Exam 3: Social Cognition: How We Think About the Social World

If both Chinese and Americans are comparing two pieces of art,the American is most likely to notice

In the Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968)study on the self-fulfilling prophecy,who did teachers like the least?

Recall the words of Dr.Robert Marion,who was the first physician to correctly diagnose a nine-year-old girl with a rare disease: "Doctors are just like everyone else.We go to the movies,watch TV,read newspapers and novels.If we happen to see a patient who has symptoms of a rare disease that was featured on the previous night's 'Movie of the Week,' we're more likely to consider that condition when making a diagnosis." In essence,Dr.Marion is describing the ____ heuristic.

Most initial impressions of a novel situation are made using

Controlled processes such as counterfactual thinking can have their benefits and drawbacks.First,discuss what is meant by the term "counterfactual thinking," then explain how this phenomenon can be beneficial and how it can be detrimental.

Although there are only a few runners on your college track team,you see a woman on campus who has the physique of a runner.You decide that she's a member of the track team.Your conclusion is based on

The textbook discusses facilitated communication,a technique that has been touted as allowing communication-impaired people to express themselves via a keyboard operated with the help of a facilitator.In fact,

Self-fulfilling prophecies most often are a result of

The authors of your text report that a college professor asked students to list either two or ten ways to improve the course.Because students used the availability heuristic,which group of students gave the professor the highest course ratings overall?

The mental shortcuts that people use to make judgments quickly and efficiently are called

Which example best describes the representativeness heuristic?

The text discusses how counterfactual thinking can be either detrimental or beneficial to people's mental health.Counterfactual thinking can be detrimental because it ____ and beneficial if it ____.

A teenager wants to borrow the family car to go to an out-of-town concert.Her parents resist the idea.Based on the results of Schwarz et al.'s (1991)study on the effects of generating different numbers of examples of behavior described in your text,the teenager in question is most likely to view her parents as stubborn and unreasonable when they say to her,

You drive past a billboard advertising a certain candy bar every day,but never really notice the ad.If this billboard is priming you to purchase the candy bar,which of the following is most likely to happen?

Considering the results of the study by Shariff and Norenzayan (2007)presented in your text,why is it that when people were primed with words related to God or fairness to others,they left more money for the next person?

Nisbett and his colleagues conducted a study on graduate students in different disciplines to determine factors related to statistical reasoning.They found that ____ appeared to influence how accurately and logically they reasoned through everyday problems.

Based on information from the authors of your text,when we meet someone new,we are likely to

In a study by Higgins,Rholes,and Jones (1977)described in the textbook,participants memorized either the word reckless or the word adventurous before reading an ambiguous passage about Donald in which he was described as engaging in a number of recreational activities (e.g.,driving in a demolition derby,white-water rafting)in which he had risked injury and even death.This method was used to study the concept of

Based on Cornell and colleagues most recent work,presented by the authors of your text,there is one study which indicates that police officers are ____ likely relative to nonofficers to let stereotypes guide their decision to shoot someone.

Carol has a subtle "Mona Lisa" smile that is much harder to detect than an obvious toothy grin.Assume that before you met Carol,a mutual friend described her as warm and friendly.The first time Carol smiled at you,if you were to rely on your schemas,you would probably conclude that she is