Question 1

Andrew tends to view the behavior of others in gross units,whereas Angela tends to break others' behavior down into fine units.Angela is more likely than Andrew to

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A) pay more attention to the behavior. 
B) detect more meaningful actions. 
C) remember more details about the behavior. 
D) form a more positive impression of an actor. 
A) pay more attention to the behavior. 
B) detect more meaningful actions. 
C) remember more details about the behavior. 
D) form a more positive impression of an actor. B

Question 2

On what cues should social perceivers focus in order to try to detect if someone is trying to deceive others? Conversely,on what cues do social perceivers typically focus,and why are these cues less revealing?

Accepted Answer

Research has shown that of the four channels of communication (i.e. ,words,the face,the body,and the voice),the voice is the least controllable by the deceiver,and thus is the most revealing cue.The voices of people who are lying,particularly when they are highly motivated to deceive,tend to rise in pitch,and there is an increase in speech hesitations.The next most revealing cue is the body.Fidgety movements of the hands and feet and restless shifts in posture tend to be evident in someone who is lying.
Perceivers,however,typically focus on the less revealing cues.Perceivers tend to focus on the words that people say,as well as on the face.This strategy is likely to fail because people can control these channels of communication fairly well,even when they are lying.

Question 3

In research by Pryor and Merluzzi (1985),the script for a first date

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A) was more easily recalled by participants with extensive dating experience. 
B) varied widely by gender,but only when participants relatively experienced. 
C) varied widely by sexual orientation. 
D) was similar across cultures. 
A) was more easily recalled by participants with extensive dating experience. 
B) varied widely by gender,but only when participants relatively experienced. 
C) varied widely by sexual orientation. 
D) was similar across cultures. A

Question 4

According to research by Balcetis and Dunning (2010),participants who were thirsty

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A) estimated that a bottle of water across the table was closer than participants who were quenched estimated. 
B) estimate that a bottle of water across the table was farther than participants who were quenched estimated. 
C) drank more of a bottle of water than did participants who were quenched. 
D) made harsher judgments of a target person than did participants who were quenched. 
A) estimated that a bottle of water across the table was closer than participants who were quenched estimated. 
B) estimate that a bottle of water across the table was farther than participants who were quenched estimated. 
C) drank more of a bottle of water than did participants who were quenched. 
D) made harsher judgments of a target person than did participants who were quenched.

Question 5

The study by Balcetis and Dunning (2006)in which participants thought that they were taking part in a taste-testing experiment showed that people

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A) tend to see what they want to see. 
B) prefer orange juice to greenish drink. 
C) have perceptions that are objective analyses of the facts. 
D) are unlikely to make self-serving attributions. 
A) tend to see what they want to see. 
B) prefer orange juice to greenish drink. 
C) have perceptions that are objective analyses of the facts. 
D) are unlikely to make self-serving attributions.

Question 6

Which statement about mind perception is most accurate?

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A) It only occurs to perception of humans. 
B) It occurs for perception of inanimate objects only. 
C) The more humanlike the target object,the more likely we are to attribute to it qualities of mind. 
D) The less humanlike the target object,the more likely we are to attribute to it qualities of mind. 
A) It only occurs to perception of humans. 
B) It occurs for perception of inanimate objects only. 
C) The more humanlike the target object,the more likely we are to attribute to it qualities of mind. 
D) The less humanlike the target object,the more likely we are to attribute to it qualities of mind.

Question 7

The purpose of an emoticon is to

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A) provide nonverbal cues in written media forms. 
B) promote humor in e-mail exchanges. 
C) make reading e-mail more interesting. 
D) enhance the emotional reaction of the recipient of the e-mail. 
A) provide nonverbal cues in written media forms. 
B) promote humor in e-mail exchanges. 
C) make reading e-mail more interesting. 
D) enhance the emotional reaction of the recipient of the e-mail.

Question 8

The desire to reduce cognitive ambiguity,which heightens the importance of first impressions,is called

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A) the need for closure. 
B) belief perseverance. 
C) confirmation bias. 
D) counterfactual thinking. 
A) the need for closure. 
B) belief perseverance. 
C) confirmation bias. 
D) counterfactual thinking.

