Exam 3: Social Beliefs and Judgments

Describe how behavioral confirmation can take place in a classroom.

You have a tendency to assume someone is still a good friend even after a person acts otherwise.This tendency is known as the

You have strong feelings about abortion.Which statement is true?

Which of the following has NOT been shown to successfully reduce problems with overconfidence?

Research by Abbey (1998)found that _______ are likely to attribute a _______ friendliness to mild sexual interest.

Fundamental attribution error is the tendency for observers to _________ situational influences and ________dispositional influences on behavior.

Burger and Pavelich (1994)found that voters were more likely to attribute the outcome of an election to the candidate's personal traits and positions the day after a presidential election,and to the nation's economy a year after the election.This represents which of the following explanations for the fundamental attribution error?

A person looking at a person confessing to a crime is likely to view the confession as genuine.If they heard that same confession while watching the detective who is questioning suspect,the person will likely view the confession as being coerced.This is an example of

Thinking that our premonitions correlate with events represents

After telling Steve that you believe Brenda is very gossipy Steve labels you as a gossip.This is an example of

A belief that leads to its own fulfillment is called

Kelly just saw a news report about an airplane crash.She now believes that she is more likely to be in an airplane accident than an automobile accident.This is an example of the

In _______ cultures,people are less likely to perceive others in terms of personal dispositions.

Which of the following strategies might be helpful in reducing the overconfidence bias?

One reason people are overconfident is that they are not inclined to seek out information

You are consistently late to your psychology class,because the biology class you have immediately before it is in a building on the other side of campus.You are concerned that your professor does not think you are a serious student because of your chronic tardiness,so you inform her of why you are always late.You can now safely conclude that your professor will make what type of attribution about your behavior?

Which of the following strategies will NOT be helpful in reducing the overconfidence bias?

Activating particular associations in memory is called

Ridge and Reber (2002)conducted a study in which men were told that job candidates were attracted to them.The findings revealed that the

After breaking up with your boyfriend,you imagine that you would still be with him if you had treated him more considerately.This is an example of