Question 1

Kelley's theory of causal attribution focuses on causes for behavior.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Kelley's theory of causal attribution focuses on...

Question 2

People who suffer from depression tend to attribute their failures to and their successes to .

Accepted Answer

A) lasting external causes; lasting external causes 
B) temporary external causes; lasting internal causes 
C) lasting internal causes; lasting external causes 
D) lasting internal causes; temporary external causes 
E) temporary internal causes; lasting internal causes 
A) lasting external causes; lasting external causes 
B) temporary external causes; lasting internal causes 
C) lasting internal causes; lasting external causes 
D) lasting internal causes; temporary external causes 
E) temporary internal causes; lasting internal causes

Question 3

Research currently indicates that there are two major components involved with our impressions of other people.These are and .

Accepted Answer

A) abstractions; implicit theories 
B) categorical judgments; competence 
C) exemplars; abstractions 
A) abstractions; implicit theories 
B) categorical judgments; competence 
C) exemplars; abstractions

Question 4

Nonverbal cues are often deemed to be irrepressible because they are .

Accepted Answer

A) difficult to control 
B) only useful when we are trying to determine if someone likes us 
C) unrelated to our feelings 
D) unimportant sources of information 
E) consciously controlled 
A) difficult to control 
B) only useful when we are trying to determine if someone likes us 
C) unrelated to our feelings 
D) unimportant sources of information 
E) consciously controlled

Question 5

One approach to impression management relies on ,i.e.,efforts to encourage one's appeal to other people.

Accepted Answer

The answer of One approach to impression management relies on...

Question 6

A motivational model for the self-serving bias suggests that we attribute success to internal factors because we .

Accepted Answer

A) tend to repress thoughts of failure 
B) are boosting our self-esteem 
C) generally expect to fail and attribute expected outcomes to internal factors 
D) are less aware of external influences on our own actions 
E) are limiting our self-esteem 
A) tend to repress thoughts of failure 
B) are boosting our self-esteem 
C) generally expect to fail and attribute expected outcomes to internal factors 
D) are less aware of external influences on our own actions 
E) are limiting our self-esteem

Question 7

Jason has been told that he should make sure to shake hands with the interviewer when he applies for a job,and that this handshake should be firm,vigorous,and last a long time.According to recent research Chaplin et al.,2000),if Jason follows this advice,the interviewer may think that Jason is .

Accepted Answer

A) slightly disagreeable but very outgoing 
B) relatively shy and highly conscientious 
C) outgoing and willing to try new things 
D) a bit neurotic and somewhat outgoing 
E) attempting to ingratiate himself with the interviewer 
A) slightly disagreeable but very outgoing 
B) relatively shy and highly conscientious 
C) outgoing and willing to try new things 
D) a bit neurotic and somewhat outgoing 
E) attempting to ingratiate himself with the interviewer

Question 8

We are MOST likely to believe that the behaviors of others is suggestive of their when it is seen to .

Accepted Answer

A) stable traits; be socially desirable 
B) external influence; have occurred in the presence of others 
C) socially undesirable traits; have occurred without choice 
D) stable traits; be socially undesirable 
E) socially desirable personality; have occurred outside the presence of others 
A) stable traits; be socially desirable 
B) external influence; have occurred in the presence of others 
C) socially undesirable traits; have occurred without choice 
D) stable traits; be socially undesirable 
E) socially desirable personality; have occurred outside the presence of others

Question 9

Recent research indicates that our initial impressions of another person are formed primarily from .

Accepted Answer

A) exemplars 
B) distinctive behaviors 
C) abstractions 
A) exemplars 
B) distinctive behaviors 
C) abstractions

Question 10

Recent research suggests that impression management can work against an individual if .

Accepted Answer

A) impression management techniques provide accurate information about the individual using them 
B) the individual using these techniques selects an inappropriate target for impression management 
C) the individual using these techniques displays an inappropriate interest in another person 
D) impression management techniques are overused or ineffectively used 
E) impression management techniques are used only for social purposes,such as dating 
A) impression management techniques provide accurate information about the individual using them 
B) the individual using these techniques selects an inappropriate target for impression management 
C) the individual using these techniques displays an inappropriate interest in another person 
D) impression management techniques are overused or ineffectively used 
E) impression management techniques are used only for social purposes,such as dating

Question 11

Many times,attempts at deception are thwarted because of facial expressions.

Accepted Answer

A) irrepressible 
B) basic channel 
C) stereotypical 
A) irrepressible 
B) basic channel 
C) stereotypical

Question 12

Asch defined "central traits" as those traits that .