Question 9

The fundamental attribution error is the tendency to attribute

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A) one's own behavior to personal factors rather than to the situation. 
B) one's own behavior to the situation rather than to personal factors. 
C) another person's behavior to personal factors rather than to the situation. 
D) another person's behavior to situational factors rather than to personal factors. 
A) one's own behavior to personal factors rather than to the situation. 
B) one's own behavior to the situation rather than to personal factors. 
C) another person's behavior to personal factors rather than to the situation. 
D) another person's behavior to situational factors rather than to personal factors.

Question 10

Cross-cultural differences in the perception of nonverbal behavior are least prevalent in which of the following types______________of judgments?

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A) evaluations of emotions and facial features 
B) interpretations of head-nodding and hand signals 
C) preference for personal space 
D) inferences drawn regarding eye contact 
A) evaluations of emotions and facial features 
B) interpretations of head-nodding and hand signals 
C) preference for personal space 
D) inferences drawn regarding eye contact

Question 11

Vernell is being interviewed for a job.Though it isn't really true,the interviewer suspects that Vernell is incompetent.Because the interviewer doesn't expect much from Vernell,he sits far away from her during the interview,interrupts her frequently,and seems distracted when she speaks.As a result,Vernell becomes nervous,starts to stutter,and loses her train of thought several times.The interviewer's final impression is that Vernell is,as he suspected,incompetent.This impression is most likely the result of

Accepted Answer

A) the trait negativity bias. 
B) a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
C) primacy effects. 
D) the fundamental attribution error. 
A) the trait negativity bias. 
B) a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
C) primacy effects. 
D) the fundamental attribution error.

Question 12

A meta-analysis conducted by Elfenbein and Ambady (2002)found that the emotion that is most accurately perceived by people all over the world based on facial expressions is

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A) sadness. 
B) happiness. 
C) anger. 
D) embarrassment. 
A) sadness. 
B) happiness. 
C) anger. 
D) embarrassment.

Question 13

A confirmation bias refers to people's tendency to

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A) agree with others whose attitudes differ from theirs. 
B) behave according to others' expectations. 
C) seek,interpret,and create information that verifies existing beliefs. 
D) reinterpret earlier information to make it more consistent with subsequent information. 
A) agree with others whose attitudes differ from theirs. 
B) behave according to others' expectations. 
C) seek,interpret,and create information that verifies existing beliefs. 
D) reinterpret earlier information to make it more consistent with subsequent information.

Question 14

Describe Kelley's covariation principle as it relates to the manner in which attributions are made.Support your answer with examples.

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According to Kelley,people make attribut

Question 15

The process by which one's expectations about a person eventually lead that person to behave in ways that confirm those expectations is called a

Accepted Answer

A) representativeness heuristic. 
B) confirmation bias. 
C) self-fulfilling prophecy. 
D) base rate fallacy. 
A) representativeness heuristic. 
B) confirmation bias. 
C) self-fulfilling prophecy. 
D) base rate fallacy.

Question 16

According to Gilbert's two-step model of social perception,distraction should make the fundamental attribution error more likely to happen because it

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A) discourages personal attributions,but has little effect on situational attributions. 
B) inhibits perceivers from using distinctiveness information,but allows them to take consistency information into account. 
C) does not interfere with the automatic process of making personal attributions,but does interfere with the more difficult process of making adjustments for situational factors. 
D) changes the interrelationship between the figure and the background in social perception. 
A) discourages personal attributions,but has little effect on situational attributions. 
B) inhibits perceivers from using distinctiveness information,but allows them to take consistency information into account. 
C) does not interfere with the automatic process of making personal attributions,but does interfere with the more difficult process of making adjustments for situational factors. 
D) changes the interrelationship between the figure and the background in social perception.

Question 17

The tendency to think that most victims of Hurricane Sandy were irresponsible and naive for not evacuating their homes before the storm hit is most likely to result from which of the following tendencies?

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A) belief in a just world 
B) implicit personality theory 
C) false-consensus effect 
D) priming 
A) belief in a just world 
B) implicit personality theory 
C) false-consensus effect 
D) priming

Question 18

You hear Tiger Woods doing a radio commercial for Buick.Even though you know that Woods did not write the commercial himself,was paid to provide the voice-over for the commercial,and probably does not drive a Buick in real life,you still think that at some level,Woods must think highly of Buicks.This is an example of the

Accepted Answer

A) actor-observer effect. 
B) false-consensus bias. 
C) availability heuristic 
D) fundamental attribution error. 
A) actor-observer effect. 
B) false-consensus bias. 
C) availability heuristic 
D) fundamental attribution error.

