Question 1

Which of the following does not belong?

Accepted Answer

A)  overall context 
B)  relations between objects 
C)  holistic thinking 
D)  analytic thinking. 
A)  overall context 
B)  relations between objects 
C)  holistic thinking 
D)  analytic thinking.

Question 2

Nutz and Boltz, Inc. employs 100 people; 80 are lawyers and 20 are engineers. Albert, a lawyer at the company, is quiet, likes puzzles, and carries a calculator. Most people, when asked whether Albert is a lawyer or an engineer, will guess that he is an engineer. These people are using ________ to make this faulty guess. A correct guess would have been made if they had used ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the representativeness heuristic; base rate information 
B)  base rate information; the representativeness heuristic 
C)  the representativeness heuristic; the availability heuristic 
D)  base rate information; anchoring and adjustment 
A)  the representativeness heuristic; base rate information 
B)  base rate information; the representativeness heuristic 
C)  the representativeness heuristic; the availability heuristic 
D)  base rate information; anchoring and adjustment

Question 3

In the self-fulfilling prophecy, a perceiver has a(n) ________ that affects the ________ of the target of perception.

Accepted Answer

A)  bias; emotional reaction 
B)  expectation; behavior 
C)  schema; schema 
D)  emotional reaction; expectation 
A)  bias; emotional reaction 
B)  expectation; behavior 
C)  schema; schema 
D)  emotional reaction; expectation

Question 4

The authors of your text report that a college professor asked students to list either two or ten ways to improve the course. Because students used the availability heuristic, which group of students gave the professor the highest course ratings overall?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were actually the same. 
B)  the students who were asked to list ten improvements 
C)  the students who were asked to list two improvements 
D)  the students who skipped listing any improvements 
A)  They were actually the same. 
B)  the students who were asked to list ten improvements 
C)  the students who were asked to list two improvements 
D)  the students who skipped listing any improvements

Question 5

A mother who has tragically lost a daughter in a car accident spends her days rehearsing "if onlys." "If only I had made her stay home that night"; "If only she had taken Route 78 instead of Route 22"; "If only I had offered to chauffeur her instead of letting her drive herself." The mother is engaging in the process known as

Accepted Answer

A)  counterfactual thinking. 
B)  blaming the victim. 
C)  the availability heuristic. 
D)  the self-fulfilling prophecy. 
A)  counterfactual thinking. 
B)  blaming the victim. 
C)  the availability heuristic. 
D)  the self-fulfilling prophecy.

Question 6

In the1977 study regarding Donald using priming, the independent variable was

Accepted Answer

A)  word types participants learned 
B)  impressions of Donald 
C)  teacher's expectations of students 
D)  bloomers' IQs 
A)  word types participants learned 
B)  impressions of Donald 
C)  teacher's expectations of students 
D)  bloomers' IQs

Question 7

James has a goal of being able to run a marathon by next year. When he sees a woman dart out of a store and start running he immediately thinks, "Oh, she must be a runner too!" rather than, "She's a shoplifter trying to get away." Which of the following is the best explanation for why one schema was accessible rather than another?

Accepted Answer

A)  chronic accessibility due to past experience 
B)  a current goal 
C)  base-rate information 
D)  applicability of priming 
A)  chronic accessibility due to past experience 
B)  a current goal 
C)  base-rate information 
D)  applicability of priming

Question 8

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Construals use schemas to make sense of the social world. 
B)  Schemas use construals to make sense of the social world. 
C)  Construals and schemas are interchangeable concepts. 
D)  Construals and schemas don't relate to one another at all. 
A)  Construals use schemas to make sense of the social world. 
B)  Schemas use construals to make sense of the social world. 
C)  Construals and schemas are interchangeable concepts. 
D)  Construals and schemas don't relate to one another at all.

Question 9

Based on the information in this chapter, when we meet someone new, we are likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  consider carefully all information about him or her before forming an impression. 
B)  use only internal characteristics such as personality to form an impression. 
C)  categorize this person based on our schemas and other people we know. 
D)  rely on scripts to form an accurate impression. 
A)  consider carefully all information about him or her before forming an impression. 
B)  use only internal characteristics such as personality to form an impression. 
C)  categorize this person based on our schemas and other people we know. 
D)  rely on scripts to form an accurate impression.

Question 10

According to the authors of your text, how is it best to characterize humans as social thinkers?

