Exam 5

Selye considered the general adaptation syndrome to be

• an abnormal physical reaction to stress.

• the excessive response pattern associated with Type A personalities.

• the common response pattern experienced by any individual experiencing stress.

• a distinctive reaction to physical stress but not the pattern for psychological stress.

You see a student drop his books and papers all over the staircase while other students are heading to class. People are watching and walking right past him, so you decide not to help. Your decision not to help is predicted by the

• social loafing theory

• concept of diffusion of responsibility

• fundamental attribution error

• social facilitation effect

Conformity is the idea of ______ when _______.

• opposing group action; you have much to gain from your opposition

• yielding to group pressure; you have been asked to do so

• yielding to group pressure; no direct request has been made

• standing up to group pressure; you know your stand will be unpopular

What is most likely to change when behavior and attitudes are inconsistent?

• Attitudes will often follow behavior.

• Behavior will generally change to match attitudes.

• Behaviors will generally change in the direction of the attitude and the attitude, will change in the direction of the behavior.

• Neither will change in most persons.

When considering how OTHER people behave, we tend to ______ the effects of the social situation and ______ the importance of their personal characteristics.

• underestimate; underestimate

• underestimate; overestimate

• accurately estimate; underestimate

• overestimate; overestimate

Sean is already late for an important appointment when he realizes that he is almost out of gas. He stops to fill up, and the clerk has trouble getting approval on his credit card. When he finally pulls out of the service station, the traffic is crawling because of an accident. If he were to continually experience these kinds of inconveniences, the cumulative effects:

• Can often have a significant effect on physical and mental health

• Are such routine hassles that they are not perceived as stressful

• Are only stressful to individuals with a Type A personality

• Can produce burnout in people who have high personal motivation

Feeling anonymous, less self-conscious, possibly depersonalized, and being willing to do things you normally wouldn't do are characteristic of:

• Groupthink

• Social loafing

• Deindividuation

• Normative social influence

Individuals who have experienced upsetting events in their lives generally cope better with the stress when they:

• keep the experiences to themselves and don’t talk or write about them

• talk about the events with someone but not when they write about them

• write about the events, or talk to another person about them

• write about the events but not when they talk with another person about them

Someone with a Type A personality would tend to be:

• self-satisfied, patient, and relaxed

• extroverted, open, and agreeable

• neurotic, introverted and impatient

• hard driving, ambitious, and impatient

Diego's house was almost completely destroyed by fire last week. As he walked through the charred remains with the insurance adjuster, Diego joked and said: 'It's too bad that the only thing that wasn't destroyed is that ugly painting that my brother-in-law gave me for my last birthday.' In this stressful situation, Diego's joking attitude reflects:

• cognitive reappraisal

• posttraumatic stress syndrome

• catastrophizing

• general adaptation syndrome