PSYC 1001 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Dr. Nsofor is a psychologist who is currently evaluating a new client. Dr. Nsofor would
most likely refer to the _________ to assist her in diagnosing her clients psychological
disorder. - Answer -Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Feeling insects crawling on your skin (when none are really there) or hearing voices
(when no one is around or no one is talking to you) would be examples of what
symptom of schizophrenia? - Answer -Hallucinations
Trish is feeling fantastic. She is racing about, full of energy, highly talkative and having
an intensely good time. She is full of goals and plans, her brain just races with
grandiose ideas. When her friends bring her to an emergency room because she hasn't
slept in days, the doctor diagnoses Trish as having _________________. - Answer -A
manic episode
Which of the following statements illustrates the thinking style of someone with
depression? - Answer -Things are terrible, they will always be terrible, and it's all my
fault.
A model of mental illness that assumes that people develop a clinical disorder due to an
interaction between biological vulnerability and environmental factors is
____________________. - Answer -The diathesis-stress model
Darcy is sitting at her desk in her office one day when, without warning, her heart begins
racing rapidly, she starts sweating profusely, and she is gripped with a terrifying fear
that she is about to go crazy. She thinks she is having a heart attack. Nothing she is
doing seems to have caused such an episode. Her symptoms most resemble ______. -
Answer -a panic attack
A compulsion is: - Answer -A behavior or thought that is used to reduce the distress
caused by obsessions.
In what brand of psychotherapy would a clinical psychologist attempt to uncover the
underlying unconscious conflicts and impulses that are the cause of one's psychological
difficulties? - Answer -Psychoanalytic/psychodynamic
According to Albert Ellis, many psychological problems result from: - Answer -
Catastrophic thinking about oneself or ones life conditions
According to research, humans have a biological need for interpersonal interactions.
This is called the - Answer -need-to-belong theory
A flawed scientist uses all of the following when thinking about the behavior of others
EXCEPT _____? - Answer -conformity
, Although he and his wife earn $450,000 a year, a law professor at the University of
Chicago defended low tax rates on the top 1% of Americans because he and his wife
were barely able to make ends meet. When he observed the lifestyle of people around
him--some of whom were billionaires--he felt frustrated. He and his wife didn't have a
plane of their own and new cars every year. They struggled to afford international travel,
school tuition for their children, and staff to cook and clean their two homes. A Social
Psychologist, observing this complaint, might understand this law professor's discontent
as consistent with _________________________. - Answer -social comparison theory
You get on an elevator. Everyone is facing to the right. You turn and also face to the
right. This is an example of - Answer -conformity
The excitement was high and the crowd of fans was huge. After beating Iowa and taking
back the Floyd the pig trophy, thousands of Gopher fans swarmed the field, climbing on
the goal posts, yelling, screaming, and taking their clothes off. To social psychologists,
this behavior of normally mild-mannered UM students is an example of __________, a
loosening of self-restraints when anonymous in a large crowd. - Answer -
deindividuation
Alan (an inexperienced pool player) and Ben (an experienced player) were playing a
game of pool at the local bar. A group of girls came over to watch them. Based on what
Social Psychologists have learned about "social facilitation" you would predict that
______________ with other people watching them. - Answer -Alan's performance will
get worse and Ben's performance will improve
In an emergency, individuals may fail to help. They may be unsure whether the situation
is really an emergency. They may not know that they are responsible, especially when
other people are around. This psychological phenomena is known as
_______________. - Answer -Bystander Effect
A group of engineers was asked to create a more useful dashboard for cars. All of the
members, except for one, put forth much effort. The individual who choose not to work
very diligently knew that the other members of the group would pick up his slack. In the
end, their hard work paid off. The group's new dashboard was named design of the
month by the company, and all members of the team got a monetary bonus. Social
psychologists would consider the behavior of the individual who let others do the work
(but who still reaped the rewards) as an example of _____________. - Answer -social
loafing
Research on ________ racism suggests that society is more egalitarian than it has
been in the past, but research on __________ racism suggests that plenty of people are
still prejudiced. - Answer -old-fashioned;modern
Dr. Nsofor is a psychologist who is currently evaluating a new client. Dr. Nsofor would
most likely refer to the _________ to assist her in diagnosing her clients psychological
disorder. - Answer -Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Feeling insects crawling on your skin (when none are really there) or hearing voices
(when no one is around or no one is talking to you) would be examples of what
symptom of schizophrenia? - Answer -Hallucinations
Trish is feeling fantastic. She is racing about, full of energy, highly talkative and having
an intensely good time. She is full of goals and plans, her brain just races with
grandiose ideas. When her friends bring her to an emergency room because she hasn't
slept in days, the doctor diagnoses Trish as having _________________. - Answer -A
manic episode
Which of the following statements illustrates the thinking style of someone with
depression? - Answer -Things are terrible, they will always be terrible, and it's all my
fault.
