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What is the main difference between automatic and controlled cognition?
What is the main difference between automatic and controlled cognition?
- Automatic cognition is inflexible, while controlled cognition is flexible
- Automatic cognition is unconscious, while controlled cognition is conscious
- Automatic cognition is biased, while controlled cognition is unbiased
- Automatic cognition is fast and effortless, while controlled cognition is slow and effortful (correct)
What is the conjunction fallacy?
What is the conjunction fallacy?
- The tendency to estimate the probability of a conjunctive event (A and B) as equal to the probability of one of its constituents (A or B)
- The tendency to estimate the probability of a conjunctive event (A and B) as lower than the probability of one of its constituents (A or B)
- The tendency to overestimate the probability of a conjunctive event (A and B) compared to the probability of one of its constituents (A or B) (correct)
- The tendency to underestimate the probability of a conjunctive event (A and B) compared to the probability of one of its constituents (A or B)
What is the difference between explicit and implicit attitudes?
What is the difference between explicit and implicit attitudes?
- Explicit attitudes are measured through self-report, while implicit attitudes are measured through indirect methods (correct)
- Explicit attitudes are stable and enduring, while implicit attitudes are malleable and temporary
- Explicit attitudes are conscious and controllable, while implicit attitudes are unconscious and uncontrollable
- Explicit attitudes are formed through deliberate reasoning, while implicit attitudes are formed through automatic associations
How do framing effects influence decision-making?
How do framing effects influence decision-making?
What is the role of schemas in social cognition?
What is the role of schemas in social cognition?
What is the relationship between attitudes and behavior?
What is the relationship between attitudes and behavior?
What is the primary factor that affects whether people will use the central or peripheral route to persuasion, according to the Elaboration Likelihood Model?
What is the primary factor that affects whether people will use the central or peripheral route to persuasion, according to the Elaboration Likelihood Model?
According to cognitive dissonance theory, what is a way that people can reduce the psychological discomfort of holding contradictory beliefs or attitudes?
According to cognitive dissonance theory, what is a way that people can reduce the psychological discomfort of holding contradictory beliefs or attitudes?
According to the self-perception theory, in what situation might people infer their attitudes from observing their own behavior?
According to the self-perception theory, in what situation might people infer their attitudes from observing their own behavior?
Which technique involves getting people to comply with a small request first, before making a larger request?
Which technique involves getting people to comply with a small request first, before making a larger request?
In Milgram's obedience experiments, which factor was found to decrease the likelihood of participants administering dangerous shocks?
In Milgram's obedience experiments, which factor was found to decrease the likelihood of participants administering dangerous shocks?
What is the key difference between informational and normative social influence in conformity?
What is the key difference between informational and normative social influence in conformity?
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