TestBank psychology around us 2nd edition comer ch14

Chapter: Chapter 14: Social Psychology Multiple Choice Dan felt cheated by the used car salesperson who sold him a 1997 Honda Accord several years ago Ever since then, he assumes the worst when it comes to dealing with salespeople Which attitude component is this an example of? a) Affective b) Behavioral c) Cognitive d) Acquisition Ans: c Feedback A: Refers to emotions Feedback B: Refers to actions Feedback C: Correct! Feedback D: Not an attitude component Section Ref: Social Cognition: Attitudes Learning Objective: Explain how attitudes form and change and what role they play in behavior Difficulty: Medium True/False Social cognition refers to how people perceive and interpret themselves and others in their social world Ans: True Section Ref: Social Cognition: Attitudes Learning Objective: Explain how attitudes form and change and what role they play in behavior Difficulty: Easy Fill-in-the-blank The component of attitudes that describes how we feel about something is the component Ans: affective Section Ref: Social Cognition: Attitudes Learning Objective: Explain how attitudes form and change and what role they play in behavior Difficulty: Easy Short Answer Describe a situation that would likely result in direct transmission of attitudes Ans: Children may hear a lecture from parents or other authority figures that shapes how they conceptualize ideas and situations Section Ref: Social Cognition: Attitudes Learning Objective: Explain how attitudes form and change and what role they play in behavior Difficulty: Medium Essay Beyond parental influence, describe factors that may shape the development of attitudes as children mature? Ans: As children grow older, they observe their peers and determine what rewards and punishments are associated with particular behaviors Likewise, television and other media offer opportunities for modeling behavior and experiencing consequences Section Ref: Social Cognition: Attitudes Learning Objective: Explain how attitudes form and change and what role they play in behavior Difficulty: Medium Multiple Choice Miriam, a major in gender studies, was in an abusive relationship with Don She experienced emotional discomfort because her beliefs about equal rights and respect in a relationship were contradicted every time she tolerated Don’s abusive behavior Which of the following best describes the discomfort Miriam experienced? a) Attitude specificity b) Cognitive dissonance c) Associative dissonance d) All of the above Ans: b Feedback A: More specific the attitude, more predictable the behavior Feedback B: Correct! Feedback C: Not cognitive in nature Feedback D: Cognitive dissonance is the correct answer Section Ref: Social Cognition: Attitudes Learning Objective: Explain how attitudes form and change and what role they play in behavior Difficulty: Medium Melanie predicted that the end of the world was coming on May 21, 2011 Obviously Melanie’s prediction did not come true According to cognitive dissonance theory, how will Melanie reconcile the fact that there is inconsistency between her thoughts and actions? a) She will likely edit her beliefs slightly to accommodate for the failed prediction and will become even more committed to her original prophecy b) She will repress any memory of her original prophecy and deny ever making a prediction c) She will come to realize that her prophecy was irrational, illogical, and incorrect and will abandon her original beliefs d) She will admit that she was prediction was incorrect and conclude that the end of the world is not coming Ans: a Feedback A: Correct! Feedback B: Melanie’s cognitive dissonance will lead to her being more committed to her original beliefs Feedback C: Melanie’s cognitive dissonance will lead to her being more committed to her original beliefs Feedback D: Melanie’s cognitive dissonance will lead to her being more committed to her original beliefs Section Ref: Social Cognition: Attitudes Learning Objective: Explain how attitudes form and change and what role they play in behavior Difficulty: Medium True/False Habituation refers to the emotional discomfort we feel when we hold contradictory beliefs Ans: False Section Ref: Social Cognition: Attitudes Learning Objective: Explain how attitudes form and change and what role they play in behavior Difficulty: Easy Short Answer Who proposed the concept of cognitive dissonance? Ans: Festinger Section Ref: Social Cognition: Attitudes Learning Objective: Explain how attitudes form and change and what role they play in behavior Difficulty: Easy Essay 10 Describe Bem’s self-perception theory Ans: When people are unsure of their attitudes, they often infer their attitudes from their own behavior, much as an outsider may observe them Section Ref: Social Cognition: Attitudes Learning Objective: Explain how attitudes form and change and what role they play in behavior Difficulty: Hard Multiple Choice 11 In which situation is self-perception theory particularly relevant? a) When we behave in ways that are slightly out of character b) When we behave in ways that are strikingly out of character c) When we behave in ways that are most familiar to us d) When we behave in ways that are unfamiliar to us Ans: a Feedback A: Correct! Feedback B: Too extreme Feedback C: Would not allow for self-examination Feedback D: Too extreme Section Ref: Social