Family counseling is more effective in treating addictions than:

A) individual counseling
B) group counseling
C) 12-step support groups
D) all of the above

Applied social psychology is defined as ______ of social psychology.

A) an unrelated offshoot
B) the parent discipline
C) the discipline that preceded the growth
D) a branch

In an experiment, a dog undergoes 20 trials in which he hears a tone and gets meat powder in various combinations. On 18 of the trials, he gets a tone and meat powder; on one trial, he gets a tone and no meat powder; and on one trial, he gets meat powder and no tone. What is true of this situation?

A) There is a contingency between the sound of tone and meat powder.
B) There is a contingency between the CS and the UR.
C) There is a negative contingency.
D) There is no contingency.

Freud's theory of personality has been criticized because it

A) underestimates the importance of biological contributions to personality development.
B) is contradicted by recent research demonstrating the human capacity for destructive behavior.
C) is overly reliant upon observations derived from Freud's use of projective tests.
D) offers few testable hypotheses that allow one to determine its validity.

Suppose that Rachel sold one of her stocks last week and that the value of the stock has tripled since then. What a mistake! In which of the following cases is Rachel most likely to experience cognitive dissonance?

A) If she chose to sell the stock against her stockbroker's advice
B) If she chose to sell the stock because her friend suggested it
C) If she chose to sell the stock because her stockbroker suggested it
D) If she was on vacation last week and it was her husband who decided to sell the stock for her

Herbert Spencer's critique of social welfare programs shows that he saw great utility in applying his sociological imagination.

What part of Phineas Gage's brain was damaged in his accident?

A) hippocampus
B) brain stem
C) cerebellum
D) frontal lobes