Deck 11: Section 2: Social Psychology

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Person perception is an active, interactive, and subjective process that always occurs in some interpersonal context. Which of the following is NOT one of the key components that influence that process?

A)the characteristics of the individual you are attempting to size up
B)your own self-perception and goals
C)the specific situation in which the process occurs
D)the rule of reciprocity
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The bus is fairly crowded when you get on. You make a rapid evaluation and quickly decide to sit next to a well-dressed senior citizen because you think that it will be safer to sit next to him than some of the other people on the bus. This example illustrates:

A)the effect of ethnocentrism.
B)a typical response to the stereotype threat.
C)the bystander effect.
D)the process of person perception.
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The perspective in psychology that is based on the premise that certain psychological processes and behavioral patterns evolved over hundreds of thousands of years because of their adaptive and survival value is called _____ psychology.

A)behavioral
B)social
C)cognitive
D)evolutionary
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In the process of person perception, we initially form a very rapid first impression based largely on looking at other people's faces. According to the textbook, if you glanced at a stranger's face for only one tenth of a second:

A)it would be impossible to form any kind of impression of the person.
B)you would have to rely entirely on the process of explicit cognition to arrive at an impression of the person in that amount of time.
C)you could evaluate the other person's attractiveness, likeability, competence, trustworthiness, and aggressiveness.
D)you could arrive at an impression of the person's physical attractiveness, but would not be able to infer any other characteristics about the person in that brief time period.
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An important social psychology concept is your sense of _____, which is an individual's unique sense of identity that has been influenced by social, cultural, and psychological experiences.

A)self
B)reciprocity
C)direction
D)humor
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_____ is defined as the mental process of classifying people into groups on the basis of common characteristics.

A)Implicit cognition
B)Social categorization
C)The bystander effect
D)Explicit cognition
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When Raphael was in the elevator he couldn't help but notice a man and a woman in conversation. He decided that the woman in the suit was probably a college administrator and the gray-haired man in the glasses was probably a professor. Raphael was engaged in a process called:

A)attribution.
B)hindsight bias.
C)the bystander effect.
D)social categorization.
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The branch of psychology that studies how a person's thoughts, feelings, and behavior are influenced by the presence of other people and by the social and physical environment is called _____ psychology.

A)cognitive
B)behavioral
C)evolutionary
D)social
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According to your textbook, _____ examines the effect of situational factors and other people on an individual's behavior.

A)social influence
B)social categorization
C)social cognition
D)explicit cognition
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The study of the mental processes people use to make sense of their social environment is called:

A)social cognition.
B)prosocial behavior.
C)social influence.
D)social categorization.
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Person perception is an active and subjective process that always occurs in some interpersonal context. Which of the following is NOT involved in every interpersonal context?

A)the characteristics of the individual you are attempting to size up
B)your own self-perception and goals
C)the specific situation in which the process occurs
D)intimate knowledge of the individual's family history
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The rules, or expectations, for appropriate behavior in a particular social situation are called:

A)the rules of commitment.
B)interpersonal context rules.
C)social norms.
D)the rules of reciprocity.
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A term that refers to the mental processes we use to form judgments and draw conclusions about the characteristics and motives of others is:

A)person perception.
B)social norms.
C)social influence.
D)cognitive schemas.
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Pamela observes that people don't sit next to strangers on the subway when there are empty seats available. She notices this also happens on the bus, in the movie theater, and in the cafeteria. Pamela's observations suggest that people's behavior in these situations is governed by:

A)social norms.
B)stereotypes.
C)prejudice.
D)the rule of reciprocity.
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In some contexts, we form very rapid _____ largely by looking at other people's faces, regardless of their actual personalities.

A)social norms
B)interpersonal goals
C)first impressions
D)explicit cognitions
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Person perception follows some basic principles. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

A)Your self-perception influences how you perceive others and how you act on your perceptions.
B)Your goals in a particular situation determine the amount and kind of information you collect about others.
C)Your reactions to others are not determined by your perceptions of them, but rather by who, or what, they really are.
D)In every situation you evaluate people partly in terms of how you expect them to act in that situation.
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Strayer investigates the mental processes we use to make sense of our physical environment and form judgments about the characteristics and motives of other people. Dr. Strayer is most likely a(n) _____ psychologist.

A)evolutionary
B)clinical
C)social
D)cognitive
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Krane studies questions such as why we conform to group norms, what compels us to obey authority figures, and the conditions under which people will help a stranger. Dr. Krane's research focuses on an area of social psychology called:

A)social cognition.
B)social perception.
C)social influence.
D)ethnocentrism.
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After Michael studied the chapter on social psychology, he decided to try an experiment. He wanted to see how people on a half-empty bus would react if he politely asked someone to move so he could have a particular seat. But when Michael boarded the bus, he found he was just too embarrassed to carry out his experiment. Michael's behavior appears to be governed by:

A)the rule of reciprocity.
B)social norms.
C)the rule of commitment.
D)diffusion of responsibility.
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While working on a term paper Marcie read some interesting research on the mental processes we use to form judgments and draw conclusions about the characteristics and motives of others. Marcie was reading research about:

A)evolutionary psychology.
B)person perception.
C)social influence.
D)cognitive psychology.
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Chantée has a very specific goal to marry a man with inherited wealth. As a consequence, whenever she meets new prospective mates, she consciously judges them based on the presence or absence of what she considers to be external indicators of wealth. Recently, she was asked for a date by a disheveled man in jogging pants who had thick-lensed glasses and bad teeth. Based on his appearance, Chantée decided that this man probably was not wealthy, so she turned down his request for a date. Later, she was disappointed to learn that the disheveled man was really the eccentric heir to a vast fortune. In this scenario, Chantée made an error in her use of:

A)social norms.
B)hindsight bias.
C)social categories.
D)the rule of reciprocity.
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Which of the following is NOT one of the general conclusions about person perception discussed in your textbook?

A)Both deliberate and automatic thought processes influence our impressions of others.
B)We use mental shortcuts, such as social categories and implicit personality theories, and whether we react positively or negatively depends on previous social and cultural experience.
C)Relegating someone to a social category on the basis of superficial information almost always results in an accurate assessment of that person and is seldom wrong.
D)Social categories are natural, adaptive, and efficient cognitive processes and may have conferred survival value in our evolutionary past.
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In relation to factors that influence perceptions, deliberate, conscious mental processes are to _____ as automatic, nonconscious mental processes are to _____.

