Exam 4: Social Perception

Several researchers have found that rape victims are often seen as causing their rapes,and that battered women are often held responsible for their abuse.These findings best represent

After the tragic,accidental death of Diana,Princess of Wales,public sorrow was mixed with criticism of the Royal Family,whose absence from the public stage was noted.The Queen,Prince Charles,and others were referred to as aloof and uncaring.This historical example illustrates the

Research on cultural differences in nonverbal behaviour (Masuda et al.,2008)found that when interpreting the facial expressions of a central figure American subjects were influenced by

_______ attribution is to PERSON as _______ attribution is to SITUATION.

Eva and her roommate haven't been getting along lately.Every time Eva enters the room,her roommate looks away and turns her body so that her back is to Eva.This example best illustrates the use of nonverbal behaviour to

The fundamental attributional error occurs more often in _______ cultures.

_______ is defined as how we form impressions of other people and make inferences about them.

On your birthday,you arrive home and are overjoyed to find a large bouquet of flowers from your best friend.Your eyes grow wide and a broad smile crosses your face.You laugh in delight.This example best illustrates _______ as a primary use of nonverbal behaviour.

The belief in a just world is a _______ that helps people _______.

According to the text,which of the following is true regarding self-serving attributions by athletes?

Rafael has always hated mathematics courses.However,he likes most other courses at the university.Most other students also tend to avoid math courses whenever possible.Given this information about consistency,distinctiveness,and consensus,most people would make a(n)_______ attribution for Rafael's attitude.

According to the authors,it is not easy to understand and explain other people's behaviour because

Identify the six universal facial emotions originally proposed by Ekman.

Based on research in Chapter 4,you would expect that the effect of increasing perceptual salience of an individual on attribution is to

You are having a foreign student from Japan stay at your house for a few months and are trying to prepare mentally for his visit by remembering material you have learned about cognitive differences between cultures.Based on Chapter 4 in the text,which non-Western pattern of attribution might you expect from this student?

People who commit the fundamental attribution error are most like

Daniel Gilbert and Patrick Malone (1995)have pointed out that we often fall prey to the fundamental attribution error because

The attributional perspective that addresses behaviours that occur over time,place and different actors and targets is the

_______ are culture-specific norms that dictate what kinds of emotional expression are allowed.