Cognition: Attitudes Learning Objective: Explain how attitudes form and change and what role they play in behavior Difficulty: Hard True/False 12 Attitudes are not necessarily related to behaviors Ans: True Section Ref: Social Cognition: Attitudes Learning Objective: Explain how attitudes form and change and what role they play in behavior Difficulty: Medium Fill-in-the-blank 13 The more specific an attitude, the likely it is to be accurately predicted Ans: more Section Ref: Social Cognition: Attitudes Learning Objective: Explain how attitudes form and change and what role they play in behavior Difficulty: Easy Short Answer 14 Define attitude strength Ans: Stronger attitudes predict behavior more accurately than weaker attitudes Section Ref: Social Cognition: Attitudes Learning Objective: Explain how attitudes form and change and what role they play in behavior Difficulty: Medium Essay 15 Describe the bogus pipeline technique Ans: To eliminate social desirability, participants are told that they are hooked up to a lie detector As a result, people are more likely to report their attitudes truthfully Section Ref: Social Cognition: Attitudes Learning Objective: Explain how attitudes form and change and what role they play in behavior Difficulty: Hard Multiple Choice 16 Mick did not believe himself to be homophobic, but he broke out in hives when a homosexual individual sat next to him in class What type of attitude is being described here? a) Affective b) Behavioral c) Explicit d) Implicit Ans: d Feedback A: Refers to emotions Feedback B: Refers to actions Feedback C: Cannot be explicit because he was unaware of the attitude Feedback D: Correct! Section Ref: Social Cognition: Attitudes Learning Objective: Explain how attitudes form and change and what role they play in behavior Difficulty: Medium True/False 17 Implicit attitudes are not predictive of overt acts of racism Ans: False Section Ref: Social Cognition: Attitudes Learning Objective: Explain how attitudes form and change and what role they play in behavior Difficulty: Medium Fill-in-the-blank 18 Generalized impressions of groups of people based on the social category they occupy are known as Ans: stereotypes Section Ref: Social Cognition: Attitudes Learning Objective: Explain how attitudes form and change and what role they play in behavior Difficulty: Easy Short Answer 19 Define prejudice Ans: Negative attitudes towards individuals from another group Section Ref: Social Cognition: Attitudes Learning Objective: Explain how attitudes form and change and what role they play in behavior Difficulty: Medium Essay 20 According to social identity theory, what processes create prejudice? Ans: Social categorization refers to how people interact with a particular group to learn how to react to the world Social identity refers to a person forming an identity within a group Social comparison occurs when the ingroup is considered superior to other groups Section Ref: Social Cognition: Attitudes Learning Objective: Explain how attitudes form and change and what role they play in behavior Difficulty: Hard Multiple Choice 21 Hichem listened to the Presidential State of The Union address and heard that there is a need for healthcare reform in the United States Which element was the source of persuasion? a) Healthcare b) Need for reform c) President d) Hichem Ans: c Feedback A: Topic Feedback B: Message Feedback C: Correct! Feedback D: Receiver Section Ref: Social Cognition: Attitudes Learning Objective: Explain how attitudes form and change and what role they play in behavior Difficulty: Easy True/False 22 The central route of persuasion emphasizes the content of the message by using logical arguments to persuade Ans: True Section Ref: Social Cognition: Attitudes Learning Objective: Explain how attitudes form and change and what role they play in behavior Difficulty: Easy Fill-in-the-blank 23 Asher noted that one candidate was more attractive than another which illustrates his use of superficial information via the route of persuasion Ans: peripheral Section Ref: Social Cognition: Attitudes Learning Objective: Explain how attitudes form and change and what role they play in behavior Difficulty: Medium Short Answer 24 Mark asked his roommate Will to clean his side of the room as a favor When Will refused to so, Mark made a more moderate request by asking Will to feed his pet dog over the weekend What persuasion technique was used in this example? Ans: Door-in-the-face Section Ref: Social Cognition: Attitudes Learning Objective: Explain how attitudes form and change and what role they play in behavior Difficulty: Medium Essay 25 Describe an example of the foot-in-the-door persuasion technique Ans: Example of making a larger request followed by a smaller request Section Ref: Social Cognition: Attitudes Learning Objective: Explain how attitudes form and change and what role they play in behavior Difficulty: Medium Multiple Choice 26 A relatively stable and enduring evaluation of things and people is a) an attitude b) a social cognition c) a schema d) an opinion Ans: a Feedback A: Correct Feedback B: Social cognitions deal with attributions in addition to attitudes Feedback C: This is from the chapter on development (Piaget) Feedback D: This is not a term from your text Section Ref: Social Cognition: Attitudes Neuroscientists have found that people who are newly “in love” have