A)the self-serving bias; the self-effacing bias
B)explicit cognition; implicit cognition
C)the self-effacing bias; the self-serving bias
D)implicit cognition; explicit cognition
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Psychologists use the term explicit cognition to describe the:

A)cognitive schemas or mental frameworks we hold about traits and behaviors associated with different types of people.
B)deliberate, conscious mental processes involved in perceptions, judgments, decisions, and reasoning.
C)tendency to overestimate one's ability to have foreseen or predicted the outcome of an event.
D)automatic, nonconscious mental processes that influence perceptions, judgments, decisions, and reasoning.
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The deliberate, conscious mental processes involved in perceptions, judgments, decisions, and reasoning are called:

A)implicit cognition.
B)schemas.
C)explicit cognition.
D)attributions.
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The term cognitive schemas refers to the:

A)automatic, nonconscious mental processes that influence perceptions, judgments, decisions, and reasoning.
B)tendency to overestimate one's ability to have foreseen or predicted the outcome of an event.
C)deliberate, conscious mental processes involved in perceptions, judgments, decisions, and reasoning.
D)mental frameworks we hold about traits and behaviors associated with different types of people.
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The mental frameworks we hold about traits and behaviors associated with different types of people are called:

A)social norms.
B)explicit cognition.
C)cognitive schemas.
D)self-serving biases.
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The Focus on Neuroscience box, "Brain Reward When Making Eye Contact with Attractive People," described an fMRI study. The results showed that when we make direct eye contact with a physically attractive person, a brain area called the ventral striatum is activated. When the attractive person's eye gaze is shifted away from the viewer, activity in the ventral striatum decreases. The ventral striatum is the brain area that:

A)processes information about moving objects.
B)suppresses the instinctual fight-or-flight response.
C)triggers the instinctual fight-or-flight response.
D)predicts reward.
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The automatic, nonconscious mental processes that influence perceptions, judgments, decisions, and reasoning are called:

A)implicit cognition.
B)schemas.
C)explicit cognition.
D)attributions.
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Which of the following is FALSE regarding physical appearance cues?

A)They play an important role in person perception and social categorization.
B)They are particularly influential in the implicit personality theory that most people have for physically attractive people (e.g., "what is good is beautiful").
C)Physical attractiveness is perceived to be associated with a wide range of desirable characteristics.
D)Less attractive, more disheveled people tend to appear more intelligent.
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A(n) _____ is defined as a network of assumptions or beliefs about the relationships among various types of people, traits, and behaviors.

A)implicit personality theory
B)explicit cognition
C)implicit cognition
D)reciprocity rule
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When Jason looked at his professor on the first day of class he thought that she was well-dressed, about 35 or 36 years old, probably married with a couple of kids, and would be too busy with her research to post regular office hours. Jason is _____ in categorizing his professor.

A)using implicit cognition
B)indulging in stereotype threat
C)using explicit cognition
D)using his orbital frontal lobes and amygdala
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Nancy arrived early for the first day of her new psychology class at State University. While standing in the hallway waiting for class to begin, she had a pleasant conversation with an elderly man. Based on his clothing and overall appearance, Nancy assumed that he must be a friendly janitor and asked him about his custodial work. Nancy was embarrassed to learn that the kindly old man was actually the professor for her psychology class. In this scenario, Nancy made an error in her use of:

A)social categories.
B)social norms.
C)hindsight bias.
D)the rule of reciprocity
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Tammy loved the movie Enchanted and thought that the wicked stepmother was ugly and evil and that the lovely princess was innocent and virtuous. Because of cultural conditioning it is likely that Tammy is using a(n) _____ called _____.

A)explicit cognition; the "feel good, do good" effect
B)implicit personality theory; "what is beautiful is good"""
C)form of social categorization; the stereotype threat
D)schema; the "that's not all" effect
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Harrison is a handsome young man. Other people are most likely to perceive him as being:

A)more intelligent, happier, and better adjusted than other people.
B)less socially competent than unattractive people.
C)more lonely, less popular, and more anxious in social situations than other people.
D)much the same as less attractive people.
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Sanda makes a conscious, deliberate decision about each of her new clients based on her perception of their overall appearance, how well they are dressed, how old they are, what gender they are, and so on. In this case, Sanda is using _____ in categorizing her new clients.

A)implicit cognition
B)hindsight bias
C)explicit cognition
D)normative social influence
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After 20 minutes of waiting outside the baggage claim area for your friend to pick you up, you decide to go inside the airport terminal and phone her. Standing a short distance from you is a kind-looking older woman. Would you mind watching my luggage so I can go make a quick phone call?" you ask politely. I'd be happy to watch it for you," she replies, "My ride is not coming for another half-hour." When you return less than five minutes later, the old lady and your luggage (including your laptop) are gone. This example illustrates one of the problems associated with:

A)the "feel good, do good" effect.
B)the rule of reciprocity.
C)an implicit personality theory.
D)ethnocentrism.
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The chapter Prologue describes how Fern labeled the man sitting on the steps with a cup in his hand as "homeless" on the basis of very limited information, which led her to make an embarrassing mistake. This is one disadvantage of using:

A)social categories.
B)social norms.
C)hindsight bias.
D)the rule of reciprocity.
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Shantel has a very specific goal to marry a man with inherited wealth. As a consequence, whenever she meets new prospective mates, she consciously judges them based on the presence or absence of what she considers to be external indicators of wealth, including expensive clothing and accessories and straight, sparklingly white teeth. In this example, Shantel is using _____ to categorize her prospective mates.

A)implicit cognition
B)hindsight bias
C)explicit cognition
D)normative social influence
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Psychologists use the term implicit cognition to describe the:

A)automatic, nonconscious mental processes that influence perceptions, judgments, decisions, and reasoning.
B)cognitive schemas or mental frameworks we hold about traits and behaviors associated with different types of people.
C)deliberate, conscious mental processes involved in perceptions, judgments, decisions, and reasoning.
D)tendency to overestimate one's ability to have foreseen or predicted the outcome of an event.
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While eating at a restaurant, you see a waiter's serving tray tilt and an avalanche of food and beverages splatters on four people. "What a careless, clumsy idiot," you mumble to yourself as you resume eating. You have just committed an attributional bias called:

A)hindsight bias.
B)the self-serving bias.
C)the self-effacing bias.
D)the fundamental attribution error.
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The tendency to overestimate one's ability predict the outcome of an event after it has occurred is to _____ as the tendency to blame a person faced with misfortune for having somehow caused the problem is to _____.

