Exam 20: Social Cognition

An attitude is a "feeling" experience, because it indicates like or dislike. A belief, in contrast, is a cognitive experience.

These psychological defence mechanisms lead people to experience more positive moods and feelings of well-being, to persist in their efforts to a greater extent, and to effectively achieve goals.

Describe the evidence base for the existence and universality of the fundamental attribution error and for the actor-observer bias.

Which of the following is NOT a component of an attitude according to Allport (1935)

__________involves displaying pro-social attitudes through online posts or traditional media.

Baumeister and colleagues used this analogy to describe the ability for one to exert self-control

The tendency to attribute other people's behaviour to dispositional factors while ignoring or underestimating the possibility situational factors is called

The process of explaining the cause of your own or another's behaviour is known as

Harry performed more poorly on the exam than his peers and attributes his mark to the clarity of his teacher. This is an example of

The cognitive bias towards attributing our own behaviour primarily to situational factors, but others' behaviour to dispositional factors is known as the ___.

In some instances individuals may choose to compare themselves to those who are less capable, reasons for this may include all EXCEPT:

This type of cognitive experience indicates what we think is true or untrue in the world.

Dufner et al (2018) found that the relationship between self-serving bias and psychological adjustment was

A correspondent inference takes place when we infer that an action corresponds to the actor's intentions and hence we can make a judgment about their disposition.