The goal of Ellis's REBT is to
a) understand the causes of pathological behavior.
b) remove the symptoms of pathological behavior.
c) free individuals to develop their own constructive belief systems.
d) help individuals to live according to social and cultural norms.
Answer: c) free individuals to develop their own constructive belief systems.
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The phenomenon that makes people question how social psychology is different from common sense is called the ____ phenomenon
a. "I knew it all along" b. "science is stupid" c. "self-superiority" d. "hale and hearty"
Vanessa’s father was an auto mechanic. She spent countless hours as a child by her dad’s side, learning the ins and outs of his trade. There is no doubt that Vanessa is very competent in this field; however, she has applied to over 50 auto repair shops in her town and has not received one interview. Which of the following terms describes the most likely reason for this?
a. ?stereotyping b. ?prejudice c. ?discrimination d. ?situational attribution
Antonio is a heterosexual male who lives in the United States. He tells his married friends that he will never be in a committed relationship because he gets more sexual satisfaction from casual sex. His heterosexual friends argue that they are actually more sexually satisfied now compared to when they were having sex with non-committed partners. Whose position is most supported by research on sexual satisfaction and relationship status?
A. Antonio is correct that heterosexual males experience less sexual satisfaction with committed relationships. B. His friends are correct that partners in a committed relationship experience more sexual satisfaction. C. Neither is correct because sexual satisfaction is similar in both committed and casual sex relationships. D. Neither is correct because such differences in sexual satisfaction only exist in homosexual relationships.
In studies of countries that ended restrictions on the availability of sexually explicit material, which of the following has generally been found?
a. a direct relationship between the availability of pornography and sex crimes b. an inverse relationship between the availability of pornography and sex crimes c. no relationship between the availability of pornography and sex crimes d. none of the above