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</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</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</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</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</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</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</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</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the false consensus effect?

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

    What is confirmation bias?

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

    What is the primacy effect in impression formation?

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

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

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

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

    <p>Japan</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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