Question 1

Which of the following statements BEST summarizes the perspective of the Gestalt view?

Accepted Answer

A) Metaphors play a prominent role in our social cognitive processes. 
B) People rely on schemas to understand social reality. 
C) In matters of perception,the whole image is just the sum of its parts. 
D) People construct an understanding of reality through selective acts of perception.

Question 2

Toshiro has just met a friend of a friend,named Shino.Shino is a lawyer.Because of Toshiro's past experience with lawyers,he immediately assumes that Shino must be very intelligent and a hard worker.In this example,lawyer is a _____ and Toshiro's assumptions about Shino are part of a(n)_____.

Accepted Answer

A) schema;category 
B) category;schema 
C) script;impression 
D) impression;script

Question 3

All of the following are true about schemas,EXCEPT which statement?

Accepted Answer

A) Schemas are manipulated to highlight particular pieces of knowledge. 
B) Schemas are fixed after sufficient knowledge is gained. 
C) Schemas help people interpret their social world. 
D) Schemas represent knowledge of others and ourselves.

Question 4

People want to reach closure quickly in all of the following EXCEPT which situation?

Accepted Answer

A) when thinking involves a lot of effort 
B) if they are preoccupied with other things 
C) if they are tired 
D) when beliefs that are central to their personal worth are challenged

Question 5

Janessa is very interested in people's physical appearance.She is more likely to notice a friend's weight gain because of this.This type of schema is called:

Accepted Answer

A) priming. 
B) an associative network. 
C) an impression. 
D) chronically accessible.

Question 6

People are motivated to validate their preexisting beliefs in all of the following EXCEPT which circumstance?

Accepted Answer

A) the sense of self-worth is at stake 
B) beliefs are challenged by opposing information 
C) beliefs have been made salient 
D) there is time and the issue is important

Question 7

Which of the three motives of the theory of lay epistemology influences how people think?

Accepted Answer

A) the need to reach closure quickly 
B) the need to be accurate 
C) the need to assess the situation 
D) the need to confirm preexisting beliefs

Question 8

The implicit association test measures the extent to which:

Accepted Answer

A) people mentally associate behaviors. 
B) people mentally associate concepts. 
C) people make impressions on others. 
D) people use heuristics.

Question 9

Which aspect of our cognition is related to the limbic system?

Accepted Answer

A) the experiential system 
B) the cognitive system 
C) Gestalt perception 
D) the self-concept

Question 10

Trina is taking a test where she pairs pictures of men and women with words like "good" or "bad." Trina is taking the _____ association test.

Accepted Answer

A) explicit 
B) implicit 
C) semantic 
D) voluntary

Question 11

Facilitated communication with individuals with autism was eventually discredited,as it became apparent that the thoughts of the alleged communicators were actually the thoughts of the facilitators.The facilitators were influencing the words typed by the individuals with autism,even though the facilitators had no awareness of this.What does this case tell us about the nature of social cognition?

Accepted Answer

A) People are capable of planting thoughts in the minds of others. 
B) Social cognition always involves the direct interplay of two or more individuals. 
C) People with autism and related cognitive issues are incapable of communication. 
D) Nonconscious,experiential processes can play an important role in shaping behavior and cognition.

Question 12

Semantic associations are:

Accepted Answer

A) mental links between concepts that one has experienced close together in space and time. 
B) schemas that have to do with the meaning of words which one has learned. 
C) mental links between concepts that share a meaning or which are part of the same category. 
D) friends with whom one associates on the basis of shared goals or belief systems.

Question 13

All of the following are true about moods EXCEPT which statement?

Accepted Answer

A) Moods may provide information about their surroundings. 
B) People rely on their moods for forming judgments. 
C) People in positive moods rely on heuristics. 
D) People in negative moods rely on heuristics.

Question 14

What is a general summary of the information that has been found in studies on the role of self-fulfilling prophecies in classrooms?

Accepted Answer

A) Self-fulfilling prophecies always have a substantial impact on classroom performance. 
B) Self-fulfilling prophecies rarely have any impact on classroom performance. 
C) When self-fulfilling prophecies influence performance,it is because teachers behave differently toward students whom they expect to do well. 
D) When self-fulfilling prophecies influence performance,it is because students who have been praised in the past are expecting to continue to be stellar students.

Question 15

Katrina has long believed Eric Church is the best musician of all time.She just read a review that praised Eric Church for his musical genius.She is very confident in her perception,despite all the earlier reviews she had read that pointed out his limitations.Katrina is demonstrating the need:

Accepted Answer

A) to reach closure quickly. 
B) to confirm preexisting beliefs. 
C) for accuracy. 
D) for validation.

Question 16

In which of the following situations are people MOST likely to make a decision about another person based on the first information they are given,rather than considering all of the information they receive equally?

Accepted Answer

A) when they are under time pressure to make a decision 
B) when they believe they are going to spend substantial time interacting with that person 
C) when the environment is quiet and comfortable 
D) when the stakes of making a wrong decision are quite high

Question 17

The result of having a hybrid brain is that two systems of thinking play a role in social cognition.These are the _____ systems.

