Confidence and Social Skills

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According to the text, what was the key factor that influenced participants' behavior in the group condition of the experiment?

  • The level of concern expressed by other participants
  • The insistence of the experimenter
  • The presence of unresponsive confederates (correct)
  • The activation of the smoke alarm

What was the consequence for participants who remained seated for 20 minutes in the experiment?

  • They were asked to leave the room
  • The experiment was ended by the researcher (correct)
  • They were given a reward
  • They were reprimanded by the experimenter

Which type of culture emphasizes the importance of the group over the individual?

  • Collectivist culture (correct)
  • Communal culture
  • Individualistic culture
  • Hierarchical culture

Why is conformity to societal norms and rules important for human survival?

<p>To maintain order and prevent chaos (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what was the average departure time for participants when they were seated in a group setting?

<p>Approximately thirteen minutes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the British researchers want to assess in their study?

<p>Participants' response time in a risky situation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did participants' response time differ when they were alone compared to when they were in a group?

<p>Participants were faster to respond when alone (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the effect of the presence of non-responsive confederates on participants' departure time?

<p>The presence of non-responsive confederates increased departure time (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Kelley's covariation model, which of the following factors is NOT considered when making internal or external attributions?

<p>Situational factors (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When interpreting the actions of others, which attributions are we more likely to make?

<p>Dispositional/internal attributions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, why are we more likely to make dispositional attributions when someone is late for a date?

<p>We have more situational and environmental information (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what is the purpose of Kelley's covariation model?

<p>To determine the correct attribution of a person's behavior (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what is the self-serving bias?

<p>Attributing successes to internal causes and failures to external causes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the false consensus effect?

<p>Overestimating the extent to which others share our beliefs (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is confirmation bias?

<p>Focusing on information that confirms our initial impression (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primacy effect in impression formation?

<p>Giving more weight to information received first (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of society focuses on individual gains over the betterment of the group?

<p>Individualistic societies (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of society prioritizes the benefit of the group over that of the individual?

<p>Collectivist societies (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a collectivist society?

<p>Japan (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of an individualistic society?

<p>United States (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which societies show variations in the amount of individualism and collectivism?

<p>Both Eastern and Western societies (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did an analysis of 3141 US counties during the initial COVID-19 outbreak suggest about mask wearing?

<p>Mask wearing was highly variable across the country (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, why are people who are self-confident more likely to get positive attention from others?

<p>Because they have a self-fulfilling prophecy (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the self-fulfilling prophecy?

<p>When a person acts in ways that bring about an expected result (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do teachers quickly dispel students' negative statements and replace them with positive ones?

<p>To boost students' self-confidence (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is social influence?

<p>The process by which our thoughts and actions are shaped by the presence of others (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the fundamental attribution error (FAE), how do we tend to explain the behavior of others?

<p>We attribute their behavior to dispositional causes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the actor-observer bias?

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Why do we tend to assign internal attributions to others when assessing their behavior?

<p>We have limited information about their prior experiences and situational factors (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the self-serving bias?

<p>The tendency to credit our successes to internal/dispositional causes and our failures to external/situational causes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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