Exam 4: Perceiving Persons

Sophia voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 U.S.Presidential election.She believes that approximately 90 percent______________of college students also voted for Obama,when in reality that number is much lower.Sophia's overestimation is consistent with the

When______________is low,it is difficult for the perceiver to attribute behavior to either the person or the stimulus;instead,the best that can be said is that the behavior was caused by transient circumstances.

In the second step of the self-fulfilling prophecy,a(n)

Research by Forgas and Bower (1987)demonstrated that good moods can lead to

Todd has a "baby face," and Martin has features that are traditionally considered more mature.They are both being interviewed for the same position in a bank.What is the most probable outcome?

Describe the self-fulfilling prophecy.What factors can help prevent a self-fulfilling prophecy from occurring?

The tendency to mentally undo events or to ask "What if…?" is called

The primacy effect refers to the tendency for

The "anger superiority effect" in social perception refers to the finding that people are quicker to

In Jones and Davis's (1965)correspondent inference theory,observers trying to infer whether a particular behavior corresponds to an enduring personal characteristic of the actor would ask all of the following questions except which question?

Explain Gilbert and Malone's two-step process of making attributions,and identify when in this process the fundamental attribution error occurs.

Sam Gosling's book (2008)describes how social perceivers form impressions based on

You are asked what percentage of psychology majors at your school is female.If you answer this question by thinking of how many female psychology majors come to mind quickly,you are relying on the

Which part of the brain is activated when we sniff a disgusting odor as well as when we watch others sniffing the disgusting odor?

While traveling around the world,Teun shows various people pictures of men and women from his hometown who are smiling and frowning,and he asks these people to infer what emotions the individuals in the pictures are experiencing.According to the research on perceptions of primary emotions,Teun should find that

Research has shown that the strength of first impressions is even greater for individuals who

Deception is most likely to be detected by attending to which channel of communication?

Kelley's theory of attribution suggests that,in trying to discern personal characteristics from behavioral evidence,people

Which assertion is supported by research on deception?

A baseball manager who clings to old strategies that are ineffective,a lawyer who selects juries according to false stereotypes,and a political leader who does not withdraw support for a failing program are all exhibiting