A)self-serving bias; self-effacing bias
B)fundamental attribution bias; just-world hypothesis
C)self-effacing bias; self-serving bias
D)hindsight bias; blaming the victim
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The mental process of inferring the causes of people's behavior, including one's own, is called:

A)altruism.
B)ethnocentrism.
C)attribution.
D)prejudice.
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The Focus on Neuroscience box, "Brain Reward When Making Eye Contact with Attractive People," described an fMRI study in which participants were scanned while looking at photographs of different faces, some looking directly at the viewer (eye-contact) and some looking away (non-eye-contact). What did the results of this study show?

A)When we make eye contact with an attractive person, the brain area that is associated with the expectation of a reward shows increased activity.
B)When we make eye contact with any person, whether they are attractive or not, both the orbital frontal cortex and the amygdala show low levels of activation.
C)When we view faces of attractive people averting their gaze and not making eye contact the ventral striatum becomes highly active.
D)When we make eye contact with an attractive person, the brain area that is associated with the expectation of a reward shows decreased activity.
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Which of the following is NOT a common attributional bias or explanatory pattern?

A)the self-serving bias
B)the fundamental attribution error
C)hindsight bias
D)the bystander effect
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When Yoshiko's hard work and ability landed a big contract for her company, she did not accept credit, insisting it was pure luck. When she failed to get the contract in another situation, however, she said it was her fault for not trying hard enough. This example illustrates the:

A)hindsight bias.
B)just-world hypothesis.
C)self-serving bias.
D)self-effacing or modesty bias.
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Before Mark had even heard the details of how Allison's car accident had happened, he commented, "Allison is so absentminded, I'm sure it happened because she was probably talking on her cell phone and not paying attention." Mark's response illustrates an attributional pattern called:

A)blaming the victim.
B)the self-effacing bias.
C)the rule of reciprocity.
D)diffusion of responsibility.
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Natalie suggests that the aggressiveness of her brother's new friend is the result of his friend's low self-esteem. Natalie's inference about the cause of such behavior of her brother's friend is an example of:

A)implicit cognition.
B)cognitive dissonance.
C)an attribution.
D)altruism.
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When Tommy looks at Trina, who is physically attractive, it is very probable, according to the Focus on Neuroscience box, "Brain Reward When Making Eye Contact with Attractive People," that:

A)the orbital frontal cortex and the amygdala will become activated.
B)only the amygdala will become activated.
C)only the orbital frontal cortex will become activated.
D)there will be decreased activity in the orbital frontal cortex and the amygdala.
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The Focus on Neuroscience box, "Brain Reward When Making Eye Contact with Attractive People," described an fMRI study in which participants were scanned while looking at photographs of different faces. What were the results of the study?

A)Faces of attractive people looking directly at the viewer decreased activity in the ventral striatum, a brain area associated with the expectation of rewards.
B)Faces of ugly and unattractive people looking directly at the viewer activated the ventral striatum, a brain area associated with the expectation of rewards.
C)Faces of attractive people looking directly at the viewer activated the ventral striatum, a brain area associated with the expectation of rewards.
D)Faces of attractive people averting their gaze and not making eye contact with the viewer activated the ventral striatum, a brain area associated with the expectation of rewards.
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Kidnapped at knifepoint from her bedroom in the middle of the night, 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart was held captive for over nine months by a drifter and his female companion. When police finally found her and the details of her captivity were widely publicized, some observers publicly questioned why the girl never tried to escape or get the attention of the police. Such responses illustrate an attributional pattern called:

A)hindsight bias.
B)the rule of reciprocity.
C)blaming the victim.
D)diffusion of responsibility.
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The tendency, after an event has occurred, to overestimate one's ability to have foreseen or predicted the outcome is called the:

A)self-serving bias.
B)self-effacing bias.
C)hindsight bias.
D)fundamental attribution error.
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The _____ is the tendency to attribute our own behavior to external, situational characteristics, while ignoring or underestimating the effects of internal, personal factors.

A)actor-observer bias
B)bystander effect
C)just-world hypothesis
D)fundamental attribution error
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"Hal got hit by a car when he was jogging? Really? Well, it doesn't surprise me," Erin commented. "He never wears reflective gear, so I bet the driver couldn't even see him." Erin's response illustrates an attributional pattern called:

A)diffusion of responsibility.
B)ethnocentrism.
C)the rule of reciprocity.
D)blaming the victim.
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_____ is the tendency of people to believe that the world is fair and that people get what they deserve and deserve what they get.

A)Altruism
B)The bystander effect
C)The rule of reciprocity
D)The just-world hypothesis
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Hindsight bias is the tendency:

A)in individualistic cultures, to explain the behavior of other people by attributing their behavior to internal, personal characteristics.
B)after an event has occurred to overestimate one's ability to have foreseen or predicted the outcome.
C)to take credit for our successes by attributing them to internal personal causes.
D)in collectivistic cultures, to blame ourselves for our failures, while downplaying our successes.
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The common tendency in individualistic cultures to attribute the behavior of others to internal, personal characteristics, while ignoring or underestimating the effects of external, situational factors is called:

A)altruism.
B)diffusion of responsibility.
C)the bystander effect.
D)the fundamental attribution error.
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Blaming the victim is the tendency:

A)to blame a person faced with misfortune for having somehow caused the problem or for not having taken steps to avoid or prevent it.
B)in individualistic cultures, to explain the behavior of other people by attributing their behavior to internal, personal characteristics.
C)to overestimate one's ability to have foreseen or predicted the outcome of an event after it has occurred.
D)in collectivistic cultures to blame oneself for one's failures, while downplaying one's successes.
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Hindsight bias contributes to and reinforces the _____ explanatory pattern.

