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Practice Test
Question 1
________________ has to do with how we form impressions of other
people and the specific verbal and nonverbal cues that inform those
impressions.
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Multiple Choice Hint:
Feedback for The Process of Social Cognition, p. 229
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Impression formation
Correct
Impression management
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Social cognition
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Social perception
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Question 2
After you've noticed a particular stimulus, the second step in person
perception is to classify it in some way through a process known as
_________________.
Type:
Multiple Choice Hint:
Feedback for The Process of Social Cognition, p. 231
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interpretation
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organization
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categorization
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assignment
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Question 3
Duck's schema of ________________ emphasizes people's behavior, so
we would notice if a person is shy, outgoing, sarcastic, aggressive, or
considerate.
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Multiple Choice Hint:
Feedback for The Process of Social Cognition, p. 231
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physical constructs
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role constructs
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interaction constructs
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psychological constructs
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Question 4
Our person perception abilities are subject to a number of cognitive
"shortcuts," called _____________, which make certain pieces of
information more salient than others.
Type:
Multiple Choice Hint:
Feedback for The Process of Social Cognition, p. 232
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channels
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semantics
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cues
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heuristics
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Question 5
Experiments investigating the _______________ bias have shown that,
other things being equal, the first information we receive about someone
has a stronger effect than later information on our judgments about that
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Multiple Choice person.
Hint:
Feedback for The Process of Social Cognition, p. 233
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Question 6
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confirmation
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recency
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primacy
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visual
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If your first impression of your law professor is that he is arrogant, that
impression establishes an expectation in your mind that he will behave in
arrogant ways, making you more likely to notice behavior that confirms
Type:
Multiple Choice your impression. This is an example of which type of cognitive bias?
Hint:
Feedback for The Process of Social Cognition, p. 234
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Question 7
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Multiple Choice
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agreement
Incorrect
confirmation
Correct
dissonance
Incorrect
primacy
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Which of the following traits is NOT one of the "Big Five" personality
traits?
Hint:
Feedback for The Process of Social Cognition, p. 235
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agreeableness
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extroversion
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introversion
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neuroticism
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Question 8
Stand-up comics will tell you that it's important to make a good final
impression because that's what the audience will remember. This advice
reflects the principle of the _______________.
Type:
Multiple Choice Hint:
Feedback for The Process of Social Cognition, p. 235
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recency effect
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confirmation bias
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closure effect
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finality bias
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Question 9
Although we use multiple senses to take in information about the world
around us, we tend to give more weight to visual information when we are
forming our impressions of others. This tendency is referred to as a
Type:
Multiple Choice _______________.
Hint:
Feedback for The Process of Social Cognition, p. 236
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Question 10
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Multiple Choice
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halo effect
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visual bias
Correct
visual stereotype
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appearance bias
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Because ______________ underestimates the differences between people
in a group, it often leads us to make inaccurate evaluations of others.
Hint:
Feedback for The Process of Social Cognition, p. 237
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neuroticism
Incorrect
stereotyping
Correct
egocentricism
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profiling
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Question 11
While visiting her cousin in Australia, Terry assumed that people around
her would behave like her, perceiving and interpreting the world in the
same way. In making these assumptions, Terry is being _______________.
Type:
Multiple Choice Hint:
Feedback for The Process of Social Cognition, p. 239
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self-centered
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culturally biased
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egocentric
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ethnocentric
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Question 12
One form of _____________ is the tendency of people who are in love to
look at each other through "rose-colored glasses," overestimating the
other's positive characteristics while underestimating their flaws.
Type:
Multiple Choice Hint:
Feedback for The Process of Social Cognition, p. 239
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egocentricism
Incorrect
stereotyping
Incorrect
primacy bias
Incorrect
positivity bias
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Question 13
According to the _____________, if the new mathematics professor has
been described as both "funny" and "incompetent," the negative would
override the positive information and most students would still form a
Type:
Multiple Choice negative impression of him.
Hint:
Feedback for Accuracy and Consistency of Impressions, p. 240
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Question 14
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recency effect
Incorrect
negativity bias
Correct
dissonance effect
Incorrect
confirmation bias
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Research has shown that ______________ are/is a consistent and reliable
indicator of a person's sexual orientation.
Hint:
Multiple Choice Feedback for Types of Impressions and Relevant Nonverbal Cues, p.
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Question 15
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Multiple Choice
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vocal pitch variation
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eye contact behaviors
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universal nonverbal behaviors
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no single nonverbal behavior
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While other codes play supplementary roles, _______________ provide(s)
the most reliable information for racial background judgments.
Hint:
Feedback for Types of Impressions and Relevant Nonverbal Cues, p.
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vocal characteristics
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body traits
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socioeconomic status
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physical appearance
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Question 16
Included in the category of ______________ impressions are such
judgments as socioeconomic status, region of residence, religion, and
political affiliation.
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Multiple Choice Hint:
Feedback for Types of Impressions and Relevant Nonverbal Cues, p.
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Question 17
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psychosocial
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sociocultural
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sociological
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environmental
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In terms of sociocultural judgments, being able to judge one of the three
following characteristics accurately greatly increases the odds of
accurately judging the other two. These three characteristics are:
Type:
Multiple Choice ____________.
Hint:
Feedback for Types of Impressions and Relevant Nonverbal Cues, p.
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Question 18
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Multiple Choice
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education, occupation, and SES
Correct
education, religion and occupation
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education, occupation, and region of residence
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occupation, SES, and region of residence
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Evidence suggests that children acquire their accents from their
___________, and not from their ____________.
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Feedback for Types of Impressions and Relevant Nonverbal Cues, p.
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their mother; father
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father; mother
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parents; peers
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peers; parents
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Question 19
In Addington's study on the associations between voice qualities and
perceptions of women and men, a women perceived as lazy, unintelligent
and unattractive would have which type of voice quality?
Type:
Multiple Choice Hint:
Feedback for Types of Impressions and Relevant Nonverbal Cues, p.
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flat
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breathy
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throaty
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nasal
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Question 20
A meta-review of studies revealed that teachers have more positive
expectations of students who are _______________ , perceiving these
students to be superior in terms of intelligence, academic potential, and
Type:
Multiple Choice grades.
Hint:
Feedback for Types of Impressions and Relevant Nonverbal Cues, p.
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extroverted
Incorrect
egocentric
Incorrect
introverted
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attractive
Correct
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