activity levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin similar to the levels found in individuals with obsessive compulsive disorder Ans: True Section Ref: Social Relations Learning Objective: Review major concepts in the areas of group dynamics, helping behavior, aggression, and interpersonal attraction Difficulty: Medium Multiple Choice How long does limerence last on average? a) months b) year c) years d) a lifetime Ans: c Feedback A: Limerence last an average of years Feedback B: Limerence last an average of years Feedback C: Correct Feedback D: Limerence last an average of years Section Ref: Social Relations Learning Objective: Review major concepts in the areas of group dynamics, helping behavior, aggression, and interpersonal attraction Difficulty: Medium 172 Which of the following is NOT one of Rubin’s elements of love? a) caring b) attachment c) intimacy d) passion Ans: d Feedback A: This is one of Rubin’s three types Feedback B: This is one of Rubin’s three types Feedback C: This is one of Rubin’s three types Feedback D: Correct Section Ref: Social Relations Learning Objective: Review major concepts in the areas of group dynamics, helping behavior, aggression, and interpersonal attraction Difficulty: Easy 173 George is becoming increasingly confused and appears to be entering the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease Gracie, his wife of 50 years, continues to look after him, and is protective whenever she thinks someone is criticizing him Gracie’s behavior is typical of the type of love the Rubin calls a) attachment b) intimacy c) caring d) passion Ans: c Feedback A: Attachment refers to a persons need for physical presence and emotional support of the other person, whereas caring is a feeling of concern and responsibility Feedback B: Intimacy refers to the desire for close, confidential communication with the other person, whereas caring is a feeling of concern and responsibility Feedback C: Correct Feedback D: Passion is not one of Rubin’s three types Section Ref: Social Relations Learning Objective: Review major concepts in the areas of group dynamics, helping behavior, aggression, and interpersonal attraction Difficulty: Medium 174 The theorist(s) who proposed that love is composed of intimacy, passion, and commitment was a) Rubin b) Sternberg c) Walsler d) Masters and Johnson Ans: b Feedback A: These are Sternberg’s three types, not Rubin’s Feedback B: Correct Feedback C: Walsler studied attraction Feedback D: Masters and Johnson studied the sexual response cycle Section Ref: Social Relations Learning Objective: Review major concepts in the areas of group dynamics, helping behavior, aggression, and interpersonal attraction Difficulty: Medium 175 According to Sternberg, a high degree of intimacy, passion, and commitment, is characteristic of a) consummate love b) fatuous love c) romantic love d) infatuated love Ans: a Feedback A: Correct Feedback B: This pattern is typical of consummate love Feedback C: This pattern is typical of consummate love Feedback D: This pattern is typical of consummate love Section Ref: Social Relations Learning Objective: Review major concepts in the areas of group dynamics, helping behavior, aggression, and interpersonal attraction Difficulty: Hard 176 According to Sternberg, a high degree of intimacy and passion, but little commitment, is characteristic of a) consummate love b) fatuous love c) romantic love d) infatuated love Ans: c Feedback A: This pattern is typical of romantic love Feedback B: This pattern is typical of romantic love Feedback C: Correct Feedback D: This pattern is typical of romantic love Section Ref: Social Relations Learning Objective: Review major concepts in the areas of group dynamics, helping behavior, aggression, and interpersonal attraction Difficulty: Hard 177 In Backman’s view, the development of love proceeds through four stages They are a) exploration, bargaining, commitment, institutionalization b) infatuation, exploration, bargaining, commitment c) infatuation, exploration, commitment, institutionalization d) exploration, bargaining, commitment, institutionalization Ans: d Feedback A: The correct stages are exploration, bargaining, commitment, and institutionalization Feedback B: The correct stages are exploration, bargaining, commitment, and institutionalization Feedback C: The correct stages are exploration, bargaining, commitment, and institutionalization Feedback D: Correct Section Ref: Social Relations Learning Objective: Review major concepts in the areas of group dynamics, helping behavior, aggression, and interpersonal attraction Difficulty: Medium 178 People who worry that their lovers are less interested in closeness that they are have a/an _attachment style a) secure b) insecure c) anxious-ambivalent d) anxious-avoidant Ans: c Feedback A: People with secure attachment are comfortable depending on others and having others depend on them Feedback B: This is not one of the three attachment styles Feedback C: Correct Feedback D: People with anxious-avoidant attachment are uncomfortable being close to others, and become nervous when others want to become close to them Section Ref: Social Relations Learning Objective: Review major concepts in the areas of group dynamics, helping behavior, aggression, and interpersonal attraction Difficulty: Medium Multiple Choice Brain scans studies show that