PSYC 101 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE GRADED
A+
The processes of perception and judgent with which we make sense of our social
world are known as?
A. Social Cognition
B. Anger
C. Social Work
D. Intimacy
A. Social Cognition
The tendency of the first info we recieve about others to carry special weight in
shaping our overall impressions of them is known as
A. associative meaning
B.hypnosis
C. the primacy effect
D. unconditional positive regard
C. The primacy effect
The tendency to seek out info that will confirm our beliefs is known as
A. overconfidence
B. confimation bias
C. Primacy Effects
D. process loss
B. confimation bias
Most people are____in their beliefs about others, making more mistakes than
they realize
A. Accurate
B. Overconfident
C. Psychoanalytic
D. psychotic
B. overconfident
Over time in a developing relationship actual accuracy with regard to sexual
history of fthe partner___, while confidence of accuracy____.
A. increases, remains the same
B. Remains the same, increases
C. remains the same, remains the same
D. increases, increases
B. remains the same, increases
Positive illusions in relationships...
A. are portraying partners in the best possible light
B. are a sign of psychotic process
C. Always lead to infidelity
D. are the most common reason for divorce
A.are portraying partners in the best possible light
In making attributions for conflict in her marriage, Linda sees her own behaviors
as caused by situational factors and the behaviors of her partner as caused by
, his dispositioal characteristics. Linda's explanations have most clearly been
influenced by
A. powerlessness bias
B. The conflict in her relationships
C. gender stereotypes
D. the actor observer effect
D
The tendency to blame your partner for any conflict is an example of
A. a positive illusion
B. an relationship enhancing belief
C. active listening
D. a self-serving bias
D
The discomfort caused by holding conflicting ideas simultaneously is know as
A. the Coolidge effect
B. Cognitive Dissonance
C. A relationship enhancing belief
D. Self-esteem
B
Hearing rumors about her new roommate, Jamilla expects this roommate to be
unfriendly and conceited. Because of this expectation Jamilla is not very warm or
open. Several weeks later Jamilla finds that her roommate is unfriendly. This may
be an example of
A. romanticism
B. Active listening
C. Self-fulfilling prophecy
D. positive illusions
C
The belief that good relationships are the result of hard work is an example of
A. realistic belief
B.Growth Belief
C. Dysfunctional belief
D. Defeatist belief
B
Sean hopes to convey to Bet his interest in dating her. She does not understand
his hints and simply speaks to him as a friend. Sean and Beth are experiencing
A
After recieving a promotion at work Sheri comes home with a big smile on her
face. Her husband interprets her mood as one of happiness. What function of
nonverbal behavior is illustrated
A irrelevant
B. providing info
C.psycholanalytic
B
Researchers have found that smiling is something
A. we forget how to do as teenagers
A+
The processes of perception and judgent with which we make sense of our social
world are known as?
A. Social Cognition
B. Anger
C. Social Work
D. Intimacy
A. Social Cognition
The tendency of the first info we recieve about others to carry special weight in
shaping our overall impressions of them is known as
A. associative meaning
B.hypnosis
C. the primacy effect
D. unconditional positive regard
C. The primacy effect
The tendency to seek out info that will confirm our beliefs is known as
A. overconfidence
B. confimation bias
C. Primacy Effects
D. process loss
B. confimation bias
Most people are____in their beliefs about others, making more mistakes than
they realize
A. Accurate
B. Overconfident
C. Psychoanalytic
D. psychotic
B. overconfident
Over time in a developing relationship actual accuracy with regard to sexual
history of fthe partner___, while confidence of accuracy____.
A. increases, remains the same
B. Remains the same, increases
C. remains the same, remains the same
D. increases, increases
B. remains the same, increases
Positive illusions in relationships...
A. are portraying partners in the best possible light
B. are a sign of psychotic process
C. Always lead to infidelity
D. are the most common reason for divorce
A.are portraying partners in the best possible light
In making attributions for conflict in her marriage, Linda sees her own behaviors
as caused by situational factors and the behaviors of her partner as caused by
, his dispositioal characteristics. Linda's explanations have most clearly been
influenced by
A. powerlessness bias
B. The conflict in her relationships
C. gender stereotypes
D. the actor observer effect
D
The tendency to blame your partner for any conflict is an example of
A. a positive illusion
B. an relationship enhancing belief
C. active listening
D. a self-serving bias
D
The discomfort caused by holding conflicting ideas simultaneously is know as
A. the Coolidge effect
B. Cognitive Dissonance
C. A relationship enhancing belief
D. Self-esteem
B
Hearing rumors about her new roommate, Jamilla expects this roommate to be
unfriendly and conceited. Because of this expectation Jamilla is not very warm or
open. Several weeks later Jamilla finds that her roommate is unfriendly. This may
be an example of
A. romanticism
B. Active listening
C. Self-fulfilling prophecy
D. positive illusions
C
The belief that good relationships are the result of hard work is an example of
A. realistic belief
B.Growth Belief
C. Dysfunctional belief
D. Defeatist belief
B
Sean hopes to convey to Bet his interest in dating her. She does not understand
his hints and simply speaks to him as a friend. Sean and Beth are experiencing
A
After recieving a promotion at work Sheri comes home with a big smile on her
face. Her husband interprets her mood as one of happiness. What function of
nonverbal behavior is illustrated
A irrelevant
B. providing info
C.psycholanalytic
B
Researchers have found that smiling is something
A. we forget how to do as teenagers
