Question 1

Which of the following best characterizes "intent"?

Accepted Answer

A)  A conscious or unconscious goal mentally represented sequentially 
B)  A desire to complete a particular behavioral outcome, to the exclusion of others 
C)  A rejection of default behavioral patterns to "make the hard choice" 
D)  A conscious thought and/or behavior undertaken when one has the ability to think or behave in a different way 
A)  A conscious or unconscious goal mentally represented sequentially 
B)  A desire to complete a particular behavioral outcome, to the exclusion of others 
C)  A rejection of default behavioral patterns to "make the hard choice" 
D)  A conscious thought and/or behavior undertaken when one has the ability to think or behave in a different way

Question 2

Of the following, which best describes an important feature of subliminal priming?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stimuli must relate to affective concepts to activate associations 
B)  Stimuli must be shown long enough to register perceptually, but not so long as to elicit conscious recognition 
C)  Stimuli must be related to categories of the concepts participants are evaluating 
D)  Stimuli must be tailored to each individual participant's own reaction speeds 
A)  Stimuli must relate to affective concepts to activate associations 
B)  Stimuli must be shown long enough to register perceptually, but not so long as to elicit conscious recognition 
C)  Stimuli must be related to categories of the concepts participants are evaluating 
D)  Stimuli must be tailored to each individual participant's own reaction speeds

Question 3

Which of the following is not an advantage of automatic processing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Allows people to decide how to fairly judge others 
B)  Allows people to make rapid decisions 
C)  Allows people to evaluate complex targets and situations 
D)  Allows people to efficiently process lots of information 
A)  Allows people to decide how to fairly judge others 
B)  Allows people to make rapid decisions 
C)  Allows people to evaluate complex targets and situations 
D)  Allows people to efficiently process lots of information

Question 4

Which of the following describes the difference between the dual-process model and the continuum models approaches?

Accepted Answer

A)  The dual process model proposes distinct types of cognitive categorization in distinct branches of impression formation while the continuum model proposes stable types of information across evolving stages 
B)  The dual-process model posits specific rules for passing along each processing branch, while the continuum model proposes constant rules, specifically that ease of categorization depends on information and motivation 
C)  None of the above 
D)  All of the above 
A)  The dual process model proposes distinct types of cognitive categorization in distinct branches of impression formation while the continuum model proposes stable types of information across evolving stages 
B)  The dual-process model posits specific rules for passing along each processing branch, while the continuum model proposes constant rules, specifically that ease of categorization depends on information and motivation 
C)  None of the above 
D)  All of the above

Question 5

According to Bargh 1997), situations can automatically cue certain motives, directly influencing behavior. This auto-motive concept harkens back to which metaphor first described in Chapter 1?

Accepted Answer

A)  People as passive aggressors 
B)  People as cognitive misers 
C)  People as activated actors 
D)  None of the above 
A)  People as passive aggressors 
B)  People as cognitive misers 
C)  People as activated actors 
D)  None of the above

Question 6

Which of the following is the best example of postconscious automaticity?

Accepted Answer

A)  An advertisement for soft drinks flashes the word "thirsty" for five milliseconds. Viewers don't report seeing any words, but still feel thirsty afterwards 
B)  A participant fills out a crossword puzzle including aggressive words like "violence" and "hostile" as well as neutral words like "table" and "carpeting." The participant subsequently behaves more aggressively to the experimenter 
C)  A room is painted in shades of pastel blues and greens. While filling out questionnaires in that room, participants report feeling more soothed and relaxed 
D)  While on the way to work, a driver is nearly struck by a speeding car, but is able to avoid being hit. Shortly afterwards, the driver behaves very aggressively to a different car that cuts him off in traffic 
A)  An advertisement for soft drinks flashes the word "thirsty" for five milliseconds. Viewers don't report seeing any words, but still feel thirsty afterwards 
B)  A participant fills out a crossword puzzle including aggressive words like "violence" and "hostile" as well as neutral words like "table" and "carpeting." The participant subsequently behaves more aggressively to the experimenter 
C)  A room is painted in shades of pastel blues and greens. While filling out questionnaires in that room, participants report feeling more soothed and relaxed 
D)  While on the way to work, a driver is nearly struck by a speeding car, but is able to avoid being hit. Shortly afterwards, the driver behaves very aggressively to a different car that cuts him off in traffic

Question 7

Which of the following best characterizes the dual-process perspective of person perception?

Accepted Answer

A)  Perceivers separately process the positive and negative aspects of a target 
B)  Perceivers first automatically identify a target, then search for more information if the target is relevant to them 
C)  Perceivers first make value judgments about a target, then categorize the target based on whichever categories are relevant in that situation 
D)  Perceivers first process the target in relation to themselves, then evaluate the target's relationship to the situation 
A)  Perceivers separately process the positive and negative aspects of a target 
B)  Perceivers first automatically identify a target, then search for more information if the target is relevant to them 
C)  Perceivers first make value judgments about a target, then categorize the target based on whichever categories are relevant in that situation 
D)  Perceivers first process the target in relation to themselves, then evaluate the target's relationship to the situation

Question 8

What is meant by the idea of consciousness as an "executive" or "executor"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consciousness takes priority over other mental processes 
B)  Consciousness can terminate unwanted activation pathways 
C)  Consciousness can control which mental processes are being inhibited or activated 
D)  Consciousness is necessary for the execution of perceptual processes 
A)  Consciousness takes priority over other mental processes 
B)  Consciousness can terminate unwanted activation pathways 
C)  Consciousness can control which mental processes are being inhibited or activated 
D)  Consciousness is necessary for the execution of perceptual processes

Question 9

Which part of the brain is NOT implicated in the more reflex-like, automatic forms of social cognition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lateral temporal cortex 
B)  Amygdala 
C)  Hippocampus 
D)  Ventromedial prefrontal cortex 
A)  Lateral temporal cortex 
B)  Amygdala 
C)  Hippocampus 
D)  Ventromedial prefrontal cortex

Question 10

People's intention to trust others and people's receipt of trusting behavior both correlate with what neuroactive hormone, particularly active in women?

Accepted Answer

A)  Estrogen 
B)  Progesterone 
C)  Oxytoxin 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Estrogen 
B)  Progesterone 
C)  Oxytoxin 
D)  None of the above

Question 11

Which of the following stimuli is most likely to be automatically encoded by most people?

Accepted Answer

A)  A photo of a steaming hot pizza 
B)  A photo of a crying child 
C)  A photo of a beautiful sunset 
D)  A photo of an angry mob threatening) 
A)  A photo of a steaming hot pizza 
B)  A photo of a crying child 
C)  A photo of a beautiful sunset 
D)  A photo of an angry mob threatening)

Exam 2: Section 1 : Dual Modes in Social Cognition

Which of the following best characterizes "intent"?

Of the following, which best describes an important feature of subliminal priming?

Which of the following is not an advantage of automatic processing?

Which of the following describes the difference between the dual-process model and the continuum models approaches?

According to Bargh 1997), situations can automatically cue certain motives, directly influencing behavior. This auto-motive concept harkens back to which metaphor first described in Chapter 1?

Which of the following is the best example of postconscious automaticity?

Which of the following best characterizes the dual-process perspective of person perception?

What is meant by the idea of consciousness as an "executive" or "executor"?

Which part of the brain is NOT implicated in the more reflex-like, automatic forms of social cognition?

People's intention to trust others and people's receipt of trusting behavior both correlate with what neuroactive hormone, particularly active in women?

Which of the following stimuli is most likely to be automatically encoded by most people?

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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