Accepted Answer

A)  We are error prone, and it is a miracle we can survive on a daily basis. 
B)  We are unbelievably accurate over 99.9 percent of the time with our judgments. 
C)  As long as we rely only on controlled processes, we are amazingly accurate. 
D)  We have amazing cognitive abilities, but there is room for improvement. 
A)  We are error prone, and it is a miracle we can survive on a daily basis. 
B)  We are unbelievably accurate over 99.9 percent of the time with our judgments. 
C)  As long as we rely only on controlled processes, we are amazingly accurate. 
D)  We have amazing cognitive abilities, but there is room for improvement.

Question 11

In a study described in the textbook, participants memorized either words such as neat or disrespectful before reading an ambiguous passage about Donald in which he was described as engaging in a number of recreational activities (e.g., driving in a demolition derby, white-water rafting) in which he had risked injury and even death. How did these words influence the impressions of Donald?

Accepted Answer

A)  They made the impression of his behavior appear more extreme. 
B)  They did not affect the impression of him because they were not related to his behavior. 
C)  They helped make the impression of Donald more sympathetic. 
D)  They made the impression of Donald more negative. 
A)  They made the impression of his behavior appear more extreme. 
B)  They did not affect the impression of him because they were not related to his behavior. 
C)  They helped make the impression of Donald more sympathetic. 
D)  They made the impression of Donald more negative.

Question 12

The study by Rosenthal and Jacobson on self-fulfilling prophecies concluded that the teachers treated the "bloomers" in class differently than the other children. If you behaved similarly with a child or younger sibling, how might you behave?

Accepted Answer

A)  Providing more constructive feedback. 
B)  Giving extra time to do their homework. 
C)  Giving less time to respond to questions. 
D)  Scolding the child when they get an answer wrong. 
A)  Providing more constructive feedback. 
B)  Giving extra time to do their homework. 
C)  Giving less time to respond to questions. 
D)  Scolding the child when they get an answer wrong.

Question 13

Which of the following is not an example of automatic thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  forming a first impression of someone within seconds of meeting him or her 
B)  conducting a search on the Internet 
C)  having a sense of whether an object is near or far from us 
D)  driving down the highway while also carrying on a conversation 
A)  forming a first impression of someone within seconds of meeting him or her 
B)  conducting a search on the Internet 
C)  having a sense of whether an object is near or far from us 
D)  driving down the highway while also carrying on a conversation

Question 14

Aoi is from Japan. If you want her to think analytically, what will you have to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  prime analytical thinking with pictures or a story 
B)  prime holistic thinking with pictures or a story 
C)  it doesn't matter what you do, she cannot think analytically because of her culture 
D)  tell her you want her to think analytically 
A)  prime analytical thinking with pictures or a story 
B)  prime holistic thinking with pictures or a story 
C)  it doesn't matter what you do, she cannot think analytically because of her culture 
D)  tell her you want her to think analytically

Question 15

More recent research suggests that cultural differences in thinking styles may stem from

Accepted Answer

A)  physiological differences across races. 
B)  differences in the environments across cultures. 
C)  political differences across nations. 
D)  religious differences between countries. 
A)  physiological differences across races. 
B)  differences in the environments across cultures. 
C)  political differences across nations. 
D)  religious differences between countries.

Question 16

Why does the availability heuristic sometimes lead to incorrect inferences?

Accepted Answer

A)  What is easily brought to mind may not be typical of the big picture. 
B)  People wrongly assume that correlation implies causation. 
C)  What looks like the typical case may not be representative of the typical case. 
D)  People are far better at making inferences about themselves than about others. 
A)  What is easily brought to mind may not be typical of the big picture. 
B)  People wrongly assume that correlation implies causation. 
C)  What looks like the typical case may not be representative of the typical case. 
D)  People are far better at making inferences about themselves than about others.

Question 17

When are we most likely to use automatic processing, and when are we most likely to use controlled processing?

Accepted Answer

Research suggests that we tend to use au

Question 18

In Kelley's 1950 research about the guest lecturer, the dependent variable was the

Accepted Answer

A)  students' impressions. 
B)  personality descriptions. 
C)  teacher's expectations. 
D)  bloomers. 
A)  students' impressions. 
B)  personality descriptions. 
C)  teacher's expectations. 
D)  bloomers.

Question 19

Research demonstrated that physical sensation can activate metaphors that influence our judgments about unrelated topics. If you wanted students to take your petition seriously, you should present the information about it

Accepted Answer

A)  on a piece of paper they can take with them. 
B)  on a heavy tablet. 
C)  on a light clipboard. 
D)  verbally rather than written. 
A)  on a piece of paper they can take with them. 
B)  on a heavy tablet. 
C)  on a light clipboard. 
D)  verbally rather than written.