A)blame the victim
B)fundamental attribution
C)self-effacing
D)self-serving
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Researchers Michael Morris and Kaiping Peng compared Chinese versus American newspaper reports of two different mass murders. Morris and Peng found that:

A)Chinese and American reporters both tended to emphasize situational, external factors in explaining the behavior of the murderers.
B)Chinese reporters were more likely than American reporters to use personal, internal attributions to explain the behavior of the murderers.
C)American reporters were more likely to emphasize personal, internal attributes, whereas Chinese reporters were more likely to emphasize situational, external attributes in explaining the behavior of the murderers.
D)if the murderer were a Chinese person, Chinese reporters stressed personal, internal factors; but if the murderer were an American, the Chinese reporters emphasized situational, external factors in explaining the murderer's behavior.
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_____ refers to feeling drawn to other people and having positive thoughts and feelings about them.

A)Attraction
B)Attribution
C)Attitude
D)Magnetism
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How might an Asian student at a university who is demonstrating the self-effacing bias explain her poor academic performance on an exam?

A)"The professors here give very hard exams."
B)"I should have studied more."
C)"This school is trying to have a reputation of being difficult and therefore prestigious."
D)"My friend needed my help, and she kept me from studying."
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In a seminar discussion on the death penalty, Bertha said she believed that the ultimate penalty should be applied to the ultimate crime of murder. Bertha's statement best reflects the _____ component of attitudes.

A)normative
B)behavioral
C)cognitive
D)emotional
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A(n) _____ is a learned tendency to evaluate some object, person, or issue in a particular way that may be either positive, negative, or ambivalent.

A)attribution
B)attitude
C)self-effacing bias
D)prosocial behavior
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Attitudes:

A)tend to be strongest in members of individualistic cultures.
B)are primarily cognitive in nature.
C)are primarily behavioral in nature.
D)can have cognitive, behavioral, and emotional components.
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Social psychologists have found that we are most likely to behave in accordance with our attitudes when:

A)attitudes are only occasionally expressed.
B)attitudes are formed through experience, and we have a vested interest in the subject.
C)we have no idea what the response of others will be.
D)we have very little knowledge about the subject.
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Although the _____ is common in individualistic cultures, such as Australia and the United States, in collectivistic cultures, such as Japan and China, the _____ is more common.

A)hindsight bias; fundamental attribution bias
B)blaming the victim bias; just-world hypothesis
C)self-serving bias; self-effacing bias
D)self-effacing bias; self-serving bias
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According to the discussion in your text, which of the following is TRUE about the effect of attitudes on behavior?

A)Attitudes do influence behavior in many instances.
B)There is no correlation between attitudes and behavior.
C)Attitudes rarely, if ever, influence behavior, but behavior always influences attitudes.
D)People always act in accordance with their attitudes.
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Taylor noticed that one of his students had fallen asleep during class. Dr. Taylor immediately thought to himself, "This student was probably out too late partying last night. Alcohol abuse is to blame for his somnolence." In reality, the student had just finished working the night shift at his job, and the interaction of poverty and hard work was to blame for his somnolence. Dr. Taylor's thinking is an example of:

A)an actor-observer bias.
B)a fundamental attribution error.
C)a hindsight bias.
D)a self-effacing bias.
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During a discussion about junk food with her two adolescent children, Mrs. Kozena made it very clear that she thought junk food was disgusting and that it upset her to see her children eat it. Mrs. Kozena's negative feeling about junk food best illustrates the _____ component of attitudes.

A)behavioral
B)cognitive
C)emotional
D)prosocial
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According to your textbook, an attitude is formally defined as:

A)a network of assumptions or beliefs about the relationships among various types of people, traits, and behaviors.
B)the performance of an action in response to the direct orders of an authority or person of higher stature.
C)helping another person with no expectation of personal reward or benefit.
D)a learned tendency to evaluate some object, person, or issue in a particular way that may be either positive, negative, or mixed.
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The tendency to attribute successful outcomes of one's own behavior to internal causes and unsuccessful outcomes to external, situational causes is called:

A)the self-serving bias.
B)the fundamental attribution error.
C)hindsight bias.
D)the self-effacing bias.
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The Chinese proverb, "Haughtiness invites ruin; humility receives benefits" relates to which of the following?

A)self-effacing bias
B)cognitive dissonance
C)hindsight bias
D)the just-world hypothesis
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The tendency to attribute successful behavior to internal, personal characteristics is to _____ as the tendency to blame ourselves for our failures while downplaying our successes is to _____.

A)self-serving bias; self-effacing bias
B)fundamental attribution bias; just-world hypothesis
C)self-effacing bias; self-serving bias
D)hindsight bias; blaming the victim
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The self-serving bias is to _____ as the self-effacing bias is to _____.

A)the fundamental attribution error; blaming the victim
B)blaming failure on internal, personal factors; blaming failure on situational factors
C)the rule of reciprocity; the rule of commitment
D)blaming failure on situational factors; blaming failure on internal, personal factors
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When Ainslie did poorly on the physics midterm exam, she blamed her low score on the unfair exam and the unreasonable professor. But when the final grades in the course were curved and she received an A-, she concluded that she had a real talent and mental capacity for logical, scientific thinking. This example illustrates:

A)the fundamental attribution error.
B)hindsight bias.
C)blaming the victim.
D)the self-serving bias.
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Suzy's psychology professor (Dr. Taylor) was 10 minutes late to class today. Suzy immediately thought to herself, "How unprofessional. I bet he was napping in his office or something." In reality, Dr. Taylor had been in a terrible car accident, yet made it to class only 10 minutes late. Suzy's thinking about the dedicated Dr. Taylor is an example of a(n):

A)actor-observer bias.
B)fundamental attribution error.
C)hindsight bias.
D)self-effacing bias.
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Collectivistic cultures differ from individualistic cultures in that:

A)collectivists are more likely to attribute causes of another person's behavior to external, situational factors rather than to internal, personal factors.
B)collectivists are more likely to commit the fundamental attribution error.
C)individualists are more likely to commit the modesty bias.
D)individualists are more likely to attribute the causes of their own behavior to internal, personal factors rather than external, situational factors.
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Leslie is concerned about the environment and consistently sorts her garbage by placing paper, plastic, metal, and glass in their respective recycling containers. This example best illustrates the _____ component of attitudes.

A)cognitive
B)emotional
C)biological
D)behavioral
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Which of the following characteristics is NOT considered attractive in cultures across the world?

A)Larger eyes
B)A wide smile
C)Full lips
D)Strong jaw
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Deck 11: Section 2: Social Psychology
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Person perception is an active, interactive, and subjective process that always occurs in some interpersonal context. Which of the following is NOT one of the key components that influence that process?

