Exam 3: The Core Elements of Social Cognition

The fact that the same visual stimulus can be interpreted in multiple ways demonstrates that the whole is more than the sum of its parts.This is a reflection of the _____ view.

Mental shortcuts that aid in our decision-making are called:

When a schema is highly _____,the _____ is increased.

All of the following are true about the confirmation bias EXCEPT which statement?

In a classic study by Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968),teachers were told that a randomly selected group of children in their classes were "late bloomers" on the verge of an "intellectual growth spurt." What were the findings of the study when the abilities of all the children in these classes were evaluated two years later?

_____ is a schema's tendency to be active in one's mind,coloring perception,while _____ occurs when something in the environment activates a schema.

Mood is defined as a:

In a study,researchers asked participants to either provide their gut feelings about their current romantic relationships or to discuss at length after conscious reflection whether their relationships were good for them.The researchers then tried to use this information to predict the success of these relationships.What did the researchers find was the best predictor of relationship success?

Mental shortcuts used automatically for making decisions are called:

Joram has a chronically accessible schema for generosity.When he reads a biography of Albert Einstein,Joram is MOST likely to:

A theory that explains phenomena by positing two ways of processing information is referred to as a _____ theory.

Under very _____ time frames,when individuals need to act_____,priming may be more likely to affect behavior.

The phenomenon of a self-fulfilling prophecy primarily involves:

A _____ is a mental structure that is stored in human memory and is based on prior knowledge.

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

Which of the following motives is NOT a primary influence on our processes of social cognition?

What is the primary function of an implicit association test?

An associative network is defined as a:

The ease with which people can bring an idea into consciousness is referred to as:

Which task might be used to examine the speed with which people are able to associate pleasant and positive words with examples of members of a stigmatized group?