revenge directed at a disliked person is associated with increased neural activity in the a) pain center of the brain b) reward center of the brain c) hypothalamus d) hippocampus Ans: b Feedback A: Brain scans studies show that revenge directed at a disliked person is associated with increased neural activity in the reward center of the brain Feedback B: Correct Feedback C: Brain scans studies show that revenge directed at a disliked person is associated with increased neural activity in the reward center of the brain Feedback D: Brain scans studies show that revenge directed at a disliked person is associated with increased neural activity in the reward center of the brain Section Ref: Social Functioning: What Happens in the Brain Learning Objective: Describe the major findings of social neuroscience about regions of the brain important to our social functioning Difficulty: Hard Matt is watching a crime investigation show where two suspects, Jack and Robert are being interviewed by the authorities using a Prisoner’s Dilemma approach Once the suspects are separated, Jack confesses to the crime but Robert does not Neurological research suggests that Matt will _ a) exhibit strong liking for Jack b) have great empathy for Jack c) find Jack’s punishment rewarding d) all of the above Ans: c Feedback A: Matt will exhibit strong dislike for Jack Feedback B: Correct! Feedback C: Matt will have little empathy for Jack Feedback D: Only one of the above answers is correct Section Ref: Social Functioning: What Happens in the Brain Learning Objective: Describe the major findings of social neuroscience about regions of the brain important to our social functioning Difficulty: Hard 179 What brain structure(s) that is/are active during social cognition is larger in humans than in other animals? a) Prefrontal cortex b) Hippocampus c) Reticular system d) All of the above Ans: a Feedback A: Correct! Feedback B: Not the described brain structure Feedback C: Not the described brain structure Feedback D: Prefrontal cortex is the correct brain structure Section Ref: Social Functioning: What Happens in the Brain Learning Objective: Describe major findings of social neuroscience about regions of the brain particularly important to our social functioning Difficulty: Medium True/False 180 The insula located beneath the frontal cortex is involved in empathy Ans: True Section Ref: Social Functioning: What Happens in the Brain Learning Objective: Describe major findings of social neuroscience about regions of the brain particularly important to our social functioning Difficulty: Easy Fill-in-the-blank 181 The structure involved in the control of emotions and identifying emotional facial expressions is the Ans: amygdala Section Ref: Social Functioning: What Happens in the Brain Learning Objective: Describe major findings of social neuroscience about regions of the brain particularly important to our social functioning Difficulty: Medium Short Answer 182 Name the structure that is involved in eliciting emotional states from other people Ans: Orbitofrontal cortex Section Ref: Social Functioning: What Happens in the Brain Learning Objective: Describe major findings of social neuroscience about regions of the brain particularly important to our social functioning Difficulty: Medium Essay 183 Describe the roles of the ventromedial prefrontal in social behaviors Ans: Structure plays a role in the processing of rewards and punishments, interpreting nonverbal social information, making moral assessments and decisions, and feeling empathy Section Ref: Social Functioning: What Happens in the Brain Learning Objective: Describe major findings of social neuroscience about regions of the brain particularly important to our social functioning Difficulty: Hard Multiple Choice 184 The part of the brain that is believed to be involved in helping us identify the emotional facial expressions of other people is the a) orbitofrontal cortex b) orbitofrontal ventromedial cortex c) Insula d) amygdala Ans: d Feedback A: The orbitofrontal cortex is involved in reasoning, reward evaluation, and reading other people Feedback B: The ventromedial prefrontal cortex is involved in deciphering non-verbal social information, and making social and moral assessments Feedback C: The insula is involved in empathy and in reading others Feedback D: Correct Section Ref: Social Functioning: What Happens in the Brain Learning Objective: Describe the major findings of social neuroscience about regions of the brain important to our social functioning Difficulty: Medium 185 The ventromedial prefrontal cortex is involved in a) reasoning, reward evaluation, and reading other people b) deciphering non-verbal social information, and making social and moral assessments c) empathy and in reading others d) in helping us identify the emotional facial expressions of other people Ans: b Feedback A: This is the function of the orbitofrontal cortex Feedback B: Correct Feedback C: This is the function of the insula Feedback D: This is the function of the amygdala Section Ref: Social Functioning: What Happens in the Brain Learning Objective: Describe the major findings of social neuroscience about regions of the brain important to our social functioning Difficulty: Hard 186 Shawn is afraid of public speaking because he chronically worries that he is going to embarrass himself Shawn may have a) an avoidant