Accepted Answer

A) experiential and semantic 
B) cognitive and semantic 
C) experiential and cognitive 
D) semantic and implicit

Question 18

All of the following are true about confirmation bias EXCEPT which statement?

Accepted Answer

A) It helps people expand their worldview. 
B) It often leads to inaccurate interpretations of new information. 
C) It enables people to maintain a consistent set of beliefs about the world. 
D) It allows people to seek new information that supports their worldview.

Question 19

A mouse and a gorilla are quite different,yet both are animals.The fact that both are animals represents a:

Accepted Answer

A) schema. 
B) category. 
C) script. 
D) impression.

Question 20

At a cognitive level,metaphors allow people to make sense of _____,using their knowledge of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) concrete concepts;abstract concepts 
B) abstract concepts;concrete concepts 
C) schemas;categories 
D) categories;schemas

Exam 3: The Core Elements of Social Cognition

Which of the following statements BEST summarizes the perspective of the Gestalt view?

Toshiro has just met a friend of a friend,named Shino.Shino is a lawyer.Because of Toshiro's past experience with lawyers,he immediately assumes that Shino must be very intelligent and a hard worker.In this example,lawyer is a _ and Toshiro's assumptions about Shino are part of a(n) _.

All of the following are true about schemas,EXCEPT which statement?

People want to reach closure quickly in all of the following EXCEPT which situation?

Janessa is very interested in people's physical appearance.She is more likely to notice a friend's weight gain because of this.This type of schema is called:

People are motivated to validate their preexisting beliefs in all of the following EXCEPT which circumstance?

Which of the three motives of the theory of lay epistemology influences how people think?

The implicit association test measures the extent to which:

Which aspect of our cognition is related to the limbic system?

Trina is taking a test where she pairs pictures of men and women with words like "good" or "bad." Trina is taking the _____ association test.

Semantic associations are:

All of the following are true about moods EXCEPT which statement?

What is a general summary of the information that has been found in studies on the role of self-fulfilling prophecies in classrooms?

Katrina has long believed Eric Church is the best musician of all time.She just read a review that praised Eric Church for his musical genius.She is very confident in her perception,despite all the earlier reviews she had read that pointed out his limitations.Katrina is demonstrating the need:

In which of the following situations are people MOST likely to make a decision about another person based on the first information they are given,rather than considering all of the information they receive equally?

The result of having a hybrid brain is that two systems of thinking play a role in social cognition.These are the _____ systems.

All of the following are true about confirmation bias EXCEPT which statement?

A mouse and a gorilla are quite different,yet both are animals.The fact that both are animals represents a:

At a cognitive level,metaphors allow people to make sense of _,using their knowledge of _.

Exam 3: The Core Elements of Social Cognition

Which of the following statements BEST summarizes the perspective of the Gestalt view?

Toshiro has just met a friend of a friend,named Shino.Shino is a lawyer.Because of Toshiro's past experience with lawyers,he immediately assumes that Shino must be very intelligent and a hard worker.In this example,lawyer is a _____ and Toshiro's assumptions about Shino are part of a(n) _____.

All of the following are true about schemas,EXCEPT which statement?

People want to reach closure quickly in all of the following EXCEPT which situation?

Janessa is very interested in people's physical appearance.She is more likely to notice a friend's weight gain because of this.This type of schema is called:

People are motivated to validate their preexisting beliefs in all of the following EXCEPT which circumstance?

Which of the three motives of the theory of lay epistemology influences how people think?

The implicit association test measures the extent to which:

Which aspect of our cognition is related to the limbic system?

Trina is taking a test where she pairs pictures of men and women with words like "good" or "bad." Trina is taking the _____ association test.

Semantic associations are:

All of the following are true about moods EXCEPT which statement?

What is a general summary of the information that has been found in studies on the role of self-fulfilling prophecies in classrooms?

Katrina has long believed Eric Church is the best musician of all time.She just read a review that praised Eric Church for his musical genius.She is very confident in her perception,despite all the earlier reviews she had read that pointed out his limitations.Katrina is demonstrating the need:

In which of the following situations are people MOST likely to make a decision about another person based on the first information they are given,rather than considering all of the information they receive equally?

The result of having a hybrid brain is that two systems of thinking play a role in social cognition.These are the _____ systems.

All of the following are true about confirmation bias EXCEPT which statement?

A mouse and a gorilla are quite different,yet both are animals.The fact that both are animals represents a:

At a cognitive level,metaphors allow people to make sense of _____,using their knowledge of _____.

Toshiro has just met a friend of a friend,named Shino.Shino is a lawyer.Because of Toshiro's past experience with lawyers,he immediately assumes that Shino must be very intelligent and a hard worker.In this example,lawyer is a _ and Toshiro's assumptions about Shino are part of a(n) _.

At a cognitive level,metaphors allow people to make sense of _,using their knowledge of _.