Chat with AIExam 3: Social Cognition
Research about the _______ finds that many people find themselves thinking about exactly what they're trying to forget.
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Your bosses ask you to write a report for them about last month's sales. When you're done, they ask you if your numbers are right because they're showing the report to the company president, and the report will have your name on it. Your first response is to go back over the report thoroughly because of ____________.
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Discuss reasons why rationality may not always be a reasonable standard for evaluating people's thinking.
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Answered by Examlex AI CopilotRationality may not always be a reasonable standard for evaluating people's thinking for a variety of reasons. Firstly, rationality is often subjective and can vary depending on individual perspectives and cultural influences. What may seem rational to one person or group may not be seen as rational to another. This makes it difficult to establish a universal standard for rational thinking.
Additionally, human thinking is not always purely rational. Emotions, biases, and personal experiences can heavily influence our decision-making and reasoning processes. While these factors may not always align with strict rationality, they are important aspects of human cognition and should be considered when evaluating someone's thinking.
Furthermore, the complexity of many real-world problems and decisions makes it challenging to apply strict rationality. In many cases, there are multiple valid perspectives and potential solutions, and the "rational" choice may not always be clear-cut. This can make it unfair to judge someone's thinking solely based on the standard of rationality.
Lastly, placing too much emphasis on rationality can lead to a narrow-minded approach to problem-solving. It may discourage creative or innovative thinking and limit the exploration of alternative viewpoints and ideas.
In conclusion, while rationality is an important aspect of critical thinking, it may not always be a reasonable standard for evaluating people's thinking due to its subjective nature, the influence of emotions and biases, the complexity of real-world problems, and the potential to stifle creativity. It is important to consider a broader range of factors when assessing someone's thinking abilities.
People tend to recall positive information when they are in a(n) ________ mood.
(37) Research on social cognition explores how people make social judgments about other individuals in social groups, about social roles, and about their own experiences in social settings.
(33) Zeke expects the movie "The Village" to be great because he loves the director's other movies. After viewing the movie, Zeke is not too impressed and believes that the movie was worse than it was. This reaction can be attributed to
(32) A schema can help us fill in the missing information when there are gaps in our knowledge.
(29) One reason that people often do not use rational models of inference is because they value ________ more than accuracy.
(35) Accountability leads people to use schemas and pay less attention to data.
(37) How would you get Jenn to remember information about Brandon?
(30) Kevin has just read an article about the dangers of alcohol abuse when his friend calls and asks him to go out for a few beers. Kevin's reluctance to drink with his friend might be due to
(30) Louis is in a negative mood. We ask him if he wants to go skydiving with us next weekend. Louis is likely to
(33) The framing effect is the tendency for people to be more ________ when decisions are discussed in terms of losses rather than in terms of gains.
(35) The fact that people are more risk-averse when decisions are discussed in terms of losses is called the ________ effect.
(27) When watching a baseball game, our schema tells us that the pitch, the batter's swing, and the outfielder catching the ball all "go together" to form a unified sequence within the game. This reflects the influence of ________ on which schemas are used.
(34) People with a need for closure are more likely to use schemas than to process available information in a piecemeal fashion.
(33) "If only I had taken the bus rather than driven, I wouldn't have gotten into this accident" is an example of __________.
(38) Happy people are more likely than unhappy people to make impulsive decisions.
(39) When is a person likely to recall information that contradicts a schema better than schema-consistent information?
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