A)the characteristics of the individual you are attempting to size up
B)your own self-perception and goals
C)the specific situation in which the process occurs
D)the rule of reciprocity
the rule of reciprocity
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The bus is fairly crowded when you get on. You make a rapid evaluation and quickly decide to sit next to a well-dressed senior citizen because you think that it will be safer to sit next to him than some of the other people on the bus. This example illustrates:

A)the effect of ethnocentrism.
B)a typical response to the stereotype threat.
C)the bystander effect.
D)the process of person perception.
the process of person perception.
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The perspective in psychology that is based on the premise that certain psychological processes and behavioral patterns evolved over hundreds of thousands of years because of their adaptive and survival value is called _____ psychology.

A)behavioral
B)social
C)cognitive
D)evolutionary
evolutionary
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In the process of person perception, we initially form a very rapid first impression based largely on looking at other people's faces. According to the textbook, if you glanced at a stranger's face for only one tenth of a second:

A)it would be impossible to form any kind of impression of the person.
B)you would have to rely entirely on the process of explicit cognition to arrive at an impression of the person in that amount of time.
C)you could evaluate the other person's attractiveness, likeability, competence, trustworthiness, and aggressiveness.
D)you could arrive at an impression of the person's physical attractiveness, but would not be able to infer any other characteristics about the person in that brief time period.
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An important social psychology concept is your sense of _____, which is an individual's unique sense of identity that has been influenced by social, cultural, and psychological experiences.

A)self
B)reciprocity
C)direction
D)humor
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_____ is defined as the mental process of classifying people into groups on the basis of common characteristics.

A)Implicit cognition
B)Social categorization
C)The bystander effect
D)Explicit cognition
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When Raphael was in the elevator he couldn't help but notice a man and a woman in conversation. He decided that the woman in the suit was probably a college administrator and the gray-haired man in the glasses was probably a professor. Raphael was engaged in a process called:

A)attribution.
B)hindsight bias.
C)the bystander effect.
D)social categorization.
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The branch of psychology that studies how a person's thoughts, feelings, and behavior are influenced by the presence of other people and by the social and physical environment is called _____ psychology.

A)cognitive
B)behavioral
C)evolutionary
D)social
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According to your textbook, _____ examines the effect of situational factors and other people on an individual's behavior.

A)social influence
B)social categorization
C)social cognition
D)explicit cognition
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The study of the mental processes people use to make sense of their social environment is called:

A)social cognition.
B)prosocial behavior.
C)social influence.
D)social categorization.
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Person perception is an active and subjective process that always occurs in some interpersonal context. Which of the following is NOT involved in every interpersonal context?

A)the characteristics of the individual you are attempting to size up
B)your own self-perception and goals
C)the specific situation in which the process occurs
D)intimate knowledge of the individual's family history
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The rules, or expectations, for appropriate behavior in a particular social situation are called:

A)the rules of commitment.
B)interpersonal context rules.
C)social norms.
D)the rules of reciprocity.
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A term that refers to the mental processes we use to form judgments and draw conclusions about the characteristics and motives of others is:

A)person perception.
B)social norms.
C)social influence.
D)cognitive schemas.
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Pamela observes that people don't sit next to strangers on the subway when there are empty seats available. She notices this also happens on the bus, in the movie theater, and in the cafeteria. Pamela's observations suggest that people's behavior in these situations is governed by:

A)social norms.
B)stereotypes.
C)prejudice.
D)the rule of reciprocity.
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In some contexts, we form very rapid _____ largely by looking at other people's faces, regardless of their actual personalities.

A)social norms
B)interpersonal goals
C)first impressions
D)explicit cognitions
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Person perception follows some basic principles. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

A)Your self-perception influences how you perceive others and how you act on your perceptions.
B)Your goals in a particular situation determine the amount and kind of information you collect about others.
C)Your reactions to others are not determined by your perceptions of them, but rather by who, or what, they really are.
D)In every situation you evaluate people partly in terms of how you expect them to act in that situation.
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Strayer investigates the mental processes we use to make sense of our physical environment and form judgments about the characteristics and motives of other people. Dr. Strayer is most likely a(n) _____ psychologist.

A)evolutionary
B)clinical
C)social
D)cognitive
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18
Krane studies questions such as why we conform to group norms, what compels us to obey authority figures, and the conditions under which people will help a stranger. Dr. Krane's research focuses on an area of social psychology called:

A)social cognition.
B)social perception.
C)social influence.
D)ethnocentrism.
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19
After Michael studied the chapter on social psychology, he decided to try an experiment. He wanted to see how people on a half-empty bus would react if he politely asked someone to move so he could have a particular seat. But when Michael boarded the bus, he found he was just too embarrassed to carry out his experiment. Michael's behavior appears to be governed by:

A)the rule of reciprocity.
B)social norms.
C)the rule of commitment.
D)diffusion of responsibility.
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While working on a term paper Marcie read some interesting research on the mental processes we use to form judgments and draw conclusions about the characteristics and motives of others. Marcie was reading research about:

A)evolutionary psychology.
B)person perception.
C)social influence.
D)cognitive psychology.
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21
Chantée has a very specific goal to marry a man with inherited wealth. As a consequence, whenever she meets new prospective mates, she consciously judges them based on the presence or absence of what she considers to be external indicators of wealth. Recently, she was asked for a date by a disheveled man in jogging pants who had thick-lensed glasses and bad teeth. Based on his appearance, Chantée decided that this man probably was not wealthy, so she turned down his request for a date. Later, she was disappointed to learn that the disheveled man was really the eccentric heir to a vast fortune. In this scenario, Chantée made an error in her use of:

A)social norms.
B)hindsight bias.
C)social categories.
D)the rule of reciprocity.
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22
Which of the following is NOT one of the general conclusions about person perception discussed in your textbook?

A)Both deliberate and automatic thought processes influence our impressions of others.
B)We use mental shortcuts, such as social categories and implicit personality theories, and whether we react positively or negatively depends on previous social and cultural experience.
C)Relegating someone to a social category on the basis of superficial information almost always results in an accurate assessment of that person and is seldom wrong.
D)Social categories are natural, adaptive, and efficient cognitive processes and may have conferred survival value in our evolutionary past.
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23
In relation to factors that influence perceptions, deliberate, conscious mental processes are to _____ as automatic, nonconscious mental processes are to _____.

