Social Psych Chapter 3

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You believe that although you studied for a test, you will do poorly on it. This is an example of __________.

self-fulfilling prophecy

You have a tendency to assume someone is still a good friend even after a person acts otherwise. This tendency is known as the

belief perseverance phenomenon

According to the text, many men assume women are flatterred by repeated requests for dates, which women more often see as harassing. This is an example of __________.

misattribution

Each semester you repeatedly underestimate how long it will take you to complete a research paper that is due at the end of the term. Your behavior is an example of the ___________.

overconfidence phenomenon

Fundamental attribution error is the tendency for observers to ______ situational influences and ___________ dispositional influences on behavior.

underestimate; overestimate

Jumping out of your seat as a result of an unexpected scene in a movie is what type of thinking?

automatic processing

Research on gambling has found that throwing the dice or spinning the wheel increases people's confidence. This illustrates the _____________.

illusion of control

Activating particular associations in memory is called

priming

Your summer vacation was perheps not an overwelmingly positive event, but during the final week of Auguest, you remember it as being a fantastic time. This is an example of

reconstructing our past attitudes

Your boss is always cranky. You assume this is because he has not had a raise in 10 years. What types of attribution are you making to explain his behavior?

situational


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