Exam 3: Social Cognition: Understanding Ourselves and Others

The text reports a study in which pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli students watched an identical news broadcast about an Israeli-Palestinian confrontation. The results of the study indicated that

According to the text,_________________prompts us to rely on simplified cognitive strategies.

What is downward social comparison and how can it help manage self-esteem?

For each of the three goals of social cognition, describe (1) the strategies people use to achieve the goal and (2) at least three factors that lead people to have the goal and to emply the strategies you described.

A person says, "I'm going to pick my own numbers for the lottery because it gives me a better chance of winning." This person is creating for himself/herself

People who are motivated to be accurate tend to focus their attention on

Participants in an experiment judged a woman as unfriendly even though they were told her unfriendliness was part of her trained role in the experiment. This tendency to overemphasize person factors and underemphasize situational factors is called

If you meet a member of a minority group when you are very busy preparing for a job interview, you are

If you were interviewing candidates for a job, which of the following situations would reduce the likelihood that you would use cognitive simplification strategies?

Which of the following examples best fits with the definition of social cognition?

Suppose that you are trying to estimate how much your new employer is going to pay you. You start with an estimate of what others are paid, and then take into account your unique qualifications that are relevant. You have just used the

Which of the following people is most likely to engage in self-esteem-protective cognitive strategies?

When we are motivated to be accurate, we are likely to

Suppose that you are reading two books that try to explain the breaking up of the Soviet Union. One book, written by a Chinese historian, emphasizes the situational factors that contributed to the breakup, whereas the other book, written by an American historian, emphasizes the personalities involved, such as the political leaders. This difference reflects the notion that the fundamental attribution error

Emmanuel estimates that there are more sunny days than rainy days in Chicago because he can think of sunny days more quickly. Name and define the heuristic that Emmanuel has demonstrated.

Describe the trait of need for structure and explain how it can affect accuracy judgments.

Festinger's (1954) social comparison theory emphasized the drive to assess one's abilities and opinions

Aline is in love with Carlos. According to the covariation model, which of the following combinations of consensus, distinctiveness, and consistency information would lead you to attribute her love to something special about Carlos (situational attribution)?

Name and describe two of the factors that, according to Correspondent Inference Theory, affect how people determine the cause of an actor's behavior.

Define self-fulfilling prophecy and provide your own example of one.