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Psychology Chapter 12, Quiz 2

2. When stress is prolonged, the body builds some resistance to the effects of stress. This is Selye's stage called:
a. resistance building.
b. stage of reaction.
c. stage of resistance.
d. resistance to stress period.

3. Which of the following is NOT true about the cause of learned helplessness?
a. Teachers do not let students choose assignments.
b. People give others orders.
c. Parents encourage children to make personal decisions.
d. Parents do not give children responsibilities.

4. After the war, Harry appeared to have adjusted to a normal life. However, recently he is having trouble sleeping and is extremely irritable and aggressive. He most likely has:
a. posttraumatic stress disorder.
b. obsessive compulsive disorder.
c. schizophrenia.
d. depression.

5. Psychological techniques that protect us from anxiety and stress, resolve conflicts within us, and preserve our self-esteem are called:
a. social etiquettes.
b. defense mechanisms.
c. psychological manners.
d. stress reducers.

6. A person makes up logical excuses to justify his behavior rather than exposing his true motives in the defense mechanism of:
a. repression.
b. projection.
c. fantasy.
d. rationalization.

7. In ______, we are faced with a single goal that has positive and negative aspects.
a. approach-avoidance conflict
b. approach-approach conflict
c. social facilitation
d. prosocial decisions

8. Which of the following is NOT one of Seligman's explanatory style dimensions?
a. permanence
b. pervasiveness
c. persuasiveness
d. personalization

9. Lanny does not know how to dance, but he does not want to be laughed at for not dancing. He is experiencing an ______ conflict.
a. approach-approach
b. approach-avoidance
c. avoidance-avoidance
d. awkward-approach

10. Seligman argues that learned helplessness is dangerous because it can be related to:
a. joy.
b. depression.
c. mania.
d. aggression.