personality disorder b) an antisocial personality disorder c) a social phobia d) a dependent personality disorder Ans: c Feedback A: People with avoidant personality disorder fear close relationships, whereas people with a social anxiety fear social circumstances Feedback B: People with antisocial personality disorder are very selfcentered and lack a moral conscience Feedback C: Correct Feedback D: People with dependent personality disorder are excessively obedient under all circumstances Section Ref: Social Functioning: What Happens in the Brain Learning Objective: Describe the major findings of social neuroscience about regions of the brain important to our social functioning Difficulty: Hard People with _ have severe, persistent, and irrational fears of social situations in which embarrassment may occur a) autism b) narcissistic personality disorder c) dependent personality disorder d) social anxiety disorder Ans: d Feedback A: People with social anxiety disorder have severe, persistent, and irrational fears of social situations in which embarrassment may occur Feedback B: People with social anxiety disorder have severe, persistent, and irrational fears of social situations in which embarrassment may occur Feedback C: People with social anxiety disorder have severe, persistent, and irrational fears of social situations in which embarrassment may occur Feedback D: Correct! Section Ref: Disorders of Social Functioning: When Things Go Wrong Learning Objective: Describe major features of social phobias, avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorder Difficulty: Easy About of people throughout the Western world currently experience social anxiety disorder a) 2% b) 7% c) 10% d) 12% Ans: b Feedback A: About 7% of people throughout the Western world currently experience social anxiety disorder Feedback B: Correct! Feedback C: About 7% of people throughout the Western world currently experience social anxiety disorder Feedback D: About 7% of people throughout the Western world currently experience social anxiety disorder Section Ref: Disorders of Social Functioning: When Things Go Wrong Learning Objective: Describe major features of social phobias, avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorder Difficulty: Medium 187 Wendy has an irrational fear of speaking in public Which type of disorder in social functioning does she exhibit? a) Dependent personality disorder b) Antisocial personality disorder c) Posttraumatic stress disorder d) Social phobia Ans: d Feedback A: Not an example of this Feedback B: Not an example of this Feedback C: Not an example of this Feedback D: Correct! Section Ref: Disorders of Social Functioning: When Things Go Wrong Learning Objective: Describe major features of social phobias, avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorder Difficulty: Medium True/False 188 Social phobias are learned and there is no known genetic component in their development Ans: False Section Ref: Disorders of Social Functioning: When Things Go Wrong Learning Objective: Describe major features of social phobias, avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorder Difficulty: Easy Social anxiety disorder affects more men than women Ans: False Section Ref: Disorders of Social Functioning: When Things Go Wrong Learning Objective: Describe major features of social phobias, avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorder Difficulty: Easy The most influential explanation for social anxiety disorder focuses on dysfunctional social cognitions Ans: True Section Ref: Disorders of Social Functioning: When Things Go Wrong Learning Objective: Describe major features of social phobias, avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorder Difficulty: Easy Autistic children often display both motor and social development deficits Ans: True Section Ref: Disorders of Social Functioning: When Things Go Wrong Learning Objective: Describe major features of social phobias, avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorder Difficulty: Easy Although individuals with autism typically have great difficulty relating to other people, they often feel and act warmly toward animals Ans: True Section Ref: Disorders of Social Functioning: When Things Go Wrong Learning Objective: Describe major features of social phobias, avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorder Difficulty: Medium Asperger's disorder is a variation of autism Ans: True Section Ref: Disorders of Social Functioning: When Things Go Wrong Learning Objective: Describe major features of social phobias, avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorder Difficulty: Easy Short Answer 190 What personality disorder is associated with overwhelming feelings of inadequacy and extreme sensitivity to negative evaluation? Ans: Avoidant Section Ref: Disorders of Social Functioning: When Things Go Wrong Learning Objective: Describe major features of social phobias, avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorder Difficulty: Easy Essay Describe the symptoms of Asperger's disorder Ans: A variation of autism is Asperger’s disorder Here individuals experience many of the same kinds of social deficits, impairments in expressiveness, and restricted and repetitive behaviors that characterize autism At the same time they often have relatively normal intellectual, adaptive, and language