Question 1

The research of Lee Jussim (2012) suggests that teachers' impressions of their students are

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A)  accurate and predict student performance without influencing it. 
B)  inaccurate and predict student performance by influencing it. 
C)  accurate and do not influence student performance. 
D)  inaccurate and do not influence student performance. 
A)  accurate and predict student performance without influencing it. 
B)  inaccurate and predict student performance by influencing it. 
C)  accurate and do not influence student performance. 
D)  inaccurate and do not influence student performance.

Question 2

Colin and Erin are waiting to meet with their caterer so that they can discuss the menu for their wedding. The caterer is 30 minutes late and still hasn't arrived. Colin suggests that the caterer is probably stuck in the traffic. Erin suggests that the caterer is probably disorganized and unreliable. Colin is making a(n) ____ attribution, whereas Erin is making a(n) ____ attribution.

Accepted Answer

A)  dispositional; situational 
B)  situational; personal 
C)  expected; unexpected 
D)  correspondent; dispositional 
A)  dispositional; situational 
B)  situational; personal 
C)  expected; unexpected 
D)  correspondent; dispositional

Question 3

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)  estimated 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)  estimated 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 4

How do we defend our belief in a just world while observing the victim's suffering?

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A)  Identify strongly with the victim. 
B)  Disparage the victim. 
C)  Disparage the oppressor. 
D)  Fear our own suffering in the future. 
A)  Identify strongly with the victim. 
B)  Disparage the victim. 
C)  Disparage the oppressor. 
D)  Fear our own suffering in the future.

Question 5

Which of the following statements describes one of the ways in which your text describes social perceivers as differing?

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A)  Individuals vary in the degree to which they believe behavior is caused by fixed versus malleable characteristics. 
B)  People differ in the extent to which they have positive or negative personality characteristics. 
C)  There are differences in whether people are or are not motivated to make accurate perceptions of others. 
D)  People may not consider cultural variations that impact the way others should be assessed. 
A)  Individuals vary in the degree to which they believe behavior is caused by fixed versus malleable characteristics. 
B)  People differ in the extent to which they have positive or negative personality characteristics. 
C)  There are differences in whether people are or are not motivated to make accurate perceptions of others. 
D)  People may not consider cultural variations that impact the way others should be assessed.

Question 6

According to Kahneman and Tversky's work on decision framing, even when the options were objectively the same, people were likely to take risks when those risks were framed as

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A)  potential losses. 
B)  potential gains. 
C)  small possibilities. 
D)  big possibilities. 
A)  potential losses. 
B)  potential gains. 
C)  small possibilities. 
D)  big possibilities.

Question 7

How do we define a confirmation bias?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

According to correspondent inference theory, if people's behavior is low in social desirability, then a social perceiver will

Accepted Answer

A)  attribute the behavior to the person's personality or disposition. 
B)  attribute the behavior to the situation. 
C)  find the behavior illogical. 
D)  find the behavior uninfluenced. 
A)  attribute the behavior to the person's personality or disposition. 
B)  attribute the behavior to the situation. 
C)  find the behavior illogical. 
D)  find the behavior uninfluenced.

Question 9

Research examining the role of culture in the attribution process has found that

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A)  children reared in Western cultures are more likely to make the fundamental attribution error than those reared in Eastern cultures. 
B)  children reared in Western cultures are less likely to make the fundamental attribution error than those reared in Eastern cultures. 
C)  adults in Finland are more likely to make the fundamental attribution error than those in Korea. 
D)  adults in Western cultures are less likely to make the fundamental attribution error than those in Eastern cultures. 
A)  children reared in Western cultures are more likely to make the fundamental attribution error than those reared in Eastern cultures. 
B)  children reared in Western cultures are less likely to make the fundamental attribution error than those reared in Eastern cultures. 
C)  adults in Finland are more likely to make the fundamental attribution error than those in Korea. 
D)  adults in Western cultures are less likely to make the fundamental attribution error than those in Eastern cultures.

Question 10

Which of the following psychological processes best explains why it is that people sometimes react to news of a natural disaster or violent crime with something less than full sympathy on behalf of the victims?

Accepted Answer

A)  Counterfactual thinking 
B)  False-consensus effect 
C)  Availability heuristic 
D)  Belief in a just world 
A)  Counterfactual thinking 
B)  False-consensus effect 
C)  Availability heuristic 
D)  Belief in a just world

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  false-consensus effect. 
B)  confirmation bias. 
C)  self-fulfilling prophecy. 
D)  representativeness heuristic. 
A)  false-consensus effect. 
B)  confirmation bias. 
C)  self-fulfilling prophecy. 
D)  representativeness heuristic.

Question 12

In making a judgment regarding a specific instance, people often fail to think about how frequent something is in general. This explains

Accepted Answer

A)  base-rate fallacy. 
B)  confirmation bias. 
C)  false consensus effect. 
D)  regression fallacy. 
A)  base-rate fallacy. 
B)  confirmation bias. 
C)  false consensus effect. 
D)  regression fallacy.

