Unit 10 Quiz 1
Answer: A
Calvin is interested in measuring his school's willingness to do volunteer work around the community. He sends out a self-report survey that asks students to directly fill out their _________ attitudes on the topic. a. explicit b. implicit c. ambiguous d. automatic
Answer:D
Implicit attitudes can sometimes ___________ explicit attitudes. a. change b. replace c. have little implications for d. contradict
Answer: A
Waiting in line at the grocery store until it is your turn to pay for your items, is an example of what type of schema? a. Event schema b. Self-schema c. Person schema d. Situation schema
Answer:B
We can make a quick judgments about others within 10 seconds; however, as the amount of information increases, our judgments: a. change completely b. often become more accurate c. stay the same d. can change if we like the person
Answer:C
What is it called for the tendency of individuals to nonconsciously mimic the postures, mannerisms, facial expressions, and other behaviors of one's interaction partners? a. Automaticity b. Priming c. Chameleon effect d. Social contagion
Answer:B
What is the area of social psychology that focuses on how people think about others and about the social world? a. Social prediction b. Social cognition c. Social attitudes d. Social thoughts and emotions
Answer:A
When preparing to write a paper for a class you decide that it should only take three hours, but in reality it takes twice as long. This is an example of: a. Planning fallacy b. Affective forecasting c. Motivated skepticism d. Time distortion
Answer:B
Which is NOT one of the ways that directional goals can bias our thinking? a. Need for closure b. Unrealistic self-view c. Motivated skepticism d. Hot cognition
Answer:A
Which of the following is a possible outcome when individuals' implicit and explicit attitudes do not match? a. They are unaware they hold an actual bias, such as a bias towards an ethnic minority b. They are quicker at evaluating or categorizing attitude objects c. Their direct, self-reports will best predict behavior such as their choice to purchase designer jeans Their direct, self-reports will best predict behavior such as their choice to purchase designer jeans d. They will show resistance when being primed about a topic
Answer: D
Which of the following is an example of the planning fallacy? a) Corrine finished a group project and during peer evaluations stated that she did most of the work and deserves the highest grade. She is surprised when her group members do not agree B Herald is graduating next week and believes the happiness he will feel will last for the next year. Herald is surprised when his happiness returns to normal level only a day after graduation. C Faith is shopping at a hardware store and asks for help. The sales clerk suggests several tools that, if used correctly, will shorten her project time by two hours. D Gerard believes he can complete a term paper within a one-week time frame. He is surprised when he cannot complete the project as quickly as he anticipated.