A)the self-serving bias; the self-effacing bias
B)explicit cognition; implicit cognition
C)the self-effacing bias; the self-serving bias
D)implicit cognition; explicit cognition
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24
Psychologists use the term explicit cognition to describe the:

A)cognitive schemas or mental frameworks we hold about traits and behaviors associated with different types of people.
B)deliberate, conscious mental processes involved in perceptions, judgments, decisions, and reasoning.
C)tendency to overestimate one's ability to have foreseen or predicted the outcome of an event.
D)automatic, nonconscious mental processes that influence perceptions, judgments, decisions, and reasoning.
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25
The deliberate, conscious mental processes involved in perceptions, judgments, decisions, and reasoning are called:

A)implicit cognition.
B)schemas.
C)explicit cognition.
D)attributions.
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26
The term cognitive schemas refers to the:

A)automatic, nonconscious mental processes that influence perceptions, judgments, decisions, and reasoning.
B)tendency to overestimate one's ability to have foreseen or predicted the outcome of an event.
C)deliberate, conscious mental processes involved in perceptions, judgments, decisions, and reasoning.
D)mental frameworks we hold about traits and behaviors associated with different types of people.
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27
The mental frameworks we hold about traits and behaviors associated with different types of people are called:

A)social norms.
B)explicit cognition.
C)cognitive schemas.
D)self-serving biases.
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28
The Focus on Neuroscience box, "Brain Reward When Making Eye Contact with Attractive People," described an fMRI study. The results showed that when we make direct eye contact with a physically attractive person, a brain area called the ventral striatum is activated. When the attractive person's eye gaze is shifted away from the viewer, activity in the ventral striatum decreases. The ventral striatum is the brain area that:

A)processes information about moving objects.
B)suppresses the instinctual fight-or-flight response.
C)triggers the instinctual fight-or-flight response.
D)predicts reward.
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29
The automatic, nonconscious mental processes that influence perceptions, judgments, decisions, and reasoning are called:

A)implicit cognition.
B)schemas.
C)explicit cognition.
D)attributions.
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30
Which of the following is FALSE regarding physical appearance cues?

A)They play an important role in person perception and social categorization.
B)They are particularly influential in the implicit personality theory that most people have for physically attractive people (e.g., "what is good is beautiful").
C)Physical attractiveness is perceived to be associated with a wide range of desirable characteristics.
D)Less attractive, more disheveled people tend to appear more intelligent.
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31
A(n) _____ is defined as a network of assumptions or beliefs about the relationships among various types of people, traits, and behaviors.

A)implicit personality theory
B)explicit cognition
C)implicit cognition
D)reciprocity rule
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32
When Jason looked at his professor on the first day of class he thought that she was well-dressed, about 35 or 36 years old, probably married with a couple of kids, and would be too busy with her research to post regular office hours. Jason is _____ in categorizing his professor.

A)using implicit cognition
B)indulging in stereotype threat
C)using explicit cognition
D)using his orbital frontal lobes and amygdala
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33
Nancy arrived early for the first day of her new psychology class at State University. While standing in the hallway waiting for class to begin, she had a pleasant conversation with an elderly man. Based on his clothing and overall appearance, Nancy assumed that he must be a friendly janitor and asked him about his custodial work. Nancy was embarrassed to learn that the kindly old man was actually the professor for her psychology class. In this scenario, Nancy made an error in her use of:

A)social categories.
B)social norms.
C)hindsight bias.
D)the rule of reciprocity
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34
Tammy loved the movie Enchanted and thought that the wicked stepmother was ugly and evil and that the lovely princess was innocent and virtuous. Because of cultural conditioning it is likely that Tammy is using a(n) _____ called _____.

A)explicit cognition; the "feel good, do good" effect
B)implicit personality theory; "what is beautiful is good"""
C)form of social categorization; the stereotype threat
D)schema; the "that's not all" effect
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35
Harrison is a handsome young man. Other people are most likely to perceive him as being:

A)more intelligent, happier, and better adjusted than other people.
B)less socially competent than unattractive people.
C)more lonely, less popular, and more anxious in social situations than other people.
D)much the same as less attractive people.
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36
Sanda makes a conscious, deliberate decision about each of her new clients based on her perception of their overall appearance, how well they are dressed, how old they are, what gender they are, and so on. In this case, Sanda is using _____ in categorizing her new clients.

A)implicit cognition
B)hindsight bias
C)explicit cognition
D)normative social influence
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37
After 20 minutes of waiting outside the baggage claim area for your friend to pick you up, you decide to go inside the airport terminal and phone her. Standing a short distance from you is a kind-looking older woman. Would you mind watching my luggage so I can go make a quick phone call?" you ask politely. I'd be happy to watch it for you," she replies, "My ride is not coming for another half-hour." When you return less than five minutes later, the old lady and your luggage (including your laptop) are gone. This example illustrates one of the problems associated with:

A)the "feel good, do good" effect.
B)the rule of reciprocity.
C)an implicit personality theory.
D)ethnocentrism.
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38
The chapter Prologue describes how Fern labeled the man sitting on the steps with a cup in his hand as "homeless" on the basis of very limited information, which led her to make an embarrassing mistake. This is one disadvantage of using:

A)social categories.
B)social norms.
C)hindsight bias.
D)the rule of reciprocity.
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39
Shantel has a very specific goal to marry a man with inherited wealth. As a consequence, whenever she meets new prospective mates, she consciously judges them based on the presence or absence of what she considers to be external indicators of wealth, including expensive clothing and accessories and straight, sparklingly white teeth. In this example, Shantel is using _____ to categorize her prospective mates.

A)implicit cognition
B)hindsight bias
C)explicit cognition
D)normative social influence
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40
Psychologists use the term implicit cognition to describe the:

A)automatic, nonconscious mental processes that influence perceptions, judgments, decisions, and reasoning.
B)cognitive schemas or mental frameworks we hold about traits and behaviors associated with different types of people.
C)deliberate, conscious mental processes involved in perceptions, judgments, decisions, and reasoning.
D)tendency to overestimate one's ability to have foreseen or predicted the outcome of an event.
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41
While eating at a restaurant, you see a waiter's serving tray tilt and an avalanche of food and beverages splatters on four people. "What a careless, clumsy idiot," you mumble to yourself as you resume eating. You have just committed an attributional bias called:

A)hindsight bias.
B)the self-serving bias.
C)the self-effacing bias.
D)the fundamental attribution error.
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42
The tendency to overestimate one's ability predict the outcome of an event after it has occurred is to _____ as the tendency to blame a person faced with misfortune for having somehow caused the problem is to _____.

