Exam 4: Social Cognition

Dual processing may be discussed in many ways, but the text primarily discusses in terms of what

Three-year-old Kevin described how a dinosaur ate the chocolate cake. His mother favored the simpler explanation that Kevin ate it. On what concept is his mother relying

Which type of person is most likely to delay over making decisions for fear of losing the chance to make others

Helena says that all sorority members are snobbish. What type of thinking error best explains this statement

What is the ease with which ideas come to mind

Keisha unhappily replayed the event in her mind in which the customer in front of her won a million dollars with her scratch-off ticket. Her unhappiness is associated with what sort of mental error

Brief student observations of a teacher early on can predict average student ratings at the end of a semester. What is likely behind the match of student ratings across time

Despite her uncle Harvey being drunk and obnoxious the last 3 years in a row, Rebecca has hope that he will be calm and reasonable at the annual holiday dinner. What type of thinking does this demonstrate

A used car dealer always makes the first offer because she discovered the final negotiated price stays close to that number. What has she discovered that most buyers use

Explosive vocabulary growth is best explained by the use of logic.

What do memory structures allow humans to do

Which type of mental structure is most associated with events happening in a particular order

Misuse of heuristics may lead to false memories.

The Correll, Park, Judd, and Wittenbrink (2002) found that participants made many race-based errors. Why

After an odd feeling, Jamal took his son's hand and led him quickly away from the stranger on the park bench. What skill is Jamal relying on

Which is the best example of a stereotype

Which of the following statements would indicate a low need for cognition

We are more likely to assume a name is that of a famous person if we have heard it multiple times. Which concept best describes why this happens

Which situation is likely to put the greatest stress on cognitive load

Which is the best example of using dual processing