
Ch 6 Social Thoughts and Behaviour
Quiz by Rachana Sabu
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Which of the following best describes "social perception"?
Which of the following is an example of "stereotyping" in social perception?
According to attribution theory, when an individual attributes their own success to internal factors (like skill) and their failure to external factors (like bad luck), they are exhibiting:
The tendency to overestimate the role of internal factors (personality) and underestimate the role of external factors (situations) in explaining others’ behavior is known as:
Which of the following is an example of an "external" attribution for a person’s behavior?
According to Kelley’s Covariation Model of Attribution, which of the following is NOT one of the three main factors used to determine the cause of behavior?
High consensus and high distinctiveness, along with low consistency, would lead to an internal attribution.
According to Kelley’s theory, if a person behaves unusually (low consistency) in a specific situation, others act similarly (high consensus), and the behavior is unique to that context (high distinctiveness), the attribution would likely be external.
Which of the following best describes the concept of “distinctiveness” in Kelley’s Covariation Model?
Anna has been consistently turning in her assignments on time throughout the semester. However, this week, she handed in an assignment late. When asked about it, she mentioned that she had been feeling sick and had to take some time off to recover.
Question:How would Anna’s late submission most likely be attributed according to the covariation model of attribution (Kelley’s model)?
David missed a work deadline, and when his boss asked why, he said that it was because his computer had crashed the night before. His colleague, Amy, also missed a deadline, but she blamed it on her own poor time management.
Question:According to the fundamental attribution error, how might David's boss attribute the missed deadline?
Social cognition refers to:
Which of the following best describes the term "social schemas"?
Which of the following is an example of a "downward counterfactual"?
Counterfactual thinking involves:
Which of the following best explains why people might exhibit automatic vigilance?
When a person constantly focuses on the possible better outcome of a situation (e.g., "If only I had studied harder, I could have gotten a better grade"), they are engaging in:
Which of the following is an example of false consensus bias?
Which of the following statements is most likely to be influenced by false consensus bias?
Automatic vigilance is often linked to: