Question 1

Give two examples of how order and framing effects influence specific types of judgments.

Accepted Answer

Framing effects are influences on judgme

Question 2

How accurate are snap judgments? Take a position one way or the other and support it with two pieces of evidence.

Accepted Answer

According to research in the chapter,sna

Question 3

According to construal level theory,________ framing impacts the ways we make judgments.

Accepted Answer

A)  negative 
B)  positive 
C)  spin 
D)  temporal 
A)  negative 
B)  positive 
C)  spin 
D)  temporal

Question 4

People sometimes have to assess whether someone is a member of a particular group.In assessing whether someone is gay or a Republican,for example,we often rely on the ________ heuristic,which entails figuring out the degree to which ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  availability; someone resembles a category prototype 
B)  availability; someone can be categorized quickly 
C)  representativeness; someone resembles a category prototype 
D)  representativeness; someone can be categorized quickly 
A)  availability; someone resembles a category prototype 
B)  availability; someone can be categorized quickly 
C)  representativeness; someone resembles a category prototype 
D)  representativeness; someone can be categorized quickly

Question 5

Right before Jenny meets a new boyfriend for a dinner date,she finishes reading a novel about a husband who mistreats his wife.According to research on schemas,Jenny is likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  break up with her boyfriend. 
B)  view her boyfriend's actions in a more negative light. 
C)  tell her boyfriend how much she loves him. 
D)  talk about how they should get married. 
A)  break up with her boyfriend. 
B)  view her boyfriend's actions in a more negative light. 
C)  tell her boyfriend how much she loves him. 
D)  talk about how they should get married.

Question 6

The phenomenon of ________ occurs when people are reluctant to express their misgivings about a perceived group norm.Unfortunately,their reluctance reinforces a false norm.

Accepted Answer

A)  group apprehension 
B)  normative consensus 
C)  pluralistic ignorance 
D)  the nonrepresentativeness heuristic 
A)  group apprehension 
B)  normative consensus 
C)  pluralistic ignorance 
D)  the nonrepresentativeness heuristic

Question 7

People use the ________ heuristic when they try to categorize something by judging how similar the object is to their conception of the typical member of the relevant category.

Accepted Answer

A)  representativeness 
B)  anchoring 
C)  availability 
D)  correspondence 
A)  representativeness 
B)  anchoring 
C)  availability 
D)  correspondence

Question 8

Having prior knowledge about a situation can influence how we construe ambiguous situations.This is a result of a heavy reliance on

Accepted Answer

A)  bottom-up processing. 
B)  top-down processing. 
C)  pluralistic ignorance. 
D)  the recency effect. 
A)  bottom-up processing. 
B)  top-down processing. 
C)  pluralistic ignorance. 
D)  the recency effect.

Question 9

Lola visits Trish in Weston,CT.At some point,Lola asks Trish whether there is a lot of crime in Weston.Although crime rarely occurs there,Trish recalls a recent news story about a Weston drug store robbery.On the basis of this memory,she then tells Lola that there is a lot of crime in Weston.This scenario illustrates reliance on the ________ heuristic.

Accepted Answer

A)  representativeness 
B)  recollection 
C)  availability 
D)  anchoring 
A)  representativeness 
B)  recollection 
C)  availability 
D)  anchoring

Question 10

What are two essential components of a self-fulfilling prophesy?

Accepted Answer

A)  expectations about what a person is like and remembering the person in ways consistent with the expectations 
B)  expectations about what a person is like and behaving toward the person in ways consistent with the expectations 
C)  expectations about what you are like and remembering other people in ways consistent with how you see yourself 
D)  expectations about what you are like and behaving toward other people in ways consistent with how you treat yourself 
A)  expectations about what a person is like and remembering the person in ways consistent with the expectations 
B)  expectations about what a person is like and behaving toward the person in ways consistent with the expectations 
C)  expectations about what you are like and remembering other people in ways consistent with how you see yourself 
D)  expectations about what you are like and behaving toward other people in ways consistent with how you treat yourself

Question 11

Ahmed went to the Museum of Modern Art during his vacation to New York City.Afterward,he remembers that he liked many pieces,but he can really only recall the details of the Andy Warhol painting he saw at the very end,as he was walking out the door.Ahmed is displaying

Accepted Answer

A)  the primacy effect. 
B)  the recency effect. 
C)  spin framing. 
D)  positive framing. 
A)  the primacy effect. 
B)  the recency effect. 
C)  spin framing. 
D)  positive framing.

