Exam 3: The Core Elements of Social Cognition

_____ is the ease with which people can bring an idea into consciousness, while _____ is the process through which an object in the environment elevates the activation of a schema aspect.

How is subliminal priming accomplished in most studies?

The need for _____ refers to people's motive to sometimes reach a conclusion that fits their preexisting preferences, while the need for _____ refers to people's motive to sometimes reaching any possible conclusion.

ANY mental structure containing information, rooted in memory, about how to interact with an object or type of person and what its basic properties will be, and which may or may not involve a sequence of steps, can be called a _____.

Which of the following is NOT a likely source of the information contained in our schemas about events and groups of people?

Compared to people with a high tolerance for ambiguity, people who have a personal preference for clear and simple knowledge tend to seek _____.

______ is the activation of an aspect of a schema in one's mind, while _____ is the process through which an object in the environment elevates the activation of a schema aspect.

Ricardo watches a scene in the street on his way home from work. An older woman is about to be hit by a car because she has fallen over into the street and can't get back up again. She sees a man walking on the sidewalk nearby and yells to him for help. The man quickly helps her out of the way and she avoids the danger. Afterwards the older woman tries to thank the man, but he shrugs his shoulders and wanders off. Ricardo has the impression-although he can't be sure-that if the woman hadn't cried for help, the man wouldn't have done anything. Research suggests that when Ricardo retells this story to another person, the other person will:

Leymah comes to a party in a generally bad mood, because before leaving her house she learned that her uncle (of whom she is quite fond) has fallen ill. Leymah is currently single, and at the party her friend Ellen introduces her to several people whom she thinks Leymah might be interested in dating. How does research suggest Leymah will interact with these potential dating partners?

Jose is tired after a long day of activity. Now, at the end of the day, he has to make a decision about what he would most like to eat for dinner. Research suggests that Jose will probably:

Which of the following statements BEST summarizes the perspective of the Gestalt psychology school?

Which aspect of our cognition is related to the limbic system and brain structures that are older in evolutionary history?

Siobhan can win money by closing her eyes and picking a red marble from a jar filled with many colored marbles. She is being offered the choice to draw a marble from four different jars. If Siobhan is in a positive mood, thinking about all the money that she could win, then which jar does research suggest she is very likely to draw from?

Whenever Teuku hears the word coffee, he also thinks of the word tea. Because Teuku often uses coffee to stay up all night studying, he also thinks about feeling stressed when he hears the word coffee. In this example, the connection between coffee and tea is BEST described as a _____.

What is one method researchers have used to determine what role the experiential system and automatic behaviors might play in a given process?

The self-concept is defined as:

An automatic association of an object or person as good or bad, based on prior experience, is referred to as a(n):

In studies where participants complete a gambling task where they can continually choose between low-risk and high-risk card decks, what was found among patients who have experienced ventromedial brain damage (and therefore lower arousal)?

What is a general summary of the information that has been found in studies on the role of self-fulfilling prophecies in classrooms?

The _____ is an unconscious, intuitive, and automatic mode of thinking, while the ____ is a conscious, rational, and controlled mode of thinking.