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31. According to the text, shyness a form of _______ characterized : 1198584
31. According to the text, shyness is a form of _______ characterized by self-consciousness and worrying about what others think.
A. loneliness
B. social anxiety
C. depression
D. social incompetence
32. Shy people tend to
A. make a good first impression.
B. depersonalize social situations.
C. become less well-liked over time.
D. be self-conscious.
33. According to the text, labeling oneself as shy, depressed, or under the influence of alcohol can serve a(n) _______ function.
A. anger-reducing
B. self-handicapping
C. concurrence-seeking
D. group-identification
34. Brodt and Zimbardo (1981) found that shy women who were bombarded with loud noise and told that it would leave them _______ were subsequently _______ when interacting with a handsome male.
A. with a pounding heart; no longer so shy
B. unaffected; no longer so shy
C. with a pounding heart; even more shy
D. unaffected; unaffected
35. Brodt and Zimbardo (1981) found that shy women were no longer shy when they
A. were provided an alternative explanation for their social anxiety.
B. were provided alcohol before interacting with others.
C. discovered that most people feel shy.
D. were taught to blame their failures on circumstances beyond their control.
36. Which of the following is NOT an example of one of the components of a pessimistic explanatory style?
A. “This is all my fault.”
B. “I’ve learned my lesson.”
C. “This is going to ruin everything.”
D. “Things are going to be terrible from now on.”
37. According to the text, which of the following is a social-psychological principle that can be applied to the treatment of psychological difficulties?
A. attitudes-follow-behavior
B. we are cognitive misers
C. acceptance breeds compliance
D. behavior-follows-attitudes
38. Which of the following is NOT a therapy that utilizes the “attitudes-follow-behavior” principle?
A. assertiveness training
B. rational-emotive therapy
C. self-help groups
D. psychoanalysis
39. Both assertiveness training and rational-emotive therapy are cited in the text as examples of psychotherapeutic techniques that
A. utilize social support to change behavior.
B. utilize the attitudes-follow-behavior principle.
C. encourage changes in explanatory style.
D. use counter-conditioning strategies.
40. Having shy or anxious people observe, then rehearse, then try out more assertive behaviors in real situations is called
A. foot-in-the-door training.
B. rational-emotive therapy.
C. social skills training.
D. explanatory style therapy.
41. A study by Haemmerlie and Montgomery (1986) enticed shy college men to participate in laboratory exercises that would enhance their socially competence. The men
A. were taught specific communication skills.
B. took a short course on positive thinking.
C. delivered self-laudatory speeches to strangers.
D. had several successful conversations with women.
42. Research by Haemmerlie and Montgomery (1986) supported the notion that social skills training can lead shy men to
A. become dependent on their therapist.
B. reduce their social anxiety.
C. concentrate on their social incompetence.
D. become more shy 6 months after treatment.
43. Haemmerlie and Montgomery (1986) concluded that the success of their social skills training with shy men may have occurred because their program
A. employed skilled counselors who took responsibility for inspiring the men to feel confident and competent.
B. included no counseling, so the participants made internal attributions for their success.
C. protected the men from having to participate in actual conversations until they had first been extensively trained.
D. paved the way for conversational success by providing many external reasons for initiating conversation.
