5 Steps to a 5 AP Psychology, 2014-2015 Edition

food. Token economies are often used in institutions to encourage socially acceptable behaviors and to discourage socially unacc ...

or her future. Depressed individuals tend to have negative perceptions in all three areas. As noted by Martin Seligman, depresse ...

Lexapro), and fluvoxamine (Luvox). Non-SRRIs include bupropion (Wellbutrin) and velafaxine HCL (Effexor XR). They have all been ...

Modes of Therapy So far we have discussed therapies that are largely individual—in other words, one-on-one. Another way that psy ...

and training of paraprofessionals to help community members cope with emergency situa- tions. They hold free screenings for depr ...

An unplanned social change that occurred as a result of deinstitutionalization was (A) the rise of a multitude of group homes t ...

15.After conducting a meta-analysis of over 475 out- come studies on the effectiveness of psychothera- pies, psychologists concl ...

B—Group therapy is effective for all of the reasons given, with the exception that it does utilize a trained professional. Psyc ...

Table 17.1 Therapy/Cause/Goal Therapy Approach Cause of Behavior Goal of Treatment Key Terms Psychoanalytic Unconscious internal ...

CHAPTER 18 Social Psychology IN THIS CHAPTER Summary:If you could spare a few minutes for a close friend who asked for some help ...

troop would be because they have a pattern of socializing and working together on projects and common goals. Normsare implicit o ...

When we are in a group of like-minded people, group polarizationmight occur. The deci- sions reached by the group are often more ...

Evaluating Behavior When evaluating our own behavior, we tend to show a self-serving bias,which means we attribute our achieveme ...

explained above). Stereotypes about Jews, Blacks, Italians, the rich, or cheerleaders lie dormant in our thought patterns and ca ...

people to be more socially skilled than less attractive others. Studies show that friends usu- ally are rated very similarly in ...

actually had obeyed and gone to the upper limit. Why did this occur? “Teachers” were initially deceived about the experiment and ...

or values or when our actions do not coincide with these cognitions. Leon Festinger thought that we are motivated to keep our co ...

 Review Questions Directions:For each item, choose the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the qu ...

8.Of the following, which would be a good example of a self-serving bias? (A) Carlos, who feels that everyone should strive to h ...

 Answers and Explanations D—Self-fulfilling prophecy studies show there is a tendency to elicit behaviors from others that con ...