Consider the following dilemma and describe responses to it that would characterize Kohlberg’s different levels of more reasoning.
A: A student is tempted to cheat on a test. The professor is putting an unrealistic value for the course grade on this one particular test, and, illness in the students family makes it extremely difficult for him or her to study.
B:The use of Dr. Jack Kervorkian’s suicide Machine.
C:A physician’s, maintenance of confidentiality, in the case of someone who test HIV positive.
Exercise #13
The author of our text says, “according to the cognitive dissonance theory proposed by Leon Festinger, people will bring their attitudes into line with their actions.”
A:Have you ever been forced to rethink your position on something because your behavior contradicted that position? Give one example of this, preferably from your own experience.
See video module 14.1.
B:Describe the experiment that Festinger and Carlsmith conducted. What were they testing? What conclusions did they draw?
C:What do dissonance reductions, the self-serving bias, and the defense mechanism of rationalization all have in common?
Exercise #14 See video modules 15.3 and 15.5
A:Provide a one-word sentence overview of these segments. Is there a connecting thread? Which did you find most dramatic? Why
B:Which of the segments do you think is most controversial regarding violations of ethical standards?
C:In two or three sentences, explain how the term “ diffusion of responsibly” applies to these clips.
Exercise #15 See video module 14.3
A:What was Jane Elliot trying to prove with this demonstration? Do you think her pupils learned anything from this?
B:Why is what Elliot did considered an informal “demonstration” as opposed to an experiment?
C:List different sources of prejudice in today’s society.
Exercise #16:A: Indicate your Myers-Briggs personality type
B:Over the last few years, think of a time when you were very effective. Then consider the following:
1.What did I do?
2.How did it reflect my type?
3.How did I feel?
4.How did others react (if others were involved)?
C:Over the last few years, think of a time when you were not effective. Then consider the following:
1.What did I do?
2. How did it reflect my type?
3.How could I have been more effective (in terms of type)
D:Consult appendix D from the manual for the Myers Briggs type indicator, and then list 2 or 3 occupations that you like and that are indicated as appropriate for someone with your type.
Exercise # 17:
A:Indicate your vocational personality type, or Holland code, based on the results of your vocational preference inventory. Briefly describe your vocational personality in terms of the Holland system.
B:Comment on the consistency and differentiation in relation to your vocational personality type. Is your Type congruent with other measures of personality, such as the MBTI?
C:List 3 to 5 occupations from the occupations finder, that are consistent with your vocational personality type.
Exercise #18: See video module 12.2
A:How is Seligmann defining optimism and pessimism?
B:How is he saying optimism and pessimism correlate with success and failure? With health and illness?
C:Review the term “Locus of control” (from the chapter on personality) and relate it to optimism and pessimism.
Exercise #19: See video module 13.1
A:According to the narrator, “ depression has been characterized as the common cold of Psychopathology” in its mild forms it has been experienced by almost everyone. Write a two or three sentence response to this statement.
B:List the symptoms of depression and of mania.
C:Recalling video module 12.2 briefly explain the relationship between pessimism and depression.
Exercise #20: See video module 8.4
A:Describe dissociative Idenitity disorder (previously called multiple personality disorder) explaining the theorized cause of the disorder.
B:What is meant by the word “dissociation”?
C:Differentiate between multiple personality disorder and schizophrenia.
Exercise # 21 See video module 13.5, 13.6, and 13.7
A:How do the biological therapies relate to one another? How do they differ? Which do you feel best about?
B:Which do you find most acceptable? Why?
C:Chemotherapy and ECT seem to be desirable for some disorders that do not respond to Psychotherapy alone. Put this statement into your own words.
D:Give an example of this statement.
E:What evidence is given either in the text or video module as support for this statement?
A:Describe the amount of stress in your life as mild, moderate or major.
B:List the three most severe stressors in your life according to the scale.
C:Do you agree with the result of the scale? Are these other stressors in your life that you believe are more serious? If so describe them.
D:Read the material on the conflict in the text. Do the stressors you have listed above represent conflicts? If so , describe the specific type of conflict.
Exercise #23: Complete the multidimensional locus of control scales.
A:Indicate whether you are more “internal” or “external” regarding locus of control.
See video module 28 from the brain series:
B:Briefly describe what Dr. Weiss found, indicating which rats experienced the most ulceration.
C:Assess control and predictability in your life. Go back to the social readjustment rating scale or the student stress scale and list the most severe stressors in your life. Indicate whether or not you are able to control and/or predict these stressors.
D:Explain, in two or three sentences, the connection between control and predictability on the hand and physical well-being on the other.