A)self-serving bias; self-effacing bias
B)fundamental attribution bias; just-world hypothesis
C)self-effacing bias; self-serving bias
D)hindsight bias; blaming the victim
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43
The mental process of inferring the causes of people's behavior, including one's own, is called:

A)altruism.
B)ethnocentrism.
C)attribution.
D)prejudice.
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44
The Focus on Neuroscience box, "Brain Reward When Making Eye Contact with Attractive People," described an fMRI study in which participants were scanned while looking at photographs of different faces, some looking directly at the viewer (eye-contact) and some looking away (non-eye-contact). What did the results of this study show?

A)When we make eye contact with an attractive person, the brain area that is associated with the expectation of a reward shows increased activity.
B)When we make eye contact with any person, whether they are attractive or not, both the orbital frontal cortex and the amygdala show low levels of activation.
C)When we view faces of attractive people averting their gaze and not making eye contact the ventral striatum becomes highly active.
D)When we make eye contact with an attractive person, the brain area that is associated with the expectation of a reward shows decreased activity.
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45
Which of the following is NOT a common attributional bias or explanatory pattern?

A)the self-serving bias
B)the fundamental attribution error
C)hindsight bias
D)the bystander effect
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46
When Yoshiko's hard work and ability landed a big contract for her company, she did not accept credit, insisting it was pure luck. When she failed to get the contract in another situation, however, she said it was her fault for not trying hard enough. This example illustrates the:

A)hindsight bias.
B)just-world hypothesis.
C)self-serving bias.
D)self-effacing or modesty bias.
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47
Before Mark had even heard the details of how Allison's car accident had happened, he commented, "Allison is so absentminded, I'm sure it happened because she was probably talking on her cell phone and not paying attention." Mark's response illustrates an attributional pattern called:

A)blaming the victim.
B)the self-effacing bias.
C)the rule of reciprocity.
D)diffusion of responsibility.
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48
Natalie suggests that the aggressiveness of her brother's new friend is the result of his friend's low self-esteem. Natalie's inference about the cause of such behavior of her brother's friend is an example of:

A)implicit cognition.
B)cognitive dissonance.
C)an attribution.
D)altruism.
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49
When Tommy looks at Trina, who is physically attractive, it is very probable, according to the Focus on Neuroscience box, "Brain Reward When Making Eye Contact with Attractive People," that:

A)the orbital frontal cortex and the amygdala will become activated.
B)only the amygdala will become activated.
C)only the orbital frontal cortex will become activated.
D)there will be decreased activity in the orbital frontal cortex and the amygdala.
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50
The Focus on Neuroscience box, "Brain Reward When Making Eye Contact with Attractive People," described an fMRI study in which participants were scanned while looking at photographs of different faces. What were the results of the study?

A)Faces of attractive people looking directly at the viewer decreased activity in the ventral striatum, a brain area associated with the expectation of rewards.
B)Faces of ugly and unattractive people looking directly at the viewer activated the ventral striatum, a brain area associated with the expectation of rewards.
C)Faces of attractive people looking directly at the viewer activated the ventral striatum, a brain area associated with the expectation of rewards.
D)Faces of attractive people averting their gaze and not making eye contact with the viewer activated the ventral striatum, a brain area associated with the expectation of rewards.
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51
Kidnapped at knifepoint from her bedroom in the middle of the night, 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart was held captive for over nine months by a drifter and his female companion. When police finally found her and the details of her captivity were widely publicized, some observers publicly questioned why the girl never tried to escape or get the attention of the police. Such responses illustrate an attributional pattern called:

A)hindsight bias.
B)the rule of reciprocity.
C)blaming the victim.
D)diffusion of responsibility.
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52
The tendency, after an event has occurred, to overestimate one's ability to have foreseen or predicted the outcome is called the:

A)self-serving bias.
B)self-effacing bias.
C)hindsight bias.
D)fundamental attribution error.
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53
The _____ is the tendency to attribute our own behavior to external, situational characteristics, while ignoring or underestimating the effects of internal, personal factors.

A)actor-observer bias
B)bystander effect
C)just-world hypothesis
D)fundamental attribution error
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54
"Hal got hit by a car when he was jogging? Really? Well, it doesn't surprise me," Erin commented. "He never wears reflective gear, so I bet the driver couldn't even see him." Erin's response illustrates an attributional pattern called:

A)diffusion of responsibility.
B)ethnocentrism.
C)the rule of reciprocity.
D)blaming the victim.
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55
_____ is the tendency of people to believe that the world is fair and that people get what they deserve and deserve what they get.

A)Altruism
B)The bystander effect
C)The rule of reciprocity
D)The just-world hypothesis
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56
Hindsight bias is the tendency:

A)in individualistic cultures, to explain the behavior of other people by attributing their behavior to internal, personal characteristics.
B)after an event has occurred to overestimate one's ability to have foreseen or predicted the outcome.
C)to take credit for our successes by attributing them to internal personal causes.
D)in collectivistic cultures, to blame ourselves for our failures, while downplaying our successes.
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57
The common tendency in individualistic cultures to attribute the behavior of others to internal, personal characteristics, while ignoring or underestimating the effects of external, situational factors is called:

A)altruism.
B)diffusion of responsibility.
C)the bystander effect.
D)the fundamental attribution error.
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58
Blaming the victim is the tendency:

A)to blame a person faced with misfortune for having somehow caused the problem or for not having taken steps to avoid or prevent it.
B)in individualistic cultures, to explain the behavior of other people by attributing their behavior to internal, personal characteristics.
C)to overestimate one's ability to have foreseen or predicted the outcome of an event after it has occurred.
D)in collectivistic cultures to blame oneself for one's failures, while downplaying one's successes.
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59
Hindsight bias contributes to and reinforces the _____ explanatory pattern.

