Question 1

Which of the following brain areas is most likely to respond to an extremely positive OR extremely negative stimulus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Posterior superior temporal sulcus 
B)  Medial prefrontal cortex 
C)  Hypothalamus 
D)  Amygdala 
A)  Posterior superior temporal sulcus 
B)  Medial prefrontal cortex 
C)  Hypothalamus 
D)  Amygdala D

Question 2

The majority of daily thought can be described as?

Accepted Answer

A)  Operant thought 
B)  Respondent thought 
C)  Instrumental and problem-solving 
D)  Both A and C 
A)  Operant thought 
B)  Respondent thought 
C)  Instrumental and problem-solving 
D)  Both A and C D

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of proceduralization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Requiring a student to complete a set amount of paperwork before being admitted to a graduate program 
B)  Several students dividing up the work for a group project in order to maximize efficiency 
C)  A professor is universally considered "nice" after eliminating homework from the course requirements 
D)  After years of practice interviewing candidates for leadership positions, a hiring manager is able to very quickly categorize people as "leaders" or "not leaders" 
A)  Requiring a student to complete a set amount of paperwork before being admitted to a graduate program 
B)  Several students dividing up the work for a group project in order to maximize efficiency 
C)  A professor is universally considered "nice" after eliminating homework from the course requirements 
D)  After years of practice interviewing candidates for leadership positions, a hiring manager is able to very quickly categorize people as "leaders" or "not leaders" D

Question 4

Which of the following is the most effective way to prevent unwanted cognitions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-monitoring for unwanted thoughts 
B)  Focusing pointedly on suppressing cognitions 
C)  Focusing on a completely unrelated cognition 
D)  Setting a clear goal and thereby increasing motivation to prevent the thoughts 
A)  Self-monitoring for unwanted thoughts 
B)  Focusing pointedly on suppressing cognitions 
C)  Focusing on a completely unrelated cognition 
D)  Setting a clear goal and thereby increasing motivation to prevent the thoughts

Question 5

If unmet, what central motive can lead to cardiovascular and immune problems comparable to those of cigarette smoking?

Accepted Answer

A)  Understanding 
B)  Belonging 
C)  Need for control 
D)  Self-enhancement 
A)  Understanding 
B)  Belonging 
C)  Need for control 
D)  Self-enhancement

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT an experience-sampling method?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reaction time measurements 
B)  Think-aloud procedures 
C)  Random probes asking participants to report mind-wandering, stimulus-independent thought, and zoning out during primary task 
D)  Role-play participation 
A)  Reaction time measurements 
B)  Think-aloud procedures 
C)  Random probes asking participants to report mind-wandering, stimulus-independent thought, and zoning out during primary task 
D)  Role-play participation

Question 7

What psychologist argues that conscious will is an illusion created by people thinking about an action before performing it?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bargh 
B)  Asch 
C)  James 
D)  Wegner 
A)  Bargh 
B)  Asch 
C)  James 
D)  Wegner

Question 8

Although you are supposed to be focusing on a psychology assignment, you instead find yourself thinking back to the delicious dinner you ate at a restaurant the night before. This is an example of what kind of thought?

Accepted Answer

A)  Operant thought 
B)  Respondent thought 
C)  Experiential thought 
D)  Unconditioned thought 
A)  Operant thought 
B)  Respondent thought 
C)  Experiential thought 
D)  Unconditioned thought

Question 9

Which of the following is necessary in order for subliminal priming to be successful?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prime must be displayed precisely and reliably at exceedingly short intervals 
B)  Must be immediately masked by perceptually related but conceptually neural stimuli 
C)  None of the above 
D)  Both A and B 
A)  Prime must be displayed precisely and reliably at exceedingly short intervals 
B)  Must be immediately masked by perceptually related but conceptually neural stimuli 
C)  None of the above 
D)  Both A and B

Question 10

Which of the following areas of the brain would not be likely to respond to positive social rewards?

