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What is the central social motive related to the desire for stable, meaningful connections with others?
What is the central social motive related to the desire for stable, meaningful connections with others?
Which aspect of social cognition involves the way in which people think about themselves and the social world?
Which aspect of social cognition involves the way in which people think about themselves and the social world?
What type of thinking involves a lot of research about automatic thinking, which takes less time and effort?
What type of thinking involves a lot of research about automatic thinking, which takes less time and effort?
In the story about George and Linda, what did Linda ask George after making breakfast?
In the story about George and Linda, what did Linda ask George after making breakfast?
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What social motive involves the autonomy and competence to direct our own actions and make things happen?
What social motive involves the autonomy and competence to direct our own actions and make things happen?
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Which social motive relates to feeling self-worth, having social status in the community, and having positive reputations?
Which social motive relates to feeling self-worth, having social status in the community, and having positive reputations?
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What is the social motive that involves the pursuit of information to shape our construals, thoughts, emotions, behavior, and relationships?
What is the social motive that involves the pursuit of information to shape our construals, thoughts, emotions, behavior, and relationships?
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What is the term for the way in which people select, interpret, remember, and use social information to make judgments and decisions?
What is the term for the way in which people select, interpret, remember, and use social information to make judgments and decisions?
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What is the term for thinking that takes less time and effort?
What is the term for thinking that takes less time and effort?
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Which social motive involves the inability to survive without trusting other people?
Which social motive involves the inability to survive without trusting other people?
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What is the process of seeking to identify the causes of others' behavior and gain knowledge of their stable traits and dispositions?
What is the process of seeking to identify the causes of others' behavior and gain knowledge of their stable traits and dispositions?
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What are inferred knowledge structures that organize and filter information?
What are inferred knowledge structures that organize and filter information?
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Which type of social cognition involves conscious, intentional, voluntary, and effortful mental processes?
Which type of social cognition involves conscious, intentional, voluntary, and effortful mental processes?
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What are mental shortcuts that guide decision-making and problem-solving?
What are mental shortcuts that guide decision-making and problem-solving?
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What is the likelihood of Alex being a programmer based on the provided information?
What is the likelihood of Alex being a programmer based on the provided information?
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What do schemas do to cognitive resources and ambiguity?
What do schemas do to cognitive resources and ambiguity?
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What guides attention through accessibility and heuristics?
What guides attention through accessibility and heuristics?
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What are common examples of heuristics?
What are common examples of heuristics?
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What is not a part of controlled social cognition?
What is not a part of controlled social cognition?
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What is the process of mental shortcuts that guide decision-making and problem-solving?
What is the process of mental shortcuts that guide decision-making and problem-solving?
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What is the Correspondence Bias, also known as Fundamental Attribution Error?
What is the Correspondence Bias, also known as Fundamental Attribution Error?
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What is the Actor/Observer Effect based on?
What is the Actor/Observer Effect based on?
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Which factor contributes to the likelihood of considering alternative explanations in the Dual Process Model of FAE?
Which factor contributes to the likelihood of considering alternative explanations in the Dual Process Model of FAE?
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What is the Discounting principle in attribution?
What is the Discounting principle in attribution?
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What is the Unrealistic Optimism based on?
What is the Unrealistic Optimism based on?
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What is the Locus dimension in the multidimensional approach to attributions?
What is the Locus dimension in the multidimensional approach to attributions?
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What is the Stability dimension in the multidimensional approach to attributions?
What is the Stability dimension in the multidimensional approach to attributions?
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What does the Defensive Attributions concept aim to avoid?
What does the Defensive Attributions concept aim to avoid?
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What is the False Consensus related to?
What is the False Consensus related to?
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What is the Cognitive Schema in attribution?
What is the Cognitive Schema in attribution?
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What is the main reason for the Actor/Observer Effect, according to the text?
What is the main reason for the Actor/Observer Effect, according to the text?
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What does Kelly's perspective on attribution involve?
What does Kelly's perspective on attribution involve?
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What are theoretical perspectives on attribution?
What are theoretical perspectives on attribution?
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Study Notes
Social Cognition and Attribution
- Alex works at company X, a computer software firm, with 20 office staff and 80 programmers
- Alex is a 28-year-old woman who has worked at company X for 5 years and has a range of hobbies
- The likelihood of Alex being a programmer cannot be determined from the provided information
- Schemas are inferred knowledge structures that organize and filter information
- Schemas contain basic knowledge and impressions of others, ourselves, social roles, and events
- Schemas free up cognitive resources and reduce ambiguity
- Schemas are influenced by culture and guide attention through accessibility and heuristics
- Heuristics are mental shortcuts that guide decision-making and problem-solving
- Common examples of heuristics include representativeness, availability, anchoring, adjustment, and affect
- Controlled social cognition involves conscious, intentional, voluntary, and effortful mental processes
- Mental control and thought suppression are part of controlled social cognition
- Attribution is the process of seeking to identify the causes of others' behavior and gain knowledge of their stable traits and dispositions
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Test your knowledge of social cognition and attribution with this quiz. Explore concepts such as schemas, heuristics, controlled social cognition, and attribution processes. See how well you understand the factors that influence our understanding of others' behavior and traits.