Question 20

Based on the study by Nisbett and his colleagues on statistical reasoning across four disciplines, which person would you count on to solve a statistical reasoning problem accurately?

Accepted Answer

A)  a physician 
B)  a chemist 
C)  a lawyer 
D)  a psychologist 
A)  a physician 
B)  a chemist 
C)  a lawyer 
D)  a psychologist

Which of the following does not belong?

In the self-fulfilling prophecy, a perceiver has a(n) that affects the of the target of perception.

The authors of your text report that a college professor asked students to list either two or ten ways to improve the course. Because students used the availability heuristic, which group of students gave the professor the highest course ratings overall?

In the1977 study regarding Donald using priming, the independent variable was

Which of the following is true?

Based on the information in this chapter, when we meet someone new, we are likely to

According to the authors of your text, how is it best to characterize humans as social thinkers?

The study by Rosenthal and Jacobson on self-fulfilling prophecies concluded that the teachers treated the "bloomers" in class differently than the other children. If you behaved similarly with a child or younger sibling, how might you behave?

Which of the following is not an example of automatic thinking?

Aoi is from Japan. If you want her to think analytically, what will you have to do?

More recent research suggests that cultural differences in thinking styles may stem from

Why does the availability heuristic sometimes lead to incorrect inferences?

When are we most likely to use automatic processing, and when are we most likely to use controlled processing?

In Kelley's 1950 research about the guest lecturer, the dependent variable was the

Research demonstrated that physical sensation can activate metaphors that influence our judgments about unrelated topics. If you wanted students to take your petition seriously, you should present the information about it

Based on the study by Nisbett and his colleagues on statistical reasoning across four disciplines, which person would you count on to solve a statistical reasoning problem accurately?

Introducing Social Psychology

Methodology: How Social Psychologists Do Research

Social Perception: How We Come to Understand Other People

The Self: Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context

The Need to Justify Our Actions

Attitudes and Attitude Change: Influencing Thoughts and Feelings

Conformity: Influencing Behavior

Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups

Interpersonal Attraction: From First Impressions to Close Relationships

Prosocial Behavior: Why Do People Help

Aggression: Why Do We Hurt Other People Can We Prevent It

Prejudice: Causes and Cures

Social Psychology in Action 1: Making a Difference With Social Psychology: Attaining a Sustainable Future

Social Psychology in Action 2: Social Psychology and Health

Social Psychology in Action 3: Social Psychology and the Law

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Exam 3: Social Cognition: How We Think About the Social World

Which of the following does not belong?

In the self-fulfilling prophecy, a perceiver has a(n) ________ that affects the ________ of the target of perception.

The authors of your text report that a college professor asked students to list either two or ten ways to improve the course. Because students used the availability heuristic, which group of students gave the professor the highest course ratings overall?

In the1977 study regarding Donald using priming, the independent variable was

Which of the following is true?

Based on the information in this chapter, when we meet someone new, we are likely to

According to the authors of your text, how is it best to characterize humans as social thinkers?

The study by Rosenthal and Jacobson on self-fulfilling prophecies concluded that the teachers treated the "bloomers" in class differently than the other children. If you behaved similarly with a child or younger sibling, how might you behave?

Which of the following is not an example of automatic thinking?

Aoi is from Japan. If you want her to think analytically, what will you have to do?

More recent research suggests that cultural differences in thinking styles may stem from

Why does the availability heuristic sometimes lead to incorrect inferences?

When are we most likely to use automatic processing, and when are we most likely to use controlled processing?

In Kelley's 1950 research about the guest lecturer, the dependent variable was the

Research demonstrated that physical sensation can activate metaphors that influence our judgments about unrelated topics. If you wanted students to take your petition seriously, you should present the information about it

Based on the study by Nisbett and his colleagues on statistical reasoning across four disciplines, which person would you count on to solve a statistical reasoning problem accurately?

Introducing Social Psychology

Methodology: How Social Psychologists Do Research

Social Perception: How We Come to Understand Other People

The Self: Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context

The Need to Justify Our Actions

Attitudes and Attitude Change: Influencing Thoughts and Feelings

Conformity: Influencing Behavior

Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups

Interpersonal Attraction: From First Impressions to Close Relationships

Prosocial Behavior: Why Do People Help

Aggression: Why Do We Hurt Other People Can We Prevent It

Prejudice: Causes and Cures

Social Psychology in Action 1: Making a Difference With Social Psychology: Attaining a Sustainable Future

Social Psychology in Action 2: Social Psychology and Health

Social Psychology in Action 3: Social Psychology and the Law

Filters

In the self-fulfilling prophecy, a perceiver has a(n) that affects the of the target of perception.