Question 1

Describe how behavioral confirmation can take place in a classroom.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe how behavioral confirmation can take place...

Question 2

You have a tendency to assume someone is still a good friend even after a person acts otherwise.This tendency is known as the

Accepted Answer

A) belief perseverance phenomenon. 
B) belief continuity phenomenon. 
C) correspondence bias. 
D) belief disconfirmation bias.

Question 3

You have strong feelings about abortion.Which statement is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Your beliefs do not influence how you see new information. 
B) Your beliefs influence how you see new information. 
C) Your beliefs are unrelated to how you see new information. 
D) New information can change your beliefs.

Question 4

Which of the following has NOT been shown to successfully reduce problems with overconfidence?

Accepted Answer

A) Providing prompt feedback 
B) Ask the person to think about a reason why their judgment might be wrong 
C) Ask people to "unpack" the task 
D) Tell the person why their opinion is incorrect

Question 5

Research by Abbey (1998)found that _______ are likely to attribute a _______ friendliness to mild sexual interest.

Accepted Answer

A) women;man's 
B) men;woman's 
C) both women and men;man's 
D) both women and men;woman's

Question 6

Fundamental attribution error is the tendency for observers to _________ situational influences and ________dispositional influences on behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) overestimate;underestimate 
B) underestimate;overestimate 
C) underestimate;ignore 
D) overestimate;ignore

Question 7

Burger and Pavelich (1994)found that voters were more likely to attribute the outcome of an election to the candidate's personal traits and positions the day after a presidential election,and to the nation's economy a year after the election.This represents which of the following explanations for the fundamental attribution error?

Accepted Answer

A) actor-observer difference 
B) camera perspective bias 
C) changing perspectives trend 
D) self-awareness phenomenon

Question 8

A person looking at a person confessing to a crime is likely to view the confession as genuine.If they heard that same confession while watching the detective who is questioning suspect,the person will likely view the confession as being coerced.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) the fundamental attribution error. 
B) the camera perspective bias. 
C) actor-observer perspectives. 
D) the correspondence bias.

Question 9

Thinking that our premonitions correlate with events represents

Accepted Answer

A) a representative heuristic. 
B) an availability heuristic. 
C) an illusory correlation. 
D) the overconfidence phenomenon.

Question 10

After telling Steve that you believe Brenda is very gossipy Steve labels you as a gossip.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) the actor-observer difference. 
B) the fundamental attribution error. 
C) spontaneous trait transference. 
D) belief perseverance.

Question 11

A belief that leads to its own fulfillment is called

Accepted Answer

A) a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
B) a belief confirmation. 
C) self-confirming validity. 
D) behavioral perseverance.

Question 12

Kelly just saw a news report about an airplane crash.She now believes that she is more likely to be in an airplane accident than an automobile accident.This is an example of the

Accepted Answer

A) representativeness heuristic. 
B) algorithm effect. 
C) availability heuristiC. 
D) counterfactual thinking.

Question 13

In _______ cultures,people are less likely to perceive others in terms of personal dispositions.

Accepted Answer

A) individualistic 
B) collectivistic 
C) religious 
D) secular

Question 14

Which of the following strategies might be helpful in reducing the overconfidence bias?

Accepted Answer

A) Get people to think about why their judgments might be wrong. 
B) Delay feedback regarding the accuracy of their judgments. 
C) Inform people about the overconfidence bias. 
D) Tell people that there is no remedy for the overconfidence bias.

Question 15

One reason people are overconfident is that they are not inclined to seek out information

Accepted Answer

A) from experts. 
B) that is objective and factual. 
C) that involves judging estimates and comparisons. 
D) that might disprove what they believe.

Question 16

You are consistently late to your psychology class,because the biology class you have immediately before it is in a building on the other side of campus.You are concerned that your professor does not think you are a serious student because of your chronic tardiness,so you inform her of why you are always late.You can now safely conclude that your professor will make what type of attribution about your behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) motivational 
B) dispositional 
C) situational 
D) internal

Question 17

Which of the following strategies will NOT be helpful in reducing the overconfidence bias?

