Exam 5: Social Perception

You believe that people who steal are self-interested and dishonest. What type of attribution are you making to explain their behaviour?

________ are very brief and involuntary facial expressions that reflect our underlying emotions.

Which of the following is a theory designed to explain the attributions people make?

Which of the following statements is true regarding the tendency to make trait-based inferences about others?

Two identical gestures can be interpreted in entirely different ways. According to your textbook, why does this occur?

Jones and Harris (1967) found that subjects still attributed pro-Castro attitudes to essay authors even when the subjects knew that the authors had no choice but to write the essays. This is evidence for:

As described in your textbook, what nonverbal behaviours have been identified in past research as being indicative of lying? What types of verbal cues have been identified as indicative of lying?

Your sister borrowed your bicycle and tells you it was stolen even though she locked it up. You think that she is lying to you and just forgot to lock it up. You are likely to be correct in believing that she is lying if:

Describe the halo effect and provide an example.

Culture may partially determine the type of gaze we display.

Joshua has what many people refer to as a 'baby-face.' Based on research presented in your textbook, how will people tend to perceive him?

According to the covariation theory, we use what three types of information to make attributions for other people's behaviour?

Explaining Maureen's bad test grade by suggesting she is not intelligent is an example of a situational attribution.

You see a man bump into and knock over an elderly woman crossing the street without stopping to help her up. According to the phenomenon of spontaneous trait inference, you would likely assume the man:

Suppose someone robbed a bank. How would Megan, who is from an individualistic culture, be most likely to explain this behaviour?

Self-verification refers to the notion that we want others to see us the way we see ourselves.

According to the three-stage model of attribution, what do people need to have available to be able to correct situational constraints on behaviour?

Which of the following describes the phenomenon whereby the first pieces of information to which we are exposed have the most impact on our judgment?

Paul is having trouble getting his iPod to work. If you ask him whether he typically has trouble using his iPod, you are seeking information about:

The primacy effect is a phenomenon whereby the first pieces of information to which we are exposed have the least impact on our judgments.