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One's personal identity and sense of self is molded by society. By observing and interacting with others, individuals begin to conform themselves to what society dictates. The process by which these changes take place is known as: |
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Social facilitation |
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Group polarization |
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Assimilation |
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Socialization |
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Which of the following scenarios best supports Erik Erikson's theory of identity formation? |
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A college student chooses to reject his parents' religion and is disowned by his family, but follows his own faith devoutly. |
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An older man decides to retire and pursue his hobby. |
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A toddler decides not to obey his mother. |
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A high school boy decides to use street drugs for the first time. |
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James is a 9 year old boy. He loves fishing with his dad, playing soccer, watching movies and playing video games with friends. According to Freud's psychosexual stages of development, in which stage is Noah? |
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Oral |
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Anal |
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Latency |
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Genital |
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According to Eysencks, personality difference arise mostly from: |
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Environmental differences such as personality characteristics.
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Biological differences. |
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Social and cultural differences. |
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Factor analyses of personality differences. |
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Which of the following statements BEST describes the relationship between self-esteem and self-efficacy? |
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Self-efficacy is a global feeling about yourself whereas self-esteem is frequently changing
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Self-esteem stays the same whereas self-efficacy changes |
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Self-esteem is how you feel about yourself whereas self-efficacy is how others feel about |
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Self-esteem is a global feeling about yourself whereas self-efficacy refers to how you feel about yourself in various situations |
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Micah is 6 years old. He likes to play with his friends and parents, but it getting better at initiating activities. He is also content to play with some toys or games alone. According to Erikson's psychosocial stages of development, in which stage is Micah? |
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Trust vs. Mistrust |
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Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt |
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Initiative vs. Guilt |
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Industry vs. Inferiority |
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Kristen is a 10 year old girl. She plays soccer, is involved in school clubs, and enjoys spending time with her parents on the weekends. She has friends who are boys, but is not interested in dating. According to Freud's psychosexual stages of development, in which stage is Kristen? |
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oral |
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anal |
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latency |
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genital |
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Matthew is 18 months old. He says "no" many times per day. He often says "no" when offered food or told to do something, even when his parents are sure he likes what is being offered. According to Erikson's psychosocial stages of development, in which stage is Matthew? |
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Trust vs. Mistrust |
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Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt |
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Initiative vs. Guilt |
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Industry vs. Inferiority |
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Liam is 17 years old. He has a serious girlfriend who he feels he loves. He has been thinking of beginning a sexual relationship with his girlfriend. According to Freud's psychosexual stages of development, in which stage is Liam? |
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Oral |
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Anal |
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Phallic |
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Genital |
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Considering socialization theory, which of the following could not explain why an individual comes to believe that he should be competitive? |
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Parental advice |
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Themes within film |
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Genetics |
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Playing sports with friends |
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Students are required to be participants in studies for psychology class. One study uses an anonymous survey to gather information about the students. Which of the following questions on the survey is aimed at discovering a student's social identity? |
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How would you describe your strength in academics and athletics? |
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Would you describe yourself as an athlete? |
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Would you describe yourself as a brave individual? Rate from 1-10. |
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How important is it for you to dress well and be neat? |
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Which of the following represents the correct order of Freud's five Psychosexual Stages of development? |
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Oral, Anal, Latency, Genital, Phallic |
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Anal, Oral, Genital, Latency, Phallic |
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Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency, Genital |
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Anal, Oral, Phallic, Latency, Genital |
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Jenny is a 5 year old girl. Her parents are approaching parenting with a "hands off" approach. They believe this develops self-reliance and self motivation in the child. What is this parenting style called? |
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authoritarian |
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passive-aggressive |
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aggressive |
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permissive |
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A child is frequently sick. While sick, the child stays home from school and is taken care of by parents. Over time, the child begins to insist on that level of care, because he feels that he is or will be unwell. Considering George Herbert Mead's idea of role-taking, which of the following is the correct explanation of this phenomenon? |
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The child became accustomed to the treatment |
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The child became lazy |
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The child consciously decided to take advantage of the situation |
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The child saw himself as a sick person |
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Yalom believed there were many therapeutic factors that occur during groups, including altruism. He also believed that universality occurred. Which statement best describes how the therapeutic process of grouping helps an individual? |
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Universality is when a member of the group can be inspired or motivated by another member. |
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Shared experiences and feeling promotes a sense of membership and raises self esteem. |
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Group members can help each other through being genuine. |
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one group member obtains a sense of authority. |
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According to Erikson's Theory of Development:
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Identity development is confined to infancy. |
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Identity development is confined to adulthood. |
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Identity development relies on crises at each stage of development. |
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The failure to form one's identity has no implication on a shared identity with others. |
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Which of the following is an example of external locus of control? |
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George was late to pick up his friend Sarah, and upon arriving to her place, he was apologetic and blamed himself for losing track of time.
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Alex does poorly on this history exam and blames the clock on the wall for being too loud and not allowing him to concentrate.
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Gretchen is no longer kept awake by her roommate's late night keyboard typing.
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Lauren is talking on the phone and parks her car in her driveway, accidentally leaving the headlights on. In the morning, she blames herself for not paying attention.
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Someone with a high external locus of control would likely say which of the following in response to a poor grade on an exam? |
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"If only I studied harder, I would have done better." |
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"Next time, I need to have the right study strategies in place." |
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"I don't understand anything the teacher explains in class." |
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"The teacher did not give us the tools we needed to be successful on the exam." |
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An individual with an external locus of control may be expected to: |
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believe significant stereotypes of other groups. |
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have increased nervousness when performing a task in front of others. |
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have a strong idea of self-efficacy. |
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blame shortcomings based on luck. |
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Social comparison allows for: |
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the formation of an in group and an out group. |
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negation of socialization forces. |
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loss of a locus of control. |
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the development of a sense of self. |
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A student receives a B on an exam and is initially disappointed until learning that the average was a D+. She then perceives herself as performing fairly well on the exam. This behavior serves as an example of the usage of a: |
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reference group. |
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in group. |
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out group. |
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class solvency. |
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Which of the following questions would not appropriately target identifying an individual's social identity? |
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Which religious group do you belong to? |
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Do you consider yourself a 'nerd'? |
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For which football team do you consider yourself a fan? |
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s it important for you to be perceived as clean by your friends? |
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