Accepted Answer

A) were located near the middle of our cognitive structure for attitudes 
B) were located near the middle of a list of traits 
C) were crucial for making cognitive decisions about the other traits 
D) were formed by our implicit personality theories 
E) were crucial in shaping the overall impression of a stranger 
A) were located near the middle of our cognitive structure for attitudes 
B) were located near the middle of a list of traits 
C) were crucial for making cognitive decisions about the other traits 
D) were formed by our implicit personality theories 
E) were crucial in shaping the overall impression of a stranger

Question 13

If you engage in magical thinking,you are making an)to for an event that has occurred in the external world.

Accepted Answer

A) irrational attribution; your thoughts 
B) rational attribution; a distant actor 
C) irrational attribution; an external cause 
D) emotion-based attribution; a cognitive explanation 
E) a culturally-biased explanation; an individual 
A) irrational attribution; your thoughts 
B) rational attribution; a distant actor 
C) irrational attribution; an external cause 
D) emotion-based attribution; a cognitive explanation 
E) a culturally-biased explanation; an individual

Question 14

Jerome is playing poker with his buddies and is losing badly.It seems that everyone at the table knows when he is bluffing,just by watching his eyes.Jerome needs to learn to monitor his and his when he plays poker.

Accepted Answer

A) exaggerated expressiveness; microexpressions 
B) interchannel expressions; frequency of microexpressions 
C) interocular movements; interchannel expressions 
D) interchannel expressions; rate of blinking 
E) rate of blinking; frequency of eye contact 
A) exaggerated expressiveness; microexpressions 
B) interchannel expressions; frequency of microexpressions 
C) interocular movements; interchannel expressions 
D) interchannel expressions; rate of blinking 
E) rate of blinking; frequency of eye contact

Question 15

One indication of possible deception occurs when inconsistencies exist between different types of nonverbal cues,such as facial expression and posture.These inconsistencies are known as .

Accepted Answer

A) interchannel discrepancies 
B) microexpressions 
C) cultural inconsistencies 
A) interchannel discrepancies 
B) microexpressions 
C) cultural inconsistencies

Question 16

One reason for the correspondence bias is that .

Accepted Answer

A) we tend to focus our attention on the situation faced by an individual rather than on the individual and his/her behaviors 
B) we tend to use a self-serving bias in explaining others' actions 
C) we tend to weight situational factors more heavily than individual factors when trying to understand someone's behavior 
D) we tend to focus our attention on the individual and his/her behaviors,not on the situation that the individual is in 
E) we tend to think heuristically about external causes of behavior and rationally about internal causes of behavior 
A) we tend to focus our attention on the situation faced by an individual rather than on the individual and his/her behaviors 
B) we tend to use a self-serving bias in explaining others' actions 
C) we tend to weight situational factors more heavily than individual factors when trying to understand someone's behavior 
D) we tend to focus our attention on the individual and his/her behaviors,not on the situation that the individual is in 
E) we tend to think heuristically about external causes of behavior and rationally about internal causes of behavior

Question 17

Our tendency to perceive the actions of others as caused by their dispositions or personality rather than perceiving the cause of their actions as the situation they are in is known as .

Accepted Answer

A) a self-serving bias 
B) perceptual salience 
C) correspondence bias 
A) a self-serving bias 
B) perceptual salience 
C) correspondence bias

Question 18

Facial expressions are across all cultures and carry information about other people's motives.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Facial expressions are across all cultures and...

Question 19

Christine has been charged with murder because,after years of physical and mental abuse,she shot and killed her boyfriend.Her attorney has advised Christine against accepting a plea-bargain deal offered by the prosecution because he thinks Christine's jury will probably include several people who have emigrated from Japan and China - strong collectivist societies.Christine,a student of social psychology,agrees with her attorney because .

Accepted Answer

A) members of collectivist societies tend to give greater weight to situational causes of behavior and less weight to dispositional causes 
B) members of collectivist societies tend to give less weight to situational causes of behavior and greater weight to dispositional causes 
C) members of individualistic societies tend to give greater weight to situational causes of behavior and less weight to dispositional causes 
D) members of individualistic societies tend to give less weight to situational causes of behavior and greater weight to dispositional causes 
E) members of collectivist societies tend to be more lenient on women than are members of individualistic societies 
A) members of collectivist societies tend to give greater weight to situational causes of behavior and less weight to dispositional causes 
B) members of collectivist societies tend to give less weight to situational causes of behavior and greater weight to dispositional causes 
C) members of individualistic societies tend to give greater weight to situational causes of behavior and less weight to dispositional causes 
D) members of individualistic societies tend to give less weight to situational causes of behavior and greater weight to dispositional causes 
E) members of collectivist societies tend to be more lenient on women than are members of individualistic societies

Question 20

Erin's boyfriend has taken her out to dinner at a very exclusive restaurant.Erin notices that he can't seem to sit still during the meal,and is constantly rubbing his left knee,scratching an itch,or pulling his earlobe.This type of body language usually indicates .