skills Section Ref: Disorders of Social Functioning: When Things Go Wrong Learning Objective: Describe major features of social phobias, avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorder Difficulty: Medium What causes the dysfunctional beliefs held by social anxiety disorder patients? Ans: Psychologists believe that many variables such as genetic factors, trait tendencies, traumatic childhood experiences, and past parent–child interactions contribute to the development of the dysfunctional beliefs held by social anxiety disorder patients Section Ref: Disorders of Social Functioning: When Things Go Wrong Learning Objective: Describe major features of social phobias, avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorder Difficulty: Hard What causes autism? Ans: Studies have linked the disorder to genetic factors, prenatal difficulties or birth complications, and certain brain abnormalities Section Ref: Disorders of Social Functioning: When Things Go Wrong Learning Objective: Describe major features of social phobias, avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorder Difficulty: Hard 191 Describe characteristics of an individual diagnosed with dependent personality disorder? Ans: Excessively obedient under all circumstances, pervasive need to be taken care of, clingy, and fear of separation from others with whom they have a close relationship Section Ref: Disorders of Social Functioning: When Things Go Wrong Learning Objective: Describe major features of social phobias, avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorder Difficulty: Hard Multiple Choice Abnormalities in the _ appear to play an important role in the development of autism a) cerebellum b) limbic system c) amygdala d) all of the above Ans: d Feedback A: Abnormalities in the cerebellum, limbic system, and amygdala appear to play an important role in the development of autism Feedback B: Abnormalities in the cerebellum, limbic system, and amygdala appear to play an important role in the development of autism Feedback C: Abnormalities in the cerebellum, limbic system, and amygdala appear to play an important role in the development of autism Feedback D: Correct! Section Ref: Disorders of Social Functioning: When Things Go Wrong Learning Objective: Describe major features of social phobias, avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorder Difficulty: Hard Rose believes that she’s socially unattractive and that she must perform perfectly in all situations As a result of these beliefs, she constantly anticipates that social situations will end lead to social disasters Because Rose feels tense, nervous, upset, and afraid whenever she’s around others she tends to avoid face-to-face interactions with people Rose is likely suffering from _ a) social anxiety disorder b) autism c) dependent personality disorder d) cognitive dissonance Ans: a Feedback A: Correct! Feedback B: Rose’s symptoms not consistent with autism Feedback C: Rose’s symptoms not consistent with dependent personality disorder Feedback D: Rose’s symptoms not consistent with cognitive dissonance Section Ref: Disorders of Social Functioning: When Things Go Wrong Learning Objective: Describe major features of social phobias, avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorder Difficulty: Hard 199 Which of the following disorders is marked by high fear of rejection and lack of friendships? a) Austism b) Avoidant personality disorder c) Asperger's disorder d) Dependent personality disorder Ans: b Feedback A: This is the description of the avoidant personality disorder Feedback B: Correct Feedback C: This is the description of the avoidant personality disorder Feedback D: This is the description of the avoidant personality disorder Section Ref: Disorders of Social Functioning: When Things Go Wrong Learning Objective: Describe the major features of social phobias, avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorder Difficulty: Medium 200 Lee just got out of a relationship with a person who wasn’t very nice Instead of being glad to be free, Lee feels devastated, and attempts to form a new relationship with someone else immediately It is possible that Lee is suffering from a) a social phobia b) an antisocial personality disorder c) a dependent personality disorder d) an avoidant personality disorder Ans: c Feedback A: This is the description of the avoidant personality disorder Feedback B: This is the description of the avoidant personality disorder Feedback C: Correct Feedback D: This is the description of the avoidant personality disorder Section Ref: Disorders of Social Functioning: When Things Go Wrong Learning Objective: Describe the major features of social phobias, avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorder Difficulty: Easy ... is used to make people believe that they are hooked up to a lie detector b) uses people’s implicit attitudes to predict future behavior c) is used to reduce the social desirability effect d) uses... a pro-union argument just to annoy his parents Ans: d Feedback A: Joe is only saying this because he has to as part of his grade Feedback B: Sam is only saying this because he is being paid Feedback... d Feedback A: Nick has just inferred his attitude from his behavior (Bem) Feedback B: Nick has just inferred his attitude from his behavior (Bem) Feedback C: Nick has just inferred his attitude