Question 12

Because schemas have been shown to influence ________,participants who are told to watch a video of a basketball game and count the number of times people in white shirts pass the ball might completely miss seeing a person in a black gorilla suit walk through the game.

Accepted Answer

A)  behaviors 
B)  attention 
C)  bottom-up processes 
D)  priming 
A)  behaviors 
B)  attention 
C)  bottom-up processes 
D)  priming

Question 13

Describe the factors that determine whether a schema is accessible (activated)and whether it is applied.

Accepted Answer

Schemas that have been recently used ten

Question 14

Imagine that you have just finished a joint project for your psychology class.According to research on heuristics,will other people take more credit for the project than you think they deserve? Why or why not? Use research to justify your answer.

Accepted Answer

Research on heuristics suggests that peo

Question 15

One of the most pervasive sources of distortion in secondhand accounts is

Accepted Answer

A)  schematic vigilance. 
B)  recovered memories. 
C)  the desire to entertain. 
D)  a shortage of accurate information. 
A)  schematic vigilance. 
B)  recovered memories. 
C)  the desire to entertain. 
D)  a shortage of accurate information.

Question 16

Under what circumstances is someone more likely to fear victimization as a result of watching a lot of television?

Accepted Answer

A)  if he or she has children 
B)  if he or she tends to be alone when watching television 
C)  if he or she lives in a high-crime area 
D)  if he or she lives in a low-crime area 
A)  if he or she has children 
B)  if he or she tends to be alone when watching television 
C)  if he or she lives in a high-crime area 
D)  if he or she lives in a low-crime area

Question 17

The research in which participants who were primed with the words "gamble" or "wager" were more likely to place a bet best shows

Accepted Answer

A)  the influence of schemas on memory. 
B)  that bottom-up processing can have a strong influence on our behaviors. 
C)  that schemas lead us to notice more information in our environment. 
D)  the influence of schemas on behavior. 
A)  the influence of schemas on memory. 
B)  that bottom-up processing can have a strong influence on our behaviors. 
C)  that schemas lead us to notice more information in our environment. 
D)  the influence of schemas on behavior.

Question 18

According to the textbook,which of the following is NOT directly associated with schema activation?

Accepted Answer

A)  subliminal stimuli 
B)  recent activation of a schema 
C)  expectations 
D)  novel information 
A)  subliminal stimuli 
B)  recent activation of a schema 
C)  expectations 
D)  novel information

Question 19

Give two examples of variables that influence the accuracy of secondhand information.Then,for each,describe a situation in everyday life where it could occur.

Accepted Answer

Ideological agendas influence the accura

Question 20

According to Tversky and Kahneman (1974),when an initial intuitive assessment of a situation is not modified or overridden by a more deliberative analysis,

Accepted Answer

A)  the intuitive system always produces inaccurate judgments. 
B)  important factors may be ignored and our judgments may be systematically biased. 
C)  more efficient and accurate information processing occurs. 
D)  the rational system takes over to produce accurate judgments. 
A)  the intuitive system always produces inaccurate judgments. 
B)  important factors may be ignored and our judgments may be systematically biased. 
C)  more efficient and accurate information processing occurs. 
D)  the rational system takes over to produce accurate judgments.

Give two examples of how order and framing effects influence specific types of judgments.

How accurate are snap judgments? Take a position one way or the other and support it with two pieces of evidence.

According to construal level theory,________ framing impacts the ways we make judgments.

People sometimes have to assess whether someone is a member of a particular group.In assessing whether someone is gay or a Republican,for example,we often rely on the heuristic,which entails figuring out the degree to which .

Right before Jenny meets a new boyfriend for a dinner date,she finishes reading a novel about a husband who mistreats his wife.According to research on schemas,Jenny is likely to

The phenomenon of ________ occurs when people are reluctant to express their misgivings about a perceived group norm.Unfortunately,their reluctance reinforces a false norm.

