Question 1

Attributing our own thoughts,feelings,or attitudes to someone else is characteristic of ________.

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Question 2

Having a mental model where certain traits tend to "fit together" is indicative of a(n)________.

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Question 3

A recency effect means that the most recently acquired information we have about a target person has the least effect on our impression of the target.

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A recency effect means that the most recently acquired information has the greatest effect on our impression of the target. Therefore, option B is correct.

Question 4

The person who fails to perceive differences among the members of a class or category of people has fallen prey to a(n)________.

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Question 5

We may rely on dispositional explanations when making judgments about the behaviour of other people because

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Dispositional explanations focus on personality traits or internal characteristics of an individual to explain their behavior. When making judgments about the behavior of other people, we may rely on dispositional explanations because we tend to overlook the impact of situational factors on their behavior. We may underestimate how their behavior can vary in other situations and focus more on their personality traits to explain their behavior.

Question 6

Heloise was happy that the systems manager was fired.She incorrectly assumed that everyone else in the company was also happy.What perceptual tendency is at work here?

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Heloise is projecting her own feelings onto others, assuming they share her happiness about the systems manager being fired. This is an example of projection, where one attributes their own thoughts, feelings, or characteristics onto others.

Question 7

Rosa thinks that her new hardworking friend is also very honest so she agrees to lend him some money.What is this an example of?

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Implicit personality theories refer to the assumptions people make about how different traits and behaviors are related, such as assuming that a hardworking person is also honest.

Question 8

A stereotype suggests that we fail to perceive important distinctions within a class or category of people.

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Stereotypes can be limiting and cause us to overlook individual differences and unique characteristics within a group of people.

Question 9

When we explain a behaviour by referring to some internal personality characteristic,we are NOT offering

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Referring to an internal personality characteristic is providing a dispositional explanation, which does not take into account situational factors that may have influenced the behavior. Therefore, the correct choice is option D, which refers to a situational explanation. The other choices (A, B, C, and E) are all related to attributing the cause of behavior, but they do not address the issue of situational factors.

Question 10

Driving home from an auto repair shop,you find that the repair you just paid for wasn't done properly.Which of the following would increase your tendency to blame the mechanic's error on dispositional factors?

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The fact that the mechanic has done poor repairs twice before suggests that the issue may be dispositional, or a trait or characteristic of the mechanic, rather than situational, or related to the circumstances of this specific repair.

Question 11

Perceptually exaggerating the weight of some newly obtained information about an old friend is an example of the ________.

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Question 12

You have a friend who is very tall and always seems to be getting paid more than you and everyone else that is shorter than him.One reason for this might be ________.

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Question 13

The more information you have about Bob,the more likely a stereotype will influence your perceptions of him.

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Having more information about Bob typically allows for a more nuanced understanding of him as an individual, reducing the reliance on stereotypes which are often based on limited or generalized information.

Question 14

"Kevin acts the same as everyone else." The speaker here is invoking a ________ cue.

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The speaker is referring to the consensus cue, which suggests that people's behavior is influenced by the actions of others in similar situations. In this case, the speaker is assuming that Kevin's behavior is similar to everyone else's, indicating a high level of consensus.

Question 15

"Geraldo acts differently from everyone else." The speaker in the statement is invoking a ________ cue.

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Question 16

When we invoke ________,we tend not to perceive differences between people.

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Stereotypes are a generalization made about a group of people that tend to overgeneralize the characteristics of the group to the individuals within that group. So, when we invoke a stereotype, we tend not to perceive differences between people within that group and assume that they all share the same characteristics.

Question 17

I say you are angry when,truly,I am angry.This is an example of projection.

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Projection is a defense mechanism in which a person projects their own feelings, thoughts, or behavior onto someone else. In this example, the speaker is projecting their own anger onto the other person by assuming that they are also angry, when in reality the other person may not be angry at all.

Question 18

Exaggerating the weight of cues obtained early in an interaction with someone is the hallmark of the ________.

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Question 19

Describe four common biases which may influence the impressions that we form of others.

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Question 20

Which is a potential example of the fundamental attribution error?

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This is an example of the fundamental attribution error because Nancy is attributing the success solely to her boss's brilliance, rather than taking into account other factors such as teamwork and hard work by other members of the department.

Quiz 3: Perception, Attribution, and Diversity