Motivational Biases and Social Perceptions
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Which of the following is true about the evaluation of faces?

  • Evaluation of faces is a slow and deliberate process.
  • Evaluation of faces is a spontaneous and unconscious process. (correct)
  • Evaluation of faces is a conscious process.
  • Evaluation of faces is influenced by personal characteristics.

    • What is the association between baby-faced appearance and approachability?

  • Baby-faced individuals are perceived as less approachable.
  • Baby-faced individuals are perceived as more approachable. (correct)
  • Baby-faced individuals are perceived as more mature.
  • Baby-faced individuals are perceived as less mature.

    • Which of the following is an example of nonverbal behavior?

  • Listening
  • Writing
  • Speaking
  • Facial expressions (correct)

    • Which of the following is NOT a view of social perception discussed in the text?

    <p>Based on careful analysis of behavior and situation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can lead to an increase in insecurity?

    <p>Being rejected by others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can improve the accuracy of our judgments of others according to the text?

    <p>Having more experience with each other</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which nonverbal behavior is considered the best indicator of lying?

    <p>Hesitating in speech</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which attribution theory focuses on personal traits?

    <p>Correspondent Inference Theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which cognitive heuristic involves overestimating how much others share your own opinions, attributes, and behaviors?

    <p>False-consensus effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group is more likely to exhibit the Fundamental Attribution Error?

    <p>Upper social class</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which bias is characterized by interpreting something we see in a way that might advantage us?

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

    Which theory states that impressions are based on perceiver disposition and weighted average of a target person’s trait?

    <p>Information integration theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the tendency for information presented early in a sequence to have more of an impact on impressions than information presented later?

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

    What is the process by which one’s expectations about a person eventually lead that person to behave in ways that confirm those expectations?

    <p>Self-Fulfilling Prophecy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following biases is characterized by believing that people get what they deserve and disparaging victims?

    <p>Belief in a just world</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory states that impressions are based on perceiver disposition and a weighted average of a target person’s traits?

    <p>Information integration theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following characteristics can influence the way we perceive others according to the text?

    <p>Both our own traits and mood</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the tendency for recently used/perceived words or ideas to come to mind easily and influence the interpretation of new information called?

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

    Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of implicit personality theories?

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

    What is the tendency for information presented early in a sequence to have more of an impact on impressions than information presented later called?

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

    What is the tendency to seek, interpret, and create information that verifies existing beliefs called?

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

    Which of the following is NOT a nonverbal cue discussed in the text?

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

    What is the main purpose of evaluating faces according to the text?

    <p>To infer personal characteristics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is true about the perception of situations?

    <p>It enables us to anticipate the goals, behaviors, and outcomes likely to occur in a particular setting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the association between baby-faced appearance and approachability?

    <p>Baby-faced individuals are perceived as more approachable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory suggests that impressions are based on both perceiver disposition and a weighted average of a target person's traits?

    <p>Implicit Personality Theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of nonverbal behavior?

    <p>To reveal someone's feelings without words</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a cultural variation in nonverbal cues?

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

    Which nonverbal behavior is often mistakenly believed to indicate lying?

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

    What is the best indicator of lying according to the text?

    <p>Recounting a story in reverse chronological order</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the cognitive effort required for lying?

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

    Which attribution theory focuses on personal traits?

    <p>Correspondent Inference Theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Covariation principle according to the text?

    <p>Attributing behavior to the consensus, distinctiveness, and consistency</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the false-consensus effect?

    <p>Overestimating how much others share your own opinions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When does counterfactual thinking often occur according to the text?

    <p>When experiencing regret or relief</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a view of social perception discussed in the text?

    <p>Quick and relatively automatic based on physical appearance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is true about making judgments of others according to the text?

    <p>People are more accurate when motivated by concerns of accuracy and open-mindedness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following individuals is more likely to be accurate in their social perceptions according to the text?

    <p>Those who are well adjusted</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a factor that can improve the accuracy of our judgments of others according to the text?

    <p>Making global judgments about others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which bias is characterized by interpreting something we see in a way that might advantage us?

    <p>Self-serving bias</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which nonverbal behavior is considered the best indicator of lying according to the text?

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

    What can lead to an increase in insecurity according to the text?

    <p>Being rejected by others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the association between baby-faced appearance and approachability according to the text?

    <p>Baby-faced individuals are perceived as more approachable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory states that impressions are based on perceiver disposition and a weighted average of a target person's traits?

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

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