Social Psych exam 1

One way that schemas influence social thought is by _____. A.acting as a filter to direct our attention towards some information and away from other information B.increasing our cognitive load by activating more information from our long term memory stores C.ensuring that inconsistent information is stored in our memories and retrieved rapidly D.activating the availability heuristic and enabling automatic priming

A.acting as a filter to direct our attention towards some information and away from other information

Once it is activated, a schema may have automatic effects on behavior. This can cause individuals to _____. A.behave consistently with the schema without being aware of the reason for the behavior B.develop information overload and a temporarily diminished cognitive capacity C.behave inconsistently with the schema without realizing the stress this puts on their mental frameworks D.subconsciously reject their own behavior and modify their opinions

A.behave consistently with the schema without being aware of the reason for the behavior

The fact that most people allow their unique personal experiences to form the basis of their opinions can be explained by _____. A.the representativeness heuristic B.anchoring and adjustment C.automatic modes of thought D.rating and sliding

B.anchoring and adjustment

A researcher thinks that a person's mood has an effect on how helpful that person is likely to be. To test this, the researcher has equal numbers of male and female research participants come to the laboratory where they are first given a difficult test and then either heavily praised or strongly criticized for their test performance. Afterwards, participants are asked to help the researcher's attractive assistant move some heavy boxes into another room. The researcher makes careful note of how many and which participants help with moving the boxes. One possible confound for this experiment is _____. A.the participants' mood after the praise or criticism B.the researcher's notes and observations C.whether or not participants showed up for the experiment D. the attractiveness of the assistant

D. the attractiveness of the assistant

The automatic processing of social information involves _____. A.a relatively quick, effortless way of reaching conclusions B.information overload and counterfactual thinking C.combining affective state with schemas and cognitions D.encoding of new social information for later retrieval

A.a relatively quick, effortless way of reaching conclusions

Student academic performance dramatically improved when teachers were lead to believe that the students were intellectually gifted, regardless of the true ability levels of the students. This result shows the importance of _____. A.information processing and base rates B.schemas and self-fulfilling prophecies C.mental expectations and hard work D.information overload

B.schemas and self-fulfilling prophecies

Jack recently had a job interview that seemed to go exceedingly well by all objective standards. However, Jack noted that his interviewer seemed to be in a bad mood that day. To what extent should Jack be concerned about the latter piece of information? A.He should not be concerned at all since the interviewer's mood should have no bearing on how he or she evaluates Jack. B.He should assume that is virtually no chance he will be offered the position due to the interviewer's negative mood. C.He should be aware that he will likely be viewed less favorably by the interviewer than if the interviewer was in a good mood. D.He should be very concerned about the interviewer's bad mood unless something happened immediately after the interview to improve the interviewer's mood.

C.He should be aware that he will likely be viewed less favorably by the interviewer than if the interviewer was in a good mood.

As a scientific discipline, social psychology strives for _____. A. a narrow focus on the determinants of group behavior B. a unified theory of group behavior C.an objective understanding of behavior D.a non-skeptical understanding of unobservable forces

C.an objective understanding of behavior

Social psychologists sometimes conceal information about the true purpose of a study from the research participants until after the study is completed. This use of deception is justified when _____. A. the participants would otherwise not agree to participate in the study B.approval from the researcher's review board has been granted C.knowledge of the study's purpose may alter the behavior of the participants D.social behavior and thought is the subject of the experiment

C.knowledge of the study's purpose may alter the behavior of the participants

Suppose you are telling your friend about a woman you just met. You tell your friend that this person seemed very compassionate and was interested in helping others; however, you couldn't recall whether she said she was a nurse or a businesswoman. On the basis of the _____ heuristic, your friend would probably think that she is a _____. A. availability; nurse B. representativeness; businesswoman C.availability; businesswoman D.representativeness; nurse

D.representativeness; nurse

The evolutionary perspective on social behavior suggests that _____. A. much of our behavior is biologically determined and cannot be consciously known B. we inherit specific patterns of social behavior C.we are driven by our genes to act in specific ways D.we inherit tendencies or predispositions to behave in certain ways

D.we inherit tendencies or predispositions to behave in certain ways