Question 1

Which of the following best illustrates an internal attribution for a failure or setback?

Accepted Answer

A)  "I will never succeed."
B)  "This ruins everything."
C)  "It is my fault."
D)  "The whole world is against me."E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following is a therapy that utilizes the "attitudes-follow-behavior" principle?

Accepted Answer

A)  assertiveness training
B)  rational-emotive therapy
C)  self-help groups
D)  psychoanalysisE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

According to the text,which of the following is a social-psychological principle that can be applied to the treatment of psychological difficulties?

Accepted Answer

A)  attitudes-follow-behavior principle
B)  we-are-cognitive-misers principle
C)  acceptance-breeds-compliance principle
D)  behavior-follows-attitudes principleE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

Jose's clinical psychologist diagnosed him as suffering from depression.Which of the following is NOT likely to be true of Jose's explanatory style after he fails his psychology test?

Accepted Answer

A)  His failure on the test will affect everything else in his life.
B)  It is his fault he failed the test.
C)  He will never do well in school.
D)  His teacher hates him.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 5

A study conducted by Lauren Alloy and Lyn Abramson (1979) to test the accuracy of mildly depressed and nondepressed students in estimating their degree of control revealed that in contrast to the mildly depressed students,the nondepressed students were more

Accepted Answer

A)  attuned to others' feelings.
B)  accurate in their memories.
C)  prone to distorted judgments.
D)  self-preoccupied.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

According to Martin Seligman (2002) ,which of the following is the most likely reason for high levels of depression in today's Western world?

Accepted Answer

A)  reliance on technology
B)  growth of individualism
C)  poor quality of education
D)  decline in morals and ethicsE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Compared to depressed people,nondepressed people

Accepted Answer

A)  exaggerate their control of events around them.
B)  have realistic perceptions of the good and bad things that the future holds.
C)  readily accept responsibility for both successes and failures.
D)  describe themselves with a fairly even mix of positive and negative qualities.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following best illustrates an internal attribution for a failure or setback?

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Jose's clinical psychologist diagnosed him as suffering from depression.Which of the following is NOT likely to be true of Jose's explanatory style after he fails his psychology test?

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Compared to depressed people,nondepressed people

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According to Martin Seligman (2002) ,which of the following is the most likely reason for high levels of depression in today's Western world?

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Which of the following is a therapy that utilizes the "attitudes-follow-behavior" principle?

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