Accepted Answer

A)  Orbitofrontal cortex 
B)  Lateral occipital gyrus 
C)  Ventral striatum 
D)  Ventral medial prefrontal cortex 
A)  Orbitofrontal cortex 
B)  Lateral occipital gyrus 
C)  Ventral striatum 
D)  Ventral medial prefrontal cortex

Question 11

A participant is given a smartphone that chimes randomly every 3-30 minutes and asks the participant to complete a brief survey about their current thoughts, feelings, and activities. This is an example of which of the following methods?

Accepted Answer

A)  Experience sampling 
B)  Automated experimentation 
C)  Cognitive interrogation 
D)  Rumination sampling 
A)  Experience sampling 
B)  Automated experimentation 
C)  Cognitive interrogation 
D)  Rumination sampling

Question 12

A political candidate, "X," delivers a long speech on why he is more qualified for office than his opponent. The speech lists 250 distinct reasons he deserves the position. Upon hearing the list, a voter decides that the list of reasons to elect "X" is so long that he simply must be the superior candidate. However, this voter did not pay attention to the actual content of the list. This type of reasoning is best described by which method of persuasion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Central 
B)  Systematic 
C)  Analytic 
D)  Peripheral 
A)  Central 
B)  Systematic 
C)  Analytic 
D)  Peripheral

Question 13

If participants were primed with the trait "frugality" by completing a word unscrambling task. This task would be an example of _______?

Accepted Answer

A)  Preconscious automaticity 
B)  Postconscious automaticity 
C)  Subliminal priming 
D)  Both A and C 
A)  Preconscious automaticity 
B)  Postconscious automaticity 
C)  Subliminal priming 
D)  Both A and C

Question 14

Which of the following best defines meta-cognition?

Accepted Answer

A)  An epiphenomenon irrelevant of ongoing mental processes 
B)  A concept necessary for understanding and intent 
C)  People's beliefs about their own thinking processes 
D)  Being aware of able to talk about) something or being aware of something in that it reflects behavior, if indescribable 
A)  An epiphenomenon irrelevant of ongoing mental processes 
B)  A concept necessary for understanding and intent 
C)  People's beliefs about their own thinking processes 
D)  Being aware of able to talk about) something or being aware of something in that it reflects behavior, if indescribable

Question 15

Which of the following does not characterize the motive of understanding?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is an exclusively conscious process 
B)  It is a need to have one's views align with the views of one's group 
C)  Its functions to make the world more predictable 
D)  It is the dominant motive behind almost all social cognition 
A)  It is an exclusively conscious process 
B)  It is a need to have one's views align with the views of one's group 
C)  Its functions to make the world more predictable 
D)  It is the dominant motive behind almost all social cognition

Question 16

Which of the following best describes a "goal" as defined in the chapter?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mental representation of a desired outcome 
B)  Conscious target of positive behavior 
C)  Unconscious representation of personal achievement 
D)  Benchmark for evaluating progress towards a preferred outcome 
A)  Mental representation of a desired outcome 
B)  Conscious target of positive behavior 
C)  Unconscious representation of personal achievement 
D)  Benchmark for evaluating progress towards a preferred outcome

Question 17

The failure to suppress negative thoughts can lead to what type of repetitive, counterproductive thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rumination 
B)  Auto-motives 
C)  Mindlessness 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Rumination 
B)  Auto-motives 
C)  Mindlessness 
D)  None of the above

Question 18

Cognitive load would be most likely to impair which of the following processes, according to the cognitive busyness model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Automatic categorization of a behavior 
B)  Dispositional attributions of behavior 
C)  Attributional correction for situational factors 
D)  Motivation to accurately characterize the target 
A)  Automatic categorization of a behavior 
B)  Dispositional attributions of behavior 
C)  Attributional correction for situational factors 
D)  Motivation to accurately characterize the target

