Question 1

In order for priming to work successfully, thoughts need to be both

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A)  accessible and salient. 
B)  chronic and experiential. 
C)  applicable and accessible. 
D)  long-term and chronic. 
A)  accessible and salient. 
B)  chronic and experiential. 
C)  applicable and accessible. 
D)  long-term and chronic.

Question 2

You wrongly assume that because of Linda's short hair, unshaved legs, and liberal views she is a political activist. Your (incorrect) assumption was based on the

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A)  representativeness heuristic. 
B)  availability heuristic. 
C)  anchoring and adjustment heuristic. 
D)  self-fulfilling prophecy. 
A)  representativeness heuristic. 
B)  availability heuristic. 
C)  anchoring and adjustment heuristic. 
D)  self-fulfilling prophecy.

Question 3

The text discusses three reasons why schemas can become accessible. Which of the following is not one of these reasons?

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A)  chronic accessibility due to past experience 
B)  base rate information about a person 
C)  related to a current goal 
D)  temporary accessibility due to recent experiences 
A)  chronic accessibility due to past experience 
B)  base rate information about a person 
C)  related to a current goal 
D)  temporary accessibility due to recent experiences

Question 4

What is the take-home message from the research on the self-fulfilling prophecy?

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A)  Self-fulfilling prophecies are a result of our desire to preserve our self-esteem. 
B)  Schema-confirming behaviors are conscious and deliberate. 
C)  Self-fulfilling prophecies are the result of unconscious, unintentional processes. 
D)  Because their job is assessment of performance, educators are especially susceptible to the self-fulfilling prophecy. 
A)  Self-fulfilling prophecies are a result of our desire to preserve our self-esteem. 
B)  Schema-confirming behaviors are conscious and deliberate. 
C)  Self-fulfilling prophecies are the result of unconscious, unintentional processes. 
D)  Because their job is assessment of performance, educators are especially susceptible to the self-fulfilling prophecy.

Question 5

Based on information from your text about cultural differences in thinking, complete the analogy: Western: _________:: Eastern: __________.

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A)  holistic; context 
B)  context; details 
C)  analytic; holistic 
D)  properties; analytic 
A)  holistic; context 
B)  context; details 
C)  analytic; holistic 
D)  properties; analytic

Question 6

What are schemas, and why are they often adaptive?

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Schemas are cognitive structures that we

Question 7

According to the authors of your text, people are likely to quickly categorize people they have just met. This is due to people's reliance on

Accepted Answer

A)  self-fulfilling prophecies. 
B)  counterfactual thinking. 
C)  controlled thinking 
D)  schemas. 
A)  self-fulfilling prophecies. 
B)  counterfactual thinking. 
C)  controlled thinking 
D)  schemas.

Question 8

You have just arrived for your first year of college, but your roommate, Leah, is nowhere to be found. Your next-door neighbor, Tim, tells you that he's met Leah, and that she's really shy and introverted. If you wanted to counteract the self-fulfilling prophecy, what might you do when you meet Leah?

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A)  Ask her if she likes to spend a lot of time alone. 
B)  Ask her what books she's read lately. 
C)  Try to get her to talk about fun activities she did in high school. 
D)  Be quiet and shy yourself, so as not to intimidate her. 
A)  Ask her if she likes to spend a lot of time alone. 
B)  Ask her what books she's read lately. 
C)  Try to get her to talk about fun activities she did in high school. 
D)  Be quiet and shy yourself, so as not to intimidate her.

Question 9

It is reasonable to expect that in real classrooms there are several gender differences in terms of academic performance, because girls and boys are unwittingly treated differently by teachers and parents. What phenomenon best explains how this treatment could influence academic performance? Self-fulfilling prophecies are a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  deliberate act. 
B)  heuristic. 
C)  automatic process. 
D)  conscious, controlled process. 
A)  deliberate act. 
B)  heuristic. 
C)  automatic process. 
D)  conscious, controlled process.

In order for priming to work successfully, thoughts need to be both

You wrongly assume that because of Linda's short hair, unshaved legs, and liberal views she is a political activist. Your (incorrect) assumption was based on the

The text discusses three reasons why schemas can become accessible. Which of the following is not one of these reasons?

What is the take-home message from the research on the self-fulfilling prophecy?

Based on information from your text about cultural differences in thinking, complete the analogy: Western: _:: Eastern: __.

What are schemas, and why are they often adaptive?

According to the authors of your text, people are likely to quickly categorize people they have just met. This is due to people's reliance on

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In order for priming to work successfully, thoughts need to be both

You wrongly assume that because of Linda's short hair, unshaved legs, and liberal views she is a political activist. Your (incorrect) assumption was based on the

The text discusses three reasons why schemas can become accessible. Which of the following is not one of these reasons?

What is the take-home message from the research on the self-fulfilling prophecy?

Based on information from your text about cultural differences in thinking, complete the analogy: Western: _________:: Eastern: __________.

What are schemas, and why are they often adaptive?

According to the authors of your text, people are likely to quickly categorize people they have just met. This is due to people's reliance on

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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Based on information from your text about cultural differences in thinking, complete the analogy: Western: _:: Eastern: __.