Question 1

Counterregulation is best described as the ____ effect.

Accepted Answer

A)  "what the heck" 
B)  "I am monitoring myself better than you are" 
C)  "monkey says monkey do" 
D)  "I knew it all along" 
A)  "what the heck" 
B)  "I am monitoring myself better than you are" 
C)  "monkey says monkey do" 
D)  "I knew it all along"

Question 2

The field of social cognition first emerged in the ____ as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  1920s; a discipline that predated and helped to spur the development of cognitive psychology 
B)  1920s; a discipline that predated and helped to spur the development of, social psychology 
C)  1970s; a movement within social psychology 
D)  1970s; a discipline that is replacing social psychology 
A)  1920s; a discipline that predated and helped to spur the development of cognitive psychology 
B)  1920s; a discipline that predated and helped to spur the development of, social psychology 
C)  1970s; a movement within social psychology 
D)  1970s; a discipline that is replacing social psychology

Question 3

In theory, it would be possible for a child to have a script of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  one of his or her parents 
B)  himself or herself 
C)  what is involved in going to a restaurant 
D)  the advantages of cell phones over land lines 
A)  one of his or her parents 
B)  himself or herself 
C)  what is involved in going to a restaurant 
D)  the advantages of cell phones over land lines

Question 4

When most people think of the concept "sleeping," they also tend to think about concepts like "dreaming," "being tired," and "yawning." That is, when they think about "sleeping," related concepts are ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  framed 
B)  scripted 
C)  counterregulated 
D)  primed 
A)  framed 
B)  scripted 
C)  counterregulated 
D)  primed

Question 5

According to research on the actor-observer effect, people have a tendency to make relatively more ____ for their own behaviors but relatively more ____ for others' behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A)  internal attributions; external attributions 
B)  external attributions; internal attributions 
C)  stable attributions; unstable attributions 
D)  unstable attributions; stable attributions 
A)  internal attributions; external attributions 
B)  external attributions; internal attributions 
C)  stable attributions; unstable attributions 
D)  unstable attributions; stable attributions

Question 6

Which of the following would be least helpful in debiasing your thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  Take a statistical reasoning class. 
B)  Think reflectively on your problem-solving strategies. 
C)  Use explicit decision rules. 
D)  Rely more on your memories. 
A)  Take a statistical reasoning class. 
B)  Think reflectively on your problem-solving strategies. 
C)  Use explicit decision rules. 
D)  Rely more on your memories.

Question 7

Malle's research has supported the traditional notion of the actor-observer bias.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The tendency to overestimate the link between variables that are related only slightly or not at all after just one exposure to a group member performing a behavior illustrates the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  illusory correlation 
B)  one-shot illusory correlation 
C)  hot hand 
D)  magical thinking 
A)  illusory correlation 
B)  one-shot illusory correlation 
C)  hot hand 
D)  magical thinking

Question 9

According to the false consensus effect, most people ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  overestimate the proportion of people who would respond the same way as them in a situation 
B)  hide the way they truly feel about an issue in order to reach a consensus 
C)  lean toward the most popular opinion of a group regardless of how they feel 
D)  assume that they will be in the minority because they are nonconformist 
A)  overestimate the proportion of people who would respond the same way as them in a situation 
B)  hide the way they truly feel about an issue in order to reach a consensus 
C)  lean toward the most popular opinion of a group regardless of how they feel 
D)  assume that they will be in the minority because they are nonconformist

Question 10

Within the field of social cognition, the term ____________________ essentially refers to schemas that are about events.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Within the field of social cognition, the...

Question 11

Reducing errors and biasing by getting people to use deliberate rather than automatic processing is called ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  debiasing 
B)  meta-cognition 
C)  ironic processing 
D)  anchoring 
A)  debiasing 
B)  meta-cognition 
C)  ironic processing 
D)  anchoring

Question 12

Attribution theory is most concerned with how people ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  make decisions among a set of choices 
B)  form scripts and schemas 
C)  explain the events in their lives 
D)  make predictions about future events 
A)  make decisions among a set of choices 
B)  form scripts and schemas 
C)  explain the events in their lives 
D)  make predictions about future events

Question 13

In a national poll conducted by ABC News, men reported an average of ____ sex partners and women reported an average of ____ sex partners.

Accepted Answer

A)  twenty; six 
B)  six; twenty 
C)  ten; ten 
D)  ten; five 
A)  twenty; six 
B)  six; twenty 
C)  ten; ten 
D)  ten; five

Question 14

Suppose that you have a certain idea about what a tropical island should be like: It should be a tourist destination, have palm trees, enjoy a warm climate, and contain plenty of bars that serve cocktails with paper umbrellas. Your general understanding of what a tropical island is all about is most clearly an example of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  a script 
B)  a schema 
C)  a heuristic 
D)  counterfactual thinking 
A)  a script 
B)  a schema 
C)  a heuristic 
D)  counterfactual thinking

Question 15

The automatic system of the duplex mind makes use of a series of mental shortcuts in order to obtain quick information about the likelihood of different outcomes. These are known as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  heuristics 
B)  scripts 
C)  attributions 
D)  schemas 
A)  heuristics 
B)  scripts 
C)  attributions 
D)  schemas

