Exam 4: Perceiving Persons

Lindy is trying to decide whether or not Marisa's behaviour is dispositional.Which of the following factors should Lindy consider if she relies on correspondent inference theory?

Consider a baseball manager who clings to old strategies that are ineffective,a lawyer who selects juries according to false stereotypes,and a political leader who does not withdraw support for a failing program.What are all three exhibiting?

Lex voted for Dean to be the class president at his university this year.He believes that approximately 40 percent of people at his university did as well.In reality,closer to 20 percent of voters chose Dean.What concept does Lex's overestimation illustrate?

What does the actor-observer effect refer to?

Andrew tends to view the behaviour of others in gross units,whereas Angela tends to break others' behaviour down into fine units.Compared to Angela,which of the following is Andrew more likely to do?

Under which of the following circumstances are social perceivers most likely to form accurate judgments of others?

How are adults with baby-faced facial features perceived and treated differently than adults with mature facial features? What are two explanations for these effects?

When observing other people's behaviour,Danny tends to use the covariation principle and Amos tends to use cognitive heuristics.Which of the following statements best describes Danny and Amos?

Monica uses the availability heuristic much more frequently than does Raul.Therefore,Monica is more likely than Raul to do which of the following?

The idea that impressions are based on a perceiver's disposition to form certain impressions and a weighted average of the target person's characteristics is most consistent with which of the following?

According to implicit personality theories,which of the following would be most likely if we know Yael is an extrovert?

The impressions we form of others depend upon many factors,including perceiver characteristics,target characteristics,and situational factors.Which of the following situational factors is most likely to impact impression formation?

Based on Medvecs (1997)research,how do you predict that Olympian medalists think about their performance?

Among your group of friends,Kent is the only one who is ever late for your weekly movie night.You've noticed that he is late every week and that he is also late for class,parties,weddings,sporting events,and dental appointments.According to Kelley's covariation model of attribution,how would Kent's behaviour best be described?

Carol is asked to rate her husband in terms of how helpful he is with the household chores.Because she cannot think of a single instance of such behaviour,she gives him a very low rating.What is Carol relying on to make her judgment?

Anthony is talking to his friends about his ex-girlfriend and claims that she broke off their relationship because she is selfish,cold,and arrogant.What kind of attribution is Anthony making?

One explanation for the fundamental attribution error concerns Fritz Heider's observation that people tend to attribute events to which of the following types of factors?

Colin and Erin are waiting to meet with their caterer so that they can discuss the menu for their wedding.The caterer is 30 minutes late and still hasn't arrived.Colin suggests that the caterer is probably delayed because of traffic.Erin suggests that the caterer is probably disorganized and unreliable.What kind of attribution is Erin making?

Bella is a teacher who suspects that a student is trying to deceive her.Under which of the following conditions does Bella have the best chance of detecting whether or not the student is lying?

How can the availability heuristic lead to the base-rate fallacy?