisfaction, Work, Genetics and personality - correct answer ✔✔What things are
strongly correlatetd to subjective wellbeing?
,Consistency in behavior over time (traits) as well as the distinctiveness of one's set traits -
correct answer ✔✔What is personality, as we defined it in class?
Extrovesion, Neuroticism, Openness to Experience Conscientiousness, Agreeableness - correct
answer ✔✔What are the Big 5 personality traits in the five-factor model of personality?
Extroversion: outgoing, sociable, assertive
Neuroticism: anxious, self-conscious, impulsive
Openess to Experience: curious, flexible, tolerant of ambiguity
Conscientiousness: diligent, organized, able to self-regulate
Agreeableness: sympathetic, cooperative, straightforward - correct answer ✔✔How do the the
5 higher-order factors influence more specific behaviors?
Unconscious thoughts influence behaviors, defense mechanisms to ward off anxiety, internal
conflict leads to stress, and childhood experiences support personality - correct answer
✔✔What are informative contributions of psychoanalytic theory in understanding personality?
Pavlov - correct answer ✔✔Which behaviorist best explains how: involuntary emotional
responses are formed?
Skinner - correct answer ✔✔Which behaviorist best explains how: consequences shape
voluntary behavior?
It addressed that behaviorists neglected the cognitive processes because they only looked at
observable behavior and not at the behavior of people as they observe others - correct answer
✔✔How did social cognitive theory address an important limitation of behaviorist perspectives
in understanding personality and behavior?
, incongruence - correct answer ✔✔According to Rogers, disparity between one's self-concept
and actual experience is referred to as ________________________.
Their greater genetic overlap - correct answer ✔✔If identical twins exhibit more personality
resemblance than fraternal twins, it's probably due mostly to _________________________.
Primary appraisals: initial evaluation of an events relevance, threat, and stressfulness
Secondary appraisals: evaluation of coping resources and options for dealing with a stressful
event - correct answer ✔✔What are primary appraisals? What are secondary appraisals?
When someone views stress an an opportunity of growth and challenge - correct answer
✔✔What is the stress-is-enhancing mindset?
When people view stress as genuinely harmful and threatening - correct answer ✔✔What is the
stress-is-debilitating mindset?
Frustration, Internal conflict, Change, Pressure - correct answer ✔✔What are common sources
of stress?
Acute, chronic, anticipatory - correct answer ✔✔What are different durations of stress?
attention - correct answer ✔✔One of the negative effects of stress is impaired task
performance, often due to "choking." This highlights the critical role of _____________ for
making use of limited cognitive resources during task performance.
Promotes personal growth and self improvement (post traumatic growth); Inoculation effect
[the exposure to stress can increase stress tolerance] - correct answer ✔✔What are positive
effects of stress?