Question 19

A participant is shown a picture of a smiling face that is flashed on the screen for a few milliseconds - too fast for the participant to recognize the image. Nonetheless, the participant then judges a neutral image more positively. This is an example of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Subliminal priming 
B)  Supraliminal reactivity 
C)  Affective forecasting 
D)  Conceptual pattern-matching 
A)  Subliminal priming 
B)  Supraliminal reactivity 
C)  Affective forecasting 
D)  Conceptual pattern-matching

Question 20

What is the purest form of an automatic process, defined as unintentional, uncontrollable, efficient, autonomous, and outside awareness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mindlessness 
B)  Daydreaming 
C)  Automaticity 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Mindlessness 
B)  Daydreaming 
C)  Automaticity 
D)  None of the above

Exam 2: Section 1 : Dual Modes in Social Cognition

Which of the following brain areas is most likely to respond to an extremely positive OR extremely negative stimulus?

The majority of daily thought can be described as?

Which of the following is an example of proceduralization?

Which of the following is the most effective way to prevent unwanted cognitions?

If unmet, what central motive can lead to cardiovascular and immune problems comparable to those of cigarette smoking?

Which of the following is NOT an experience-sampling method?

What psychologist argues that conscious will is an illusion created by people thinking about an action before performing it?

Although you are supposed to be focusing on a psychology assignment, you instead find yourself thinking back to the delicious dinner you ate at a restaurant the night before. This is an example of what kind of thought?

Which of the following is necessary in order for subliminal priming to be successful?

Which of the following areas of the brain would not be likely to respond to positive social rewards?

A participant is given a smartphone that chimes randomly every 3-30 minutes and asks the participant to complete a brief survey about their current thoughts, feelings, and activities. This is an example of which of the following methods?

If participants were primed with the trait "frugality" by completing a word unscrambling task. This task would be an example of _______?

Which of the following best defines meta-cognition?

Which of the following does not characterize the motive of understanding?

Which of the following best describes a "goal" as defined in the chapter?

The failure to suppress negative thoughts can lead to what type of repetitive, counterproductive thinking?

Cognitive load would be most likely to impair which of the following processes, according to the cognitive busyness model?

A participant is shown a picture of a smiling face that is flashed on the screen for a few milliseconds - too fast for the participant to recognize the image. Nonetheless, the participant then judges a neutral image more positively. This is an example of what?

What is the purest form of an automatic process, defined as unintentional, uncontrollable, efficient, autonomous, and outside awareness?

Section 1 : Introduction

Section 2: Introduction

Section 2: Dual Modes in Social Cognition

Section 1 : Attention and Encoding

Section 2: Attention and Encoding

Section 1 : Representation in Memory

Section 2: Representation in Memory

Section 1 : Self in Social Cognition

Section 2: Self in Social Cognition

Section 1 : Attribution Processes

Section 2: Attribution Processes

Section 1 : Heuristics and Shortcuts: Efficiency in Inference and Decision Making

Section 2: Heuristics and Shortcuts: Efficiency in Inference and Decision Making

Section 1 : Accuracy and Efficiency in Social Interference

Section 2: Accuracy and Efficiency in Social Interference

Section 1 : Cognitive Structures of Attitudes

Section 2: Cognitive Structures of Attitudes

Section 1 : Cognitive Processing of Attitudes

Section 2: Cognitive Processing of Attitudes

Section 1 : Stereotyping: Cognition and Bias

Section 2: Stereotyping: Cognition and Bias

Section 1 : Prejudice: Interplay of Cognitive and Affective Biases

Section 2: Prejudice: Interplay of Cognitive and Affective Biases

Section 1 : From Social Cognition to Affect

Section 2: From Social Cognition to Affect

Section 1 : From Affect to Social Cognition

Section 2: From Affect to Social Cognition

Section 1 : Behaviour and Cognition

Section 2: Behaviour and Cognition

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