Exam 4: Perceiving Persons

You hear Tiger Woods doing a radio commercial for Buick.Even though you know that Woods did not write the commercial himself, was paid to provide the voice-over for the commercial, and probably does not drive a Buick in real life, you still think that at some level, at least, Woods must think highly of Buicks.This is an example of

Which of the following is an embodiment effect in social perception?

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

Ellen is at the mall doing some shopping when she runs into one of her closest friends, Vicki.Vicki is with a friend visiting from out of town and introduces that friend to Ellen.Research on impression formation suggests that

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

Reena meets Rachael for the first time.Rachael is perceived as smart, funny, sociable, but rude.Although Reena perceived Rachael to have many positive qualities, her rudeness outweighed them, and Reena forms a negative impression of Rachael.This illustrates

Which of the following reflects the primary question underlying the correspondent inference theory?

Which of the following psychological processes best explains why it is that people sometimes react to news of a natural disaster or violent crime with something less than full sympathy on behalf of the victims?

The fundamental attribution error is the tendency to attribute

According to research by Dunning and Balcetis (2010), participants who were thirsty

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

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

Cross-cultural research on perception of emotion, such as that conducted by Elfenbein and Ambady (2002), indicates that

Stephon knows someone whose brother received a very lucrative contract to play professional basketball for the National Basketball Association (NBA).With this success story in mind, he ignores the statistics that indicate a very low probability that anyone will make it to the NBA and overestimates his own chances of making it.This scenario best illustrates

Jorge watches his friend Nina interacting with others and makes a situational attribution for her behavior.Jorge believes that

According to the covariation principle, a situational attribution is most likely to result when consistency is _____, consensus is _____, and distinctiveness is _____.

Deception is most likely to be detected by attending to which channel of communication?

The process of integrating information about a person to form a coherent impression is called

The trait negativity bias refers to the tendency for

A baseball manager who clings to old strategies that are ineffective, a lawyer who selects juries according to false stereotypes, and a political leader who does not withdraw support for a failing program are all exhibiting