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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In the process of thinking about your own thoughts or feelings is known as | introspection |
| In a study by Wilson et al. (1993) students who selected a poster based on rationale for their preference, later reported they | felt less happy than those who selected a poster based on feelings |
| After his break up with Rachel, Ross predicted he would be miserable and lonely for a long time. Ross's prediction is an example of | affective forecasting |
| According to the self-discrepancy theory, one's self-concept is influenced by the gap between ____ and _____ | actual self; ideal self |
| Mary told her husband David not to eat any of the cookies she baked for dessert. According to self-awareness theory, if Mary wants to increase the chance that David will not eat the cookies, she should | put the cookies in front of the mirror |
| Self perception theory states we look to our own ____ to determine our attitudes and beliefs. | behavior |
| Which of the following statements best expresses the facial feedback hypothesis? | Smile on the outside, smile on the inside |
| All of the following statements represent intrinsic motives EXCEPT | volunteering will build my resume |
| Which of the following statements is TRUE? | Our feelings are a better predictor of our future behavior than are our logical thoughts AND our feelings are a better predictor of our true preferences than are our logical thoughts (Both b and c) |
| According to ____ theory, people notice self discrepancies only when they focus on their own behavior | self awareness |
| Self awareness theory | |
| Whenever James gets to choose a movie, he picks an action movie. He assumes, then, that he must like action movies. What theory predicts this result? | self-perception theory |
| In a research study by Morse & Gergen, participants had higher self esteem when they waited for a job interview with a confederate who was sloppily dressed and appeared unprepared. This experiment demonstrates | social comparison theory |
| The cognitive arousal theory of emotion states that emotion is determined by ______ and _____. | physiological arousal; cognitieve interpretation |
| Kolet thinks of herself as not all that worthwhile. This is her sense of... | self esteem |
| How does social comparison seem to occur? | Automatically, on an unconscious level |
| Lamar is experiencing ambiguous physiological arousal. A very attractive girl is standing near him. According to the two factor theory of emotion, what emotion will Lamar most likely think he is experiencing? | Lust |
| The tendency to overestimate the extent to which other people are likely to share your positive attitudes and behaviors is known as | fals consensus effect |
| Nigel confessed he couldn't remember his class rank but was confident he was in the top 5%. His actual rank was much lower. This self serving bias would be due to | misremembering |
| Sara was sure her failure in political science was an unfair test from an unrealistic professor. This is an example of | self-serving attribution |
| When asked to make predictions about their future, most college students predicted more good events for themselves. This tendency can be explained by | unrealistic optimism |
| Ben went home at half time because he had not worn his favorite team's jersey and they were losing badly. Ben's belief that wear that wearing his jersey will affect the game's final scor is known as | perceived control |
| Consistent with Cialdini's research, we can expect more school colors on the Monday after a win because of our tendency to | bask in reflected glory |
| When she first entered the club, Peyton took note of everyone poorly dressed and felt much more attractive. Peyton felt better about her own appearance based on | Downward social comparison |
| Bridget went to a party the night before her mid term exam, clearly not the wisest strategy but an avenue to excuse a subpar performance. This strategy is known as | self-handicapping |
| In general, humans are _____ about their judgements | overconfident |
| The first thing Dennis did when he got his own cubicle at work was to display all of his awards and certificates. This effort to demonstrate his competence is also known as | self promotion |
| Melmarie was certain that everyone in the store noticed the tear in her dress. Melmarie was a victim of | spotlight effect |
| When she's with her friends who like the Red Sox, Kim also claims to like the Red Sox. But when she's with her friend who like the Yankees, Kim says she loves the Yankees. What can be concluded about Kim? | She is a high self monito |
| People from ____ cultures are more likely to agree with the statement, "I have a clear sense of who I am." | Individualistic |
| All of the following are true in terms of cultural influence on self enhancement EXCEPT | Japanese who fail at a task will give up quicker on a second similar task |
| All of the following are major theories that describe how we think about the reasons people engage in particular behaviors EXCEPT | dissonance theory |
| If your explanation for a person's behavior is situational, then you can say it is a(n) | external attribution |
| If you explain a fast driver by saying, "The person is so aggressive." Then you are using an | internal attribution |
| Eugenia bought a fudgsicle at eh snack bar. If you learn that this was the only flavor left, you would probably attribute her choice to the ____. If you know there was a selection of flavors, you would probably attribute her choice to ________. | situational; dispositional |
| The correspondent inference theory states that we make a dispositional attribution when all of the following are present, EXCEPT | the behavior would have negative consequences |
| All of the following are main components to be considered in the covariation theory, EXCEPT | diversity |
| Information about whether a person's behavior is generally the same toward different stimuli, considered in the covariant model is referred to as | distinctiveness |
| Research on gender differences in attribution finds that when failure has occurred, participants then to | see women's performance as caused by lack of ability |
| In the fundamental attribution error, there is a tendency to ___ the role of personal causes in explaining the behavior of others, and ____ the role of situation causes in explaining the behavior of others | overestimate; underestimate |
| In an experiment students were asked to read essays either supporting or opposing Castro. Regardless of whether participants were told the topic was chosen by the author or assigned, attribution were more often | dispositional |
| Keith attributed his A in chemistry to his science ability, while he attributed the Dan's A in psychology to an easy professor. This is an example of | actor-observer effect |
| When we are busy or distracted we may mistakenly interpret a behavior as dispositional disregarding the situation. This is referred to as | lack of cognitive capacity |
| Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons provided by the autor for why people make mistakes when making attributions? | intelligence |
| All of the following are reasons why the actor-observer effect may occur, except | we tend to downplay the personality of others |
| What do we tend to believe about people's ability to engage in persuasive counter-attitudinal behavior? | That they are incapable of doing so |
| How does self-knowledge affect our attributions? | Since we have more information about our own behavior than we do others' behavior, we assume others' behavior is more variable than do those who observe us |
| We have trouble detecting lying because we asume people's statements represent their honest disposition. This can be explained by | fundamental attribution error |
| Factors that aid in detection of lying include all of the following, EXCEPT | tracking eye gaze |
| Which of the following is NOT an indicator of lying found by Vrij et al. | Making fewer facial expressions |
| What is an example of negative nonverbal behavior | stroking one's hair, fidgeting, darting eye movements (all of these) |
| When Ji, Peng, & Nisett asked Japanese and American students to watch underwater scenes that included fish, plants, rocks and sand, and then to describe what they were seeing, all of the following were reported, EXCEPT | Japanese were more likely to identify the focal fish when presented with no background |
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