Exam 2: Social Cognition: Understanding Others and Ourselves

_________ theory explains that online information seems more credible when it cannot be easily manipulated by the person it describes.

In social media, research shows that we view other-generated and system-generated cues as less credible than self-generated cues.

Self-fulfilling prophecies are always negative.

Prejudice can include positive emotions if your stereotype of a group has many positive attributes.

Discuss the factors likely to influence our self-esteem.

In some cultures, people see themselves as distinct from others, with separate characteristics and abilities. Therefore, they are likely to have a(n) ________ self-concept.

Describe the difference between automatic and controlled social cognition. Which one is more accurate and why?

To improve social cognition, we need to monitor our emotions so we can control our responses.

Positive impression management strategies can backfire if they appear manipulative.

Your schema for "college professor" might be someone who is a "nerd" who reads books all the time, wears suits everywhere, and smokes a pipe. This example would be a(n) ________, a schema in which the central concept is a category or group of people.

If we are unsure about someone we don't know well, to better ground our perceptions, we have to set implicit personality theory aside and ________.

With automatic social cognition, you arrive at conclusions without much consciousness, intention, or awareness of their future impact.

Independent self-perceptions are those personality traits and abilities we consider to be internal and universally applicable.

The more you value a part of your self-concept, the more impact it has on your self-esteem.

_____ refers to our collection of all the ideas we have about ourselves, including abilities, personality traits, and roles, while _____ is how we view the characteristics we think we have.

Whitney arrives at a formal wedding wearing flip-flops, jeans, and a t-shirt, and everyone notices. We automatically attend to things that are ________, or noticeable.

Lance screamed and opened his mouth wide in excitement when we jumped out and yelled "Surprise!" The expression of emotion through nonverbal and verbal behaviors is the ________ component of emotion.

When you think about something, that idea becomes primed, or made ready in your memory to be thought about again.

Since he's never late, I wondered why my co-worker Jeff was late for our staff meeting. I figured he must have had car trouble. An explanation that puts the cause of behavior outside the control of the person is _________ attribution.

Shellie will experience _____ if she believes she is an athletic person even though in reality she is bad in sports.