Exam 3: Social Cognition: Understanding Ourselves and Others

Suppose you are told that your new roommate is a member of the chess club. How is this expectation likely to influence you?

Imagine that you see one of your classmates falling asleep in psychology class. Given that no other students fall asleep in this psychology class, this student has fallen asleep in previous meetings of the same class, and he often falls asleep in math and science classes as well, which of the following attributions would the covariation model suggest?

Downward social comparison is a

Noah is asked if there are more poodles or dalmatians in America. He can quickly think of more examples of poodles than dalmatians because there are lots of poodles in his neighborhood, but not many dalmatians. He estimates that there are more poodles. Noah has most likely used

According to attributional logic, in which of the following circumstances would Mike's existing relationship with Monica most strongly reflect a deep underlying affection for her?

Because people need to make effective decisions even when they don't have a lot of mental resources, they are likely to do all BUT which of the following?

After failing a test for the first time, Marla compares herself to her little brother who failed four tests in one semester. Marla feels better about herself after making this comparison. This is an example of

Aroused individuals are more likely to rely on existing expectations or use heuristics because arousal may distract us or narrow our focus of attention.

According to the_________________ principle, our confidence in a particular cause for an event decreases if_________________.

Uyen has an A- grade point average. She compares herself to her roommate who has an A grade point average in order to motivate herself to study even harder. Uyen has made a/an

Examination of an English-language newspaper's account and a Chinese-language newspaper's account of Dr. Gang Lu's shooting rampage found that

Define mortality salience and discuss how it affects our self-image management.

The four core processes of social cognition are attention, interpretation, judgment, and memory.

According to the false consensus effect, we judge others' opinions

When people are moderately sad, they are

We're especially likely to use simplifying cognitive shortcuts when we are in a bad mood.

No matter how motivated we are to be accurate, we won't be able to think deeply if

When are self-fulfilling prophecies more likely to occur?

A healthy self-concept and self-esteem are benefited when we_________________ability to control important aspects of our lives.

According to_________________, people determine whether a behavior corresponds to an actor's internal disposition by asking whether the consequences were foreseeable, and whether the behavior was intended, freely chosen, and occurred despite countervailing forces.