Exam 31: Social Behavior Part 1

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When you see a classmate in class or at a study session, they are always very friendly towards you. However, when you run into them at an upscale party, they act as if they do not know you. Since you know they are really a friendly person, you are MOST likely to attribute your classmate's behavior to

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Question 21

Expertise and trustworthiness are two factors that affect the ____ of a source of a persuasive communication.

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Question 22

Person perception refers to

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Question 23

Kate had parents who were warm and responsive while she was an infant. According to the theory developed by Hazan and Shaver, as an adult Kate is MOST likely to find

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Question 24

The tendency for Asians to think holistically makes them more likely to see the indirect and distant consequences of events, in other words what has been called the

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Question 25

Which of the following is NOT one of the major components of an attitude?

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Question 26

The illusory correlation effect occurs when we

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Question 27

All of the following statements concerning stereotypes are accurate EXCEPT

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Question 28

If you are trying to persuade others to your point of view on AIDS research, you would be wise to

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Question 29

Consistent with the fundamental attribution error, when an acquaintance fails an exam, you would tend to attribute their failure to the and if you fail an exam, you would tend to attribute your failure to the .

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Question 30

According to Festinger's cognitive dissonance research, you would predict greatest attitudinal change in a person who is led to lie by

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Question 31

Which of the following statements is MOST accurate concerning attitudes?

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Question 32

Carissa was born and raised in Peru; Olga was born and raised in the Netherlands. Based on evidence from cross-cultural studies comparing individualistic and collectivist cultures, Carissa is likely to be

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Question 33

Newton believes that all airline pilots are calm, cool individuals who never get excited or show any strong emotional responses. In this case, Newton's beliefs about the traits and behaviors of airline pilots are one example of

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Question 34

When people estimate that they have encountered more confirmations of an association between social traits then they have actually seen they have

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Question 35

Leslie tends to engage in sex to reduce her feelings of insecurity and to enhance the closeness of her relationship, most likely Leslie has ____ attachment style.

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Question 36

If Tom believes that college football players are "dumb jocks" he would be MOST likely to ____ he has encountered.

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Question 37

The degree to which people feel uncomfortable with closeness and intimacy, and therefore maintain emotional distance from their partners, is

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Question 38

Sharon has only actually met three musicians who have had full beards, and she has also met three musicians who were clean-shaven. Still, she believes that MOST musicians have beards. Sharon's belief reflects

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Question 39

A person who is high in attachment anxiety but low in attachment avoidance has which attachment style?

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Exam 31: Social Behavior Part 1

Expertise and trustworthiness are two factors that affect the ____ of a source of a persuasive communication.

Person perception refers to

Kate had parents who were warm and responsive while she was an infant. According to the theory developed by Hazan and Shaver, as an adult Kate is MOST likely to find

The tendency for Asians to think holistically makes them more likely to see the indirect and distant consequences of events, in other words what has been called the

Which of the following is NOT one of the major components of an attitude?

The illusory correlation effect occurs when we

All of the following statements concerning stereotypes are accurate EXCEPT

If you are trying to persuade others to your point of view on AIDS research, you would be wise to

Consistent with the fundamental attribution error, when an acquaintance fails an exam, you would tend to attribute their failure to the ____ and if you fail an exam, you would tend to attribute your failure to the ____.

According to Festinger's cognitive dissonance research, you would predict greatest attitudinal change in a person who is led to lie by

Which of the following statements is MOST accurate concerning attitudes?

Carissa was born and raised in Peru; Olga was born and raised in the Netherlands. Based on evidence from cross-cultural studies comparing individualistic and collectivist cultures, Carissa is likely to be

Newton believes that all airline pilots are calm, cool individuals who never get excited or show any strong emotional responses. In this case, Newton's beliefs about the traits and behaviors of airline pilots are one example of

When people estimate that they have encountered more confirmations of an association between social traits then they have actually seen they have

Leslie tends to engage in sex to reduce her feelings of insecurity and to enhance the closeness of her relationship, most likely Leslie has ____ attachment style.

If Tom believes that college football players are "dumb jocks" he would be MOST likely to ____ he has encountered.

The degree to which people feel uncomfortable with closeness and intimacy, and therefore maintain emotional distance from their partners, is

Sharon has only actually met three musicians who have had full beards, and she has also met three musicians who were clean-shaven. Still, she believes that MOST musicians have beards. Sharon's belief reflects

A person who is high in attachment anxiety but low in attachment avoidance has which attachment style?

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Consistent with the fundamental attribution error, when an acquaintance fails an exam, you would tend to attribute their failure to the and if you fail an exam, you would tend to attribute your failure to the .