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Week 5 Quiz
Instructions
Question 1
According to the text, one of Richard Nixon's
personal constructs was
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"responsible versus selfish."
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"white versus black."
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"us versus them."
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"male versus female."
Question 2
Because they both thought in terms of privacy an
power, Nixon and Kissinger could relate well to one another, according to
Kelly's _____ Corollary.
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Choice
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Commonality
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Modulation
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Sociality
Question 3
In order to emphasize that his theory was concernd
with the "nature of the animal" rather than with enviornmental
forces, Kelly called his theory
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a jackass theory.
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a naturalistic theory
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a humanistic theory.
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a person-centered theory.
Question 4
Kelly explained personality change as a result of
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adjusting to environmental pressures.
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universal stages of development.
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stages of development which vary with
each culture.
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successive constructions of the
replications of events.
Question 5
According to Kelly, we make choices in life in order
to
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reduce tension.
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increase pleasure.
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increase the predictability of events.
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improve our reputation in other people's
eyes.
Question 6
Slot movement describes
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fitting in to society's roles.
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becoming a leader in a bureaucracy.
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extension of the construt system.
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changing to the contrast pole of a
construct.
Question 7
"Is your teacher happy?" a student is
asked. The student replies, "I don't know; I never thought about that.”
What interpretation from Kelly's theory is appropriate?
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"Happiness" is a core
construct for the student.
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The teacher is outside the range of
convenience of the student's construct "happiness."
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The teacher is a victim of slot
movement.
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The student has a fragmented view of the
teacher.
Question 8
Despite numerous physical difficulties, artist Frida
Kahlo believed she could be successful in her work. This is called
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self-efficacy.
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id inflation.
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cognitive bias.
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collective efficacy.
Question 9
Mischel focuses particularly on _____ variables.
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cognitive
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environmental
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motivational
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situational
Question 10
According to Mischel, traits _____ behavior.
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cause
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describe
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predict
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contradict
Question 11
"If I ask Jane to go to the movies, will she
go, or reject me?" This is a
question of
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reciprocal determinism.
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stimulus-outcome expectancies.
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behavior-outcome expectancies.
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self-efficacy expectancies.
Question 12
According to Mischel, people are not passively
controlled by their environment because they can develop _____ to influene
their own behavior.
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personal constructs
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prototypes
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traits
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self-regulatory systems
Question 13
Mischel conducted research on the delay of
gratification in
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rats.
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employees of large companies.
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children.
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twins.
Question 14
Delay of gratification is easier if
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the rewards are visible.
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the child thinks about how good the
reward is.
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the child sees models who delay their
own gratification.
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all of the above.
Question 15
Bandura's concept of _____ describes the mutual
influences of the person, the environment, and behavior.
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attentional processes
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self-regulation
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reciprocal determinism
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symbolic coding
Question 16
The main function of the self-system, as described
by Bandura, is to
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enhance self-esteem.
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regulate behavior.
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ensure that behavior is moral.
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keep homeostatic balance.
Question 17
A person high in self-efficacy
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is high in overall intelligence.
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believes he or she can act effectively
in a situation.
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is popular.
o
is healthy.
Question 18
Optimism
is
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similar to efficacy in its effects on
behavior.
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the opposite of efficacy in its effects
on behavior.
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immature and unhealthy.
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an early form of efficacy.
Question 19
Bandura expanded learning theory by his work on the
importance of
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extinction.
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generalization.
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modeling.
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punishment.
Question 20
In his studies of film-mediated aggression, children
watched models behave aggressively toward
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Other adults.
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children.
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animals.
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a Bobo doll.
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