Question 19

Social perceivers are more likely to form accurate judgments of others if they

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A) rely exclusively on cognitive heuristics. 
B) make broad,global judgments. 
C) are motivated to be accurate. 
D) ignore logic and trust their instincts. 
A) rely exclusively on cognitive heuristics. 
B) make broad,global judgments. 
C) are motivated to be accurate. 
D) ignore logic and trust their instincts.

Question 20

Perceivers judge accident victims as more responsible for their fate if

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A) the victim's situation is very different from that of the perceiver. 
B) the accident is mild rather than severe. 
C) the perceiver is worried about threats to the self. 
D) the perceiver can aid the victim in some way. 
A) the victim's situation is very different from that of the perceiver. 
B) the accident is mild rather than severe. 
C) the perceiver is worried about threats to the self. 
D) the perceiver can aid the victim in some way.

Andrew tends to view the behavior of others in gross units,whereas Angela tends to break others' behavior down into fine units.Angela is more likely than Andrew to

On what cues should social perceivers focus in order to try to detect if someone is trying to deceive others? Conversely,on what cues do social perceivers typically focus,and why are these cues less revealing?

In research by Pryor and Merluzzi (1985),the script for a first date

According to research by Balcetis and Dunning (2010),participants who were thirsty

The study by Balcetis and Dunning (2006)in which participants thought that they were taking part in a taste-testing experiment showed that people

Which statement about mind perception is most accurate?

The purpose of an emoticon is to

The desire to reduce cognitive ambiguity,which heightens the importance of first impressions,is called

The fundamental attribution error is the tendency to attribute

Cross-cultural differences in the perception of nonverbal behavior are least prevalent in which of the following types______________of judgments?

A meta-analysis conducted by Elfenbein and Ambady (2002)found that the emotion that is most accurately perceived by people all over the world based on facial expressions is

A confirmation bias refers to people's tendency to

Describe Kelley's covariation principle as it relates to the manner in which attributions are made.Support your answer with examples.

The process by which one's expectations about a person eventually lead that person to behave in ways that confirm those expectations is called a

According to Gilbert's two-step model of social perception,distraction should make the fundamental attribution error more likely to happen because it

The tendency to think that most victims of Hurricane Sandy were irresponsible and naive for not evacuating their homes before the storm hit is most likely to result from which of the following tendencies?

Social perceivers are more likely to form accurate judgments of others if they

Perceivers judge accident victims as more responsible for their fate if

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Exam 4: Perceiving Persons

Andrew tends to view the behavior of others in gross units,whereas Angela tends to break others' behavior down into fine units.Angela is more likely than Andrew to

On what cues should social perceivers focus in order to try to detect if someone is trying to deceive others? Conversely,on what cues do social perceivers typically focus,and why are these cues less revealing?

In research by Pryor and Merluzzi (1985),the script for a first date

According to research by Balcetis and Dunning (2010),participants who were thirsty

The study by Balcetis and Dunning (2006)in which participants thought that they were taking part in a taste-testing experiment showed that people

Which statement about mind perception is most accurate?

The purpose of an emoticon is to

The desire to reduce cognitive ambiguity,which heightens the importance of first impressions,is called

The fundamental attribution error is the tendency to attribute

Cross-cultural differences in the perception of nonverbal behavior are least prevalent in which of the following types______________of judgments?

A meta-analysis conducted by Elfenbein and Ambady (2002)found that the emotion that is most accurately perceived by people all over the world based on facial expressions is

A confirmation bias refers to people's tendency to

Describe Kelley's covariation principle as it relates to the manner in which attributions are made.Support your answer with examples.

The process by which one's expectations about a person eventually lead that person to behave in ways that confirm those expectations is called a

According to Gilbert's two-step model of social perception,distraction should make the fundamental attribution error more likely to happen because it

The tendency to think that most victims of Hurricane Sandy were irresponsible and naive for not evacuating their homes before the storm hit is most likely to result from which of the following tendencies?

Social perceivers are more likely to form accurate judgments of others if they

Perceivers judge accident victims as more responsible for their fate if

What Is Social Psychology

Doing Social Psychology Research

The Social Self

Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Attitudes

Conformity

Group Processes

Attraction and Close Relationships

Helping Others

Aggression

Law

Business

Health

Filters