Question 16

The "correspondence bias" is another term that is used to refer to the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ultimate attribution error 
B)  self-serving error 
C)  covariation principle 
D)  fundamental attribution error 
A)  ultimate attribution error 
B)  self-serving error 
C)  covariation principle 
D)  fundamental attribution error

Question 17

One of your professors has apparently just lost his job. Suppose that the campus newspaper publishes an article about it, invoking external, stable attributions. Which of the following might be the headline of the article?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Unlucky Series of Misunderstandings Leads to Professor Being Fired" 
B)  "Another Great Professor Let Go as a Result of Budget Cuts" 
C)  "Inappropriate Conduct Causes Professor's Demise" 
D)  "When Professors Get Lazy, Consequences Can Be Extreme" 
A)  "Unlucky Series of Misunderstandings Leads to Professor Being Fired" 
B)  "Another Great Professor Let Go as a Result of Budget Cuts" 
C)  "Inappropriate Conduct Causes Professor's Demise" 
D)  "When Professors Get Lazy, Consequences Can Be Extreme"

Counterregulation is best described as the ____ effect.

The field of social cognition first emerged in the as .

In theory, it would be possible for a child to have a script of ____.

When most people think of the concept "sleeping," they also tend to think about concepts like "dreaming," "being tired," and "yawning." That is, when they think about "sleeping," related concepts are ____.

According to research on the actor-observer effect, people have a tendency to make relatively more for their own behaviors but relatively more for others' behaviors.

Which of the following would be least helpful in debiasing your thinking?

Malle's research has supported the traditional notion of the actor-observer bias.

The tendency to overestimate the link between variables that are related only slightly or not at all after just one exposure to a group member performing a behavior illustrates the ____.

According to the false consensus effect, most people ____.

Within the field of social cognition, the term ____________________ essentially refers to schemas that are about events.

Reducing errors and biasing by getting people to use deliberate rather than automatic processing is called ____.

Attribution theory is most concerned with how people ____.

In a national poll conducted by ABC News, men reported an average of sex partners and women reported an average of sex partners.

The automatic system of the duplex mind makes use of a series of mental shortcuts in order to obtain quick information about the likelihood of different outcomes. These are known as ____.

The "correspondence bias" is another term that is used to refer to the ____.

One of your professors has apparently just lost his job. Suppose that the campus newspaper publishes an article about it, invoking external, stable attributions. Which of the following might be the headline of the article?

The Mission and the Method

Culture and Nature

The Self

Choices and Actions: The Self in Control

Emotion and Affect

Attitudes, Beliefs and Consistency

Social Influence and Persuasion

Prosocial Behavior: Doing What’s Best for Others

Aggression and Antisocial Behavior

Attraction and Exclusion

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Groups

Applying Social Psychology to Consumer Behavior

Applying Social Psychology to Health

Applying Social Psychology to the Workplace

Applying Social Psychology to the Law

Applying Social Psychology to the Environment

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Exam 5: Social Cognition

Counterregulation is best described as the ____ effect.

The field of social cognition first emerged in the ____ as ____.

In theory, it would be possible for a child to have a script of ____.

When most people think of the concept "sleeping," they also tend to think about concepts like "dreaming," "being tired," and "yawning." That is, when they think about "sleeping," related concepts are ____.

According to research on the actor-observer effect, people have a tendency to make relatively more ____ for their own behaviors but relatively more ____ for others' behaviors.

Which of the following would be least helpful in debiasing your thinking?

Malle's research has supported the traditional notion of the actor-observer bias.

The tendency to overestimate the link between variables that are related only slightly or not at all after just one exposure to a group member performing a behavior illustrates the ____.

According to the false consensus effect, most people ____.

Within the field of social cognition, the term ____________________ essentially refers to schemas that are about events.

Reducing errors and biasing by getting people to use deliberate rather than automatic processing is called ____.

Attribution theory is most concerned with how people ____.

In a national poll conducted by ABC News, men reported an average of ____ sex partners and women reported an average of ____ sex partners.

The automatic system of the duplex mind makes use of a series of mental shortcuts in order to obtain quick information about the likelihood of different outcomes. These are known as ____.

The "correspondence bias" is another term that is used to refer to the ____.

One of your professors has apparently just lost his job. Suppose that the campus newspaper publishes an article about it, invoking external, stable attributions. Which of the following might be the headline of the article?

The Mission and the Method

Culture and Nature

The Self

Choices and Actions: The Self in Control

Emotion and Affect

Attitudes, Beliefs and Consistency

Social Influence and Persuasion

Prosocial Behavior: Doing What’s Best for Others

Aggression and Antisocial Behavior

Attraction and Exclusion

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Groups

Applying Social Psychology to Consumer Behavior

Applying Social Psychology to Health

Applying Social Psychology to the Workplace

Applying Social Psychology to the Law

Applying Social Psychology to the Environment

Filters

The field of social cognition first emerged in the as .

According to research on the actor-observer effect, people have a tendency to make relatively more for their own behaviors but relatively more for others' behaviors.

In a national poll conducted by ABC News, men reported an average of sex partners and women reported an average of sex partners.