Module 4.1 - Attribution Theory and Person Perception
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- Q1
Claire has had several car accidents that she blames on other drivers, believing that they are just bad at driving. Which of the following psychological concepts applies to this scenario?
Social comparison
Implicit prejudice
Fundamental attribution error
Ingroup bias
30s - Q2
Sandro attends State University, and he loves being a student there. He believes that everyone at nearby Tech College is rude and a bully. When the air conditioning stopped working on his campus, he blamed the students of Tech College, believing that they sabotaged State University’s air-conditioning system.
Which of these cognitive shortcuts best explains Sandro’s biased beliefs about the students of Tech College?
Availability heuristic
Hindsight bias
Other-race effect
Outgroup homogeneity
30s - Q3
Sandro attends State University, and he loves being a student there. He believes that everyone at nearby Tech College is rude and a bully. When the air conditioning stopped working on his campus, he blamed the students of Tech College, believing that they sabotaged State University’s air-conditioning system.
Which of the following best explains Sandro’s willingness to blame the students of Tech College for the air-conditioning malfunction?
Scapegoat theory
Social comparison
Just-world phenomenon
Social identity
30s - Q4
Sandro attends State University, and he loves being a student there. He believes that everyone at nearby Tech College is rude and a bully. When the air conditioning stopped working on his campus, he blamed the students of Tech College, believing that they sabotaged State University’s air-conditioning system.
Which of the following best describes Sandro’s perception of himself as a student of State University?
Stereotype
Social identity
Social comparison
Other-race effect
30s - Q5
Dr. Chavez is conducting a study on attitudes toward women athletes. In the study, he monitors the facial responses of sportscasters who are discussing women in sports. What variable is Dr. Chavez interested in investigating?
Attribution theory
Implicit prejudice
Just-world phenomenon
Ingroup bias
30s - Q6
On a game show, Zeke is asked to describe the just-world phenomenon. How should he answer?
It is the reduction in prejudice that has resulted from improvements in our laws and judicial system.
It is the belief that most people get what they deserve and deserve what they get.
It is the tendency of people to deny that prejudice is still a problem.
It is a reflection of our desire to categorize daily events as “unfair.”
30s - Q7
Which of the following is an example of ingroup bias?
Hinata is a member of the drama club, but she also plays tuba in the marching band.
Sabrina has been a New York Yankees fan since she was in fourth grade.
Kimia believes she is the best student in her AP® Psychology class, but her grades are not as high as those of several other students.
Derek believes his T-ball team is the best in the league and that the other teams have no talented players.
30s - Q8
Clarence, who is White, has just begun a new job. In the morning, he meets three coworkers: Tony and Nat, who are Black, and Cole, who is White. Later, when he walks into the break room for lunch and finds a big group of employees talking and eating, Clarence recognizes Cole more easily than Tony or Nat. Which of the following explains why Clarence remembered Cole’s face best?
Scapegoat theory
Actor-observer bias
The other-race effect
Ingroup bias
30s