A model of mental illness that assumes that people develop a clinical disorder due to an
interaction between biological vulnerability and environmental factors is
____________________. - Answer -The diathesis-stress model
Darcy is sitting at her desk in her office one day when, without warning, her heart begins
racing rapidly, she starts sweating profusely, and she is gripped with a terrifying fear
that she is about to go crazy. She thinks she is having a heart attack. Nothing she is
doing seems to have caused such an episode. Her symptoms most resemble ______. -
Answer -a panic attack
A compulsion is: - Answer -A behavior or thought that is used to reduce the distress
caused by obsessions.
In what brand of psychotherapy would a clinical psychologist attempt to uncover the
underlying unconscious conflicts and impulses that are the cause of one's psychological
difficulties? - Answer -Psychoanalytic/psychodynamic
According to Albert Ellis, many psychological problems result from: - Answer -
Catastrophic thinking about oneself or ones life conditions
According to research, humans have a biological need for interpersonal interactions.
This is called the - Answer -need-to-belong theory
A flawed scientist uses all of the following when thinking about the behavior of others
EXCEPT _____? - Answer -conformity
, Although he and his wife earn $450,000 a year, a law professor at the University of
Chicago defended low tax rates on the top 1% of Americans because he and his wife
were barely able to make ends meet. When he observed the lifestyle of people around
him--some of whom were billionaires--he felt frustrated. He and his wife didn't have a
plane of their own and new cars every year. They struggled to afford international travel,
school tuition for their children, and staff to cook and clean their two homes. A Social
Psychologist, observing this complaint, might understand this law professor's discontent
as consistent with _________________________. - Answer -social comparison theory
You get on an elevator. Everyone is facing to the right. You turn and also face to the
right. This is an example of - Answer -conformity
The excitement was high and the crowd of fans was huge. After beating Iowa and taking
back the Floyd the pig trophy, thousands of Gopher fans swarmed the field, climbing on
the goal posts, yelling, screaming, and taking their clothes off. To social psychologists,
this behavior of normally mild-mannered UM students is an example of __________, a
loosening of self-restraints when anonymous in a large crowd. - Answer -
deindividuation
Alan (an inexperienced pool player) and Ben (an experienced player) were playing a
game of pool at the local bar. A group of girls came over to watch them. Based on what
Social Psychologists have learned about "social facilitation" you would predict that
______________ with other people watching them. - Answer -Alan's performance will
get worse and Ben's performance will improve
In an emergency, individuals may fail to help. They may be unsure whether the situation
is really an emergency. They may not know that they are responsible, especially when
other people are around. This psychological phenomena is known as
_______________. - Answer -Bystander Effect
A group of engineers was asked to create a more useful dashboard for cars. All of the
members, except for one, put forth much effort. The individual who choose not to work
very diligently knew that the other members of the group would pick up his slack. In the
end, their hard work paid off. The group's new dashboard was named design of the
month by the company, and all members of the team got a monetary bonus. Social
psychologists would consider the behavior of the individual who let others do the work
(but who still reaped the rewards) as an example of _____________. - Answer -social
loafing
Research on ________ racism suggests that society is more egalitarian than it has
been in the past, but research on __________ racism suggests that plenty of people are
still prejudiced. - Answer -old-fashioned;modern
