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71. Ned often runs around at parties with a lampshade on his head. Ned’s girlfriend believes that he wears the lampshade because he has developed an expectation that people will laugh whenever he wears it. Ned’s girlfriend most likely subscribes to the _____ theory of personality.
A. trait
B. humanistic
C. psychodynamic
D. social-cognitive
72. You are listening to a psychologist describe her approach to personality. She argues that through past learning, expectations about event outcomes are formed. Further, she suggests that one must consider the person, the environment, and the person-environment interaction. This psychologist takes the _____ approach.
A. social-cognitive
B. psychodynamic
C. trait
D. humanist
73. A social-cognitive theorist has determined that Xiao-Ping is an internal. Today, Xiao-Ping received a $10,000 raise from her boss. She will most likely believe that she got the raise because
A. it is fate.
B. her boss is a generous person.
C. she is a hard worker.
D. she was lucky today.
74. According to Rotter’s expectancy theory, a person’s decision to engage in a behavior is determined by what the person expects to happen following the behavior and by,
A. what cognitive person variables apply to the situation.
B. the conditions of worth the individual has created.
C. the value the person places on the outcome.
D. the relatively stable traits the individual possesses.
75. Alvin won the hog-calling contest at the county fair. When a reporter asked him the secret of his success, Alvin replied, “I was just lucky, I guess!” Alvin’s explanation reflects the fact that he
A. is an external.
B. is an internal.
C. has high self-efficacy.
D. is experiencing learned helplessness.
76. Zack and Lavina each get an A on their English exams. Zack believes that he received an A because he is extremely intelligent, and Lavina believes she received an A because she was lucky to have an easy exam. According to Rotter’s expectancy theory, Zack is an _____, and Lavina is an _____.
A. internal; internal
B. external; external
C. internal; external
D. external; internal
77. Lisa is a new teacher, and fearing that her students will find her lectures boring, she is hesitant and delivers the lectures with little enthusiasm. Sensing her lack of enthusiasm, the students quickly become bored. Lisa notices the boredom, and her delivery worsens. The description of this experience most clearly illustrates the concept of
A. conditions of worth.
B. reaction formation.
C. actualizing tendencies.
D. reciprocal determinism.
78. Tal has just graduated from college and is looking for a job. He believes that his prospects for finding a job are not very good because the market is flooded with qualified people in his field. Furthermore, Tal doesn’t think he will do well during interviews. According to Bandura’s social learning theory of personality, Tal’s combination of low self-efficacy and low outcome expectation is likely to lead to
A. assured opportune action.
B. resignation and apathy.
C. reciprocal anger.
D. milieu change.
79. Violet tends to see the world through rose-colored glasses. She thinks most people are basically good at heart, so she tries to be nice to everyone. According to Bandura’s theory of reciprocal determinism, other people are likely to treat Violet
A. suspiciously.
B. cynically.
C. as naive.
D. nicely.
80. Kelly wants to be a successful politician. According to Bandura’s theory of reciprocal determinism, what is most important to her success?
A. Her expectation of success
B. Her unconscious motivations
C. Her traits of extraversion and agreeableness
D. Her actualizing tendency