Question 13

Which of the following statements about mind perception is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

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 14

According to correspondent inference theory, in which of the following situations would a personal attribution be most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Serena, a professor, helps students during her office hours. 
B)  Sally, a naval officer, salutes when her commanding officer enters the room. 
C)  Sam, a wealthy athlete, is ordered by the court to attend a drug rehabilitation program. 
D)  Steve, a Casanova, joins a monastery and takes a vow of celibacy. 
A)  Serena, a professor, helps students during her office hours. 
B)  Sally, a naval officer, salutes when her commanding officer enters the room. 
C)  Sam, a wealthy athlete, is ordered by the court to attend a drug rehabilitation program. 
D)  Steve, a Casanova, joins a monastery and takes a vow of celibacy.

Question 15

____ reveals a person's feelings without using words, but instead using only gestures.

Accepted Answer

A)  Scripted behavior 
B)  Fine-unit behavior 
C)  Perceptually salient behavior 
D)  Nonverbal behavior 
A)  Scripted behavior 
B)  Fine-unit behavior 
C)  Perceptually salient behavior 
D)  Nonverbal behavior

Question 16

When Pryor and Merluzzi (1985) questioned college students, they found that the most familiar first step in this script was that

Accepted Answer

A)  two or more couples meet at a common place. 
B)  the female arrives. 
C)  dating companions meet at a common place. 
D)  the male arrives. 
A)  two or more couples meet at a common place. 
B)  the female arrives. 
C)  dating companions meet at a common place. 
D)  the male arrives.

Question 17

Which of the following types of error in social cognition can be seen by the fact that people might feel bad eating mousse shaped like cat-poop?

Accepted Answer

A)  Magical thinking 
B)  Counterfactual thinking 
C)  Intuitive thinking 
D)  The false-consensus effect 
A)  Magical thinking 
B)  Counterfactual thinking 
C)  Intuitive thinking 
D)  The false-consensus effect

Question 18

People most often and easily differentiate each other based on which of the following dimensions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Competent vs. incompetent 
B)  Introvert vs. extrovert 
C)  Kind vs. mean 
D)  Positive vs. negative 
A)  Competent vs. incompetent 
B)  Introvert vs. extrovert 
C)  Kind vs. mean 
D)  Positive vs. negative

Question 19

____ is not considered to be a primary emotion.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sadness 
B)  Fear 
C)  Anger 
D)  Anxiousness 
A)  Sadness 
B)  Fear 
C)  Anger 
D)  Anxiousness

The research of Lee Jussim (2012) suggests that teachers' impressions of their students are

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

How do we defend our belief in a just world while observing the victim's suffering?

Which of the following statements describes one of the ways in which your text describes social perceivers as differing?

According to Kahneman and Tversky's work on decision framing, even when the options were objectively the same, people were likely to take risks when those risks were framed as

How do we define a confirmation bias?

According to correspondent inference theory, if people's behavior is low in social desirability, then a social perceiver will

Research examining the role of culture in the attribution process has found that

Which of the following psychological processes best explains why it is that people sometimes react to news of a natural disaster or violent crime with something less than full sympathy on behalf of the victims?

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

In making a judgment regarding a specific instance, people often fail to think about how frequent something is in general. This explains

Which of the following statements about mind perception is most accurate?

According to correspondent inference theory, in which of the following situations would a personal attribution be most appropriate?

____ reveals a person's feelings without using words, but instead using only gestures.

When Pryor and Merluzzi (1985) questioned college students, they found that the most familiar first step in this script was that

Which of the following types of error in social cognition can be seen by the fact that people might feel bad eating mousse shaped like cat-poop?

People most often and easily differentiate each other based on which of the following dimensions?

____ is not considered to be a primary emotion.

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

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Exam 4: Perceiving Persons

The research of Lee Jussim (2012) suggests that teachers' impressions of their students are

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

How do we defend our belief in a just world while observing the victim's suffering?

Which of the following statements describes one of the ways in which your text describes social perceivers as differing?

According to Kahneman and Tversky's work on decision framing, even when the options were objectively the same, people were likely to take risks when those risks were framed as

How do we define a confirmation bias?

According to correspondent inference theory, if people's behavior is low in social desirability, then a social perceiver will

Research examining the role of culture in the attribution process has found that

Which of the following psychological processes best explains why it is that people sometimes react to news of a natural disaster or violent crime with something less than full sympathy on behalf of the victims?

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

In making a judgment regarding a specific instance, people often fail to think about how frequent something is in general. This explains

Which of the following statements about mind perception is most accurate?

According to correspondent inference theory, in which of the following situations would a personal attribution be most appropriate?

____ reveals a person's feelings without using words, but instead using only gestures.

When Pryor and Merluzzi (1985) questioned college students, they found that the most familiar first step in this script was that

Which of the following types of error in social cognition can be seen by the fact that people might feel bad eating mousse shaped like cat-poop?

People most often and easily differentiate each other based on which of the following dimensions?

____ is not considered to be a primary emotion.

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