Because she is often rejected by her parents, Sally mistrusts other people and treats them with hostility, which leads to their rejection of her. The cycle of rejection, mistrust, hostility, and further rejection illustrate what is meant by:

Related Mcqs:

1. A person who mistrusts others and is hypersensitive and guarded may be classified as a (n)______personality.

   A. dependent
   B. antisocial
   C. narcissistic
   D. paranoid

2. Sally has trouble solving for X in her Algebra class. She can’t quite grasp the idea of:

   A. Abstract reasoning
   B. Conservation
   C. Egocentrism
   D. Reversibility

3. A boy’s sexual desires for his mother and feelings of hostility toward his father constitute what Freud called:

   A. displacement
   B. reaction formation
   C. reciprocal determinism
   D. the Oedipus complex

4. Parents in Westernized cultures are more likely than parents in Asian cultures to encourage children to value:

   A. enduring friendships
   B. nonconformity
   C. cultural traditions
   D. norms.

5. Adopted children’s similarity to their biological parents is generally attributed to_____________; adopted children’s similarity to their adoptive parents is generally attributed to____________________.

   A. heredity; the environment
   B. the environment; heredity
   C. the environment; the environment
   D. heredity; heredity

6. Although many people tend to associate PTSD with war – related violence, it is actually the event which most often leads to a PTSD diagnosis

   A. Domestic violence
   B. Victims of robbery
   C. Car accident
   D. Rape

7. Montel, a white university student, is on academic probation for poor grades. Ever since he received notice of his probation, Montel has become increasingly hostile toward racial minority students and staff on campus. His increasing hostility can best be explained in terms of:

   A. the reciprocity norm
   B. the scapegoat theory
   C. ingroup bias
   D. the just- world phenomenon

8. The powerful survival impulse that leads human infants to seek closeness to their parents is called ___________________?

   A. attachment
   B. imprinting
   C. egocentrism
   D. conservation

9. People are more likely to perceive a figure and ground illustration as reversible if they are told it is reversible. This best illustrate the importance of:

   A. Retinal disparity
   B. Visual capture
   C. Perceptual constancy
   D. Top-down processing

10. Erikson proposed that trust or mistrust develops during the ____________?

    A. muscular-anal stage
    B. latency stage
    C. oral-sensory stage
    D. maturity stage