A)blame the victim
B)fundamental attribution
C)self-effacing
D)self-serving
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60
Researchers Michael Morris and Kaiping Peng compared Chinese versus American newspaper reports of two different mass murders. Morris and Peng found that:

A)Chinese and American reporters both tended to emphasize situational, external factors in explaining the behavior of the murderers.
B)Chinese reporters were more likely than American reporters to use personal, internal attributions to explain the behavior of the murderers.
C)American reporters were more likely to emphasize personal, internal attributes, whereas Chinese reporters were more likely to emphasize situational, external attributes in explaining the behavior of the murderers.
D)if the murderer were a Chinese person, Chinese reporters stressed personal, internal factors; but if the murderer were an American, the Chinese reporters emphasized situational, external factors in explaining the murderer's behavior.
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61
_____ refers to feeling drawn to other people and having positive thoughts and feelings about them.

A)Attraction
B)Attribution
C)Attitude
D)Magnetism
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62
How might an Asian student at a university who is demonstrating the self-effacing bias explain her poor academic performance on an exam?

A)"The professors here give very hard exams."
B)"I should have studied more."
C)"This school is trying to have a reputation of being difficult and therefore prestigious."
D)"My friend needed my help, and she kept me from studying."
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63
In a seminar discussion on the death penalty, Bertha said she believed that the ultimate penalty should be applied to the ultimate crime of murder. Bertha's statement best reflects the _____ component of attitudes.

A)normative
B)behavioral
C)cognitive
D)emotional
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64
A(n) _____ is a learned tendency to evaluate some object, person, or issue in a particular way that may be either positive, negative, or ambivalent.

A)attribution
B)attitude
C)self-effacing bias
D)prosocial behavior
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65
Attitudes:

A)tend to be strongest in members of individualistic cultures.
B)are primarily cognitive in nature.
C)are primarily behavioral in nature.
D)can have cognitive, behavioral, and emotional components.
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66
Social psychologists have found that we are most likely to behave in accordance with our attitudes when:

A)attitudes are only occasionally expressed.
B)attitudes are formed through experience, and we have a vested interest in the subject.
C)we have no idea what the response of others will be.
D)we have very little knowledge about the subject.
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67
Although the _____ is common in individualistic cultures, such as Australia and the United States, in collectivistic cultures, such as Japan and China, the _____ is more common.

A)hindsight bias; fundamental attribution bias
B)blaming the victim bias; just-world hypothesis
C)self-serving bias; self-effacing bias
D)self-effacing bias; self-serving bias
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68
According to the discussion in your text, which of the following is TRUE about the effect of attitudes on behavior?

A)Attitudes do influence behavior in many instances.
B)There is no correlation between attitudes and behavior.
C)Attitudes rarely, if ever, influence behavior, but behavior always influences attitudes.
D)People always act in accordance with their attitudes.
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69
Taylor noticed that one of his students had fallen asleep during class. Dr. Taylor immediately thought to himself, "This student was probably out too late partying last night. Alcohol abuse is to blame for his somnolence." In reality, the student had just finished working the night shift at his job, and the interaction of poverty and hard work was to blame for his somnolence. Dr. Taylor's thinking is an example of:

A)an actor-observer bias.
B)a fundamental attribution error.
C)a hindsight bias.
D)a self-effacing bias.
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70
During a discussion about junk food with her two adolescent children, Mrs. Kozena made it very clear that she thought junk food was disgusting and that it upset her to see her children eat it. Mrs. Kozena's negative feeling about junk food best illustrates the _____ component of attitudes.

A)behavioral
B)cognitive
C)emotional
D)prosocial
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71
According to your textbook, an attitude is formally defined as:

A)a network of assumptions or beliefs about the relationships among various types of people, traits, and behaviors.
B)the performance of an action in response to the direct orders of an authority or person of higher stature.
C)helping another person with no expectation of personal reward or benefit.
D)a learned tendency to evaluate some object, person, or issue in a particular way that may be either positive, negative, or mixed.
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72
The tendency to attribute successful outcomes of one's own behavior to internal causes and unsuccessful outcomes to external, situational causes is called:

A)the self-serving bias.
B)the fundamental attribution error.
C)hindsight bias.
D)the self-effacing bias.
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73
The Chinese proverb, "Haughtiness invites ruin; humility receives benefits" relates to which of the following?

A)self-effacing bias
B)cognitive dissonance
C)hindsight bias
D)the just-world hypothesis
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The tendency to attribute successful behavior to internal, personal characteristics is to _____ as the tendency to blame ourselves for our failures while downplaying our successes is to _____.

A)self-serving bias; self-effacing bias
B)fundamental attribution bias; just-world hypothesis
C)self-effacing bias; self-serving bias
D)hindsight bias; blaming the victim
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The self-serving bias is to _____ as the self-effacing bias is to _____.

A)the fundamental attribution error; blaming the victim
B)blaming failure on internal, personal factors; blaming failure on situational factors
C)the rule of reciprocity; the rule of commitment
D)blaming failure on situational factors; blaming failure on internal, personal factors
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76
When Ainslie did poorly on the physics midterm exam, she blamed her low score on the unfair exam and the unreasonable professor. But when the final grades in the course were curved and she received an A-, she concluded that she had a real talent and mental capacity for logical, scientific thinking. This example illustrates:

A)the fundamental attribution error.
B)hindsight bias.
C)blaming the victim.
D)the self-serving bias.
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77
Suzy's psychology professor (Dr. Taylor) was 10 minutes late to class today. Suzy immediately thought to herself, "How unprofessional. I bet he was napping in his office or something." In reality, Dr. Taylor had been in a terrible car accident, yet made it to class only 10 minutes late. Suzy's thinking about the dedicated Dr. Taylor is an example of a(n):

A)actor-observer bias.
B)fundamental attribution error.
C)hindsight bias.
D)self-effacing bias.
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78
Collectivistic cultures differ from individualistic cultures in that:

A)collectivists are more likely to attribute causes of another person's behavior to external, situational factors rather than to internal, personal factors.
B)collectivists are more likely to commit the fundamental attribution error.
C)individualists are more likely to commit the modesty bias.
D)individualists are more likely to attribute the causes of their own behavior to internal, personal factors rather than external, situational factors.
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79
Leslie is concerned about the environment and consistently sorts her garbage by placing paper, plastic, metal, and glass in their respective recycling containers. This example best illustrates the _____ component of attitudes.

A)cognitive
B)emotional
C)biological
D)behavioral
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80
Which of the following characteristics is NOT considered attractive in cultures across the world?

A)Larger eyes
B)A wide smile
C)Full lips
D)Strong jaw
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