Question 1

In Kahneman's (2011)work on judgment and decision making, System 1 is to _____ as System 2 is to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  easy; effortful 
B)  effortful; easy 
C)  accurate; inaccurate 
D)  inaccurate; accurate 
A)  easy; effortful 
B)  effortful; easy 
C)  accurate; inaccurate 
D)  inaccurate; accurate

Question 2

Research on perception of complex action, such as athletic activity, indicates that compared to people who break the event up into gross units, those who break the event up into fine units tend to

Accepted Answer

A)  remember more details about the event. 
B)  lose sight of the big-picture outcome of the event. 
C)  rely more on the expectations of others in evaluating the event. 
D)  enjoy their observation of the event more. 
A)  remember more details about the event. 
B)  lose sight of the big-picture outcome of the event. 
C)  rely more on the expectations of others in evaluating the event. 
D)  enjoy their observation of the event more.

Question 3

The finding that people's initial impressions of someone affect their interpretation of subsequent information about that person is most consistent with the

Accepted Answer

A)  change-of-meaning hypothesis. 
B)  trait negativity bias. 
C)  summation model of information integration. 
D)  self-fulfilling prophecy. 
A)  change-of-meaning hypothesis. 
B)  trait negativity bias. 
C)  summation model of information integration. 
D)  self-fulfilling prophecy.

Question 4

Willis and Todorov (2006)showed college students photos of strangers' faces and found which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Participants were unable to rate the personality of the individuals in the photos when they only saw the faces for less than one second. 
B)  Even when they saw the photos for less than one second, participants' ratings of the faces were highly correlated with the ratings made by others who were allowed to look at the faces for as long as they wanted to. 
C)  Participants who only saw the faces for less than one second rated the faces as possessing more negative traits than others who were allowed to look at the faces for as long as they wanted to. 
D)  The longer it took participants to rate each face, the more accurate their ratings were. 
A)  Participants were unable to rate the personality of the individuals in the photos when they only saw the faces for less than one second. 
B)  Even when they saw the photos for less than one second, participants' ratings of the faces were highly correlated with the ratings made by others who were allowed to look at the faces for as long as they wanted to. 
C)  Participants who only saw the faces for less than one second rated the faces as possessing more negative traits than others who were allowed to look at the faces for as long as they wanted to. 
D)  The longer it took participants to rate each face, the more accurate their ratings were.

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Research using bicultural participants, such as China-born students attending college in the U.S., indicates that

Accepted Answer

A)  attributional style is dictated by the culture in which one is born and does not vary much due to cultural influences later in life. 
B)  at some point such individuals completely abandon the attributional tendencies of their nation of origin and replace them with the tendencies of their new country of residence. 
C)  people can simultaneously hold differing cultural worldviews, either of which can influence attributional tendencies depending on the situation. 
D)  All of these 
A)  attributional style is dictated by the culture in which one is born and does not vary much due to cultural influences later in life. 
B)  at some point such individuals completely abandon the attributional tendencies of their nation of origin and replace them with the tendencies of their new country of residence. 
C)  people can simultaneously hold differing cultural worldviews, either of which can influence attributional tendencies depending on the situation. 
D)  All of these

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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 8

Which of the following is true of mind perception?

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 9

The purpose of an emoticon is to

Accepted Answer

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 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

In Kahneman's (2011)work on judgment and decision making, System 1 is to _ as System 2 is to _.

Research on perception of complex action, such as athletic activity, indicates that compared to people who break the event up into gross units, those who break the event up into fine units tend to

The finding that people's initial impressions of someone affect their interpretation of subsequent information about that person is most consistent with the

Willis and Todorov (2006)showed college students photos of strangers' faces and found which of the following?

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

Research using bicultural participants, such as China-born students attending college in the U.S., indicates that

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

Which of the following is true of mind perception?

The purpose of an emoticon is to

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

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 and Well being

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Exam 4: Perceiving Persons

In Kahneman's (2011)work on judgment and decision making, System 1 is to _____ as System 2 is to _____.

Research on perception of complex action, such as athletic activity, indicates that compared to people who break the event up into gross units, those who break the event up into fine units tend to

The finding that people's initial impressions of someone affect their interpretation of subsequent information about that person is most consistent with the

Willis and Todorov (2006)showed college students photos of strangers' faces and found which of the following?

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

Research using bicultural participants, such as China-born students attending college in the U.S., indicates that

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

Which of the following is true of mind perception?

The purpose of an emoticon is to

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

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 and Well being

Filters

In Kahneman's (2011)work on judgment and decision making, System 1 is to _ as System 2 is to _.