Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)  U-shaped mouth with raised eyebrows 
B)  U-shaped mouth with eyebrows forming a V 
C)  Mouth curled down with raised eyebrows 
D)  Mouth curled down with eyebrows forming a V 
A)  U-shaped mouth with raised eyebrows 
B)  U-shaped mouth with eyebrows forming a V 
C)  Mouth curled down with raised eyebrows 
D)  Mouth curled down with eyebrows forming a V

Question 2

Which part of the brain is activated when we sniff a disgusting odor as well as when we watch others sniffing the disgusting odor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Amygdala 
B)  Insula 
C)  Hippocampus 
D)  Hypothalamus 
A)  Amygdala 
B)  Insula 
C)  Hippocampus 
D)  Hypothalamus

Question 3

When forming impressions of others,

Accepted Answer

A)  people see their own skills and abilities as less desirable to have. 
B)  people use the significant others in their lives as a frame of reference. 
C)  people differ in the particular traits they are likely to notice. 
D)  there is less overlap between the descriptions provided by the same perceiver than between those provided for the same target. 
A)  people see their own skills and abilities as less desirable to have. 
B)  people use the significant others in their lives as a frame of reference. 
C)  people differ in the particular traits they are likely to notice. 
D)  there is less overlap between the descriptions provided by the same perceiver than between those provided for the same target.

Question 4

Describe the self-fulfilling prophecy.What factors can help prevent a self-fulfilling prophecy from occurring?

Accepted Answer

The self-fulfilling prophecy is the proc

Question 5

Explain the information integration theory of impression formation, and describe at least two potential ways in which humans deviate from its proposed arithmetic.

Accepted Answer

Information integration theory suggests

Question 6

The primacy effect refers to the tendency for

Accepted Answer

A)  people's impressions of others to be influenced by their memory of events that have just recently occurred. 
B)  perceivers to choose to make personal versus situational attributions as a function of which type is initially available. 
C)  people to first make situational attributions and then, only later, to insufficiently correct these attributions so as to take dispositions into account. 
D)  people's impressions of others to be more affected by information that is learned early rather than late in a sequence. 
A)  people's impressions of others to be influenced by their memory of events that have just recently occurred. 
B)  perceivers to choose to make personal versus situational attributions as a function of which type is initially available. 
C)  people to first make situational attributions and then, only later, to insufficiently correct these attributions so as to take dispositions into account. 
D)  people's impressions of others to be more affected by information that is learned early rather than late in a sequence.

Question 7

According to the two-step model of the attribution process, people make an

Accepted Answer

A)  automatic first step of weighing situational and personal attributions equally, and then an effortful second step of considering the initial inference. 
B)  automatic first step of making a personal attribution, and then an effortful second step of considering situational factors. 
C)  effortful first step of weighing situational and personal attributions equally, and then an automatic second step of making a dispositional inference. 
D)  automatic first step of making a situational attribution, and then an effortful second step of considering personal factors. 
A)  automatic first step of weighing situational and personal attributions equally, and then an effortful second step of considering the initial inference. 
B)  automatic first step of making a personal attribution, and then an effortful second step of considering situational factors. 
C)  effortful first step of weighing situational and personal attributions equally, and then an automatic second step of making a dispositional inference. 
D)  automatic first step of making a situational attribution, and then an effortful second step of considering personal factors.

Question 8

Traits that suggest the presence of other traits and that exert a powerful influence on final impressions are called

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit traits. 
B)  central traits. 
C)  priming traits. 
D)  confirming traits. 
A)  implicit traits. 
B)  central traits. 
C)  priming traits. 
D)  confirming traits.

Question 9

The tendency to think that most victims of Hurricane Sandy were irresponsible and naive for not evacuating their homes before the storm hit is most likely to result from which of the following tendencies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Belief in a just world 
B)  Implicit personality theory 
C)  False-consensus effect 
D)  Priming 
A)  Belief in a just world 
B)  Implicit personality theory 
C)  False-consensus effect 
D)  Priming

Question 10

A target's "gaze disengagement" tends to lead perceivers to

Accepted Answer

A)  believe that a target is overly confident. 
B)  rate a target as more physically attractive. 
C)  have difficulty forming an accurate impression of a target. 
D)  form a negative impression of a target. 
A)  believe that a target is overly confident. 
B)  rate a target as more physically attractive. 
C)  have difficulty forming an accurate impression of a target. 
D)  form a negative impression of a target.