People use the ________ heuristic when they try to categorize something by judging how similar the object is to their conception of the typical member of the relevant category.

Having prior knowledge about a situation can influence how we construe ambiguous situations.This is a result of a heavy reliance on

What are two essential components of a self-fulfilling prophesy?

Ahmed went to the Museum of Modern Art during his vacation to New York City.Afterward,he remembers that he liked many pieces,but he can really only recall the details of the Andy Warhol painting he saw at the very end,as he was walking out the door.Ahmed is displaying

Because schemas have been shown to influence ________,participants who are told to watch a video of a basketball game and count the number of times people in white shirts pass the ball might completely miss seeing a person in a black gorilla suit walk through the game.

Describe the factors that determine whether a schema is accessible (activated)and whether it is applied.

Imagine that you have just finished a joint project for your psychology class.According to research on heuristics,will other people take more credit for the project than you think they deserve? Why or why not? Use research to justify your answer.

One of the most pervasive sources of distortion in secondhand accounts is

Under what circumstances is someone more likely to fear victimization as a result of watching a lot of television?

The research in which participants who were primed with the words "gamble" or "wager" were more likely to place a bet best shows

According to the textbook,which of the following is NOT directly associated with schema activation?

Give two examples of variables that influence the accuracy of secondhand information.Then,for each,describe a situation in everyday life where it could occur.

According to Tversky and Kahneman (1974),when an initial intuitive assessment of a situation is not modified or overridden by a more deliberative analysis,

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Give two examples of how order and framing effects influence specific types of judgments.

How accurate are snap judgments? Take a position one way or the other and support it with two pieces of evidence.

According to construal level theory,________ framing impacts the ways we make judgments.

People sometimes have to assess whether someone is a member of a particular group.In assessing whether someone is gay or a Republican,for example,we often rely on the ________ heuristic,which entails figuring out the degree to which ________.

Right before Jenny meets a new boyfriend for a dinner date,she finishes reading a novel about a husband who mistreats his wife.According to research on schemas,Jenny is likely to

The phenomenon of ________ occurs when people are reluctant to express their misgivings about a perceived group norm.Unfortunately,their reluctance reinforces a false norm.

People use the ________ heuristic when they try to categorize something by judging how similar the object is to their conception of the typical member of the relevant category.

Having prior knowledge about a situation can influence how we construe ambiguous situations.This is a result of a heavy reliance on

What are two essential components of a self-fulfilling prophesy?

Ahmed went to the Museum of Modern Art during his vacation to New York City.Afterward,he remembers that he liked many pieces,but he can really only recall the details of the Andy Warhol painting he saw at the very end,as he was walking out the door.Ahmed is displaying

Because schemas have been shown to influence ________,participants who are told to watch a video of a basketball game and count the number of times people in white shirts pass the ball might completely miss seeing a person in a black gorilla suit walk through the game.

Describe the factors that determine whether a schema is accessible (activated)and whether it is applied.

Imagine that you have just finished a joint project for your psychology class.According to research on heuristics,will other people take more credit for the project than you think they deserve? Why or why not? Use research to justify your answer.

One of the most pervasive sources of distortion in secondhand accounts is

Under what circumstances is someone more likely to fear victimization as a result of watching a lot of television?

The research in which participants who were primed with the words "gamble" or "wager" were more likely to place a bet best shows

According to the textbook,which of the following is NOT directly associated with schema activation?

Give two examples of variables that influence the accuracy of secondhand information.Then,for each,describe a situation in everyday life where it could occur.

According to Tversky and Kahneman (1974),when an initial intuitive assessment of a situation is not modified or overridden by a more deliberative analysis,

An Invitation to Social Psychology

The Methods of Social Psychology

The Social Self

Social Attribution: Explaining Behavior

Emotion

Attitudes, Behavior, and Rationalization

Persuasion

Social Influence

Relationships and Attraction

Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Groups

Aggression

Altruism and Cooperation

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People sometimes have to assess whether someone is a member of a particular group.In assessing whether someone is gay or a Republican,for example,we often rely on the heuristic,which entails figuring out the degree to which .