Ch 13 Critical Analysis – Flashcards
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Which of the following is of interest to those who study social cognition?
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All of these: -how people select social information -how people interpret social information -how people remember social information
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Professor Jenkins is interested in whether or not people respond differently to interview questions posed by a single person versus a group of interviewers. His area of expertise lies in ________ psychology
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social
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Mr. and Mrs. Lee warn their new babysitter, Alison, that their son, Dennis, is very aggressive and mischievous. As a result, Alison starts calling the child "Dennis the Menace" and she behaves in ways that elicit aggressive and mischievous behaviors from Dennis. This example best demonstrates the phenomenon called
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the self-fulfilling prophecy
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Within the context of a person trying to explain why she did well on a psychology exam, an internal attribution is to an external attribution as ________ is to ________.
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hard work; intelligence
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Eric is normally very calm, but today he yelled at his roommate for not doing his laundry. We might attribute Eric's yelling to ________ causes
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unstable
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When Joey says something that is rude about another classmate and no one else around him says anything, Joey believes that they all feel the same way. This would be an example of the ________ effect.
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false consensus
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When you do poorly on a test, you remind yourself of all the distractions you had at school that week. You are displaying
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self-serving bias
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If Cathy blames her poor performance on her history teacher because he made the test too hard, she is engaging in
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self-serving bias
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Juanita has returned home after being away for several years. When she sees her father, whom she thought she disliked, she hugs him and cries. Based on her reaction, she determines that she must like him more than she thought. This is most consistent with the ________ theory of attitudes.
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self-perception
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According to the self-perception theory, if you are not sure how you feel about something, what should you do?
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consider your behavior
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Ryan's dad is washing his car. Ryan wants to persuade his dad to let him go to the movies. Which route of persuasion should Ryan attempt?
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peripheral
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The advertising committee for a politician is going door to door and asking people to put a big ugly election sign on their lawn. If people refuse, they ask them if they would consider putting a smaller sign on the lawn. The committee is using
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the door-in-the-face strategy
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________ helps individuals to resist persuasion
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Conformity
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The bystander effect occurs because
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we tend to look to the behavior of others for cues about what to do.
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If someone is very aggressive, their ________ levels may be low.
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serotonin
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While they are sitting eating their lunch, several of Sheldon's friends suggest that the new girl in class is very pretty. Sheldon does not think that she is pretty. He will probably
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agree with his friends and say she is very attractive
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In Solomon Asch's study on conformity, approximately what percentage of participants conformed to the group's pressure?
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about 35% of the participants
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Norman Triplett accurately predicted that bicycle-racing times would be faster when individuals raced in groups. This effect is currently explained by the modern construct of
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social facilitation
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Katie, who is moderately liberal, attends a very liberal college. After four years at this college, Katie is likely to
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become more liberal as a result of group polarization.
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Which of the following is NOT a reason why people develop prejudice?
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in-born tendencies
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Susan drives by a particularly unusual apartment building each day on her way to and from work. Initially, she does not think much of the structure and actually has a mild dislike for it. However, after several months of commuting, she starts to like the apartment building and is even considering trying to rent an apartment there. This change in Susan's feelings about the building best demonstrates
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the mere exposure effect
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Which of the following proposes that relationships are likely to continue as long as there are not tempting alternative options?
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investment model
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Your new roommate leaves dirty laundry all over her room and you assume she must be a slob. You ignore the fact that she is currently taking finals and working 40 hours per week. You are
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using social comparison
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In a recent softball game, Cindy misplayed a ground ball for an error. Later in the same game, she made a great catch on a very difficult play. According to the self-serving bias, she would attribute her error to ________ and her good catch to ________.
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a bad bounce; good fielding skills
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"Drinking may be harmful to my health, but I'll die having a good time." This statement illustrates an attempt to reduce
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cognitive dissonance
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Hugh bought a new calculator at Staples for $125. One week later, he saw an ad from Wal-Mart showing the same calculator on sale for $65. Hugh said to himself, "I'm glad I got my calculator at Staples; the ones at Wal-Mart are probably defective. I don't mind having paid more for mine." Hugh's statement reflects
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self-perception bias
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Paula has just stumbled down the steps and twisted her ankle. Who is most likely to empathize with her?
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Leslie who once tripped on the same steps
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Ulanda finds herself attracted to Tim who is in the chess club with her. This is an example of
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consensual validation
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Affectionate love is also called ________ love
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companionate
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Which of the following statements is TRUE in regards to health?
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Loneliness can lead to early death
