Quiz Review 7' Psychology - Social And Applied Psychology

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Steve likes Samantha. He has been asking her out every day for the past month and believes that she is flattered by his unwavering attention. Samantha files harassment charges against Steve. This example shows possible problems with:

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Joanna watches a thriller movie Saw II. At 2:00 a.m., she hears a scratching sound on her window. Instead of realizing that the sound is caused by a tree branch, she assumes that a serial killer is trying to break in. This is an example of:

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Tania is an employee in an IT firm. She behaves in a friendly manner with her mentor and smiles at him courteously. However, her mentor wrongly assumes that Tania is sexually attracted to him. In the context of social thinking, this scenario illustrates:

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Which of the following statements about overconfidence is true?

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Adverse changes in social interactions after a diagnosis of chronic disease are more likely to be observed in

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Describe the way men and women are portrayed in music videos.

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According to Gilbert and Malone (1995) and Heider (1958), which of the following psychological theories analyzes how one explains people's behavior and what one infers from it?

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In a study conducted by Ridge and Reber (2002), men had to interview women for a teaching assistant position. The men were told that job candidates were either attracted to them or not attracted. The findings revealed that the:

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According to a study by Ridge and Reber (2002), if you are told that someone you have never met is attracted to you, you will likely:

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Filip is overweight and is often made fun of by people at work. They assume that he is obese because he is lazy and a binge eater and avoids exercising. They are unaware of the fact that Filip suffers from a medical condition that has slowed down his metabolism and exhausts him easily. In the context of social thinking, this scenario illustrates:

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Richard Miller and colleagues (1975) investigated the reduction of littering in three classrooms. Which class still showed a reduction in littering 2 weeks after the study ended?

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Researchers had male students talk on the telephone with women they thought were either attractive or unattractive. When the researchers later analyzed the women's comments, they found that the:

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Which of the following is true of men diagnosed with male hypoactive sexual desire disorder?

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Murray and his colleagues (2003) found that, among married couples, the self-fulfilling prophecy occurred when one person interpreted slight hurts as rejections. The person who felt rejected was then motivated to:

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Unlike her friends, Olivia, a 25-year-old, refrains from spending lavishly on clothes and luxury items. Her friends label her a miser for being thrifty. In reality, she is saving money to buy her own car. In this scenario, Juan's friends are most likely ________.

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In a study conducted by Lassiter et al. (2005, 2007) and Lassiter and Irvine (1986), participants observed a suspect confessing during a police interview. The results indicated that the participants were likely to perceive the confession as coerced when:

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You believe that you will perform poorly in exams even if you study well. As a consequence of this belief, you get low grades. This is an example of:

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A belief that leads to its own accomplishment is called:

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You attend a party where you do not know anyone but expect others to be friendly toward you. You greet people warmly. Your actions, in turn, lead other people to behave in a friendly manner with you. This situation can best be described as:

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Those who make dispositional attributions regarding poverty and unemployment tend to adopt political positions that:

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The fundamental attribution error is the tendency for observers to ________ situational influences and ________ dispositional influences upon others' behavior.

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Give an example of self-monitoring and the effects of being high or low in self-monitoring.

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You have been hired to develop an informational campaign to prevent junior high school students from getting into the habit of smoking. Your boss wants you to use a scare-tactic approach. What must you do to construct a fear appeal that is effective?

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Through which of the following body fluids is AIDS transmissible?

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Those who make situational attributions regarding poverty and unemployment tend to adopt political positions that:

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Identify a reason for the fundamental attribution error.

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