Exam 2: Social Perception and Cognition

The implicit personality theories that we hold about others are:

You like her looks (8) but admire her intelligence less (4). You value looks twice as much as intelligence, thus your rating of her is 10. You have used:

A famous actor dies of a drug overdose. Many people blame this on a character flaw in the unfortunate actor, ignoring situational factors. This is an example of:

Which of the following represents the fundamental attribution error?

John dresses rather clumsily, but is kind, honest, and helpful. He is, however, described by his mates as an unattractive person. This impression signifies:

The assumptions we make about types of people or about people in general are part of our:

Your dog has four legs, fur, a tail, and barks. If you compare other animals with similar characteristics to your own dog, that dog has become a ________ of dogs for you.

The experiment by Walster (1961) about Lennie and his runaway car has shown that a very important factor in making defensive attributions is:

The actor/observer bias is the tendency to exaggerate the influence of ______ factors in the actor, and ___ factors on the observer.

When we make assumptions about certain types of people or about people in general, we are making use of:

Classic economic theory posits that people make decisions in their own self-interest. Other economists and psychologists challenge this assumption. What discipline reflects this?

Knowing that Mike's behaviour to Anne is consistent would tell us that it was caused by the:

According to results from studies using Kelley's covariation model, which of the following is underused by many people?

You have a schema about political leaders in general, and you also have specific ideas and notions about your own country's leader. This is known as a(n):

You attribute your failure in an exam to the unfairness of the exam. According to Weiner's model, this achievement attribution is:

When we learn positive information about a person first, and later learn negative information, we are likely to:

Social desirability is an important component of:

Which of the following best describes the fundamental attribution error?

Josh smiles at Mary but rarely at other women. Many other people smile at Mary. The covariation model would suggest that:

People have a tendency to believe that actors in the theatre are really like the characters they portray. This is an example of: