7/21/25, 8:15
PM
UVA PSYCHOLOGY 2600 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
LATEST UPDATE GRADED A++ 2025/2026
Terms in this set (51)
how people think about themselves
social cognition and the social world; specifically,
how people select, interpret,
remember, and use social
information to make judgements
and decisions
automatic thinking decisions "without thinking"; non-conscious,
unintentional, involuntary, effortless
conscious, intentional, effortful, and
controlled thinking deliberate thinking; too much conscious
reflection about a choice can get in
the way of a good decision -
distraction can actually help
mental structures that organize our
knowledge about the social world;
schemas contain basic knowledge and
impressions that we use to organize
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what we know about social
world --> interpret new situations (useful in
confusing situations)
substitute with letter of what hes like
extent to which schemas and concepts
are on the forefront of the mind and are
therefore likely to be used when
accessibility making judgements about the social
world; active, ready to use
1. become temp. accessible due to recent
experiences
2. accessible because related to a current
goal
3. accessible due to past experience
process by which recent
experiences increase accessibility
priming of a schema, trait, or concept;
example of automatic thinking
Donald study
expectation about what another
person is like --> influences how
self-fulfilling they act towards that person -->
prophecy causes person to behave
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8
PM
UVA PSYCHOLOGY 2600 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
LATEST UPDATE GRADED A++ 2025/2026
Terms in this set (51)
how people think about themselves
social cognition and the social world; specifically,
how people select, interpret,
remember, and use social
information to make judgements
and decisions
automatic thinking decisions "without thinking"; non-conscious,
unintentional, involuntary, effortless
conscious, intentional, effortful, and
controlled thinking deliberate thinking; too much conscious
reflection about a choice can get in
the way of a good decision -
distraction can actually help
mental structures that organize our
knowledge about the social world;
schemas contain basic knowledge and
impressions that we use to organize
1/
8
, 7/21/25, 8:15
PM
what we know about social
world --> interpret new situations (useful in
confusing situations)
substitute with letter of what hes like
extent to which schemas and concepts
are on the forefront of the mind and are
therefore likely to be used when
accessibility making judgements about the social
world; active, ready to use
1. become temp. accessible due to recent
experiences
2. accessible because related to a current
goal
3. accessible due to past experience
process by which recent
experiences increase accessibility
priming of a schema, trait, or concept;
example of automatic thinking
Donald study
expectation about what another
person is like --> influences how
self-fulfilling they act towards that person -->
prophecy causes person to behave
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