Chapters 1-3 Terms

Chapter 1

100

The scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another is a) Abnormal Psychology b) Self Concept c) Confidence Bias d) Social Psychology

d) Social Psychology

200

The tendency to exaggerate, after learning an outcome, one's ability to have foreseen how something turned out is a) Overconfidence phenomenon b) False consensus effect c) Hindsight bias d) Representative heuristic

c) Hindsight bias

300

The study of the naturally occurring relationships between variables is a) experimental research b) correlational research c) random sample d) mundane realism

b) correlational research

400

An ethical principle requiring that research participants be told enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate is a) informed consent b) debriefing c) theory d) framing

a) informed consent

500

Which of the following is NOT one of the six big ideas: a) We construct our social reality b) Social behavior is biologically rooted c) Social thinking determines your future d) Social psychology's principles are applicable in everyday life

c) Social thinking determines your future

Chapter 2a

100

The adaptive value of anticipating problems and harnessing one's anxiety to motivate effective action is a) false consensus effect b) group serving bias c) locus of control d) defensive pessimism

d) defensive pessimism

200

The sense of hopelessness and resignation learned when a human or animal perceives no control over repeated bad events is a) self-handicapping b) learned helplessness c) interdependent self d) overconfidence phenomenon

b) learned helplessness

300

The human tendency to underestimate the speed and the strength of the "psychological immune system", which enables emotional recovery and resilience after bad things happen is a) locus of control b) illusion of control c) immune neglect d) control processing

c) immune neglect

400

Which concept is NOT related to your sense of self? a) self-concept b) self-schema c) self-effect d) self-efficacy

c) self-effect

500

Which does NOT correlate with the dark side of self-esteem? a) narcissism b) machiavellianism c) pessimism d) anti-social psychopathology

c) pessimism

Chapter 2b

100

Differing implicit (automatic) and explicit (consciously controlled) attitudes toward the same object is a) locus of control b) explicit attitudes c) dual attitude system d) collectivism

c) dual attitude system

200

The tendency to perceive oneself favorable is a) self-efficacy b) self-serving attributions c) self-serving bias d) self-monitoring

c) self-serving bias

300

A sense that one is competent and effective which is one's sense of self-worth is a) self-efficacy b) self-esteem c) misattribution d) self-awareness

a) self-efficacy

400

The tendency to underestimate the commonality of one's abilities and one's desirable or unsuccessful behaviors is a) false consensus effect b) false uniqueness effect c) self-handicapping d) self-presentation

b) false uniqueness effect

500

Which one is NOT related to the sense of self in the social world? a) social surroundings affect our self awareness b) self concern motivates our social behavior c) social relationships help define our self d) social behavior affects our social judgment

d) social behavior affects our social judgment

Chapter 3a

100

Incorporating false information into one's memory of the event, after witnessing an event and receiving misleading information about it is a) belief perseverance b) misinformation effect c) confirmation bias d) misattribution

b) misinformation effect

200

The theory of how people explain others' behavior--for example, by attributing it either to internal dispositions or to external situations is a) attribution theory b) misattribution c) overconfidence phenomenon d) confirmation bias

a) attribution theory

300

The tendency to presume, sometimes despite contrary odds, that someone or something belongs to a particular group if resembling (representing) a typical member is a) availability heuristic b) counterfactual thinking c) representativeness heuristic d) illusory correlation

c) representativeness heuristic

400

Perception of uncontrollable events as subject to one's control or as more controllable than they are is a) illusory correlation b) illusion of control c) illusion of transparency d) locus of control

b) illusion of control

500

The tendency for observers to underestimate situational influences and overestimate dispositional influences upon others' behavior and the opposite tendency to underestimate dispositional factors and overestimate situational factors for ourselves is a) attribution theory b) dispositional attribution c) situational attribution d) fundamental attribution error

d) fundamental attribution error

Chapter 3b

100

The statistical tendency for extreme scores or extreme behavior to return towards one's mean is a) situational attribution b) regression toward the average c) behavioral confirmation d) counterfactual thinking

b) regression toward the average

200

A tendency to be more confident than correct--to overestimate the accuracy of one's belief is a) confirmation bias b) representative heuristic c) planning fallacy d) overconfidence phenomenon

d) overconfidence phenomenon

300

Persistence of one's initial conceptions, such as when the basis for one's belief is discredited but an explanation of why the belief might be true survives is a) misinformation effect b) controlled processing c) belief perseverance d) confirmation bias

c) belief perseverance

400

Perception of a relationship where none exists, or perception of a stronger relationship than actually exists is a) illusion of control b) illusory correlation c) heuristics d) misattribution

b) illusory correlation

500

Which is NOT included in Harold Kelley's Theory of Attributes? a) consistency b) misattributions c) distinctiveness d) consensus

b) misattributions