ch. 11 and 12 pretests
________ is a state of being in which our thoughts about our real and ideal selves are very similar.
Congruence
Which of the following is the best example of peripheral route persuasion?
anti-smoking advertisements that rely on celebrity spokespeople advocating for reduction in cigarette use
According to Galen, the ________ person is passionate, ambitious, and bold.
choleric
Fantasia believes that people with blue eyes are somehow more creative than other people. Whenever Fantasia encounters a person that has blue eyes and is creative, she places greater importance on this evidence supporting her already existing belief. At the same time, Fantasia ignores any evidence that people without blue eyes might display exceptional creativity. This is called a(n) ________.
confirmation bias
Which of the following strategies would effectively prevent groupthink from occurring?
seeking outside opinions on group decisions
What was the main conclusion drawn from the Stanford prison experiment?
social roles are powerful determinants of human behavior
Which of the following was one of Alfred Adler's main contributions to personality theory?
suggesting that our birth order shapes our personality
Kara gets an F on her social psychology exam. Then she goes home and gets into an argument with her roommate, Lee. Lee assumes Kara is yelling at him because she is just a nasty person, and does not consider that she may just have had a bad day and is venting. Lee is demonstrating ________.
the fundamental attribution error
Which individual is probably not living in a culture that promotes a collectivist view of the world?
James, who lives in England
Which statement summarizes the main idea of reciprocal determinism?
Our behavior, cognitive processes, and situational context all influence each other.