Chapters 12 & 13 FRQs
FRQ / Due Date- No matter what Janet tries, she cannot lose weight. She’s promised herself that she’d drop a size before prom and now she doesn’t want to go shopping. Even though her friends and boyfriend think she’s beautiful, Janet insists that she weighs too much and she makes unhealthy choices like skipping meals. Please apply the following:
- Set point
- Incentive
- Maslow’s hierarchy
- Idaliza is furious because her steady boyfriend spent half an hour talking with his former girlfriend at last night's school dance. Her friend, Annie suggests that Idaliza ought to get the anger out of her system by repeatedly pounding her pillow while she imagines that she is hitting her boyfriend. When she is finished, Idaliza feels worse and tells Annie that Annie’s lucky to have a boyfriend who loves her. Later when Annie asks for a ride home, Idaliza tells her to take a cab. Please apply the following:
- Relative deprivation
- Catharsis
- Feel-good, do-good phenomenon
- Jim, a 42-year-old engineer, is unhappy about his yearly salary although it is the highest salary he has ever earned. His wife, Carla, suggests that he vividly recall how little he earned at the age of 32. She also recommends that he watch a TV program about famine victims in Africa. Use your understanding of psychological principles to explain why Carla’s suggestions might help to increase Jim’s feelings of economic satisfaction.
Chapters 12 & 13 FRQs
FRQ / Due Date- No matter what Janet tries, she cannot lose weight. She’s promised herself that she’d drop a size before prom and now she doesn’t want to go shopping. Even though her friends and boyfriend think she’s beautiful, Janet insists that she weighs too much and she makes unhealthy choices like skipping meals. Please apply the following:
- Set point
- Incentive
- Maslow’s hierarchy
- Idaliza is furious because her steady boyfriend spent half an hour talking with his former girlfriend at last night's school dance. Her friend, Annie suggests that Idaliza ought to get the anger out of her system by repeatedly pounding her pillow while she imagines that she is hitting her boyfriend. When she is finished, Idaliza feels worse and tells Annie that Annie’s lucky to have a boyfriend who loves her. Later when Annie asks for a ride home, Idaliza tells her to take a cab. Please apply the following:
- Relative deprivation
- Catharsis
- Feel-good, do-good phenomenon
- Jim, a 42-year-old engineer, is unhappy about his yearly salary although it is the highest salary he has ever earned. His wife, Carla, suggests that he vividly recall how little he earned at the age of 32. She also recommends that he watch a TV program about famine victims in Africa. Use your understanding of psychological principles to explain why Carla’s suggestions might help to increase Jim’s feelings of economic satisfaction.