Question 1

Our automatic analysis of our environment is based on our __________ and knowledge of the world.

Accepted Answer

A)  feelings 
B)  past experiences 
C)  thoughtful analysis 
D)  impressions 
A)  feelings 
B)  past experiences 
C)  thoughtful analysis 
D)  impressions

Question 2

A teenager wants to borrow the family car to go to an out-of-town concert. Her parents resist the idea. Based on the results of the research study on the effects of generating different numbers of examples of behavior described in your text, the teenager in question is most likely to view her parents as stubborn and unreasonable when they say to her, __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  "Give us five reasons why you should be allowed to borrow the car" 
B)  "Tell us again what you would do if the car broke down" 
C)  "How many other friends are going with you?" 
D)  "Give us one reason why we shouldn't worry ourselves to death" 
A)  "Give us five reasons why you should be allowed to borrow the car" 
B)  "Tell us again what you would do if the car broke down" 
C)  "How many other friends are going with you?" 
D)  "Give us one reason why we shouldn't worry ourselves to death"

Question 3

The most important take-home message about controlled thinking is that it __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  provides a check on automatic thinking 
B)  replaces automatic thinking 
C)  increases the efficiency of thinking 
D)  precedes automatic thinking 
A)  provides a check on automatic thinking 
B)  replaces automatic thinking 
C)  increases the efficiency of thinking 
D)  precedes automatic thinking

Question 4

At the grocery store, mothers often keep children busy by letting them "drive" the cart. Little do the children realize that the steering wheel they are playing with does not control anything. This example demonstrates our sometimes misplaced sense of control over __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  free will and our own behavior 
B)  self-esteem and our own feelings 
C)  schemas and their contents 
D)  heuristics and their processes 
A)  free will and our own behavior 
B)  self-esteem and our own feelings 
C)  schemas and their contents 
D)  heuristics and their processes

Question 5

In a study by Buffone, Gabriel, and Poulin, participants were asked to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  write about how their lives have been improved by a belief in God 
B)  write about how their lives would be worse if something good in their life had never happened 
C)  reflect on their good deeds in service to their community 
D)  write about the things in their lives they were thankful for 
A)  write about how their lives have been improved by a belief in God 
B)  write about how their lives would be worse if something good in their life had never happened 
C)  reflect on their good deeds in service to their community 
D)  write about the things in their lives they were thankful for

Question 6

You are listening to a radio broadcast that describes a person who donated a kidney to a complete stranger in need of a transplant, when the phone rings and the firemen's association asks you to make a donation. The idea of priming suggests that you will __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  be less likely to make a donation because your self-esteem has been threatened by realizing that you will never be as saintly as the person in the story 
B)  be more likely to make a donation because you are in a good mood after hearing the heartwarming story 
C)  be more likely to make a donation because the schema of being charitable has been made more accessible 
D)  not be affected in your likelihood of making a donation by the radio broadcast 
A)  be less likely to make a donation because your self-esteem has been threatened by realizing that you will never be as saintly as the person in the story 
B)  be more likely to make a donation because you are in a good mood after hearing the heartwarming story 
C)  be more likely to make a donation because the schema of being charitable has been made more accessible 
D)  not be affected in your likelihood of making a donation by the radio broadcast

Question 7

Automatic thinking is __________, while controlled thinking is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  effortful; effortless 
B)  nonconscious; unconscious 
C)  involuntary; voluntary 
D)  accurate; inaccurate 
A)  effortful; effortless 
B)  nonconscious; unconscious 
C)  involuntary; voluntary 
D)  accurate; inaccurate

Question 8

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

Question 9

Alice goes to see a rerun of Jaws (a movie about a vicious shark) a few days before she takes off to Florida on spring break. On break, she finds that she is now too nervous to spend much time actually in the water, since she is convinced that anything she sees in the water is a shark. Her heightened sensitivity is due to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  self-fulfilling prophecy 
B)  priming 
C)  anchoring and adjustment 
D)  representativeness 
A)  self-fulfilling prophecy 
B)  priming 
C)  anchoring and adjustment 
D)  representativeness

Our automatic analysis of our environment is based on our __________ and knowledge of the world.

The most important take-home message about controlled thinking is that it __________.

At the grocery store, mothers often keep children busy by letting them "drive" the cart. Little do the children realize that the steering wheel they are playing with does not control anything. This example demonstrates our sometimes misplaced sense of control over __________.

In a study by Buffone, Gabriel, and Poulin, participants were asked to __________.

You are listening to a radio broadcast that describes a person who donated a kidney to a complete stranger in need of a transplant, when the phone rings and the firemen's association asks you to make a donation. The idea of priming suggests that you will __________.

Automatic thinking is , while controlled thinking is .

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

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

Cognitive Dissonance and the Need to Protect Our Self-Esteem

Attitudes and Attitude Change: Influencing Thoughts and Feelings

Conformity and Obedience: Influencing Behavior

Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups

Attraction and Relationships: From Initial Impressions to Long-Term Intimacy

Prosocial Behavior: Why Do People Help

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

Prejudice: Causes, Consequences, and Cures

Using Social Psychology to Achieve a Sustainable and Happy Future

Social Psychology and Health

Social Psychology and the Law

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

Our automatic analysis of our environment is based on our __________ and knowledge of the world.

The most important take-home message about controlled thinking is that it __________.

At the grocery store, mothers often keep children busy by letting them "drive" the cart. Little do the children realize that the steering wheel they are playing with does not control anything. This example demonstrates our sometimes misplaced sense of control over __________.

In a study by Buffone, Gabriel, and Poulin, participants were asked to __________.

You are listening to a radio broadcast that describes a person who donated a kidney to a complete stranger in need of a transplant, when the phone rings and the firemen's association asks you to make a donation. The idea of priming suggests that you will __________.

Automatic thinking is __________, while controlled thinking is __________.

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

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

Cognitive Dissonance and the Need to Protect Our Self-Esteem

Attitudes and Attitude Change: Influencing Thoughts and Feelings

Conformity and Obedience: Influencing Behavior

Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups

Attraction and Relationships: From Initial Impressions to Long-Term Intimacy

Prosocial Behavior: Why Do People Help

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

Prejudice: Causes, Consequences, and Cures

Using Social Psychology to Achieve a Sustainable and Happy Future

Social Psychology and Health

Social Psychology and the Law

Filters

Automatic thinking is , while controlled thinking is .