,DOWNLOAD THE Test Bank for Essential Elements for Effectiveness for
Miami Dade College 7th Edition Abascal
Abascal, Essential Elements for Effectiveness, 7e
Abascal 7e TestBank | Chapter 2
Making Positive Choices
1. __________ is the view that every effect has a cause.
a) Positivism
b) Empiricism
c) Determinism
d) Associationism
Answer: c
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Describe the concept of soft determinism and how it relates to positive psychology.
Topic: Determinism vs. Free Will
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
2. __________ refers to the notion that we can choose how and when to act, ignoring factors that supposedly
determine our behaviors.
a) Structuralism
b) Free will
c) Utilitarianism
d) Fundamentalism
Answer: b
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Describe the concept of soft determinism and how it relates to positive psychology.
Topic: Determinism vs. Free Will
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
3. Which theoretical approach is a deterministic perspective?
a) psychoanalytic theory
b) existentialism
c) humanism
d) cognitive-behavioral perspective
Answer: a
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Describe the concept of soft determinism and how it relates to positive psychology.
Topic: Determinism vs. Free Will
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
4. Which theoretical approach adopts the free will perspective?
a) Behaviorism
b) genetics
c) Humanism
d) Psychoanalysis
Answer: c
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Describe the concept of soft determinism and how it relates to positive psychology.
Topic: Determinism vs. Free Will
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
5. Which theoretical approach adopts the free will perspective?
a) Psychoanalysis
b) Behaviorism
1
Copyright 2019, 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
mynursytest.store
,DOWNLOAD THE Test Bank for Essential Elements for Effectiveness for
Miami Dade College 7th Edition Abascal
Abascal, Essential Elements for Effectiveness, 7e
c) genetics
d) Existentialism
Answer: d
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Describe the concept of soft determinism and how it relates to positive psychology.
Topic: Determinism vs. Free Will
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
6. The concordance rate for schizophrenia is much higher for __________ than it is for __________.
a) women; men
b) fraternal twins; identical twins
c) identical twins; fraternal twins
d) men; women
Answer: c
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Describe the concept of soft determinism and how it relates to positive psychology.
Topic: Determinism vs. Free Will
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
7. “Why do you act that way?” an exasperated Celia asks her friend Maria. “What makes you do what you do?”
“I can’t help it,” Maria replies. “You can’t fight biology; I am who I was made to be.” Which view of human nature
is Maria subscribing to?
a) genetic determinism
b) environmental determinism
c) psychic determinism
d) existentialism
Answer: a
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Describe the concept of soft determinism and how it relates to positive psychology.
Topic: Determinism vs. Free Will
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
APA Learning Objective: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains.
8. Psychoanalytic Theory holds that a person’s current patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behavior are a
product of __________.
a) the person’s genetic inheritance
b) that person’s early experiences, especially how she or he was raised
c) that person’s learning history
d) the person’s choices in the moment
Answer: b
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Describe the concept of soft determinism and how it relates to positive psychology.
Topic: Determinism vs. Free Will
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
9. “Why do you act that way?” an exasperated Maria asks her friend Celia. “What makes you do what you do?”
Celia replies, “I’m a product of all I’ve learned in this world. I’m just a blank slate that’s been written all over by
conditioning and environmental forces.” Which view of human nature is Celia subscribing to?
a) psychic determinism
b) Free Will
c) Behaviorism
d) Humanism
Answer: c
2
Copyright 2019, 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
mynursytest.store
, DOWNLOAD THE Test Bank for Essential Elements for Effectiveness for
Miami Dade College 7th Edition Abascal
Abascal, Essential Elements for Effectiveness, 7e
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Describe the concept of soft determinism and how it relates to positive psychology.
Topic: Determinism vs. Free Will
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
APA Learning Objective: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains.
10. Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus were proponents of __________, whereas Abraham Maslow and Carl
Rogers were proponents of __________.
a) genetic determinism; psychic determinism
b) Behaviorism; Psychoanalysis
c) Humanism; Behaviorism
d) Existentialism; Humanism
Answer: d
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Describe the concept of soft determinism and how it relates to positive psychology.
Topic: Determinism vs. Free Will
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
11. How does an S-O-R model of human functioning differ from a traditional Behaviorist model of human
functioning?
a) The S-O-R model posits that a thinking, choosing organism acts between the onset of a stimulus and the
enactment of a response; the Behaviorists model is simply S-R psychology.
b) The S-O-R model developed from a blend of Humanism and Existentialism; the behaviorist model was
developed primarily from laboratory observations of animals.
c) The S-O-R model is based on Psychoanalytic principles such as superego, Oedipus, and repression; the
Behaviorist model is based solely on behavior.
d) They don’t differ; the S-O-R model is a traditional Behaviorist model of human functioning.
Answer: a
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Describe the concept of soft determinism and how it relates to positive psychology.
Topic: Determinism vs. Free Will
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
12. A mixed view of human nature that combines elements of determinism and free will to “meet in the middle”
of those extremes is called __________.
a) indeterminism
b) soft determinism
c) neuroplasticity
d) idiography
Answer: b
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Describe the concept of soft determinism and how it relates to positive psychology.
Topic: Determinism vs. Free Will
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
APA Learning Objective: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains.
13. A useful paradigm for an effective person to adopt is __________.
a) reactivity
b) imagination
c) displacement
d) proactivity
Answer: d
Learning Objective: LO 2.2 Explain the ways in which the paradigm of proactivity guides the behavior of
effective individuals.