Question 11

Sam Gosling (2008)found that social perceivers often form impressions of people based on all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  objects found in their offices. 
B)  the pitch of their voices. 
C)  their Facebook pages. 
D)  their height. 
A)  objects found in their offices. 
B)  the pitch of their voices. 
C)  their Facebook pages. 
D)  their height.

Question 12

Cosmo is convinced that his accountant is a drug addict.To determine whether he is correct, Cosmo asks his friends if the accountant sniffs a lot, uses slang when he speaks, or frequently excuses himself to use the men's room-three behaviors Cosmo believes are characteristic of drug addicts.Cosmo's methods illustrate

Accepted Answer

A)  the false-consensus effect. 
B)  a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
C)  confirmatory hypothesis testing. 
D)  the trait negativity bias. 
A)  the false-consensus effect. 
B)  a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
C)  confirmatory hypothesis testing. 
D)  the trait negativity bias.

Question 13

What do psychologists mean when they describe a judgment of another person as based on "thin slices?"

Accepted Answer

A)  The judgment was thoroughly researched. 
B)  The judgment was based on a very limited behavior sample. 
C)  The judgment is probably inaccurate. 
D)  The judgment was based on a very rich behavior sample. 
A)  The judgment was thoroughly researched. 
B)  The judgment was based on a very limited behavior sample. 
C)  The judgment is probably inaccurate. 
D)  The judgment was based on a very rich behavior sample.

Question 14

On what cues should social perceivers focus in order to try to detect if someone is trying to deceive others? Conversely, on what cues do social perceivers typically focus, and why are these cues less revealing?

Accepted Answer

Research has shown that of the four chan

Question 15

Fritz is a social psychologist who specializes in studying the processes of social perception.Given this interest, Fritz is least likely to specialize in which of the following research questions?

Accepted Answer

A)  How do employers infer traits and abilities about job candidates based on observing their behavior in a job interview? 
B)  How do police officers and customs agents make judgments concerning how truthful or deceptive particular individuals are? 
C)  How are consumers influenced in their choices by the packaging and positioning of different products? 
D)  How does the performance of athletes vary as a function of their coach's expectations about their ability and potential? 
A)  How do employers infer traits and abilities about job candidates based on observing their behavior in a job interview? 
B)  How do police officers and customs agents make judgments concerning how truthful or deceptive particular individuals are? 
C)  How are consumers influenced in their choices by the packaging and positioning of different products? 
D)  How does the performance of athletes vary as a function of their coach's expectations about their ability and potential?

Question 16

Social perceivers are most likely to agree in their judgments of which of the following traits?

Accepted Answer

A)  Openness to experience 
B)  Extroversion 
C)  Agreeableness 
D)  Emotional stability 
A)  Openness to experience 
B)  Extroversion 
C)  Agreeableness 
D)  Emotional stability

Question 17

Denrell's (2005)explanation for the persistence of negative first impressions is that when we meet someone and do not like them, we tend to reduce the opportunity for future interaction, which allows the first impression to remain stable and relatively crystallized.This notion is called

Accepted Answer

A)  biased experience sampling. 
B)  the fundamental attribution error. 
C)  the availability heuristic. 
D)  mind perception. 
A)  biased experience sampling. 
B)  the fundamental attribution error. 
C)  the availability heuristic. 
D)  mind perception.

Question 18

Hassin and Trope's (2000)study of physiognomy found that participants assigned traits to others based on their

Accepted Answer

A)  hair style. 
B)  facial features. 
C)  perceived age. 
D)  perceived race. 
A)  hair style. 
B)  facial features. 
C)  perceived age. 
D)  perceived race.

Question 19

One explanation for the primacy effect is that

Accepted Answer

A)  information obtained early is usually more important than information obtained later. 
B)  people tend to pay closer attention to central trait information. 
C)  the meaning of information obtained later is often altered to fit with earlier impressions. 
D)  people tend to use initial impression information as a basis for comparing and contrasting subsequent impression information. 
A)  information obtained early is usually more important than information obtained later. 
B)  people tend to pay closer attention to central trait information. 
C)  the meaning of information obtained later is often altered to fit with earlier impressions. 
D)  people tend to use initial impression information as a basis for comparing and contrasting subsequent impression information.

