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92 100 Introduction to Psychology

Chapter 12 / EXERCISE

Part A – Multiple Choice Questions

1.  Every time we wonder why someone did something, we are engaging in the process of:

a)  social identity

b)  causal attribution

c)  overjustified behavior

d)  attitude formation

2.  Anita is worried about how she will perform on her calculus exam. Her father tells her that she shouldn’t be taking a math class at all, because “Girls aren’t good at math.” Anita’s anxiety that she will perform badly on the exam, and confirm her father’s belief, is an example of:

a)  confirmation bias

b)  stereotype threat

c)  emotional appraisal

d)  self-enhancement

3.  ____ cover a wide range of topics about which we may feel quite strongly; like nuclear power, abortion etc.

a)  Stereotypes

b)  Attitudes

c)  Emotions

d)  Predictions

4.  We often pick up on others’ expectations for us (dictated by a stereotype) and behave in that way. This is called:

a)  Stereotype threat

b)  Self-fulfilling prophecies

c)  prejudice

d)  self schema

5.  John was watching a tv advertisement about a sports car, in a beautiful surrounding, with beautiful people. After watching the advertisement, he had positive thoughts about the car, and thought he should buy it. This is an example of ______that occured as a result of _____.

a)  self-schema, positive emotions

b)  attitude formation, classical conditioning

c)  self schema, belief in our knowledge

d)  attitude formation, operant conditioning

Part B – Match the Followings

In the first column, you will see some terms related with “Social Cognition and Emotion”. In the second column, you will see the descriptions of the terms. Please match them accordingly

Social Cognition and Emotion Related Terms / Descriptions
1. Social Cognition / ( ) According to ______, under different conditions of reward, people justify behavior with different explanations
2. Self-schema / ( ) An implicit theory of ourselves
3. Festinger & Carlsmith / ( ) Smoking makes cancer, and I am smoking. But I think to myself; “ones who don’t smoke also dies”. This is an example of
4. Schemas / ( ) How we perceive and think about ourselves and each other; how we process and make meaning about our encounters
5. Cognitive Dissonance / ( ) belief, feeling, predisposition to act in a certain way
6. Attitudes / ( ) ____ operate when trying to explain why people behave the way they do

Part C - Short Answer Questions

1. What is an “attitude”? How do we form and how do we change our attitudes?

2. What are the functions of emotions?

92 100 Introduction to Psychology

Ebru İNANÇ

Instructor

07-08 Spring