PSY 4521 Exam 3 ACTUAL UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
General Locus of Control - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅personality trait: extent to which
people believe they generally can control events in their lives
- internal: they control what happens
- external: things happen to you
GLC differs from event specific control - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅event specific refers to
perceptions about whether specific events are controllable
even internal will perceive some events as uncontrollable
tend to be more related to important outcomes than general control beliefs
Janoff-Bulman - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅behavioral self-blame: blaming rape on
controllable behaviors victim engaged in
characterological self-blame: blaming rape on uncontrollable factors
behavioral hypothesized to be adaptive because it should be associated with the belief that
future rapes can be avoided; characterological not thought to lead to same sense of control
Frazer's findings on Janoff-Bulman - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅samples not rape victims
evidence does not support their theory
both behavioral and characterological associated with more distress
Temporal model of control - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅do the relations between
attributions/control and distress generalize to other events?
past: could I have prevented this?
present: control over symptoms, care/treatment, recovery
future: can I keep this from happening again?
How each of temporal model of control relates to distress - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅past:
unassociated or positively associated with distress
, present: consistently related to less distress
future: evidence mixed (may depend on actual controllability)
Relationship between general locus of control and past, present, and future control -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅present: related to general internal loc; more important than
general control beliefs in predicting distress; predicts distress beyond other known predictors
past and present not really related
What are perceived control interventions general effects on college student mental health? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅increase present control and less distress and less perceived
stress
fewer stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms
Is perceived control intervention more or less helpful for students with a history of trauma? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅intervention more helpful for trauma history
Does it matter how distressed you are at baseline in perceived control interventions? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅intervention more effective for those more stressed
Are perceived control interventions better as a mobile app or web-based program? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅wed-based - more descriptive and beneficial
Comparisons for helpful vs unhelpful social support - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Helpful:
providing emotional support; showing concern
unhelpful: distancing; minimizing; bumbling; blaming
different ways social support has been defined - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅three main
functions: emotional, informational, and tangible
network measures: size of social network; frequency of contact with social network
perceived social support: your perception of what is available to you if you need it
received support: suppoer you say you actually received from a support provider
enacted support: support provided (provider's perspective)
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
General Locus of Control - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅personality trait: extent to which
people believe they generally can control events in their lives
- internal: they control what happens
- external: things happen to you
GLC differs from event specific control - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅event specific refers to
perceptions about whether specific events are controllable
even internal will perceive some events as uncontrollable
tend to be more related to important outcomes than general control beliefs
Janoff-Bulman - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅behavioral self-blame: blaming rape on
controllable behaviors victim engaged in
characterological self-blame: blaming rape on uncontrollable factors
behavioral hypothesized to be adaptive because it should be associated with the belief that
future rapes can be avoided; characterological not thought to lead to same sense of control
Frazer's findings on Janoff-Bulman - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅samples not rape victims
evidence does not support their theory
both behavioral and characterological associated with more distress
Temporal model of control - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅do the relations between
attributions/control and distress generalize to other events?
past: could I have prevented this?
present: control over symptoms, care/treatment, recovery
future: can I keep this from happening again?
How each of temporal model of control relates to distress - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅past:
unassociated or positively associated with distress
, present: consistently related to less distress
future: evidence mixed (may depend on actual controllability)
Relationship between general locus of control and past, present, and future control -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅present: related to general internal loc; more important than
general control beliefs in predicting distress; predicts distress beyond other known predictors
past and present not really related
What are perceived control interventions general effects on college student mental health? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅increase present control and less distress and less perceived
stress
fewer stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms
Is perceived control intervention more or less helpful for students with a history of trauma? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅intervention more helpful for trauma history
Does it matter how distressed you are at baseline in perceived control interventions? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅intervention more effective for those more stressed
Are perceived control interventions better as a mobile app or web-based program? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅wed-based - more descriptive and beneficial
Comparisons for helpful vs unhelpful social support - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Helpful:
providing emotional support; showing concern
unhelpful: distancing; minimizing; bumbling; blaming
different ways social support has been defined - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅three main
functions: emotional, informational, and tangible
network measures: size of social network; frequency of contact with social network
perceived social support: your perception of what is available to you if you need it
received support: suppoer you say you actually received from a support provider
enacted support: support provided (provider's perspective)
