Question 1

Which of the following individuals is exhibiting behaviors or thoughts consistent with priming?

Accepted Answer

A) After finishing a romantic novel,Natalie passionately embraces her boyfriend and tells him how much she loves him. 
B) After watching a horror film,Jane comments on the fact that she did not find the film to be 'scary' at all. 
C) Hector,a medical school student,realizes that his sore throat is probably the sign of a mild cold and not a serious illness. 
D) Isaac,a psychology graduate student,decides to take his best friend to the hospital emergency room when he discovers that his friend has overdosed on a certain drug. 
E) George,a business student,decides that the fastest way for him to become wealthy is to start his own business while still a student. 
A) After finishing a romantic novel,Natalie passionately embraces her boyfriend and tells him how much she loves him. 
B) After watching a horror film,Jane comments on the fact that she did not find the film to be 'scary' at all. 
C) Hector,a medical school student,realizes that his sore throat is probably the sign of a mild cold and not a serious illness. 
D) Isaac,a psychology graduate student,decides to take his best friend to the hospital emergency room when he discovers that his friend has overdosed on a certain drug. 
E) George,a business student,decides that the fastest way for him to become wealthy is to start his own business while still a student.

Question 2

Affect includes .

Accepted Answer

A) our anticipated emotions and thoughts 
B) the ways we process,store,and use information 
C) current emotions and moods 
D) the interaction between moods and thoughts 
E) memories of past moods associated with a given situation 
A) our anticipated emotions and thoughts 
B) the ways we process,store,and use information 
C) current emotions and moods 
D) the interaction between moods and thoughts 
E) memories of past moods associated with a given situation

Question 3

Decisions made on the basis of the representativeness heuristic may be flawed because they tend to ignore information about .

Accepted Answer

A) base rates 
B) schemas 
C) rational processing schemes 
A) base rates 
B) schemas 
C) rational processing schemes

Question 4

On September 11,2001 the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were attacked by terrorists.Suppose,on that day,Pedro said to his friend "I can't believe it! For a long time I thought there'd be a serious attack on the United States,and it just happened!" The principle of magical thinking that this would illustrate is .

Accepted Answer

A) the principle that thinking about an event can make it happen 
B) failure to consider moderating variables 
C) thought suppression 
D) the law of contagion 
E) the law of similarity 
A) the principle that thinking about an event can make it happen 
B) failure to consider moderating variables 
C) thought suppression 
D) the law of contagion 
E) the law of similarity

Question 5

People frequently fall prey to the planning fallacy because .

Accepted Answer

A) they tend to assume an external locus of control when they are successful 
B) they tend to try to plan for too many contingencies that may never arise 
C) they tend to engage in magical thinking when contemplating future tasks 
D) they focus more strongly on the past than on the future 
E) when planning a task,they focus more strongly on the future than on the past 
A) they tend to assume an external locus of control when they are successful 
B) they tend to try to plan for too many contingencies that may never arise 
C) they tend to engage in magical thinking when contemplating future tasks 
D) they focus more strongly on the past than on the future 
E) when planning a task,they focus more strongly on the future than on the past

Question 6

The fact that faces with threatening expressions are recognized more quickly than faces with any other type of expression suggests that .

Accepted Answer

A) positive information about the environment can safely be ignored 
B) the optimism bias evolved more recently than did the negativity bias 
C) the negativity bias is solely due to previous negative experiences 
D) bracing for a loss is more appropriate in most situations than positive expectations 
E) there may be valid evolutionary reasons for the negativity bias 
A) positive information about the environment can safely be ignored 
B) the optimism bias evolved more recently than did the negativity bias 
C) the negativity bias is solely due to previous negative experiences 
D) bracing for a loss is more appropriate in most situations than positive expectations 
E) there may be valid evolutionary reasons for the negativity bias

Question 7

are simple rules for making decisions rapidly.As such,these rules occasionally cause us to make poor choices.

Accepted Answer

The answer of are simple rules for making decisions rapidly.As...

Question 8

Once it is activated,a schema may have automatic effects on behavior.This can cause individuals to .

Accepted Answer

A) develop information overload and a temporarily diminished cognitive capacity 
B) behave inconsistently with the schema without realizing the stress this puts on their mental frameworks 
C) behave consistently with the schema without being aware of the reason for the behavior 
D) subconsciously reject their own behavior and modify their opinions 
E) notice information that is inconsistent with the schema more readily than consistent information 
A) develop information overload and a temporarily diminished cognitive capacity 
B) behave inconsistently with the schema without realizing the stress this puts on their mental frameworks 
C) behave consistently with the schema without being aware of the reason for the behavior 
D) subconsciously reject their own behavior and modify their opinions 
E) notice information that is inconsistent with the schema more readily than consistent information

Question 9

Describe the study in which German judges were asked to make a decision about appropriate sentences for wrong-doers.After reading about the case,judges received either harsh or more lenient recommendations from either a journalist,a random roll of the dice,or a seasoned prosecutor.What did the study show? What key heuristic did it powerfully and worryingly)illustrate? What reason can you give for why the recommendations were so powerful?

Accepted Answer

These seasoned professionals received in

Question 10

A self-fulfilling prophecy is .

Accepted Answer

A) the process by which schemas sometimes influence the social world in ways to make the world consistent with the schema 
B) the result of over-reliance on mental heuristics and memories 
C) the widespread belief in the 1920s that banks were insolvent or bankrupt 
D) the end result of having two or more schemas active in our cognitive processes at the same time 
E) a prediction that is so circular in its reasoning that it only predicts itself 
A) the process by which schemas sometimes influence the social world in ways to make the world consistent with the schema 
B) the result of over-reliance on mental heuristics and memories 
C) the widespread belief in the 1920s that banks were insolvent or bankrupt 
D) the end result of having two or more schemas active in our cognitive processes at the same time 
E) a prediction that is so circular in its reasoning that it only predicts itself

Which of the following individuals is exhibiting behaviors or thoughts consistent with priming?

Affect includes .

Decisions made on the basis of the representativeness heuristic may be flawed because they tend to ignore information about .

People frequently fall prey to the planning fallacy because .

The fact that faces with threatening expressions are recognized more quickly than faces with any other type of expression suggests that .

are simple rules for making decisions rapidly.As such,these rules occasionally cause us to make poor choices.

Once it is activated,a schema may have automatic effects on behavior.This can cause individuals to .

A self-fulfilling prophecy is .

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Exam 2: Social Cognition: How We Think About the Social World

Which of the following individuals is exhibiting behaviors or thoughts consistent with priming?

Affect includes .

Decisions made on the basis of the representativeness heuristic may be flawed because they tend to ignore information about .

People frequently fall prey to the planning fallacy because .

The fact that faces with threatening expressions are recognized more quickly than faces with any other type of expression suggests that .

are simple rules for making decisions rapidly.As such,these rules occasionally cause us to make poor choices.

Once it is activated,a schema may have automatic effects on behavior.This can cause individuals to .

A self-fulfilling prophecy is .

Social Psychology: The Science of the Social Side of Life

Social Perception: Perceiving and Understanding Others

The Self: Answering the Question Who Am I

Attitudes: Evaluating and Responding to the Social World

The Causes,effects,and Cures of Stereotyping,prejudice,and Discrimination

Interpersonal Attraction and Close Relationships

Social Influence: Changing Others Behavior

Prosocial Behavior: Helping Others

Aggression: Its Nature,causes,and Control

Groups and Individuals: the Consequences of Belonging

Social Psychology: Applying Its Principles to Law,health,and Business

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