Accepted Answer

A) Give prompt feedback to them about their decisions. 
B) Have them break down the task to subcomponents and estimate each. 
C) Have them think about why they could be wrong. 
D) Give them feedback about others' performance.

Question 18

Activating particular associations in memory is called

Accepted Answer

A) triggering. 
B) initiation. 
C) galvanization. 
D) priming.

Question 19

Ridge and Reber (2002)conducted a study in which men were told that job candidates were attracted to them.The findings revealed that the

Accepted Answer

A) men were more likely to hire the women. 
B) men were more likely to perceive the women as being attractive. 
C) women perceived the men as being attracted to them. 
D) women exhibited more flirtatiousness.

Question 20

After breaking up with your boyfriend,you imagine that you would still be with him if you had treated him more considerately.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) implicit thinking. 
B) explicit thinking. 
C) counterfactual thinking. 
D) the fundamental attribution error.

Exam 3: Social Beliefs and Judgments

Describe how behavioral confirmation can take place in a classroom.

You have a tendency to assume someone is still a good friend even after a person acts otherwise.This tendency is known as the

You have strong feelings about abortion.Which statement is true?

Which of the following has NOT been shown to successfully reduce problems with overconfidence?

Research by Abbey (1998) found that _ are likely to attribute a _ friendliness to mild sexual interest.

Fundamental attribution error is the tendency for observers to _ situational influences and dispositional influences on behavior.

A person looking at a person confessing to a crime is likely to view the confession as genuine.If they heard that same confession while watching the detective who is questioning suspect,the person will likely view the confession as being coerced.This is an example of

Thinking that our premonitions correlate with events represents

After telling Steve that you believe Brenda is very gossipy Steve labels you as a gossip.This is an example of

A belief that leads to its own fulfillment is called

Kelly just saw a news report about an airplane crash.She now believes that she is more likely to be in an airplane accident than an automobile accident.This is an example of the

In _______ cultures,people are less likely to perceive others in terms of personal dispositions.

Which of the following strategies might be helpful in reducing the overconfidence bias?

One reason people are overconfident is that they are not inclined to seek out information

Which of the following strategies will NOT be helpful in reducing the overconfidence bias?

Activating particular associations in memory is called

Ridge and Reber (2002) conducted a study in which men were told that job candidates were attracted to them.The findings revealed that the

After breaking up with your boyfriend,you imagine that you would still be with him if you had treated him more considerately.This is an example of

Exam 3: Social Beliefs and Judgments

Describe how behavioral confirmation can take place in a classroom.

You have a tendency to assume someone is still a good friend even after a person acts otherwise.This tendency is known as the

You have strong feelings about abortion.Which statement is true?

Which of the following has NOT been shown to successfully reduce problems with overconfidence?

Research by Abbey (1998) found that _______ are likely to attribute a _______ friendliness to mild sexual interest.

Fundamental attribution error is the tendency for observers to _________ situational influences and ________dispositional influences on behavior.

A person looking at a person confessing to a crime is likely to view the confession as genuine.If they heard that same confession while watching the detective who is questioning suspect,the person will likely view the confession as being coerced.This is an example of

Thinking that our premonitions correlate with events represents

After telling Steve that you believe Brenda is very gossipy Steve labels you as a gossip.This is an example of

A belief that leads to its own fulfillment is called

Kelly just saw a news report about an airplane crash.She now believes that she is more likely to be in an airplane accident than an automobile accident.This is an example of the

In _______ cultures,people are less likely to perceive others in terms of personal dispositions.

Which of the following strategies might be helpful in reducing the overconfidence bias?

One reason people are overconfident is that they are not inclined to seek out information

Which of the following strategies will NOT be helpful in reducing the overconfidence bias?

Activating particular associations in memory is called

Ridge and Reber (2002) conducted a study in which men were told that job candidates were attracted to them.The findings revealed that the

After breaking up with your boyfriend,you imagine that you would still be with him if you had treated him more considerately.This is an example of

Research by Abbey (1998) found that _ are likely to attribute a _ friendliness to mild sexual interest.

Fundamental attribution error is the tendency for observers to _ situational influences and dispositional influences on behavior.