Exam 5: Social Cognition

Jackson has a lot to do this weekend, but as he is getting started, an old friend contacts him and they get together for what turns out to be a two-hour breakfast. When talk turns to seeing an early afternoon movie, Jackson figures he might as well since he had already blown most of the morning. Jackson is experiencing ____.

Before the rise of social cognition, the field of social psychology was dominated by ____.

Recent research in social cognition suggests that much thinking is for ____.

Montana and Sarah are playing cards. Montana has a great hand-four aces-while Sarah's hand is just average-a 2 of hearts, a 3 of spades, a 5 of spades, and a 7 of clubs. Even though the statistical probability of both hands is the same, many people (incorrectly)assume that Montana's exact hand is rarer than Sarah's exact hand. This common misconception stems most directly from the ____.

Within the field of social cognition, the term "priming" refers to ____.

In theory, it would be possible for a child to have a script of ____.

Suppose that Dorothy and Tim are out to lunch together, and both are on restricted-calorie diets. Which of the following would be the best example of counter-regulation?

Tom believes that he is exceptionally insightful when it comes to understanding and helping others. In fact, he brags that he is probably one in a million when it comes to insight. Assuming Tom is not quite as special as he thinks he is, Tom's perception of himself most likely reflects the ____ effect.

Research indicates that ____ and ____ are two main motivations underlying the self-serving bias.

Who among the following people is using meta-cognition?

Yesi and her boyfriend have just broken up and she is deeply upset about it. She is trying to take her mind off her ex-boyfriend and focus on other things. However, if this attempted thought suppression results in ironic processing, then Yesi will most likely end up ____.

The Stroop test can be thought of as a demonstration of ____.

When one concept has been primed in memory by thinking about it, related concepts in memory become less accessible.

When people want to suppress a thought, the deliberate mind works to ____.

Why did the clown park his car in a red zone, where he might get a ticket? If you assume it is because his car happened to break down right then and there, in the red zone, then you have made a(n)____.

Compared to deliberate thinking, automatic thinking involves a greater level of ____.

Research on ____ is concerned with the causal explanations people give for their own and others' behaviors, and for events in general.

Research participants who read a story about a character named Donald, who engages in skydiving, demolition derby driving, and other similar activities tend to think that he is especially reckless when they have been ____.

Erica intensely dislikes a particular co-worker and seems to only notice his negative qualities. For example, when the co-worker is late for work but happens to bring in donuts, Erica assumes that the co-worker brought donuts because he knew he was going to be late and is trying to deflect attention from his lateness. It does not occur to Erica that her co-worker is late because he stopped to buy donuts. Erica's conclusions illustrate the ____.

Madison is taking a freshman seminar at her university. In class, the teacher works with students to help them identify the criteria they use to make decisions, and points out how some of the criteria might not produce the desired outcomes. The teacher is probably trying to ____.