EXAM 3 – PSY 301 – ATHLE – SUMMER 2006Instructions: Fill in all relevant information on the scantron (name and UTEID). The exam has 60 multiple-choice questions (1/2 point each) which are to be answered on thescantron alone. You have up to 90 minutes to answer this exam. Remember to read each question and all the options carefully before you pick the best answer. Good luck! 1. What is reciprocal determinism? A. The idea that a person’s personality affects the situation he or she is in, which in turn affects behavior B. The idea that the situation a person is in affects the person’s personality, which then leads to behavior C. The idea that behavior is often a product of or interaction between a person’s disposition and the situation he or she is in D. The idea that a personal interaction is affected by all those involved 2. In light of modern research (consider both the science and the ethics of it), what might someone do to refute Freud’s idea that sexual suppression causes psychological disorder? A. Conduct experiments that make people either suppress or express their sexuality and note the development of psychological disorders B. Declare that since Freud himself had a deeply disturbed childhood, one must consider his views deeply disturbed as well C. Engage in personal sexual suppression and then take an inkblot test hoping no psychological disorder surfaces D. Point out that although society, at large, has become less sexually suppressed, the incidence of psychological disorders has not decreased 3. According to Abraham Maslow, most “self-actualized” people: A. Enjoy a few deep relationships rather than many superficial ones B. Are self-aware, self-accepting, open and caring C. Are passionate about their mission in life D. All of the above 4. Steven is a procrastinator and always finds himself pushing deadlines to the very end. When he and his wife miss their flight to the airport one day, he blames his wife,even though in reality, they both took as long to shower that morning. What defense mechanism would Freud say Steven employed? A. Projection B. Displacement C. Rationalization D. Sublimation 5. Karen went on a date with Angela. They really hit it off, but then Angela told Karen about how, when her boss makes her mad, she finds herself screaming at those she supervises at work. For Karen, who has just read a book by Freud, it is kind of a red flag that Angela uses the defense mechanism called ________. A. Projection B. Displacement C. Rationalization D. Sublimation6. Mateo is a highly extraverted and very non-conforming sort of fellow. He loves people and hates rules. In what quadrant might Harrison Gough place him based on his California Psychological Inventory? A. Alpha B. Beta C. Gamma D. Delta 7. On personality questionnaires, items are often not worded uniformly. For example,on a scale of 1-5 with 1 being “completely disagree” and 5 being “completely agree”, I might answer “I am generally a very happy person” (score=1) and also “I am often very moody” (score=5). There is clearly a problem in averaging those scores to assess my emotional stability, but it can very easily be resolved by: A. Interviewing me and judging my neuroticism B. Dropping some items on the questionnaire C. Reverse-scoring relevant items on the questionnaire D. None of the above 8. Ego is to id as: A. high self-esteem is to low self-esteem B. environment is to genetics C. reality principle is to pleasure principle D. child is to parent 9. One night, after he heard his parents arguing, 4-year old Harry had a vivid dream in which he saved his mother from being bitten by a very large snake. A psychoanalyst might suspect that Harry’s dream suggests: A. a snake phobia B. an Oedipus complex C. a mother-fixation D. locking away Harry’s seriesof Harry Potter books 10. In one survey, Americans were more optimistic that they would go to heaven thanwould either Bill Clinton or Michael Jordan. This best illustrates:A. the spotlight effect B. a self-serving bias C. self-verification D. shcadenfreude 11. Japanese students are more likely than British students to describe themselves in terms of their: A. physical appearance B. social identities C. personality traits D. political ideologies12. Someone who “goes with the flow” and says yes more than no would usually be evaluated as being _______ by the Big5. A. extraverted B. open-minded C. agreeable D. conscientious 13. Let’s say you paint abstracts as a hobby. A dear friend, who is a psychoanalyst, comes to visit and sees your paintings around the house. He asks you a few questions about your relationship with your mother. You wonder if he may have tapped in to the ___________ aspect of your art. A. aesthetic B. financial C. expressive D. projective 14. Which theorist emphasized that personal growth is promoted by interactions with others who are genuine, accepting, and caring? A. Allport B. Jung C. Rogers D. Bandura 15. Self-esteem is negatively correlated with: A. individualism B. extraversion C. depression D. drug use 16. According to the medical model, psychological disorders are: A. sicknesses that need to be diagnosed and cured B. maladaptive responses to a troubling environment C. imaginary symptoms of distress D. learned habits that need to be extinguished 17. The biggest problem with the diagnostic labeling of psychologically disordered behaviors is that the labels often: A. bias our perceptions of the labeled person B. make it sound more scientific than it is C. sound rude and impolite D. fail to consider the danger these people pose 18. Krish, a college student, complains that he feels apprehensive and fearful most times. He goes on to remark how, as if that feeling of constant worry and dread is notenough, he suspects he may have a “heart problem”. What might he be suffering from? A. Generalized anxiety disorder B. Panic disorder C. Both A and B D. Neither A nor B19. Erin is preoccupied with dangerous thoughts of jumping out of the window of her tenth-floor apartment. In order to reduce the anxiety, she counts her heartbeats aloud. She has: A. an obsession with jumping off and a compulsion to count heartbeats B. a compulsion to jump off and an obsession with counting heartbeats C. an obsession with jumping off and counting heartbeats D. a compulsion to jump off and count heartbeats 20. We can more easily extinguish fears surrounding driving a car than a fear of spiders. This is best explained from
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