Exam 3: Social Cognition: How We Think About the Social World

Research has demonstrated that metaphors about the body and social judgments influence how we think and the decisions we make.If that is true, the next time you are feeling lonely and as if the world is a cold, heartless place, what should you do and why?

________ thinking is nonconscious, effortless, and unintentional, whereas ________ thinking is conscious, effortful, and intentional.

Karen is so used to driving to her boyfriend's house that when she is taking her little brother to softball practice early one morning, before she is fully awake, she finds herself driving to her boyfriend's house instead.This is an example of

Ethan and Heather see a man stumbling around as he walks down the street.Ethan, who belongs to Alcoholics Anonymous, thinks the man is drunk, but Heather, who just watched a TV special on Michael J.Fox, thinks the man has Parkinson's disease.These differing interpretations of the same behavior seem to be caused by Ethan and Heather's differences in

What is the major advantage of processing information automatically?

If all humans have access to the same cognitive tools, what is the role of culture?

According to the authors of your text, what are the three reasons why schemas become accessible?

Based on research presented in the text, if Emily wants to pick the best car of all the options she has considered, what should she do?

According to the authors of your text, how is it best to characterize humans as social thinkers?

"If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck," the adage goes.This expression best captures the essence of the

If you grew up in a household with a brother who was incredibly shy, you might have a different belief about a man you meet who avoids dating women than a person who grew up in a household with a brother who was gay.This difference in interpretation is due to differences in your and the other person's

The available heuristic is used when making judgments about

How do we decide which schema to use in processing an ambiguous stimulus?

Chronic accessibility is to long-term exposure to a stimulus as temporary accessibility is to

More recent research suggests that cultural differences in thinking styles may stem from