A group of Ray's friends have been waiting for Ray for an hour. One says, "He never remembers anything." Another says, "He's probably caught in rush hour traffic." What are these friends doing that might be of interest to a social psychologist?

A) They are making attributions.
B) They are reducing dissonance levels.
C) They are conforming to the group's norms.
D) They are forming initial impressions of Ray.

Inanna suffers from chronic depression.According to the social-cognitive perspective,how is she most likely to respond when told that she performed very poorly on a test she took the previous day?

A) "I'm academically incompetent and always will be."
B) "Yesterday was just my unlucky day."
C) "I suspect that none of the students in my class did well on that test."
D) "Hardly any of the professors are effective teachers."

Mary has schizophrenia and exhibits symptoms of hallucinations, delusions, lack of emotional expression, and social withdrawal. Mary exhibits __________.

A) positive symptoms but not negative symptoms
B) negative symptoms but not positive symptoms
C) both positive and negative symptoms
D) neither positive nor negative symptoms

A child diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder is most likely to:

A) torture small animals.
B) blame others for their own mistakes.
C) engage in stealing and lying.
D) destroy property.

Personality is defined as __________.

A) a person's usual pattern of behavior, feelings, and thoughts
B) the influence of genetics on our behavior
C) how different life situations shape behavior
D) how we interact with our friends

Since the 1960's, most people suffering from extreme psychological disorders ___________.

A) live in asylums
B) live in mental hospitals
C) live in the community
D) are in inpatient facilities

Gender role refers to

A) one's biological sex.
B) a sense of being male or female.
C) a set of expected behaviors for males and females.
D) a sense of being homosexual or heterosexual.

Alcoholism is most likely to occur in:

A) Italy.
B) Greece.
C) France.
D) Ireland.

After reading an article by Piaget,parents would be most likely to attempt to improve their child's level of moral reasoning by

A) presenting the child with hypothetical moral dilemmas.
B) encouraging the child to interact with other kids the parents respect.
C) talking with the child about the difference between right and wrong.
D) doing nothing,since morality cannot be taught.