3
Copyright 2019, 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
mynursytest.store
Miami Dade College 7th Edition Abascal
Abascal, Essential Elements for Effectiveness, 7e
Abascal 7e TestBank | Chapter 2
Making Positive Choices
1. __________ is the view that every effect has a cause.
a) Positivism
b) Empiricism
c) Determinism
d) Associationism
Answer: c
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Describe the concept of soft determinism and how it relates to positive psychology.
Topic: Determinism vs. Free Will
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
2. __________ refers to the notion that we can choose how and when to act, ignoring factors that supposedly
determine our behaviors.
a) Structuralism
b) Free will
c) Utilitarianism
d) Fundamentalism
Answer: b
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Describe the concept of soft determinism and how it relates to positive psychology.
Topic: Determinism vs. Free Will
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
3. Which theoretical approach is a deterministic perspective?
a) psychoanalytic theory
b) existentialism
c) humanism
d) cognitive-behavioral perspective
Answer: a
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Describe the concept of soft determinism and how it relates to positive psychology.
Topic: Determinism vs. Free Will
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
4. Which theoretical approach adopts the free will perspective?
a) Behaviorism
b) genetics
c) Humanism
d) Psychoanalysis
Answer: c
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Describe the concept of soft determinism and how it relates to positive psychology.
Topic: Determinism vs. Free Will
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
5. Which theoretical approach adopts the free will perspective?
a) Psychoanalysis
b) Behaviorism
1
Copyright 2019, 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
mynursytest.store
,DOWNLOAD THE Test Bank for Essential Elements for Effectiveness for
Miami Dade College 7th Edition Abascal
Abascal, Essential Elements for Effectiveness, 7e
c) genetics
d) Existentialism
Answer: d
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Describe the concept of soft determinism and how it relates to positive psychology.
Topic: Determinism vs. Free Will
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
6. The concordance rate for schizophrenia is much higher for __________ than it is for __________.
a) women; men
b) fraternal twins; identical twins
c) identical twins; fraternal twins
d) men; women
Answer: c
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Describe the concept of soft determinism and how it relates to positive psychology.
Topic: Determinism vs. Free Will
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
7. “Why do you act that way?” an exasperated Celia asks her friend Maria. “What makes you do what you do?”
“I can’t help it,” Maria replies. “You can’t fight biology; I am who I was made to be.” Which view of human nature
is Maria subscribing to?
a) genetic determinism
b) environmental determinism
c) psychic determinism
d) existentialism
Answer: a
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Describe the concept of soft determinism and how it relates to positive psychology.
Topic: Determinism vs. Free Will
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
APA Learning Objective: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains.
8. Psychoanalytic Theory holds that a person’s current patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behavior are a
product of __________.
a) the person’s genetic inheritance
b) that person’s early experiences, especially how she or he was raised
c) that person’s learning history
d) the person’s choices in the moment
Answer: b
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Describe the concept of soft determinism and how it relates to positive psychology.
Topic: Determinism vs. Free Will
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
9. “Why do you act that way?” an exasperated Maria asks her friend Celia. “What makes you do what you do?”
Celia replies, “I’m a product of all I’ve learned in this world. I’m just a blank slate that’s been written all over by
conditioning and environmental forces.” Which view of human nature is Celia subscribing to?
a) psychic determinism
b) Free Will
c) Behaviorism
d) Humanism
Answer: c
2
Copyright 2019, 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
mynursytest.store
, DOWNLOAD THE Test Bank for Essential Elements for Effectiveness for
Miami Dade College 7th Edition Abascal
Abascal, Essential Elements for Effectiveness, 7e
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Describe the concept of soft determinism and how it relates to positive psychology.
Topic: Determinism vs. Free Will
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
APA Learning Objective: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains.
10. Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus were proponents of __________, whereas Abraham Maslow and Carl
Rogers were proponents of __________.
a) genetic determinism; psychic determinism
b) Behaviorism; Psychoanalysis
c) Humanism; Behaviorism
d) Existentialism; Humanism
Answer: d
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Describe the concept of soft determinism and how it relates to positive psychology.
Topic: Determinism vs. Free Will
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
11. How does an S-O-R model of human functioning differ from a traditional Behaviorist model of human
functioning?
a) The S-O-R model posits that a thinking, choosing organism acts between the onset of a stimulus and the
enactment of a response; the Behaviorists model is simply S-R psychology.
b) The S-O-R model developed from a blend of Humanism and Existentialism; the behaviorist model was
developed primarily from laboratory observations of animals.
c) The S-O-R model is based on Psychoanalytic principles such as superego, Oedipus, and repression; the
Behaviorist model is based solely on behavior.
d) They don’t differ; the S-O-R model is a traditional Behaviorist model of human functioning.
Answer: a
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Describe the concept of soft determinism and how it relates to positive psychology.
Topic: Determinism vs. Free Will
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
12. A mixed view of human nature that combines elements of determinism and free will to “meet in the middle”
of those extremes is called __________.
a) indeterminism
b) soft determinism
c) neuroplasticity
d) idiography
Answer: b
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Describe the concept of soft determinism and how it relates to positive psychology.
Topic: Determinism vs. Free Will
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
APA Learning Objective: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains.
13. A useful paradigm for an effective person to adopt is __________.
a) reactivity
b) imagination
c) displacement
d) proactivity
Answer: d
Learning Objective: LO 2.2 Explain the ways in which the paradigm of proactivity guides the behavior of
effective individuals.
3
Copyright 2019, 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
mynursytest.store