Question 20

Bella is a teacher who suspects that a student is trying to deceive her.Under which of the following conditions does Bella have the best chance of being accurate in her attempts to detect whether or not the student is lying?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bella reads a written transcript of the student's story. 
B)  Bella sees a silent video of the student's face as the student tells the story. 
C)  Bella reads a written transcript of the student's story and sees a silent video of the student's face as the student tells the story. 
D)  Bella asks the student to recount her story in reverse chronological order. 
A)  Bella reads a written transcript of the student's story. 
B)  Bella sees a silent video of the student's face as the student tells the story. 
C)  Bella reads a written transcript of the student's story and sees a silent video of the student's face as the student tells the story. 
D)  Bella asks the student to recount her story in reverse chronological order.

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

Which part of the brain is activated when we sniff a disgusting odor as well as when we watch others sniffing the disgusting odor?

When forming impressions of others,

Describe the self-fulfilling prophecy.What factors can help prevent a self-fulfilling prophecy from occurring?

Explain the information integration theory of impression formation, and describe at least two potential ways in which humans deviate from its proposed arithmetic.

The primacy effect refers to the tendency for

According to the two-step model of the attribution process, people make an

Traits that suggest the presence of other traits and that exert a powerful influence on final impressions are called

The tendency to think that most victims of Hurricane Sandy were irresponsible and naive for not evacuating their homes before the storm hit is most likely to result from which of the following tendencies?

A target's "gaze disengagement" tends to lead perceivers to

Sam Gosling (2008)found that social perceivers often form impressions of people based on all of the following except

What do psychologists mean when they describe a judgment of another person as based on "thin slices?"

On what cues should social perceivers focus in order to try to detect if someone is trying to deceive others? Conversely, on what cues do social perceivers typically focus, and why are these cues less revealing?

Fritz is a social psychologist who specializes in studying the processes of social perception.Given this interest, Fritz is least likely to specialize in which of the following research questions?

Social perceivers are most likely to agree in their judgments of which of the following traits?

Denrell's (2005)explanation for the persistence of negative first impressions is that when we meet someone and do not like them, we tend to reduce the opportunity for future interaction, which allows the first impression to remain stable and relatively crystallized.This notion is called

Hassin and Trope's (2000)study of physiognomy found that participants assigned traits to others based on their

One explanation for the primacy effect is that

Bella is a teacher who suspects that a student is trying to deceive her.Under which of the following conditions does Bella have the best chance of being accurate in her attempts to detect whether or not the student is lying?

What is Social Psychology

Doing Social Psychology Research

The Social Self

Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Attitudes

Conformity

Group Processes

Attraction and Close Relationships

Helping Others

Aggression

Law

Business

Health and Well being

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Exam 4: Perceiving Persons

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

Which part of the brain is activated when we sniff a disgusting odor as well as when we watch others sniffing the disgusting odor?

When forming impressions of others,

Describe the self-fulfilling prophecy.What factors can help prevent a self-fulfilling prophecy from occurring?

Explain the information integration theory of impression formation, and describe at least two potential ways in which humans deviate from its proposed arithmetic.

The primacy effect refers to the tendency for

According to the two-step model of the attribution process, people make an

Traits that suggest the presence of other traits and that exert a powerful influence on final impressions are called

The tendency to think that most victims of Hurricane Sandy were irresponsible and naive for not evacuating their homes before the storm hit is most likely to result from which of the following tendencies?

A target's "gaze disengagement" tends to lead perceivers to

Sam Gosling (2008)found that social perceivers often form impressions of people based on all of the following except

What do psychologists mean when they describe a judgment of another person as based on "thin slices?"

On what cues should social perceivers focus in order to try to detect if someone is trying to deceive others? Conversely, on what cues do social perceivers typically focus, and why are these cues less revealing?

Fritz is a social psychologist who specializes in studying the processes of social perception.Given this interest, Fritz is least likely to specialize in which of the following research questions?

Social perceivers are most likely to agree in their judgments of which of the following traits?

Denrell's (2005)explanation for the persistence of negative first impressions is that when we meet someone and do not like them, we tend to reduce the opportunity for future interaction, which allows the first impression to remain stable and relatively crystallized.This notion is called

Hassin and Trope's (2000)study of physiognomy found that participants assigned traits to others based on their

One explanation for the primacy effect is that

Bella is a teacher who suspects that a student is trying to deceive her.Under which of the following conditions does Bella have the best chance of being accurate in her attempts to detect whether or not the student is lying?

What is Social Psychology

Doing Social Psychology Research

The Social Self

Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Attitudes

Conformity

Group Processes

Attraction and Close Relationships

Helping Others

Aggression

Law

Business

Health and Well being

Filters