Question 1

Nonverbal cues are often useful in detecting .

Accepted Answer

The answer of Nonverbal cues are often useful in detecting...

Question 2

The theory of correspondent inference suggests that .

Accepted Answer

A) behaviors that are freely chosen are better indicators of our underlying personality traits than are behaviors that are caused by external factors 
B) inconsistent behaviors indicate our underlying personality traits 
C) all behaviors,whether freely chosen or caused by external factors,show something of our underlying personality traits 
D) to show our underlying personality,our behaviors must be both indistinct and inconsistent 
E) behaviors that are inconsistent with our stated goals and objectives are caused by our underlying personality traits more than by external factors

Question 3

Deborah has just spent a great deal of money on a new fur coat.When she showed it to her husband,she asked if he liked it.Without hesitation,her husband responded by saying "Yes.It is beautiful." Before he spoke,however,a slight frown appeared on his face for less than a second.This might indicate that he is concealing his true feelings from his wife and is known as .

Accepted Answer

A) a macroexpression 
B) a microexpression 
C) a discrepant interchannel

Question 4

Research from the cognitive perspective on impression formation suggests that we form our impressions of other people in part by .

Accepted Answer

A) averaging available information about them 
B) discounting some information if we suspect impression management is a factor in the other person's presentation of themselves 
C) subtracting our known biases from our initial impressions 
D) adding discrete pieces of information about them 
E) multiplying available information and adding an importance factor that depends on the situation

Question 5

We are likely to attribute another person's behavior to internal causes when consensus is ,consistency is ,and distinctiveness is .

Accepted Answer

A) low; high; low 
B) high; high; low 
C) low; low; low

Question 6

Collectivist cultures,such as in China or Korea,tend to emphasize to a greater extent than do Western cultures,such as the United States or Great Britain.

Accepted Answer

A) intelligence and loyalty to the group 
B) group membership and conformity 
C) group membership and nonconformity 
D) individualism and nonconformity 
E) individualism and conformity

Question 7

Typically,information about others tends to be most informative when there is are).

Accepted Answer

A) only one distinct reason supporting its occurrence 
B) no apparent reason supporting its occurrence 
C) the number of reasons supporting its occurrence doesn't matter 
D) many reasons supporting its occurrence 
E) inconsistent information coming from two or more channels of communication

Question 8

We might think that a waiter who flirts with a customer does so because he likes to flirt if we notice that other waiters avoid flirting with that customer.This best represents the concept of .

Accepted Answer

A) noncommon effect 
B) consensus 
C) consistency

Question 9

Abbie noticed that Kayla spends time talking to almost everyone she meets at work,and believes that this is because Kayla is a friendly,outgoing person.In fact,Kayla is rather shy and withdrawn most of the time,but her job at a local bank requires that she talk with most of the bank's customers periodically.Abbie's perception of Kayla is mistaken because of .

Accepted Answer

A) a discounting error 
B) the correspondence bias 
C) idiosyncratic behavior

Question 10

Noncommon effects .

Accepted Answer

A) are effects that can be caused only by a combination of two or more factors 
B) are effects that can be caused by only one specific factor 
C) are effects that can be caused by one of several different factors 
D) are unusually weak indicators of underlying personality traits 
E) cannot be explained by correspondent inferences

Question 11

Suppose we are trying to discern whether an individual is lying based on his or her verbal and nonverbal information and cues.Which of the following statements BEST describes how well we will be able to judge whether this individual is lying?

Accepted Answer

A) We are able to pay equal attention to the individual's verbal and nonverbal information and cues. 
B) It is very unlikely that we could judge whether the individual is lying based on either verbal or nonverbal information or cues. 
C) We cannot attend to both verbal and nonverbal cues at the same time without experiencing cognitive overload. 
D) We are more likely to pay attention to his or her nonverbal cues and,thus,determine if he or she is lying. 
E) We will probably pay more attention to her or his verbal cues and,in doing so,will have difficulty determining any deception.

Exam 3: Social Perception: Perceiving and Understanding Others