Question 1

Which situation likely has the least cognitive load

Accepted Answer

A)  driving to work during an ice storm 
B)  filling out tax forms 
C)  singing a familiar hymn 
D)  interviewing for a job 
A)  driving to work during an ice storm 
B)  filling out tax forms 
C)  singing a familiar hymn 
D)  interviewing for a job

Question 2

What enables humans to reason, think systematically, and carefully consider evidence

Accepted Answer

A)  intuition 
B)  logic 
C)  cognitive load shifting 
D)  dual processing 
A)  intuition 
B)  logic 
C)  cognitive load shifting 
D)  dual processing

Question 3

The more information we are faced with at the same time, the more likely we are to make errors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is one possible drawback of being a maximizer

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely to overlook possible choices 
B)  difficulty making choices quickly 
C)  not thinking carefully about important decisions 
D)  inability to consider all possibilities 
A)  more likely to overlook possible choices 
B)  difficulty making choices quickly 
C)  not thinking carefully about important decisions 
D)  inability to consider all possibilities

Question 5

As Jess ran out the door for her soccer game, her dad called "Listen to your coach and be a good team player!" What values does this statement support

Accepted Answer

A)  nonconformity 
B)  uniqueness 
C)  collectivism 
A)  nonconformity 
B)  uniqueness 
C)  collectivism

Question 6

According to the text, which of the following do participants find least acceptable

Accepted Answer

A)  bisexuality 
B)  single and sexually active 
C)  prostitution 
D)  casually dating several people 
A)  bisexuality 
B)  single and sexually active 
C)  prostitution 
D)  casually dating several people

Question 7

The representativeness heuristic is a way of answering a question by classifying observations according to how closely they resemble the "typical" case.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which type of mental structure is most associated with what attention receives focus and which is ignored

Accepted Answer

A)  stereotypes 
B)  schemas 
C)  scripts 
D)  memory structures 
A)  stereotypes 
B)  schemas 
C)  scripts 
D)  memory structures

Question 9

Describe an example of a schema.

Accepted Answer

An example of a schema could be a databa

Question 10

List and define the three types of memory structures. Provide and example of each.

Accepted Answer

The three types of memory structures are

Question 11

Talia found it much harder to focus on her homework while the radio was playing. This is likely because most people are bad at what

Accepted Answer

A)  multitasking 
B)  maximizing 
C)  satisficing 
D)  counterfactual thinking 
A)  multitasking 
B)  maximizing 
C)  satisficing 
D)  counterfactual thinking

Question 12

Kelly spilled her coffee and burned herself when she tripped on the dog. "At least Fluffy wasn't hurt!" she exclaimed. This is an example of what

Accepted Answer

A)  upward counterfactual 
B)  planning fallacy 
C)  optimistic bias 
D)  downward counterfactual 
A)  upward counterfactual 
B)  planning fallacy 
C)  optimistic bias 
D)  downward counterfactual

Question 13

Discuss two ways in which priming and experience can improved mental accessibility.

Accepted Answer

Priming and experience can improve menta

Question 14

When Ernest was sent to meet the new visiting professor from Texas at the airport, he warmly greeted the first person he saw wearing a cowboy hat. Ernest is using type of problem-solving

Accepted Answer

A)  anchoring and adjustment heuristic 
B)  algorithm 
C)  availability heuristic 
D)  representativeness heuristic 
A)  anchoring and adjustment heuristic 
B)  algorithm 
C)  availability heuristic 
D)  representativeness heuristic

Question 15

What enables us to switch from minimal cognitive effort to systematic consideration of evidence

Accepted Answer

A)  intuition 
B)  logic 
C)  cognitive load 
D)  dual processing 
A)  intuition 
B)  logic 
C)  cognitive load 
D)  dual processing

Question 16

Many times "psychics" will come forward after a negative event and claim that their vague premonitions had actually predicted the event. These "psychics" are relying on what

Accepted Answer

A)  hindsight bias 
B)  confirmation bias 
C)  negativity bias 
D)  representativeness heuristic 
A)  hindsight bias 
B)  confirmation bias 
C)  negativity bias 
D)  representativeness heuristic

Question 17

Though he never spoke to her, Jennifer had an uneasy feeling about the man on the train and she moved quickly to another car. Jennifer is using what skill

Accepted Answer

A)  intuition 
B)  logic 
C)  cognitive load-shifting 
D)  dual processing 
A)  intuition 
B)  logic 
C)  cognitive load-shifting 
D)  dual processing

Question 18

Dual processing is the ability to think systematically and carefully consider evidence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Mental accessibility is defined as the ease with which ideas come to mind.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Danilo woke up in a bad mood and announced "Today is going to be awful." If Danilo believes everything was awful at the end of the day, he likely relied on what

Accepted Answer

A)  hindsight bias 
B)  confirmation bias 
C)  negativity bias 
D)  representativeness heuristic 
A)  hindsight bias 
B)  confirmation bias 
C)  negativity bias 
D)  representativeness heuristic

Exam 4: Social Cognition

Which situation likely has the least cognitive load

What enables humans to reason, think systematically, and carefully consider evidence

The more information we are faced with at the same time, the more likely we are to make errors.

What is one possible drawback of being a maximizer

As Jess ran out the door for her soccer game, her dad called "Listen to your coach and be a good team player!" What values does this statement support

According to the text, which of the following do participants find least acceptable

The representativeness heuristic is a way of answering a question by classifying observations according to how closely they resemble the "typical" case.

Which type of mental structure is most associated with what attention receives focus and which is ignored

Describe an example of a schema.

List and define the three types of memory structures. Provide and example of each.

Talia found it much harder to focus on her homework while the radio was playing. This is likely because most people are bad at what

Kelly spilled her coffee and burned herself when she tripped on the dog. "At least Fluffy wasn't hurt!" she exclaimed. This is an example of what

Discuss two ways in which priming and experience can improved mental accessibility.

When Ernest was sent to meet the new visiting professor from Texas at the airport, he warmly greeted the first person he saw wearing a cowboy hat. Ernest is using type of problem-solving

What enables us to switch from minimal cognitive effort to systematic consideration of evidence

Many times "psychics" will come forward after a negative event and claim that their vague premonitions had actually predicted the event. These "psychics" are relying on what

Though he never spoke to her, Jennifer had an uneasy feeling about the man on the train and she moved quickly to another car. Jennifer is using what skill

Dual processing is the ability to think systematically and carefully consider evidence.

Mental accessibility is defined as the ease with which ideas come to mind.

Danilo woke up in a bad mood and announced "Today is going to be awful." If Danilo believes everything was awful at the end of the day, he likely relied on what

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