PSYC 3301 (Exam 1 A.) Questions With Correct
Answers
A |_____ |provides |a |theory |about |the |category |of |interest |and |hastens |the |processing |of |
information. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Schema
What |is |the |actor-observer |effect? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |overall |tendency |to |attribute |
our |own |behavior |to |external |causes |but |to |attribute |the |behavior |of |others |to |internal |factors
When |we |have |thoughts |that |are |unintentional |and |that |process |quickly |and |use |few |cognitive
|respurces, |we |are |engaging |in |________ |cognition. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Implicit
How |would |a |social |psychologist |describe |the |"cold" |approach |in |describing |behavioral |affect?
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-behavior |is |based |on |a |cold |systematic |analysis |of |facts |without |any |
emotional |consideration. |999
Which |of |thr |following |is |NOT |a |common |self-presentation |strategy |? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Gratitude
During |times |of |__________, |thought |suppression |can |take |an |increased |physical |and |mental |
toll |on |one's |health. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-stress |999
When |we |consider |issues |not |to |be |very |important, |_________ |may |help |us |come |to |a |quicker
|answer. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
When |researchers, |using |naturalistic |observational |methods, |bring |preconceived |ideas |to |what
|they |are |studying, |they |are |committing |_______ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Observer |bias
, Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |an |effect |of |public |self-awareness? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Adherence |to |personal |standards |999
What |do |you |call |a |mismatch |between |our |self-concept |and |how |we |would |ideally |like |to |be, |
or |how |we |believe |others |think |we |should |be |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Self-discrepancies
What |social |psychological |term |describes |how |expectations |about |a |person |or |situation |can |
actually |lead |to |the |fulfillment |of |those |expectations? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |self-
fulfilling |prophecy
_______ |is |the |extent |to |which |research |findings |can |be |generalized |to |people |beyond |those |
in |the |study. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-External |validity
A |______ |describes |how |a |series |of |events |is |likely |to |occur |in |a |well-known |situation. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Script
_______ |and |_______ |cognition |are |both |used |in |the |process |of |forming |impressions |of |others
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Explicit |; |implicit
How |would |you |make |a |distinction |between |applied |and |basic |research? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Applied |research |is |linked |to |a |specific |social |problem
Why |do |researchers |sometimes |use |deception |in |their |research? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-To |
increase |the |likelihood |that |participant |responses |are |as |close |as |possible |to |real-world |
behavior
Besides |reverse-causality, |what |is |an |additional |problem |with |correlation |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-The |third-variable |problem
Answers
A |_____ |provides |a |theory |about |the |category |of |interest |and |hastens |the |processing |of |
information. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Schema
What |is |the |actor-observer |effect? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |overall |tendency |to |attribute |
our |own |behavior |to |external |causes |but |to |attribute |the |behavior |of |others |to |internal |factors
When |we |have |thoughts |that |are |unintentional |and |that |process |quickly |and |use |few |cognitive
|respurces, |we |are |engaging |in |________ |cognition. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Implicit
How |would |a |social |psychologist |describe |the |"cold" |approach |in |describing |behavioral |affect?
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-behavior |is |based |on |a |cold |systematic |analysis |of |facts |without |any |
emotional |consideration. |999
Which |of |thr |following |is |NOT |a |common |self-presentation |strategy |? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Gratitude
During |times |of |__________, |thought |suppression |can |take |an |increased |physical |and |mental |
toll |on |one's |health. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-stress |999
When |we |consider |issues |not |to |be |very |important, |_________ |may |help |us |come |to |a |quicker
|answer. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
When |researchers, |using |naturalistic |observational |methods, |bring |preconceived |ideas |to |what
|they |are |studying, |they |are |committing |_______ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Observer |bias
, Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |an |effect |of |public |self-awareness? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Adherence |to |personal |standards |999
What |do |you |call |a |mismatch |between |our |self-concept |and |how |we |would |ideally |like |to |be, |
or |how |we |believe |others |think |we |should |be |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Self-discrepancies
What |social |psychological |term |describes |how |expectations |about |a |person |or |situation |can |
actually |lead |to |the |fulfillment |of |those |expectations? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |self-
fulfilling |prophecy
_______ |is |the |extent |to |which |research |findings |can |be |generalized |to |people |beyond |those |
in |the |study. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-External |validity
A |______ |describes |how |a |series |of |events |is |likely |to |occur |in |a |well-known |situation. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Script
_______ |and |_______ |cognition |are |both |used |in |the |process |of |forming |impressions |of |others
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Explicit |; |implicit
How |would |you |make |a |distinction |between |applied |and |basic |research? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Applied |research |is |linked |to |a |specific |social |problem
Why |do |researchers |sometimes |use |deception |in |their |research? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-To |
increase |the |likelihood |that |participant |responses |are |as |close |as |possible |to |real-world |
behavior
Besides |reverse-causality, |what |is |an |additional |problem |with |correlation |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-The |third-variable |problem
