Cultural Influence on Social Perception and Emotional Expression Quiz

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Which area of social psychology focuses on how we form impressions and make conclusions about others and events?

Social influence

Self-perception

Social cognition

Social perception (correct)

What is the term used to describe the phenomenon when our expectations about others influence how we behave, and our actions then produce the expected behavior, confirming our initial belief?

Social influence

Social cognition

Self-fulfilling prophecies (correct)

Self-perception

What is the scientific study of how people's thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors are influenced by the presence of others, whether real, imagined, or implied?

Social cognition

Social psychology (correct)

Social influence

Social perception

Which area of social psychology explores how other people's presence, attitudes, and behaviors impact our own thoughts, feelings, attitudes, and behaviors?

Social influence Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe how we think about people and the social world, and how our perceptions can be accurate or inaccurate?

Social cognition Signup and view all the answers

Which perspective in psychology emphasizes the importance of looking at the whole and how people interpret their surroundings?

Gestalt psychology Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following historical events contributed to understanding the influence of attitudes and behaviors in society?

The Clark Doll Test Signup and view all the answers

Which field explores different aspects of human behavior, cognition, and culture, with a focus on how individuals behave in social contexts and the influence of the social world on attitudes and behaviors?

Social psychology Signup and view all the answers

Which personal factor refers to an individual's belief in their ability to influence events and outcomes?

Perceived control Signup and view all the answers

Which perspective challenges the notion of an absolute reality and argues that reality is socially constructed and depends on the social situation?

Social constructionism Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best defines social norms?

Unspoken but shared rules of conduct within a group Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe changing one's perceptions, opinions, or behaviors to align with group norms?

Conformity Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of compliance?

Changing one's behavior due to direct requests Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe behavior resulting from authority figures' commands?

Obedience Signup and view all the answers

How does culture influence social influence?

Culture plays a significant role in social influence Signup and view all the answers

Which type of culture tends to focus more on the situation when making attributions?

Collectivistic cultures Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for mental strategies used to make judgments or decisions quickly and effortlessly?

Shortcuts or heuristics Signup and view all the answers

Which heuristic involves estimating the likelihood of an event based on how easily instances of it come to mind?

Availability heuristic Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for relying on an initial starting point and not adequately adjusting our decision, even when the initial anchor is incorrect?

Anchoring and adjustment heuristic Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for seeing things in line with our beliefs and preconceptions, interpreting ambiguous events, looking for supporting information, and disregarding contradictory information?

Perceptual confirmation Signup and view all the answers

Which theory suggests that we determine the causes of others' behavior by considering consensus, distinctiveness, and consistency?

Covariation theory Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the process of evaluating oneself in relation to others?

Social comparison Signup and view all the answers

Which error in thinking about other people overemphasizes personal causes and underestimates situational causes?

Fundamental attribution error Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the conscious or unconscious effort to influence how others perceive oneself by managing appearance, behavior, and communication?

Impression management Signup and view all the answers

Which factor can make detecting deception challenging?

Storytelling Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is true about belief perseverance?

Belief perseverance is the tendency to maintain and strengthen beliefs even when faced with contradictory evidence. Signup and view all the answers

What is self-fulfilling prophecy?

Self-fulfilling prophecy occurs when our expectations about a person lead us to elicit behavior that confirms those expectations. Signup and view all the answers

How does culture influence social cognition?

Culture influences social cognition by shaping the availability of different events and concepts. Signup and view all the answers

In collectivistic cultures, what is the focus in understanding oneself and others?

In collectivistic cultures, the focus is placed on relationships and contexts in understanding oneself and others. Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between central and peripheral processing in persuasive messages?

Central processing involves carefully evaluating arguments, while peripheral processing relies on superficial cues. Signup and view all the answers

Cultural Influence on Social Perception and Emotional Expression Quiz

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Which area of social psychology focuses on how we form impressions and make conclusions about others and events?

What is the term used to describe the phenomenon when our expectations about others influence how we behave, and our actions then produce the expected behavior, confirming our initial belief?

What is the scientific study of how people's thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors are influenced by the presence of others, whether real, imagined, or implied?

Which area of social psychology explores how other people's presence, attitudes, and behaviors impact our own thoughts, feelings, attitudes, and behaviors?

What is the term used to describe how we think about people and the social world, and how our perceptions can be accurate or inaccurate?

Which perspective in psychology emphasizes the importance of looking at the whole and how people interpret their surroundings?

Which of the following historical events contributed to understanding the influence of attitudes and behaviors in society?

Which field explores different aspects of human behavior, cognition, and culture, with a focus on how individuals behave in social contexts and the influence of the social world on attitudes and behaviors?

Which personal factor refers to an individual's belief in their ability to influence events and outcomes?

Which perspective challenges the notion of an absolute reality and argues that reality is socially constructed and depends on the social situation?

Which of the following best defines social norms?

What is the term used to describe changing one's perceptions, opinions, or behaviors to align with group norms?

Which of the following is an example of compliance?

What is the term used to describe behavior resulting from authority figures' commands?

How does culture influence social influence?

Which type of culture tends to focus more on the situation when making attributions?

What is the term for mental strategies used to make judgments or decisions quickly and effortlessly?

Which heuristic involves estimating the likelihood of an event based on how easily instances of it come to mind?

What is the term for relying on an initial starting point and not adequately adjusting our decision, even when the initial anchor is incorrect?

What is the term for seeing things in line with our beliefs and preconceptions, interpreting ambiguous events, looking for supporting information, and disregarding contradictory information?

Which theory suggests that we determine the causes of others' behavior by considering consensus, distinctiveness, and consistency?

What is the term used to describe the process of evaluating oneself in relation to others?

Which error in thinking about other people overemphasizes personal causes and underestimates situational causes?

What is the term used to describe the conscious or unconscious effort to influence how others perceive oneself by managing appearance, behavior, and communication?

Which factor can make detecting deception challenging?

Which of the following is true about belief perseverance?

What is self-fulfilling prophecy?

How does culture influence social cognition?

In collectivistic cultures, what is the focus in understanding oneself and others?

What is the difference between central and peripheral processing in persuasive messages?

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