Psy Unit 8 Question 1 1. Consider the findings from the study by...

Psy Unit 8

Question 1
1. Consider the findings from the study by Cohen and colleagues (1991,
1993) on stress and the immune system. On a college campus, when would
students be most susceptible to catching a cold?
Answer
Just after returning from Spring Break
The second week of the semester
Finals week when there are many exams and papers due
During summer break
4 points
Question 2
1. _________ is a state of pessimism that results when people think their
negative outcomes are due to stable, internal, and global factors.
Answer
A maladaptive attribution
Dejection
Learned helplessness
Low self-efficacy
4 points
Question 3
1. Christian, a Caucasian man, and Sung-Yee, a Korean man, are walking to
their cars when an Asian man pulls out a knife and demands their wallets. In a
lineup, Christian cannot tell which man is the one who attacked him, but Sung-
Yee has no problem identifying the culprit. This is an example of:
Answer
source-monitoring.
bystander apathy.
selective attention.
the own-race bias.
4 points
Question 4
1. When a coach gives his or her team a pep talk, he/she is really trying to
boost their _________.
Answer
intelligence
self-esteem
external locus of control
self-efficacy
4 points
Question 5
1. Hans Selye (1956, 1976) originally defined stress as:
Answer
perceptions of threat.
psychological responses to threat.