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Chapter 3 Quiz
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Question 1
Which of the following would not be a way of avoiding evaluative bias in your attitudes and
language?
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Multiple Choice
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Question 2
The Evaluative Bias of Language: To Describe is to Prescribe - p. 52
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Remember that descriptions, especially about personality
characteristics, can never be entirely objective.
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Become aware of your own personal opinions and biases and how
these influence your language.
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Present your value judgments as objective reflections of the truth.
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Recognize how other people's use of language reveals their own
biases and values.
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Which of the following is an example of a dichotomous variable?
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Differentiating Dichotomous Variables and Continuous Variables: Black
and White, or Shades of Grey? - p. 54
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Sexist-nonsexist
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Licensed-unlicensed
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Young-old
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Rich-poor
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Question 3
The relationship between popularity and self-esteem is an example of a/n ________ causal
relationship.
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Question 4
Bidirectional Causation and Multiple Causation: Causal Loops and
Compound Pathways - p. 75
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unidirectional
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motivational
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bidirectional
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equivocal
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"Italians love their red wine!" This statement is an example of a/n ________.
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The Barnum Effect: "One-Size-Fits-All" Prescriptions - p. 57
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preexisting schema
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Barnum statement
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assimilation bias
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representativeness heuristic
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Question 5
________ refers to the process wherein we modify our own schema to fit the data we
encounter.
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The Assimilation Bias: Viewing the World Through Schema-Colored
Glasses - p. 60
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Assimilation
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Accommodation
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Acculturation
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Approximation
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Question 6
A mental shortcut that helps to make complex and time-consuming tasks more simple and
efficient is known as a ________.
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The Representativeness Bias: Fits and Misfits of Categorization - p. 62
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prototype
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heuristic
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schema
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bias
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Question 7
Joe lives in a poor, predominantly white neighborhood and therefore believes that most
white people are poor like him. Joe thinks this way because of the ________.
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Multiple Choice
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The Availability Bias: The Persuasive Power of Vivid Events - p. 66
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availability heuristic
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attribution heuristic
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attribution error
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assimilation bias
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Question 8
"This car costs more than I can really afford, but if people see me driving this they will see
me as a success story." This statement is an example of a(n) ________.
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Multiple Choice
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The Fundamental Attribution Error: Underestimating the Impact of
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External Influences - p. 69
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motivational bias
Correct
cognitive bias
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evaluative bias
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self-fulfilling bias
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Question 9
"I know that teacher thinks I am smart so I am going to study extra hard for his next exam."
This is a positive example of a ________.
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Multiple Choice
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The Fundamental Attribution Error: Underestimating the Impact of
External Influences - p. 70
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post-hoc error
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self-fulfilling prophecy
Correct
fundamental attribution error
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representativeness bias
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Question 10
"I have no evidence of a government plot against us, but I absolutely know there is one."
This statement is a good example of the ________.
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Multiple Choice
Feedback for all The Belief Perseverance Effect: "Don't Confuse Me With the Facts!" - p.
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belief perseverance effect
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Hawthorne effect
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butterfly effect
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causation effect
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