Exam 4: Perceiving Persons

Everyone you know seems to love the TV show The Apprentice.You're a huge fan of reality TV as well,as you never miss an episode of The Amazing Race,American Idol,or Project Runway.But every time you watch The Apprentice,you have the same reaction: you hate it with a passion.According to Kelley's (1967)covariation theory of attribution,your dislike of this show would be

Charice's boyfriend is late for their date.Charice believes this is because he is thoughtless and self-centered.Charice is making a(n)______________attribution.

Carol is asked to rate her husband in terms of how helpful he is with the household chores.Because she cannot think of a single instance of helpful behavior,she gives him a very low rating.Carol relied on______________to make her judgment.

Research on motivational biases suggests that if you are a people person,you will

How are adults with baby-faced facial features perceived and treated differently than adults with mature facial features? What are two explanations for these effects?

LeBron is eating at a restaurant on a first date when his date spills spaghetti all over his lap.Which of conclusion would LeBron be most likely to draw if he commits the fundamental attribution error?

______________ theory combines the personal dispositions of the perceiver with a weighted average of the target person's characteristics.

The trait negativity bias refers to the tendency for

The universal dimensions of social cognition are

According to correspondent inference theory,in which of the following situations would a personal attribution be most appropriate?

Based on the research of Todorov and others (2008),which facial expression will be perceived as most trustworthy?

According to correspondent inference theory,correspondent inferences are most likely to occur when a person's behavior is

What is the adaptive significance of being able to identify the emotion of disgust in others' faces?

Rosenthal and Jacobson's (1968)study,Pygmalion in the Classroom,found that

Research by Gray and colleagues (2007)has indicated two dimensions on which people "perceive minds." These dimensions are referred to as

Behavior that reveals a person's feelings without words,using facial expressions,body language,and vocal cues,is called

Research suggests that people seem to commit the fundamental attribution error

The "Quiz Show" study by Ross and colleagues (1977)found that in judging the general knowledge of the contestant and questioner,

Jerry makes frequent eye contact with the person to whom he is talking.This is most likely to elicit a(n)

The idea that impressions are based on a perceiver's disposition to form certain impressions and a weighted average______________of the target person's characteristics is most consistent with