Accepted Answer

A) emotional arousal 
B) correspondent inference 
C) nothing; it cannot be interpreted without more information 
D) some sort of physical ailment 
E) deception 
A) emotional arousal 
B) correspondent inference 
C) nothing; it cannot be interpreted without more information 
D) some sort of physical ailment 
E) deception

Kelley's theory of causal attribution focuses on causes for behavior.

People who suffer from depression tend to attribute their failures to and their successes to .

Research currently indicates that there are two major components involved with our impressions of other people.These are and .

Nonverbal cues are often deemed to be irrepressible because they are .

One approach to impression management relies on ,i.e.,efforts to encourage one's appeal to other people.

A motivational model for the self-serving bias suggests that we attribute success to internal factors because we .

Jason has been told that he should make sure to shake hands with the interviewer when he applies for a job,and that this handshake should be firm,vigorous,and last a long time.According to recent research Chaplin et al.,2000),if Jason follows this advice,the interviewer may think that Jason is .

We are MOST likely to believe that the behaviors of others is suggestive of their when it is seen to .

Recent research indicates that our initial impressions of another person are formed primarily from .

Recent research suggests that impression management can work against an individual if .

Many times,attempts at deception are thwarted because of facial expressions.

Asch defined "central traits" as those traits that .

If you engage in magical thinking,you are making an)to for an event that has occurred in the external world.

Jerome is playing poker with his buddies and is losing badly.It seems that everyone at the table knows when he is bluffing,just by watching his eyes.Jerome needs to learn to monitor his and his when he plays poker.

One indication of possible deception occurs when inconsistencies exist between different types of nonverbal cues,such as facial expression and posture.These inconsistencies are known as .

One reason for the correspondence bias is that .

Our tendency to perceive the actions of others as caused by their dispositions or personality rather than perceiving the cause of their actions as the situation they are in is known as .

Facial expressions are across all cultures and carry information about other people's motives.

Erin's boyfriend has taken her out to dinner at a very exclusive restaurant.Erin notices that he can't seem to sit still during the meal,and is constantly rubbing his left knee,scratching an itch,or pulling his earlobe.This type of body language usually indicates .

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Kelley's theory of causal attribution focuses on causes for behavior.

People who suffer from depression tend to attribute their failures to and their successes to .

Research currently indicates that there are two major components involved with our impressions of other people.These are and .

Nonverbal cues are often deemed to be irrepressible because they are .

One approach to impression management relies on ,i.e.,efforts to encourage one's appeal to other people.

A motivational model for the self-serving bias suggests that we attribute success to internal factors because we .

Jason has been told that he should make sure to shake hands with the interviewer when he applies for a job,and that this handshake should be firm,vigorous,and last a long time.According to recent research Chaplin et al.,2000),if Jason follows this advice,the interviewer may think that Jason is .

We are MOST likely to believe that the behaviors of others is suggestive of their when it is seen to .

Recent research indicates that our initial impressions of another person are formed primarily from .

Recent research suggests that impression management can work against an individual if .

Many times,attempts at deception are thwarted because of facial expressions.

Asch defined "central traits" as those traits that .

If you engage in magical thinking,you are making an)to for an event that has occurred in the external world.

Jerome is playing poker with his buddies and is losing badly.It seems that everyone at the table knows when he is bluffing,just by watching his eyes.Jerome needs to learn to monitor his and his when he plays poker.

One indication of possible deception occurs when inconsistencies exist between different types of nonverbal cues,such as facial expression and posture.These inconsistencies are known as .

One reason for the correspondence bias is that .

Our tendency to perceive the actions of others as caused by their dispositions or personality rather than perceiving the cause of their actions as the situation they are in is known as .

Facial expressions are across all cultures and carry information about other people's motives.

Erin's boyfriend has taken her out to dinner at a very exclusive restaurant.Erin notices that he can't seem to sit still during the meal,and is constantly rubbing his left knee,scratching an itch,or pulling his earlobe.This type of body language usually indicates .

Social Psychology: The Science of the Social Side of Life

Social Cognition: How We Think About the Social World

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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