Exam 7: Social Perception and Attributions

Bill provides directions to his house to Mark. Mark listens carefully to make sure that he does not forget the directions and does not get lost on the way. Which stage of the information processing model is Mark currently undergoing?

There is high consensus when one acts like the rest of the group and low consensus when one acts differently.

Cognitive-category labels are needed to make schemata meaningful.

The self-serving bias is evident when students attribute their high grades to hard work and ability but attribute low grades to unfair tests, bad luck, or poor teaching.

Kelly found that she was the only woman in her advanced statistics course, which had 30 students. Which of the following best describes Kelly's situation?

Which of the following statements about sex-role stereotypes is true?

Johnnie had difficulty reading even in grade school. His teachers felt he would "never able to improve," and on numerous occasions, told him so. Even when they didn't say it directly, Johnnie knew how they felt. Since his teachers thought there was no hope for Johnnie, they didn't spend any time to improve his reading skills. Soon, he began to hate going to school, and his grades also suffered. Which of the following best explains Johnnie's situation?

The _____ reflects a loss in performance resulting from low leader expectations.

A stereotype is a set of beliefs about the characteristics or attributes of a group.

_____ is a perceptual error that represents the tendency to evaluate people or objects by comparing them with characteristics of recently observed people or objects.

_____ involves interpreting and translating raw information into mental representations or categories.

According to Kelley, people make causal attributions after gathering information about three dimensions of behavior: consensus, distinctiveness, and consistency.

Causal attributions are known causes of behaviors.

The key managerial challenge while addressing the issue of stereotyping in organizations is to reduce the extent to which stereotypes influence decision making and interpersonal processes throughout the organization.

Galatea effect occurs when an individual's high self-expectations lead to high performance.

A cognitive category contains a number of radically different objects.

_____ is a cognitive process that enables us to interpret and understand our surroundings.

Person memory contains information about a single individual or groups of people.

Low managerial expectations will lead to enhanced employee performance.

According to the self-fulfilling prophecy model, the direct result of increased subordinate self-expectancy is increased _____.