Test 3

If I am looking at a snake and processing the fear caused by the snake, what part of my brain am I using?

Amygdala

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

Which of the following is the best example of central route persuasion?

Anti-smoking advertisements that use charts and graphs to show how many people die from smoking-related causes each year

Henry is juror number four in a murder trial. He believes the accused is guilty, but when the jurors vote it becomes clear he is the only one that thinks this way. Henry votes not guilty along with the other jurors despite what he sees as evidence clearly indicating guilt. This is and example of the _____ effect.

Asch

A ____ is the evaluation of or feelings toward a person, idea, or object that are typically positive or negative.

Attitude

Illnesses such as diabetes and stomach cancer kill more than twice the number of Americans than murder or car accidents. However, Zale sees car accidents as more dangerous because he often hears about car accident fatalities on the nightly news, and he doesn't know anyone with diabetes or stomach cancer. Therefore, Zale takes more precautions against car accidents. This exemplifies ________.

Availability Heuristic

Behavior is a product of both the situation and the person. Which of the following is an example of a situation that might influence behavior?

Being in a crowd of bystanders when you witness someone fainting

Which part of the brain is most involved in creating procedural memories?

Cerebellum

Don knows that drinking too much liquor is a costly habit that is bad for his health, but he continues to drink large amounts of liquor. He also thinks he is a smart person that makes good choices. Don feels some psychological discomfort from this contradiction, which is also called ________.

Cognitive Dissonance

_______ holds that our behavior is determined by internal factors.

Dispositionism

For many in the baby-boom generation, the Kennedy assassination represents a ____, an exceptionally clear recollection of an important event.

Flashbulb Memory

A public opinion poll was administered to 50 people before the election of President Barack Obama. Polls taken before election night showed 50% of the people polled believed Barack Obama would be elected president. After the election results, the same people were asked if they believed Barack Obama would be elected president, and this time 75% of the people said yes. This may be an example of _____ bias.

Hindsight

Niaz's car breaks down, and he is convinced that it was no way of knowing it would happen. This exemplifies__________.

Hindsight bias

Remembering ________ is a good example of procedural memory.

How to use the phone

People view the Environmental Protection Agency as competent and believe they know correct information regarding what individuals should do to protect the environment, so they possess ________ social influence when it comes to enforcing a group norm of recycling.

Informational

What is semantic memory?

Knowledge about words, concepts, and language-based knowledge and facts

Which term describes a communication system that uses systematic rules to organize words to transmit information from one individual to another?

Language

Storing memories involves three distinct stages: sensory memory, short-term memory, and _____ memory.

Long-term

Gonzalo is attempting to open his car door using the auto lock button on his keychain. He pushes the button twice, but his car door does not open. He continues to push the button even though it is likely that the auto lock feature has stopped working, and he will need to open the door manually with his key. This illustrates a _____.

Mental set

Schemas are a ____

Method of organizing information that allows the brain to work more efficiently.

A ______ is the smallest unit of language that conveys some type of meaning.

Morpheme

In psychology, concepts can be divided into two categories: ____ and ____.

Natural ; artificial

Which type of persuasion involves an indirect route that relies on association of peripheral cues to associate positivity with a message?

Peripheral route

A(n) ________ is the best example, or representation, of a concept.

Prototype

When experiencing ________ amnesia, you experience loss of memory for events that occurred prior to the trauma. When experiencing ________ amnesia, you cannot remember new information.

Retrograde ; Anterograde

A ___ is a mental construct consisting of a cluster or collection of related concepts.

Schema

Which of the following best defines the Asch effect?

The influence of the group majority on an individual's judgment

What is the Flynn effect?

The observation that each generation has a significantly higher IQ than the previous generation

Remembering ______ is a good example of semantic memory

What the word chocolate means

Remembering ________ is a good example of semantic memory.

What the word chocolate means

Which theory/hypothesis suggests that strong emotions trigger the formation of strong memories, and weak emotional experiences form weak memories?

Arousal Theory

The field of social psychology studies topics at the intrapersonal level. These topics include ____.

Emotions and attitudes, the self, and social cognition

How is an explicit memory different from an implicit memory?

Explicit memories are memories we consciously try to remember and recall, while implicit memories are those that are not part of our consciousness.

What is confirmation bias?

Focusing on information that confirms your existing beliefs.

A _____ is a basic sound unit of a given language.

Phoneme